StarHub Adds BBC World News & CCTV 4

SINGAPORE: Effective immediately, StarHub’s 3G mobile post-paid customers can access BBC World News and CCTV 4 from their handset, bringing the service’s number of live news channels to six.

Bloomberg Television, Channel NewsAsia, CNBC and CNN are also featured on StarHub. This month, 3G mobile post-paid customers can enjoy free access to selected channels: BBC World News, CCTV 4, Animax, Bloomberg Television, CTI TV, Disney, Jim Jam, Football Channel, Goal TV1, Goal TV2 and MNC The Indonesian Channel. They pay only $1 for 24-hour access to all other channels.

Chan Kin Hung, StarHub’s head of products and solutions, said: “Living in today’s fast-paced world, we understand that it is important for our business customers to have ready access to time-critical news, especially when they are on the move. StarHub’s mobile TV service offers the most comprehensive news coverage to meet the demand of these customers, bringing in-depth coverage of local, global and financial news from six leading news channels—BBC World News, Bloomberg Television, CCTV 4, Channel NewsAsia, CNBC and CNN— anywhere, anytime."

StarHub is launching a new Android-powered device from HTC, HTC Hero, on September 19. “With HTC Hero, customers will discover the ultimate fun of personalisation by putting their favorite content such as the StarHub TV Guide and StarHub TV on Mobile widgets right on the home screen for direct access,” added Chan.