Warner TV premieres on Singtel TV


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Joseph O'Halloran

| 30 December 2015




Singapore operator Singtel TV is planning to allow its customers extended access to US entertainment content after inking a distribution deal with Warner Bros.



singtelTVFrom 1 January 2016, Warner TV will be available on Singtel TV in high definition (HD), offering action, comedy and drama titles as well as blockbuster movies from Warner Bros and its Turner subsidiary.

Specific content will include films such as ARROW, Gotham, iZombie and Blindspot; comedy series including Mom, The Big Bang Theory and 2 Broke Girls; as well as blockbuster movies every weekend including Gravity, Pacific Rim, Hangover 3 and many more. Late in the month Singtel will also premiere action series DC’s Legends of Tomorrow which will air same day as the US, 22 January.

With Warner TV (HD), Singtel TV claims it will now be able to host the most HD-enabled channels in Singapore. Warner TV will be available for free preview to all Singtel TV subscribers until 4 February 2016 and will also be available via the on-demand service Warner TV Encore, which can be accessed through the Singtel TV companion app, Singtel TV GO.

“Singtel is committed to securing quality family entertainment for our customers and we are delighted to launch Warner TV (HD) from our long-time partner Turner International on Singtel TV,” said Goh Seow Eng, MD, home, consumer Singapore, Singtel. “With popular series and blockbuster hits specially selected for Asian audiences, Warner TV will boost our already strong line-up, giving our customers even more exciting premium entertainment for their viewing pleasure.”

Added Turner International Asia Pacific president, Ricky Ow: “Singtel TV now carries the full slate of Turner’s Southeast Asia channels across news, general entertainment and kids programming: CNN International, HLN, truTV, TCM Turner Classic Movies, Oh!K, Cartoon Network, Toonami and Boomerang. We’re confident that Warner TV with the latest and hottest content – express from the US – will have huge appeal to Singtel TV viewers on both Channel 306 and on catch-up via Warner TV Encore.”