Singapore, 19 November 2009 – StarHub today announced that it will launch a new 24-hour English news channel, Russia Today, at 12am on 1 December. StarHub will be the first pay TV operator to offer Singapore viewers round-the-clock news and infotainment programmes from the Russian perspective, broadcasted in English.

Russia Today is delivered live from Moscow by GlobeCast via satellite to StarHub’s platform. GlobeCast also represents Russia Today’s channel distribution across the region. Available on StarHub TV Channel 174, Russia Today is the sixth channel to join StarHub’s existing tier of Complimentary International Channels. The other channels in this tier are Arirang TV, Australia Network, Deutsche Welle, KBS World and TVRI.

“StarHub is delighted to offer our StarHub TV customers with comprehensive, credible and in-depth news coverage with a fresh perspective from Russia. Always on the lookout for quality programmes from across the globe to present to our valued customers, StarHub once again breaks the barriers by offering Russia Today to customers at no extra charge,” said Ms Ong Bee Lian, StarHub’s Vice President of Home Solutions.

Russia Today’s content line-up covers a wide array of genres including news, entertainment, arts, technology and business. The channel’s correspondents around the world won numerous journalistic awards including the Silver World Medal for Best News Documentary from New York Festivals, Special Jury Award in the Best Creative Feature category at Media Excellence Awards in London and Russia’s most prestigious broadcasting award TEFI in Best News Anchor category.