BBC Prime launches in Singapore next month

MUMBAI: BBC Prime will launch in Singapore on StarHub Cable TV tomorrow 1 September 2005.     
StarHub will package BBC Prime together with four new channels under the Family Plus group of digital channels. The Family Plus group of 14 channels is available at $12 a month to cable subscribers who have a digital set-top box. The channel began its Asian rollout in December, and is currently available in Hong Kong and Thailand.

The channel will feature comedy and drama programming such as Fawlty Towers, Keeping Up Appearances, The Weakest Link, Top Gear Xtra and Top Of The Pops. StarHub states that it remains committed to offering its cable TV customers the best and most comprehensive range of programmes on Singapore television. BBC Prime offers great British programming that is specially tailored for the Asian audience, and the addition of this channel will help to feed its subscribers’ demand for content diversity.