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It overhauls two-digit system to make way for expanding content from new channels
By jocelyn lee
Channels are cued by genre and number:
100 - International/Ethnic/Free-To-Air channels
Includes Malay entertainment channel Sensasi (New Channel 123), Korean entertainment channel KBS World (New Channel 115) and Hindi language channel Zee Cinema (New Channel 130)
200 - Sports
Includes ESPN (New Channel 294), Football Channel (New Channel 222) and SuperSports (New Channel 202)
300 - Kids
Includes Disney Channel (New Channel 312) and Nickelodeon (New Channel 314)
400 - Education/Lifestyle
Includes Discovery Travel & Living (New Channel 427), BBC Lifestyle (New Channel 432) and The Style Network (New Channel 442)
500 - Entertainment
Includes Star World (New Channel 501) and AXN (New Channel 511)
600 - Movies
Includes HBO (New Channel 601) and MGM (New Channel 615)
700 - News
Includes BBC World News (New Channel 701) and CNN (New Channel 711)
800 - Chinese
Includes Channel V Taiwan (New Channel 848), VV Drama (New Channel 855) and E City (New Channel 825)
CHANNEL surfing on cable is to become easier from April 30. StarHub is regrouping all its 150 channels into eight categories.
The new groups will be numbered in the hundreds and organised under themes including Sports, Kids, Entertainment and Movies.
Under the new system, for example, HBO, now found on StarHub Channel 60, will be put in the Movies category and will have a new channel number, 601. ESPN, now StarHub Channel 23, will come under the Sports category and will be found on Channel 294.
Some subscribers have expressed unhappiness with the change as the present numbering system has been around since 1995.
Undergraduate Charlyn Lim, 22, who watches Discovery Travel & Living (StarHub Channel 16) on a regular basis, said: 'I have already memorised all the channels that I love to watch and now, I've to try and remember all over again.'
Mr Tan Tong Hai, StarHub's chief operating officer, conceded that the new system will take getting used to: 'We understand that this could bring about temporary inconvenience to our subscribers and may take a period of time to get used to, but we are doing our best to make this a smooth and fuss-free transition.'
By jocelyn lee
Channels are cued by genre and number:
100 - International/Ethnic/Free-To-Air channels
Includes Malay entertainment channel Sensasi (New Channel 123), Korean entertainment channel KBS World (New Channel 115) and Hindi language channel Zee Cinema (New Channel 130)
200 - Sports
Includes ESPN (New Channel 294), Football Channel (New Channel 222) and SuperSports (New Channel 202)
300 - Kids
Includes Disney Channel (New Channel 312) and Nickelodeon (New Channel 314)
400 - Education/Lifestyle
Includes Discovery Travel & Living (New Channel 427), BBC Lifestyle (New Channel 432) and The Style Network (New Channel 442)
500 - Entertainment
Includes Star World (New Channel 501) and AXN (New Channel 511)
600 - Movies
Includes HBO (New Channel 601) and MGM (New Channel 615)
700 - News
Includes BBC World News (New Channel 701) and CNN (New Channel 711)
800 - Chinese
Includes Channel V Taiwan (New Channel 848), VV Drama (New Channel 855) and E City (New Channel 825)
CHANNEL surfing on cable is to become easier from April 30. StarHub is regrouping all its 150 channels into eight categories.
The new groups will be numbered in the hundreds and organised under themes including Sports, Kids, Entertainment and Movies.
Under the new system, for example, HBO, now found on StarHub Channel 60, will be put in the Movies category and will have a new channel number, 601. ESPN, now StarHub Channel 23, will come under the Sports category and will be found on Channel 294.
Some subscribers have expressed unhappiness with the change as the present numbering system has been around since 1995.
Undergraduate Charlyn Lim, 22, who watches Discovery Travel & Living (StarHub Channel 16) on a regular basis, said: 'I have already memorised all the channels that I love to watch and now, I've to try and remember all over again.'
Mr Tan Tong Hai, StarHub's chief operating officer, conceded that the new system will take getting used to: 'We understand that this could bring about temporary inconvenience to our subscribers and may take a period of time to get used to, but we are doing our best to make this a smooth and fuss-free transition.'
