StarHub TV

StarHub TV

Country	Singapore
First air date	July 1991
Founded	by StarHub
Broadcast area	Singapore
Owner	StarHub
Key people	Neil Montefiore, CEO
Official Website	StarHub TV

StarHub TV is the sole cable television operator in Singapore (it was the sole pay-TV operator in the country until 2007 when mio TV, an IPTV service from its competitor, SingTel, was launched). A subsidiary of StarHub Limited, when StarHub acquired Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) in 2001, and now assumes ownership over the S$600 million broadband infrastructure built across the country by 1996.

The company offers cable television services via the cable network which has been in operation since 1991, but now under the name StarHub TV. It also provides this service via a wireless network, the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV) system.

Company history

The history of cable TV in Singapore started in 1991 when the then Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) was licensed to establish a nationwide broadband cable network to provide pay-TV services. SCTV also had the unprecedented responsibility of delivering terrestrial free-to-air (FTA) channels to Singapore households via its cable points, free-of-charge to viewers.

In 1999, SCV completed the construction of its S$600 million network, and in recognition of its nationwide cabling effort, SCV was granted exclusivity in the provision of pay-TV services until 2002. As the nation developed, Singaporeans began to embrace pay-TV as an additional source of lifestyle entertainment, in addition to other entertainment sources such as cinemas, Internet and DVD/VCD purchase/rentals.

In 2002, StarHub completed its merger with Singapore Cable Vision which was renamed StarHub Cable Vision.

On 2007, StarHub Cable Television was rebranded as StarHub TV.

From February 2009, StarHub TV had converted to Full Digital Mode, which meant that all Analogue transmission had cease operation.

On 30 April 2010, StarHub TV made changes to all channel numbers accessed from its cable TV platform to enable easy recall for subscribers. They introduced the three-digit numbering system for its over 150 channels carried on its platform.

On 1 August 2010, StarHub TV will cease broadcasting the Barclays English Premier League for the 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons as it did not procure the rights to do so. Its carriage of Goal TV 1, Goal TV 2, ESPN, STAR Sports and STAR Cricket will also cease at the same time. The ESS channels were unavailable on StarHub's platform for 3 years until in December 2012, it was announced that ESPN, STAR Sports and STAR Cricket will return to StarHub on 14 December on a non-exclusive basis.

Rediffusion Singapore was added in to StarHub TV in October 2010 as RediGold, the first FM channel to hit cable TV. But due to declining listenership, Rediffusion announced that it will cease transmission on 1 May 2012. and its channel on StarHub TV will also cease at the same time. It is expected to resume broadcasting in 2013.

On 31 May 2011, StarHub TV's Channel 101 made way for ScreenSingapore Channel from Preview Channel from 1 - 19 June 2011. Afterwards, the channel was returned to Preview Channel.

On 29 December 2011, JimJam and JET TV ceased broadcasting on StarHub TV. Playin' TV was ceased on 15 February 2012 as well.

On 1 October 2012, Cricket Extra and NEO Cricket ceased broadcasting on StarHub TV, leaving TEN Cricket as an a la carte channel for $32.10/mth until when STAR Cricket was added in.

On February 2012 and January 2013, StarHub launched two new channels, Channel 114 and Channel 873 respectively, however not meant for new channels or permanent basis. They are coincidentally right next to the two KBS World channels to inform subscribers about when the channels have their last-day free-to-air and which groups they will be in respectively. Channel 110, the former Sunsilk Academy Fantasia channel, is still unused after October 2012.

On 9 February 2013, TTV World ceased broadcasting on StarHub TV.

List of channels by StarHub TV

StarHub TV offers more than 100 over channels to choose from, special features, functions and services for their digital cable television subscription. The channels are grouped according to the following genres:

Channel	Genre
100 Series	International/Ethnic/Free-To-Air
200 Series	Sports
300 Series	Kids
400 Series	Education/Lifestyle
500 Series	Entertainment
600 Series	Movies
700 Series	News
800 Series	Chinese and Other Applications (Playin’TV, Interactive TV, KaraOK! and more)

Channel listing

Channel	Name	Group(s)	Notes	Official Website/Link
100 International / Ethnic / Free-to-air
101	Preview Channel	Free-to-air		Official Website
102	MediaCorp Channel 5	Free-to-air	Mediacorp channels	Official Website
103	MediaCorp Channel 8	Free-to-air		Official Website
104	MediaCorp Suria	Free-to-air		Official Website
105	MediaCorp Vasantham	Free-to-air		Official Website
106	MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia	Free-to-air		Official Website
107	MediaCorp Channel U	Free-to-air		Official Website
108	MediaCorp okto	Free-to-air		Official Website
111	E City	Complimentary Chinese Entertainment		Official Website
112	SuperSports Arena	Complimentary Sports Channels		Official Website
115	KBS World	Chinese Entertainment Plus ONE Sensation Pack		Official Website
116	8 On-Demand	Chinese	S$8.56/month for subscribers with HubStation	Official Website
117	Blockbuster Hangat	Asia
118	RTM TV1	Free-to-air		Official Website
119	TVRI	Complimentary International Channels		Official Website
120	Dunia Sinema On Demand	Asia
121	MNC Business	MNC Indonesia Pack		Official Website
122	MNC International	MNC Indonesia Pack		Official Website
123	Sensasi	ONE Sensation Pack		Official Website
124	SET One (Malay)	ONE Sensation Pack		Official Website
125	Zee TV	Asia		Official Website
126	STAR Plus	Asia		Official Website
127	Sony Entertainment Television Asia	Asia		Official Website
128	COLORS	Asia		Official Website
129	STAR Gold	STAR Hindi Movies & Music Pack	S$8.56/month for subscribers with HubStation	Official Website
130	Zee Cinema	Asia		Official Website
131	Sony Max	Asia		Official Website
132	Channel [V] India	STAR Hindi Movies & Music Pack	S$8.56/month for subscribers with HubStation
133	Sun TV	Asia		Official Website
134	Sun Music	Asia		Official Website
135	STAR Vijay	Asia		Official Website
136	Vannathirai	Asia		Official Website
139	Asianet	Asia		Official Website
140	Channel i	Asia		Official Website
142	Eros Bollywood On Demand	Asia	S$8.56/month for subscribers with HubStation
143	ANC	TFC Pack World News		Official Website
144	The Filipino Channel	TFC Pack Entertainment International		Official Website
145	Cinema One Global	TFC Pack Movies		Official Website
146	Arirang TV	Complimentary International Channels		Official Website
147	NHK World Premium	International		Official Website
148	NHK World TV	Complimentary International Channels		Official Website
151	RT	Complimentary International Channels		Official Website
152	TV5MONDE Asie	International		Official Website
153	DW-TV	Complimentary International Channels		Official Website
155	MediaCorp HD5	Free-to-air HD
200 Sports
201	SuperSports Arena	Complimentary Sports Channels		Official Website
202	SuperSports	Sports		Official Website
203	SuperSports Plus	Sports		Official Website
205	Eurosport	Sports		Official Website
206	Eurosport News	Complimentary Sports Channels		Official Website
207	FOX Sports News	Complimentary Sports Channels		Official Website
208	FOX Sports	Sports		Official Website
209	STAR Sports	Sports		Official Website
210	FOX Sports Plus HD	Sports		Official Website
211	Racquet Channel	Sports		Official Website
213	Golf Channel	Sports		Official Website
215	All Sports Network	All Sports Network Pack		Official Website
216	NBA TV	Sports		Official Website
217	Setanta Sports	Sports		Official Website
222	Football Channel	Sports		Official Website
235	TEN Cricket	Cricket		Official Website
236	STAR Cricket	Cricket		Official Website
237	STAR Cricket HD	Cricket		Official Website
255	Sports HD	Sports		Official Website
256	All Sports Network HD	All Sports Network Pack		Official Website
288	Horse Racing Channel 88	Horse Racing	Singapore Pools / Turf Club Channels	Official Website
289	Horse Racing Channel 89	Horse Racing		Official Website
300 Kids
302	BabyTV	Kids Plus		Official Website
303	CBeebies	Kids Plus		Official Website
304	Nick Jr.	Kids Plus		Official Website
308	Discovery Kids	Kids Plus		Official Website
311	Disney Junior	Kids		Official Website
312	Disney Channel	Kids		Official Website
313	Disney Channel @ Play	Kids On Demand Channel		Official Website
314	Nickelodeon	Kids		Official Website
315	Toonami	Kids Plus		Official Website
316	Cartoon Network	Kids		Official Website
321	MomoKids Asia	Kids Add-On / Chinese
400 Education/Lifestyle
401	History	Education		Official Website
403	CI	Education Plus		Official Website
404	Biography Channel	Lifestyle		Official Website
407	BBC Knowledge	Education		Official Website
410	Nat Geo Play	Nat Geo Pack	Free to Nat Geo Pack subscribers with HubStation.	Official Website
411	National Geographic Channel	Education		Official Website
412	Nat Geo Adventure	Education Plus		Official Website
413	Nat Geo WILD	Education		Official Website
422	Discovery Channel	Education		Official Website
423	Discovery Science	Lifestyle		Official Website
424	Animal Planet	Education		Official Website
425	Discovery Home & Health	Lifestyle		Official Website
426	Discovery Turbo	Lifestyle		Official Website
427	TLC	Education		Official Website
432	BBC Lifestyle	Lifestyle Plus		Official Website
433	Food Network Asia	Lifestyle		Official Website
435	Asian Food Channel	Lifestyle		Official Website
441	E! Entertainment	Lifestyle		Official Website
442	Style Network	Lifestyle Plus		Official Website
443	Fashion TV	Specialty		Official Website
446	truTV	Lifestyle Plus		Official Website
447	Australia Network	Complimentary International Channels		Official Website
455	History HD	Education HD		Official Website
457	National Geographic Channel HD	Education HD		Official Website
458	Nat Geo Adventure HD	Education Plus HD		Official Website
459	Nat Geo WILD HD	Education HD		Official Website
461	Discovery HD World	Education HD		Official Website
468	Food Network Asia HD	Lifestyle HD		Official Website
473	Travel Channel HD	Basic Upsize HD		Official Website
475	GINX HD	Basic Upsize HD		Official Website
500 Entertainment
501	STAR World	Entertainment		Official Website
502	STAR World Play	STAR World Pack	Free to STAR World Pack subscribers with HubStation.	Official Website
503	FOXCRIME	Entertainment Plus		Official Website
504	FOX Crime Play	FOX Crime Pack	Free to FOX Crime Pack subscribers with HubStation.	Official Website
505	FOX	Entertainment		Official Website
506	FOX Play	FOX Pack	Free to FOX Pack subscribers with HubStation.	Official Website
507	FX	Lifestyle		Official Website
508	FX Play	FX Pack	Free to FX Pack subscribers with HubStation.	Official Website
511	AXN	Entertainment		Official Website
512	Universal Channel	Entertainment Plus		Official Website
515	WarnerTV	Entertainment Plus		Official Website
516	Comedy Central Asia	Comedy Central Asia Pack		Official Website
518	KIX	KIX and Thrill Pack		Official Website
521	BBC Entertainment	Lifestyle Plus		Official Website
522	Diva Universal	Entertainment		Official Website
523	ITV Granada	Lifestyle Plus		Official Website
525	BeTV	Entertainment Plus		Official Website
526	Syfy Universal	Entertainment Plus		Official Website
531	Channel [V] International	Entertainment Plus		Official Website
532	Animax	Entertainment		Official Website
533	MTV SEA	Entertainment		Official Website
535	Nat Geo Music	Education Plus		Official Website
538	iConcerts	iConcerts Pack
539	iConcerts On Demand	iConcerts Pack	Free to iConcerts Pack subscribers with HubStation.
555	STAR World HD	Entertainment HD		Official Website
556	FX HD	Lifestyle HD		Official Website
557	FOXCRIME HD	Entertainment Plus HD		Official Website
558	FOX HD	Entertainment HD		Official Website
559	AXN HD	Entertainment HD		Official Website
560	Universal Channel HD	Entertainment Plus HD		Official Website
563	Comedy Central Asia HD	Comedy Central Asia Pack		Official Website
569	Syfy Universal HD	Entertainment Plus HD		Official Website
580	MTV Live HD	Entertainment HD		Official Website
583	iConcerts HD	iConcerts Pack
600 Movies
601	HBO	Movies/THE HBO PAK		Official Website
602	HBO On Demand	THE HBO PAK	Free to HBO PAK subscribers with HubStation.	Official Website
603	HBO Signature	THE HBO PAK		Official Website
604	HBO Family	THE HBO PAK		Official Website
605	HBO HiTS	THE HBO PAK		Official Website
608	HBO Signature HD	THE HBO PAK		Official Website
609	HBO Family HD	THE HBO PAK		Official Website
611	MAX	Movies		Official Website
613	CinemaWorld	CinemaWorld Pack
614	CinemaWorld On Demand	CinemaWorld Pack
615	MGM	Lifestyle Plus		Official Website
616	TCM	Lifestyle Plus		Official Website
618	Thrill	KIX and Thrill Pack		Official Website
622	Fox Movies Premium	Fox Movies Premium Pack		Official Website
623	Fox Movies Play	Fox Movies Premium Pack	Free to Fox Movies Premium Pack subscribers with HubStation.	Official Website
624	Fox Family Movies	Fox Movies Premium Pack		Official Website
655	HBO HD	THE HBO PAK		Official Website
658	HBO HiTS HD	THE HBO PAK		Official Website
662	Fox Movies Premium HD	Fox Movies Premium Pack		Official Website
663	Fox Family Movies HD	Fox Movies Premium Pack		Official Website
667	CinemaWorld HD	CinemaWorld Pack
700 News
701	BBC World News	World News		Official Website
702	Fox News Channel	World News Plus		Official Website
703	Sky News	World News Plus		Official Website
707	CNBC Asia	World News		Official Website
708	Bloomberg Television	Complimentary News Channel		Official Website
711	CNN International	World News		Official Website
712	HLN	World News Plus		Official Website
722	CCTV News	World News		Official Website
757	Sky News HD	World News HD		Official Website
800 Chinese / Chinese Movies / Applications
801	CCTV-4	Shen Zhou News Channel and CCTV-4 Pack		Official Website
805	Phoenix Chinese Channel	Chinese Infotainment		Official Website
806	Phoenix InfoNews Channel	Chinese Infotainment Plus		Official Website
807	Shen Zhou News Channel	Shen Zhou News Channel and CCTV-4 Pack		Official Website
808	TVBS-NEWS	Chinese Entertainment		Official Website
809	China Business Network	Complementary Chinese Entertainment		Official Website
821	Xing Kong	Chinese Infotainment Plus		Official Website
822	STAR Chinese Channel	Chinese Entertainment		Official Website
823	SET One	Chinese Entertainment		Official Website
824	Channel M	Chinese Entertainment		Official Website
825	E City	Complimentary Chinese Entertainment		Official Website
826	E City (+2)	Chinese Entertainment	timeshift channel of E City, broadcasting 2 hours later	Official Website
827	CTI TV	Chinese Infotainment		Official Website
828	TVBS Asia	Chinese Infotainment		Official Website
829	TVB8	Chinese Entertainment		Official Website
830	Jiangsu Satellite Channel	Complementary Chinese Entertainment		Official Website
833	Asia Travel	Chinese Infotainment Plus		Official Website
838	TVBJ	TVB Cantonese Pack		Official Website
839	TVB Cantonese on Demand	TVB Cantonese Pack	Free to TVB Cantonese Pack subscribers with HubStation.
845	MTV China	Chinese Music Infotainment		Official Website
846	KMTV	Asia		Official Website
847	Channel [V] Taiwan	Chinese Infotainment Plus		Official Website
848	Channel [V] China	Chinese Infotainment Plus		Official Website
851	TTV World	Chinese Entertainment Plus		Official Website
852	Ruyi Hokkien Channel On Demand	On Demand Channels	S$6.42/month for subscribers with HubStation
855	VV Drama	VV Drama Pack		Official Website
856	VV Drama (+3)	VV Drama Pack	timeshift channel of VV Drama, broadcasting 3 hours later	Official Website
857	VV Drama On Demand	VV Drama Pack
858	TVB Classic	Chinese Entertainment Plus		Official Website
859	TVB Xing He	Chinese Entertainment Plus		Official Website
864	STAR Chinese Movies Play	STAR Chinese Movies Pack	Free to STAR Chinese Movies Pack subscribers with HubStation.
865	STAR Chinese Movies Legend Play	STAR Chinese Movies Pack	Free to STAR Chinese Movies Pack subscribers with HubStation.
866	STAR Chinese Movies	Movies/STAR Chinese Movies Pack		Official Website
867	STAR Chinese Movies Legend	STAR Chinese Movies Pack		Official Website
868	Celestial Movies	Movies		Official Website
869	Celestial Classic Movies	Movies		Official Website
873	Channel 873	TBA	Currently an announcement of KBS World HD to be a paid package
874	Channel M HD	Chinese Entertainment HD		Official Website
875	KBS World HD	Chinese Entertainment Plus HD		Official Website
876	SET One HD	Chinese Entertainment HD		Official Website
877	STAR Chinese Movies HD	STAR Chinese Movies Pack
880	TVB Drama On Demand	On Demand Channels	Available for subscribers with HubStation
881	TVB HD Drama On Demand	On Demand Channels	Available for subscribers with HubStation HD
888	KaraOK!	On Demand Channels	$10.70/month or $4.82 for a Day Pass for subscribers with HubStation
899	Interactive TV	Complimentary StarHub Channels
901	Channel 901	TBA
VOD channels
via 123	Sensasi On Demand	Asia VOD	Free to ONE Sensation Pack subscribers with HubStation.
via 202	WWE Series On Demand	Sports VOD	Free to Sports Group subscribers with HubStation.
via 213	PGA Tour On Demand	Sports VOD	Free to Sports Group subscribers with HubStation.
via 407	BBC Knowledge On Demand	Education VOD	Free to Education Basic Group subscribers with HubStation.
via 432	BBC Lifestyle On Demand	Lifestyle Plus VOD	Free to Lifestyle Basic Upsize Group subscribers with HubStation.
via 111/825/826	E City On Demand	Chinese Entertainment VOD	Free to Chinese Entertainment Basic Group subscribers with HubStation.
via 827	CTI On Demand	Chinese Infotainment VOD	Free to Chinese Infotainment Basic Group subscribers with HubStation.
via 828	TVBS Asia On Demand	Chinese Infotainment VOD	Free to Chinese Infotainment Basic Group subscribers with HubStation.
via 838	TVBJ On Demand	Chinese VOD	Free to TVB Cantonese Pack subscribers with HubStation.
via 855/856	VV Drama Catch Up TV	VV Drama Pack	Free to VV Drama subscribers with HubStation.
via VOD button	SET One VOD	On Demand Programmes	Available by pressing the VOD button
via VOD button	iConcerts VOD	On Demand Programmes	Available by pressing the VOD button

Video-On-Demand (StarHub Demand TV)

• On-Demand video/movie screening from Demand TV (VOD) portal

Former channels

Channel	Name	Removed date	Reason
Before 30 April 2010
007/017	Turner Network Television	Late 1990s
059	HBO Asia	1999	Without Chinese subtitles
034	Eureka Learning Channel	31 March 2002
007	MediaCorp CityTV	2002	Economic reasons
008	TV2	2002	copyright laws
050	TV3	2002	copyright laws
008	SPH MediaWorks Channel i	1 January 2005	merger with MediaCorp
042	Voice of America	2005
049	Asia Plus	2008	moved to SingTel mio TV
051	MTV Mandarin	August 2008
303	HD Showcase
081	Soundtrack Channel	2008
083	Zone Reality	2008
104	ETTV Asia	2008	moved to SingTel mio TV
After 30 April 2010
218	Goal TV 1	1 August 2010	limited commercial viability of the channel. moved to SingTel mio TV. from ESS to this channel moved to StarHub, StarHub TV on 14 December 2012 leaving TEN Cricket and STAR Cricket. replaced by FOX Sports, FOX Sports Plus HD and FOX Sports News will be renamed ESPN, ESPN HD and ESPN News on 28 January 2013.
219	Goal TV 2
233	STAR Cricket
273	STAR Sports
294	ESPN
101	Preview Channel	31 May 2011	replaced by ScreenSingapore Channel
	ScreenSingapore Channel	19 June 2011	handed back to Preview Channel
301	JimJam	29 December 2011
832	JET TV
622	STAR Movies	1 January 2012	replaced by Fox Movies Premium
623	STAR Movies On Demand		replaced by Fox Movies Play
662	STAR Movies HD		replaced by Fox Movies Premium HD
897	Playin' TV	15 February 2012
525	AXN Beyond	1 April 2012	replaced by BeTV
890	RediGold	1 May 2012	Declining listenership
231	Cricket Extra	1 October 2012
232	Neo Cricket
824	tvN	23 November 2012	replaced by Channel M
874	tvN HD		replaced by Channel M HD
315	Boomerang	2 Decemeber 2012	replaced by Toonami
207	ESPN News	28 January 2013	replaced by Fox Sports News
208	ESPN		replaced by Fox Sports
210	ESPN HD		replaced by Fox Sports Plus HD

TV Anywhere

Starhub launched TV Anywhere currently consisting of 23 channels to allow viewing of channels on the go.

Services & Features

• Games on Playin'TV/FunZone (All set-top boxes)
• Demand TV (HD Interactive, HubStation and Hubstation HD)
• Smart TV (Program or Series Recording Features) (HubStation and Hubstation HD)
• Free SurfLite 1000(Download: 1 Mbit/s Upload: 256kbit/s) (HubStation and Hubstation HD)
• Digital Voice Service (HubStation + Integrated Access Device (IAD))
• Chat/SMS (HubStation and Hubstation HD)
• Program Start Over Controlling (HD Interactive, Hubstation and Hubstation HD)
• Ability to subscribe channels via "Blue" button (HD Interactive, Hubstation and Hubstation HD)
• KaraOK!: Channel 888 (HD Interactive, Hubstation and Hubstation HD)
• Channel Finder via "*" Button

Models, Connection types and Prices (inc. of GST) of Set-top Boxes

Discontinued

• Analogue [Model: IDPBB, CT-1900] - Obsolete, no longer supported by Starhub
• Digital [Model: ABQ-1H57-SCV, DCI155HB, SCV-2110C] - Still supported
• HubStation (DVR/Smart TV) [Model: DCI62SHB] - Still supported

Current

• HD Interactive Set-top Box (HD) [Model: SCV-3800C, CISCO 4586DVB] - Main box w/GST: S$6.42/month, if used as additional box w/GST: S$14.98/month; Inputs: Component/Digital Audio (SPDIF)/HDMI
• HubStation HD (HD DVR/Smart TV) [Model: DC182SHB] - Main box w/GST: $14.98/month, if used as additional box w/GST: S$23.54/month; Inputs: Component/Digital Audio (SPDIF)/HDMI

A complimentary 1Mbit/s Internet Connection is provided for HubStation/HubStation HD set-top boxes.

The first set-top boxes were produced by Jerrold Communications from 1995 to 1998; after the Jerrold name went out of use, and following its subsequent acquisation by Motorola, the subsequent set-top boxes were produced by Motorola from 1998 to 2004. During that period, a second design was introduced, which is also seen in the commercial announcing the end of analogue cable transmission on 30 June 2009. The Digital, HD, Hubstation & Hubstation HD set-top boxes were made by Advanced Digital Broadcast and Thomson SA.

Smart Card

The smart card that StarHub TV provides are the Nagravision ones. It is given to all digital based set-top boxes. The digital, HD, Hubstation and Hubstation HD set-top boxes all use the same type of card. It is black on the top showing the StarHub's logo and name, and at the back, the card is white and has a golden chip that stores the subscriber's information and channels they subscribe to and there is a message saying, "do not remove the smart card from the set top box's slot to avoid service disruption".

Other websites

• StarHub TV's official website
• StarHub TV's Online Programme Guide