11 August 2010

Singapore, 11 August 2010 – StarHub celebrates Hari Raya with Singapore viewers and offers a two-week free preview of two of StarHub’s premium channels – Sensasi and MNC – The Indonesian Channel. This free preview is available to all households in Singapore who have an active StarHub cable point regardless of whether they subscribe to StarHub TV. Viewers will get to enjoy two weeks of top-rated programmes starting from 8 September 2010, 7.30pm and ending on 21 September 2010, 10.30pm via StarHub’s Preview Channel (StarHub TV Channel 101).

Viewers can tune in to Sensasi starting 8 September 2010 for a week ending 14 September and MNC – The Indonesian Channel will be available to all from 15 September 2010 till 21 September 2010. These two channels are carefully selected to complement the festive season of Hari Raya where family members bond with one another.

”Hari Raya is a festive season where families bond with one another over the month-long celebration. We are glad we can be a part of this celebration and offer our Malay-speaking friends top-rating entertainment without them having to leave the comfort of their own homes on both Sensasi and MNC – The Indonesian Channel. These two channels carry some of the hottest and latest programmes in the region and surely, viewers will be delighted to know that they will be able to catch a wide variety of Hari Raya Specials during this free preview while entertaining their guests,” said Ms Iris Wee, StarHub’s Vice President of Home Solutions.

Viewers can look forward to catching programmes on Sensasi such as top-rated series  Cinta Fitri Season Ramadhan, cinema blockbuster Evolusi KL Drift 2, and Hari Raya Special Raya Bersama Datin Wan Abe. MNC – The Indonesian Channel will also feature the latest sinetrons such as Sinetron Idola: Ari Wibowo and Agnes Monica and popular music programmes like Dahsyat, Morning Quiz.

 Viewers can refer to our website at www.starhub.com/freepreview for a detailed programme schedule of this free preview. Existing StarHub TV customers can enjoy the Preview Channel on StarHub TV Channel 101, while non-subscribers can tune their TV sets manually to UHF 527.25 MHz. The manual tuning-in procedures vary according to different TV set models, and viewers are advised to refer to their TV operating manuals for specific tuning instructions.

StarHub TV customers who wish to add on to either Sensasi or MNC – The Indonesian Channel will be able to enjoy 50 percent off the first three months of these two channels’ subscription fees if they sign up by 30 September 2010. Existing customers who wish to subscribe to these two channels can SMS either Sensasi <space> NRIC or MNC <space> NRIC to 76333 or call 1630. To find out more about StarHub TV’s Hari Raya offers, please visit www.starhub.com/hariraya. The public who wish to take on a StarHub TV package may call 1630 or visit www.starhub.com/tv for more information.