Published: 2010/03/23
TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd (TM) (4863) has signed agreements with 20 content partners to provide a mixture of content for its Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service, which will be launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak tomorrow. Among the channels that TM's IPTV service will have include broadcast channels such as BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle, CBeebies, Channel News Asia, Star Chinese Movies 2, Star Chinese Channel, Channel [V] Taiwan, and Euronews.
TM is also partnering Hit Entertainment and major Hollywood studios such as CBS, Disney-ABC International Television and Sony Pictures Television to bring IPTV viewers the latest movies and TV series via video-on-demand (VOD).The IPTV service is part of the TM's triple play offering and serves as a value-added service for its high-speed broadband (HSBB) customers."We will be launching our triple-play service on March 24 at Dataran Merdeka.
The IPTV we are offering will also provide customers with the option of high definition content," TM consumer executive vice-president Jeremy Kung said at the signing ceremony in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.TM's IPTV service is an Internet Protocol (IP) TV service, where the TV content is delivered digitally through a high-speed Internet connection.The IPTV service will be made available once TM launches its HSBB service to residential areas. The service will be offered as part of the triple play offering with TM's HSBB package offerings.The initial four HSBB coverage areas - Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam and Bangsar - will offer the IPTV service first.
Users will need a set-top box with a HSBB connection to experience high-definition TV programmes and subscribe to VOD for movies and TV series. More details on the IPTV packages will be made available tomorrow and all HSBB subscribers will enjoy a trial period for IPTV channels and VOD until June this year.
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