Benjamin Li
Feb 12, 2009

STAR hooks up with 3 Australia for mobile Chinese TV

HONG KONG - STAR has hooked up with 3 Australia through middleman digital media publisher, News Digital Media, to form Star Mandarin Mobile, Australia's first streamlined Chinese language subscription-based mobile TV service targeting Chinese audiences down under.

STAR hooks up with 3 Australia for mobile Chinese TV
For A$1 (US$0.6) a day or A$4 a month, 3 Australia mobile subscribers can watch STAR programmes such as talent show Blackie’s Teenage Club on Channel [V] Taiwan, Gossip Queen the popular Taiwanese talk show hosted by Regine and reality show The Cave. More new programmes are in the pipeline.

Donovan Castillo-Mohlman, VP, Program Strategy & Development, STAR, said, “STAR is committed to making its popular content available 'on the go' and connecting it with mobile users in Asia and throughout the world. We are excited about the collaboration with News Digital Media and 3 in Australia and look forward to rolling out more services soon.”

Twenty per cent of Australia’s 21 million population are immigrants, Chinese making up the highest majority.
Source:
Campaign China

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