Unifi TV
Unifi TV (stylized as unifi tv, formerly known as HyppTV prior to January 2018)[1] is an IPTV service operated by Telekom Malaysia (TM). It was launched in 2010 as part of TM's bundled Triple-play service offering of VoIP Telephone, Internet and IPTV called Unifi.
| Type | IPTV Platform Operator |
|---|---|
| Industry | Pay TV |
| Genre | Entertainment |
| Predecessor | HyppTV |
| Founded | 24 March 2010 |
| Headquarters | Menara Telekom, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia |
Area served | Malaysia |
| Products | IPTV Services |
| Owner | Telekom Malaysia |
| Website | unifi |
History
On 12 January 2018, as part of the true convergence initiative by TM, HyppTV and HyppTV Everywhere was relaunched as unifi TV and unifi playTV respectively. Since the unifi TV relaunch, everything remained the same for the service except its logo and interactive apps (except iCookAsia). Besides the change in its logo, the rebranding exercise was done in phases.[2]
In January 2019, TM temporarily stopped offering free unifi TV set-top boxes for new unifi Home and broadband customers and instead provided unifi playTV, citing the changing consumer behaviour of watching television programs on the go and rising trends of OTT services.[3] However, this resulted in new unifi TV users being unable to enjoy benefits the unifi TV set-top box had, such as improved visual quality, watching channels exclusive to the set-top box (such as majority channels from The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific, joining contests and using TV apps).
On 15th January 2020, unifi TV launched the unifi Plus Box, which ran off Android TV platform. The box was manufactured by Skyworth Digital. It introduced new features such as the delivery of 4K content through the unifi TV app, and came with several pre-installed streaming apps, including iflix, dimsum, BBC Player, YuppTV, and Viu. FOX+ was also installed, but is not available in Malaysia at the moment.[4]
On 30th June 2020, the unifi TV app was updated to allow subscribers to download the app on other Android TV devices without the need for the Plus Box. The app is available on Google-certified devices, and to users which have been migrated. The app also helped boost viewership of unifi TV.[5]
Services
The service is being offered to residential and business customers in Malaysia over an optical fiber network via Fiber to the Home (FTTH) for landed properties and VDSL2 for high rise properties.
This IPTV service was later offered to Streamyx ADSL2+ (now called as "Broadband" or "pre-unifi") customers. However, due to the technical limitations of ADSL on copper line, certain features like picture-in-picture (PiP) and high-definition (HD) available to unifi customers are not available for Streamyx customers. The bandwidth is also shared for both Internet and IPTV for Streamyx customers.[6]
The IPTV service is also available to all mobile device subscribers with the unifi playTV (officially known as playtv@unifi) app (formerly known as HyppTV Everywhere) for Android and iOS. Each unifi TV subscriber is entitled to two free mobile devices for watching, and customers are free to sign up for extra packages on an à-la-carte basis. A specially-priced data plan may be purchased from several telcos to ensure watching shows doesn't drain the data quota of the phone.
Television channels
100s for Local
200s for Oriental
300s for Tamil and Hindi
400s for Movies
450s for Variety
500s for Lifestyle
550s for Kids
600s for News
700s for Sports
| Name | 4K | HD | Free | Ultimate | Aneka+ | Ruby+ | Varnam+ | playTV@unifi | HyppPlay (VOD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8TV | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ABC Australia | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Al Jazeera English | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yesβ | No |
| BabyTV | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yesβ | No |
| BBC Earth | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| BBC Lifestyle | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BBC World News | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| BERNAMA | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Blue Ant Entertainment | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Blue Ant Extreme | No | Yes | Yesγ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Boomerang | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CBeebies | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CinemaWorld | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| CNA | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Colors | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Colors Cineplex | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Colors Tamil | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| DreamWorks | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dunia Sinema | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| DW | No | Yes | Yesγ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Euronews | No | No | Yesγ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| FOX | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yesβ | Yes |
| FOX Action Movies | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yesβ | Yes |
| FOX Family Movies | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yesβ | Yes |
| FOX Life | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yesβ | Yes |
| FOX Movies | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yesβ | Yes |
| FOX Sports | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FOX Sports 2 | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FOX Sports 3 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| France 24 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| FX | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yesβ | Yes |
| Highlights | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Hypp Salam | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| HyppInspirasi | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| HyppSensasi | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Jaya Max | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| LAKU Mall | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Love Nature 4K | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Luxe.TV | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| MTV Asia | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nat Geo People | No | Yes | Yesγ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nat Geo Wild | No | Yesα | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yesβ | No |
| National Geographic | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yesβ | Yes |
| NHK World Japan | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| NHK World Premium | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Nick Jr. | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nickelodeon | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| now Jelli | No | Yesα | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| ntv7 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paramount Network | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Parliament of Malaysia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Pesona | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Polimer | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SCM | No | Yesα | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| SCM Legend | No | Yesα | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| SET International (SETI) | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sky News | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yesβ | No |
| Sony Max | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sony Sab | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sony TV | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| STAR Chinese Channel | No | Yesα | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Travel Channel | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yesβ | Yes |
| TV AlHijrah | No | Yesα | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TV1 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TV2 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TV3 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TV9 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| tvN Asia | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| tvN Movies | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Unifi Sports | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Warner TV | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yupp Thirai | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Notes
- All premium channels also available via à la carte option from as low as RM6/month. Terms and conditions apply.
- ^α Only offers a 16:9 standard definition (SD) quality for now.
- ^β Only playTV@unifi subscribers or set-top box users can access this channel.
- ^γ playTV@unifi subscribers registered via mobile number can purchase this channel.
Radio channels
| Name | Package | Price per month |
|---|---|---|
| 988 | Free-to-air | Free |
| Suria | Free-to-air | Free |
Video on demand (VOD)
| Name | Package | HD | playTV@unifi |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBC First | À la carte / Ultimate Pack | Yes | Yes |
| HyppFlicks Plus | Pay-per-view | Yes | Yes |
| Catch up | À la carte channels / unifi TV packs subscribed | Yes | Yes |
| now Baogu Movies | À la carte / Ultimate / Ruby Plus | Yes | Yes |
| Snek | Free | No | Yes |
| AlHijrah On Demand | À la carte / Ultimate / Aneka Plus Pack | Yes | Yes |
References
- Qishin Tariq (15 January 2018). "HyppTV rebrands as unifi TV". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- "TM HyppTV is no more". Soya Cincau. 9 January 2018.
- "TM no longer offers IPTV Set-Top-Box for Unifi TV". Soya Cincau. 17 January 2019.
- "unifi TV Plus 4K Box Now Available For Additional RM 10 Per Month or Plan Upgrade". Lowyat.NET. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- "unifi TV App Now Works On Other Android TV Devices". Lowyat.NET. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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