KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd has signed agreements with 20 content partners to provide a diverse mix of programming and content for its soon-to-be launched, Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service.TM Executive Vice- President of Consumer, Jeremy Kung said the IPTV service is part of the company’s triple-play offering, that serves as a value-added service for its High Speed Broadband (HSBB) customers.
“TM’s IPTV service is Internet Protocol (IP)-based, where the content is delivered digitally through a high speed internet connection,” Kung told reporters after a signing agreement with the 20 content providers, here yesterday.
Among them are Arkib Negara, Bernama TV, BBC Worldwide, Star TV Group, Channel News Asia, Deutsche Welle, Travel Channel International and El-Kahfi Sdn Bhd.
The service is similar to cable TV but utilises a broadband connection instead of cable, for delivery of video services.
According to Kung, TM has at present signed on with more than 30 content providers, locally and internationally.
He said local broadcast channels that can be viewed via the service are RTM 1, RTM 2,Bernama TV, TV3, NTV7, 8TV, TV9 and Hikmah, while for international, it is BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle, CBeebies, Channel News Asia, DWTV Asia +, Travel Channel International, Star Chinese Movies 2, Star Chinese Channel, Channel [V] Taiwan, Euronews, FTV HD and LUXE.TV.
TM is also partnering with Hit Entertainment and major Hollywood studios like CBS, Disney-ABC International Television and Sony Pictures Television to bring IPTV viewers, the latest movies and TV series through video-on-demand (VOD).
In addition, he said TM will introduce exclusive interactive channels like Malaysian history, Malaysian football, tourism and games.
Kung said the IPTV service is available to all its HSBB subscribers, who get to enjoy a trial period for IPTV channels and VOD, without any additional cost till June 2010. — Bernama