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hubbing in review

                All along, consumers have enjoyed the ability
                to record their own shows, and our set-top
                boxes with recording functions have been
                well received.

Significant      03/March           04/April                       05/May                06/June                  07/July
Achievements
FY2014           Announced joint    Announced a new middleware     Introduced Dual       Announced                Integrated self-packaged
                 production of the  platform and next-generation   Broadband 500 that    commencement of          sports channels in single
01/January       second season      set-top boxes to deliver more  integrated cable and  production for pioneer   ’SuperSports‘ brand
                 of ‘Lady First –   seamless and engaging          fibre broadband in a  batch of MDA-funded      that houses key sports
Anytime TV       Singapore’         experience                     single plan           PSB content              properties
rebranded as
StarHub TV Lite

no mere cosmetic change, as we have upgraded the         it will be our welcome mat to innovators to come and
middleware too. Users can now enjoy a more seamless,     develop applications, content and services that will
faster and more responsive navigation experience         deliver a higher level of enjoyment and engagement to
across our richer trove of content.                      our customers.

The improvements are on-going, so that we can stay       All along, consumers have enjoyed the ability to record
ahead of the competition. The upgraded middleware        their own shows, and our set-top boxes with recording
and new generation of set-top boxes can deliver better   functions have been well received. Now, with our Smart
functionalities like enhanced recording, personalised    TV service, our customers can plug in selected hard
and social features. It is also a new platform that can  disk drives to store the recorded content. This means
help our subscribers transit easily to the upcoming IP-  customers can not only build their own video library,
based TV offering. As this is an open-source platform,   but also bring their curated content wherever they go.

                                                                                         Offering a wide
                                                                                         variety of over

                                                                                         225

                                                                                            channels

46 many lives of hubbing
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