Optus is beefing up the number of streaming television channels offered for its MeTV PVR (turned online media streamer), with a choice of four foreign-language packs.
From this week, the company will offer streaming foreign language channels to its MeTV customers. The channels are divided into four different packs, targeted at different audiences: Chinese in Mandarin; Indian in Hindi; Korean; and a combined group for Singapore and Taiwan.
The cost of these language packs is in addition to the base cost of MeTV, which is currently set at AU$9.95 for a minimum of 24 months. Although the MeTV box has a 1TB hard disk, these streaming channels cannot be recorded onto the device.
Chinese Mandarin pack — AU$19.95 per month:
- Anhui TV
- Beijing TV
- CCTV 4
- CCTV Entertainment
- CCTV News
- CCTV Opera
- China Movie Channel
- China Yellow River TV
- Chongqing TV
- Fujian Straits TV
- Guangxi TV International
- Hunan TV World
- JSBC International
- MTV China
- Phoenix Europe
- Phoenix Infonews
- Shanghai Dragon TV
- Sichuan TV
- SZTV-1 (Shenzen)
- Taishan TV
- TJTV TV (Tianjin)
- Xiamen Star
- Zhejiang TV.
Indian Hindi pack — AU$19.95 per month:
- Colors
- Imagine Dil Se
- Masala TV
- MTV India
- NDTV
- NDTV 24×7
- NDTV Good Times
- Sahara One
- Sanskar
- Star Gold
- Star Plus
- Zee Cinema
- Zee TV
- Zing.
Korean pack — AU$14.95 per month:
- Arirang
- KBS World
- KMTV
- MBN
- Nat Geo Adventure Korea
- One (Sony Pictures)
- TVN.
Singapore and Taiwan pack — AU$19.95 per month:
- 8 International (Singapore)
- Celestial Classic Movies (Singapore)
- MACTV (Macroview TV Taiwan)
- Xinya Azio (Taiwan)
- CCTV News (China)
- MTV China
- KMTV (Korea)
- One (Sony Pictures Korea).