TM TURNS IN HEALTHY PERFORMANCE FOR 1Q2014 – GROUP REVENUE OF RM2.62 BILLION, UP 8.1% YOY; PROFIT BEFORE TAX UP 21.8% YOY TO RM279.6 MILLION

• Group Revenue grew 8.1% YOY to RM2.62 billion
• Group Reported Operating Profit (EBIT) rose 6.3% YOY to RM316.8 million
• Group Profit Before Tax (PBT) surged 21.8% YOY to RM279.6 million
• Reported Group Profit (PATAMI) stood at RM 210.6 million
• Maintains position as Malaysia’s broadband champion; 
• Strong YOY broadband customer base growth 5.7% to 2.23 million
• Strong UniFi growth of 22.6% YOY with over 665,000 customers 

Kuala Lumpur, 28 May 2014. Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2014, where the Group posted a Revenue growth of 8.1% YOY to RM2.62 billion from RM2.42 billion in the corresponding period last year. The growth was mainly driven by Internet, Data and Other services.

Group Reported Operating Profit (Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT)) grew 6.3% YOY to RM316.8 million from RM298.0 million in 1Q2013.

Correspondingly, Group Profit Before Tax (PBT) increased 21.8% to RM279.6 million in the current quarter from RM229.5 million in 1Q2013 due to lower net finance cost and net forex gain.

Reported Group Profit or Profit After Tax And Non-controlling Interest (PATAMI) stood at RM210.6 million in the current year quarter. Group Normalised PATAMI was lower by 20.8% YOY to RM185.3 million due to expiry of tax incentives in September last year.

Tan Sri Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa, Group Chief Executive Officer, TM, said: "We’re pleased to report that we started the year with an encouraging set of results. For the first quarter 2014, we recorded group revenue of RM2.62 billion, an increase of 8.1% against the corresponding period last year. This commendable growth was due to positive growth in our key products, Internet, Data and Other services. Our Operating Profit also improved by 6.3% YOY to RM316.8 million. We also reported an improved capex/revenue ratio, which reduced from 9.7% to 7.7%.”

Tan Sri Zam went on to comment, “As Malaysia’s Broadband Champion, our customer base grew 5.7% from 2.11 million in 1Q2013 to 2.23 million customers in the current quarter, with continued growth seen both in UniFi and Streamyx. UniFi demand remains strong, and we recorded a 22.6% growth YOY with close to 653,000 customers, a net add of about 121,000 customers. UniFi continues to see a healthy growth, with over 665,000 customers to date. UniFi is now available via 1.507 million ports providing coverage to 2.512 million premises on the back of 105 exchanges. This translates to about 43% take-up rate. More customers are taking up our high speed broadband packages of 4Mbps and above, and as at March 2014, 43% of our customers are now high speed broadband users. We are also happy to note that the take up of 8Mbps Streamyx package offered in non-Unifi areas recorded a 42% growth as compared to last quarter. We remain focused on giving the best experience to our customers. In line with the growing demand for data, we will continue to offer innovative products, with integrated and strong value propositions that will make our customers’ lives easier at home and beyond. It is important that we keep up the progress we are making across the Group whilst continuing to deliver enhanced customer experience via the various improvement initiatives we have embarked on to improve our levels of service.”

In the first quarter, Internet services turned in a revenue of RM726.1 million, a growth of 12.7% YOY from RM644.3 million recorded in 1Q2013 driven primarily by growth in UniFi customers and higher subscription for HyppTV Content. Data revenue increased by 3.5% YOY to RM605.5 million in the current quarter from RM584.8 million in 1Q2013 driven by new circuits installations and upgrade to higher bandwidth.

TM also sustained its capital and cost efficiencies, with capex/revenue ratio improved to 7.7% against 9.7% in 1Q2013. Total capex spent for 1Q2014 was RM200.7 million, of which RM110.4 million was for HSBB.

Prospects for the Current Financial Year Ending 31 December 2014

The outlook for telecom industry for 2014 remains positive, with data and broadband continuing to be the key driver for growth. TM expects a good year ahead with domestic demand continuing to be the key driver for growth, together with improving external demand and strong private investments. This is supported by the projected Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER) 2014 GDP growth outlook of 5.3%. 2015 sees GDP growth projected to improve to 5.5%, mainly driven by economic efficiency and innovation. (Source: Malaysian Economic Outlook, MIER, 24 April 2014).

2014 is a Game Changing year for TM with its ongoing transformation journey towards becoming an Information and Innovation Exchange. TM will continue to strengthen our position as the Broadband Champion in Malaysia as we foresee that the take-up of our high value broadband packages will still continue. TM expects higher HyppTV viewership with the introduction of attractive promotions such as the recent ‘Hypp-Normous Deal’ and the current ‘Stream Champion Deal’. In addition, the Group will continue to enhance our content such as the recent launch of ‘Dunia Sinema’, Malaysia’s first dedicated Malay movie channel. HyppTV currently offers customers 117 channels consisting of 28 free channels with 8 Radio Channels and 50 premium channels (of which 34 channels are HD), 18 Video-On-Demand (VOD) genres and 21 interactive channels.

TM will continue with its commitment to push Malaysian SMEs up the value chain. This year, TM organises its 3rd edition of its TM SME BizFest 2014 – themed “Innovate to Dominate” - which serves as a platform for SMEs to understand how ICT can empower their businesses. TM had also recently launched UniFi BIZ 100, a dual play (2P) offering enabling SMEs customers to enjoy high speed internet access of 100 Mbps and voice service.

In anticipation of customers’ needs and their ever increasing expectations, TM recently entered into a partnership with Green Packet Berhad and SK Telekom Co. Ltd. This will reflect our aspiration to become the leading next-generation converged communication services provider. Through P1, TM is working to expand our capabilities into the wireless broadband space more efficiently thus enabling the Company to provide a complete portfolio of services to our valued customers. This partnership lays the foundation for the development of a new LTE platform and opening up possibilities for the Group to deliver fully integrated high-quality internet, data and application across all market segments.

TM looks forward to continuing its fresh and innovative approaches to the market as is committed to make ‘Life Made Easier’ and ‘Business Made Easier’ with TM.

Barring unforeseen circumstances the Board of Directors expects 2014 to be a positive year for TM.

TM’s HOSPITALITY ENTERTAINMENT SOLUTION FOR KPJ RAWANG SPECIALIST CENTRE PATIENTS

KPJ Rawang Specialist Hospital enhances its customer experience with TM’s HSBB network connectivity and entertainment solution.

Rawang, 22 May 2014: KPJ Rawang Specialist Hospital (KPJ Rawang) today inked an agreement with Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) and Healthcare IT Solutions Sdn Bhd (HITSSB) to commemorate the provisioning of TM’s Hospitality Entertainment Solution to patients.

The Solution will give the hospital’s patients the ease and enjoyment derived from TM’s latest hassle-free offering which has the latest ICT and entertainment package comprising In-Building Broadband Solution (IBS), TM’s IPTV service – HyppTV and a technical help desk service.

Dato’ Ghazali Omar, Executive Vice President, Enterprise, TM (left), exchanging the agreement documents with Yusri Ali, Executive Director, Healthcare IT Solutions Sdn Bhd (HITSSB) (right), at the signing ceremony between TM, KPJ Rawang and HITSSB for the provisioning of TM’s Hospitality Entertainment Solution, while Zaiton Sulaiman, General Manager, KPJ Rawang (centre) looks on.

The Solution is targeted not only at hospitals, but also at hotels and resorts operators/owners, apartments, condominiums and any building that needs wired/wireless Internet access and uninterrupted TV channels via HyppTV. The signing of the Service Agreement with KPJ Rawang today, however, is especially innovative as it is the first where an Enterprise customer subscribes to TM’s Hospitality Entertainment Solution.

Zaiton Sulaiman, General Manager represented KPJ Rawang at the signing while Dato’ Ghazali Omar, Executive Vice President, TM Enterprise, signed on behalf of TM,  while HITSSB was represented by its Executive Director, Encik Yusri Ali.

Zaiton said, “As Malaysia’s preferred healthcare service provider, we are committed to delivering a great welcome to patients, right from the point of entry, with quality services and a pleasant environment. In line with this, KPJ Rawang has partnered with TM to introduce innovative systems, powered by TM’s high-speed broadband (HSBB) network connectivity.”

The agreement enables KPJ Rawang to offer their in-patients with high quality user-friendly “plug-and-play” internet access where they can remain connected to their loved ones by sending email, photos, and videos or even update their social media networks. TM Hospitality Entertainment Solution is provided at all rooms and waiting areas of the premise. KPJ Rawang’s patients will enjoy 12 HyppTV channels (5 Premium Channels + 7 Free to Air Channels).

Commenting on this milestone achievement, Dato’ Ghazali said, “TM has embarked on a journey towards becoming an integrated ICT player. We are moving beyond connectivity and instead of promoting individual products we work with closely with enterprises to offer end-to-end solutions that would enhance their business operations. “Business Made Easier” is an aspiration that we are committed to as the preferred communications and complete solutions partner to Enterprises in Malaysia. The Hospitality Entertainment Solution is our latest offering and we are pleased to inform that 35 hotels in Malaysia have already subscribed to TM’s Hospitality Entertainment Solution and KPJ Rawang is the very first hospital and enterprise customer to subscribe to the service. Congratulations to KPJ Rawang for having decided to enhance the comfort of its customers with TM’s Hospitality Entertainment Solution that will keep them connected with their loved ones as well as keep them entertained with exclusive, world-class contents in High Definition (HD) throughout their stay at the hospital. This is indeed timely as Malaysia has become increasingly attractive as a Medical Tourism Haven in Southeast Asia.”

Encik Yusri Ali said, “HITS’ wish is that through this partnership, we would be able to exchange and share knowledge and expertise to bring the best of both worlds either for patients or our customers.”

The all-in-one solution is specially developed to elevate guest experience and also to ease the technical management concerns of establishments as it provides High Speed Broadband Internet access via TM’s In-Building Broadband Solution, world-class entertainment via HyppTV, as well as a 24/7 Technical Call Centre and Customer support. With this, the hospital can focus on what it does best which is providing the best health care to its patients, and TM will do the rest.

KPJ has 33 years of experience in Malaysia’s private healthcare industry.  Today, KPJ has 24 hospitals located nationwide in Malaysia. KPJ has investments in hospitals in Indonesia   and Thailand, and is managing a hospital in Bangladesh. The KPJ Group also has an aged care centre in Australia. There are more than 1,000 medical specialists and more than 10,000 staff members in the Group.

As a responsible corporate citizen, KPJ also reaches out to the community through public health screening, health talks and other events. It has touched the lives of many others through the Klinik Waqaf An-Nur (KWAN) initiative, where it has served more than 800,000 patients since the inception of the first of 20 charity clinics throughout Malaysia. It also operates Hospital Waqaf Pasir Gudang in Johor.

In moving forward, KPJ remains committed to delivering safe, quality care and the provision of unparalleled services to patients and customers.

THE MOST AWAITED SME BIZFEST BY TM IS BACK!

TM continues to accelerate the adoption of ICT solutions via its annual showcase

Kuala Lumpur. 9 April 2014. Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) today officially launched its third edition of SME BizFest 2014 at Pietro Restaurant, Damansara Height, Kuala Lumpur. This one (1) day event is targeted at the mass SME customers consisting of Micro and Small businesses including those who are operating their business from home.

SME BizFest 2014 will feature business conference, knowledge sharing, exhibition as well as networking sessions. It will provide the right platform for SMEs to acquire business tips shared by great speakers and they have the opportunity to experience the latest ICT solutions exhibit by the participating partners during the event. There will be four (4) essential business topics covered in the business conference which include Motivational, ICT & Your Business, Financial Aids and E-commerce Success Stories to empower participant’s knowledge.

Azizi A Hadi, Executive Vice President, SME, TM (back row, 6th from left) and Suzana Mohd Salleh, General Manager, SME, TM (back row, right) pose with the event endorsers as well as participating partners for SME BizFest 2014 at the launching ceremony of the event held earlier today.

Commenting on the event, Azizi A Hadi Executive Vice President, SME, TM shared, “We indeed very happy to once again organise this annual event, specifically tailored to the business requirements of Malaysian SMEs. Based on the encouraging feedback and responses received from the previous editions, this year, we are bringing new ideas and exciting activities with an extended four (4) locations, as compared to only three (3) locations last year. In line with this year’s theme of “Innovate To Dominate”, our focus is to continue accelerating the ICT adoption amongst the SMEs.”

With this year theme “Innovate To Dominate”, TM is enthusiastic to benefit SMEs with beyond connectivity services and aims to deliver the best ICT and online solutions that are convenient to them for more effective and impactful business operation, in line with TM’s role in driving the economic growth of SMEs and as the leading broadband provider in Malaysia. TM is committed to empowering local SMEs to move up the value chain, as we become their preferred one-stop business solutions provider with a comprehensive and innovative range of tools to help their businesses grow.

Azizi continued, “Understanding the needs and challenges faced by the SMEs, TM puts forth four (4) focus themes for this year’s event, designed to help the SMEs, in getting more business and customers. SMEs will also be able to differentiate themselves locally and internationally, utilising the ICT solutions that TM has to offer. Trust us, Business is made easier with TM!”

The 4 focus themes are:

a) Market Reach essentially helps the SMEs to reach out and acquire thousands of potential customers more efficiently.
b) Communication Reach enables the SMEs to connect with business partners while at the same time enjoying great savings on both local and international calls and also fax services.
c) Office Solutions are designed to provide SMEs with good platform to do business anywhere and anytime via cloud applications and services.
d) Customer Experience is where SMEs can provide an excellent experience to their customers by entertaining them with HyppTV content, music streaming, HyppMe and WiFi connection.

“To top it off, we are also offering “SME BizFest Savings Bonanza” promotion which enables SMEs to enjoy great saving up to RM1,680 when they subscribe to our broadband packages, coupled with Value-added Services (VAS). The promotion begins today, even before the actual SME BizFest starts and it will end on 30 June 2014. This is definitely an offer you don’t want to miss,” added Azizi.

“I am confident with the great support received from SME Corp and MDEC as our event endorsers, Malaysia SME and HyppTV as our media partners and other participating partners like VADS, Microsoft Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Orient Sun Motors Sdn Bhd, Milan Utama Sdn Bhd. Interbase Resources Sdn Bhd and Eminent Display Sdn Bhd, TM SME BizFest 2014 can become the best platform for SMEs to increase their knowledge and acquire relevant information and solutions for their ICT needs. Thus, helping them to grow and expand their business in a cost effective manner. I am also proud to have SMI Association of Malaysia on board with us this year, which gives the sign that this event has started gaining support from the industry associations,” Azizi ended.

TM has also lined up exciting programmes and activities for the event such as contests, lucky draws, business consultations, ICT tutorials specially tailored for the SMEs interest in the areas of ICT, Financial, HR and Accounting, Marketing and many more.

Venues of SME BizFest 2014 are as follows:

No	Venue	Date
1	Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre, Petaling Jaya, Selangor	24 April 2014
2	Persada Johor International Convention Centre, Johor Bahru	7 May 2014
3	Equatorial Hotel, Penang	22 May 2014
4	Borneo Convention Centre, Kuching, Sarawak	19 June 2914

This year’s event is expected to draw more than 5,000 participants nationwide. Interested participants can register online at www.tm.com.my/smebizfest2014 and they can stand a chance to win exciting prizes.

For more info on SME BizFest 2014, visit www.tm.com.my/smebizfest2014. For more information on TM and its product offerings for the SME segment, log on to www.tm.com.my.

RTL CBS EXTREME HD IS NOW IN MALAYSIA VIA HYPPTV!

HyppTV’s latest channel features extreme and action packed content including Extreme Sports, World-Famous illusionist, Shockumentaries and Action Reality Programmes

3 April 2014.Kuala Lumpur. Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s (TM) and RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network today entered into a partnership that enables RTL CBS Extreme HD to be aired in Malaysia beginning 1 April 2014.

This new channel is made available via TM’s award winning IPTV service, HyypTV, offering UniFi customers with the best action adventure, reality series and extreme sports content. Available on HyppTV’s Channel 617, RTL CBS Extreme HD features first and exclusive titles such as Dynamo: Magician Impossible, Red Bull Art of Motion, Red Bull Cliptomaniacs, and Red Bull Air Races. The channel also brings for the first time and exclusive, a new series, Criss Angel BeLIEve beginning June. RTL CBS Extreme HD is also home to master illusionists Troy and the International Magician of the Year 2013, Cosentino, along with Fear Factor and earlier seasons of favourite action series from CBS such as NCIS: Los Angeles and Hawaii Five-O.

Commenting on the new channel addition to HyppTV, Jeremy Kung, Executive Vice President of New Media, TM said: “With the latest addition of RTL CBS Extreme HD on HyppTV, we now have among the best action packed content offering for our subscribers. Get your adrenaline pumping with the crime-busting actions or be amazed with the illusions; we have it here on HyppTV. And more good news for you – in conjunction with the launch, the channel can be viewed for FREE for 30 days from 1 until 30 April 2014!“

RTL CBS Extreme HD is also available on HyppTV Everywhere app for smart device viewing.

“This year also marks HyppTV’s 4th year in the business after starting out with only 22 channels in 2010 and continuous developments such as this shows our dedication in delivering world class content offerings to our growing subscribers. The channel is available on ala carte basis and on our amazing value package of HyppTV Mega Pack at only RM50 a month for 49 channels,” added Jeremy.

With the launch of the new channel, HyppTV not only have among the best in Asian entertainment and lifestyle content on its platform, but also one of the biggest collection of International drama ever assembled on HyppTV.

“We are delighted to bring another strong channel to Malaysia together with HyppTV,” said Jonas Engwall, Chief Executive Officer, RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network. “RTL CBS Extreme’s unique channel positioning and compelling mix of action series, extreme sports, action reality programmes, extreme factual programming and masters of illusion is a very strong programming proposition for our target audience. We have a solid partnership with HyppTV and we look forward to continue to serve their subscribers with our fantastic channels and content.”

RTL CBS Extreme HD is the second channel to be launched by RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, a venture between RTL Group, the leading European entertainment network, and CBS Studios International, the leading supplier of programming to the international market place. In September 2013, the Network entered the region with its first channel, RTL CBS Entertainment HD.

HyppTV, the award winning IPTV service is powered by TM’s high speed broadband service, UniFi and Streamyx 4Mbps and 8Mbps as well on HyppTV Everywhere - TM’s first multiscreen offering, making it available to viewers nationwide come rain or shine. Currently, HyppTV offers customers 116 channels consisting of 19 free channels with 8 Radio Channels and 50 premium channels - of which 33 channels are HD; 18 Video-On-Demand (VOD) genres and 21 interactive channels.

For more info on HyppTV, log on to www.tm.com.my/hypptv and visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/hyppworld.

TM BROADBAND CUSTOMERS CAN NOW BOOST SPEED BY 20X FOR FREE WITH HYPP-NORMOUS DEAL

Kuala Lumpur, 5 February 2014. Telekom Malaysia Berhad (“TM”) is now offering its Streamyx and UniFi customers the unique opportunity to upgrade their broadband services by up to 20 times (“20x”) their current speed for FREE with “The Best Ever Hypp-Normous Deal”. They just have to subscribe to HyppTV, TM’s award-winning IPTV service, for as little as RM30 a month.

Via this limited time offer, new and all existing UniFi customers can upgrade automatically to UniFi VIP 10 (10Mbps) or VIP 20 (20 Mbps) for just RM50 more. All they have to do is subscribe to a HyppTV pack before 31 March 2014.

Imri Mokhtar, Executive Vice President, Consumer, TM is all hyped-up with TM’s latest campaign for its UniFi and Streamyx customers, called “The Best Ever Hypp-Normous Deal”.

“The “Life Made Easier” campaign perfectly depicts TM’s role as Malaysia’s Broadband Champion. At TM, we aspire to make our customers’ lives easier with our offerings – keeping everyone connected with our extensive connectivity nationwide, whether you are at home or out of your residence, either in the office or on-the-go. Our broadband services provide much more than just high speed Internet with our award-winning IPTV service, HyppTV. We continue to offer customers value for money packages with the introduction of “The Best Ever Hypp-Normous Deal” where customers have the option to boost their Internet speeds up to 20 times faster and multiply their entertainment pleasures with HyppTV’s vast edutainment content library in High Definition (HD),” explained Imri Mokhtar, Executive Vice President, Consumer, TM.

“Our triple play high-speed broadband offerings provide customers with total control on how fast they want to surf and the genres of TV programmes they really want to watch, when they want to watch it, anytime and anywhere regardless of weather conditions.

Imri Mokhtar, Executive Vice President, Consumer, TM (centre) and TMpoint staff are all set to offer an enhanced experience for TM customers through HyppTV packages with the introduction of its new campaign, called “The Best Ever Hypp-Normous Deal”.

“That’s not all, as both Streamyx and UniFi packages also come with a cordless phone for everyone to stay in touch with all their friends, families and business associates with unlimited free calls between our TM fixed line users nationwide or just a flat rate of 10 sen/minute to other networks (which includes all other mobiles and fixed line services),” Imri added.

Customers can subscribe or find out more at any TMpoint, TM Authorised Dealers outlets or at TM’s “Life Made Easier” roadshows that are being held in major cities nationwide from now until 31 March 2014.

STRUCTURE OF “THE BEST EVER HYPP-NORMOUS DEAL”
UNIFI	For existing and new customers, subscribe to HyppTV Mega Pack or HyppTV Sports Pack at only RM50/month and get FREE package upgrade to VIP 10 or VIP 20. Enjoy total savings of RM1,200 over 2 years. New VIP 5 customers will get FREE HyppFlicks and HyppTV Everywhere access for two (2) smart devices. Enjoy total savings of RM480.
STREAMYX	For existing and new customers, subscribe or upgrade to 8 Mbps and enjoy HyppTV Platinum Pack or HyppTV Ruby Pack for FREE. Enjoy total savings of RM720 over 2 years.

HyppTV contents are definitely for staunch entertainment seekers. To date, HyppTV already has 113 channels and over 3,000 hours of Video on Demand (VOD). Viewers can sit back and enjoy the best in world-class entertainment, such as sports actions from BPL, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League or Liga BBVA, just to name a few. K-Pop lovers will definitely go gaga with Channel M where they can enjoy variety TV shows, talk shows, chart shows, drama series and much more.

For more information on The Best Ever Hypp-Normous Deal, the “Life Made Easier” roadshows, and how TM can make your life easier, log on to www.tm.com.my.  

TM PROVIDES ENHANCED EFFICIENCIES FOR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY PLAYERS

TM SME BizFest features the latest solution from TM, enabling businesses to focus on their core operations

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) today launched its latest business solution specifically catered for the hospitality industry, Hospitality Entertainment Solution, targeting buildings with high tenancies particularly hotels nationwide. This latest solution from TM is a package comprising In-Building Broadband Solution (IBS), TM’s IPTV service – HyppTV and a Call Centre service.

Not only targeting hotel businesses, the Hospitality Entertainment Solution is also beneficial to retreat owners, resort owners/operators, hospitals, apartments, condominiums and any high tenancy buildings that require wired/wireless Internet access and uninterrupted TV viewing via TM’s IPTV service HyppTV.

Azizi A. Hadi, Executive Vice President, SME, TM (centre) activating the remote, signifying the launch of TM’s latest business solution, Hospitality Entertainment Solution at the opening ceremony of the Klang Valley edition of TM SME BizFest 2013, held earlier today. Looking on are Jeremy Kung, Executive Vice President, New Media, TM (left) and Khaidhir Elias, Vice President, SME, TM (right).

Subscribers of the service can look forward to a seamless, unlimited high speed Internet connection and entertainment solution, coupled with a 24x7x365 support system provided by TM through its call centre service. Hospitality Entertainment Solution offers businesses 60 IPTV channels to select from – seven (7) Free To Air (FTA) channels such as TV1, TV2, TV3, ntv7, 8TV and also TV9 and 53 world-class premium channels such as Travel Channel HD, HyppSports HD, SCM Legend and SyFy HD just to name a few.

Azizi A Hadi, Executive Vice President, SME, TM; Jeremy Kung, Executive Vice President, New Media, TM; Khaidhir Elias, Vice President, Sales, SME, TM and Datuk Zaini Maatan, State Vice President, TM Selangor were present at the launch of Hospitality Entertainment Solution and the official opening of TM SME BizFest 2013 Klang Valley edition.

Commenting on the latest solution, Azizi said, “As Malaysia’s Broadband Champion, TM continues to provide Malaysians with innovative communications solution, including for SMEs and businesses. With Hospitality Entertainment Solution, our subscribers can focus more on their core daily activities, which is hosting their guests and leave the technical operations of their entertainment offerings to us. TM is committed to empower Malaysian SMEs; and aspire to become the preferred communications and solutions partner to SMEs in Malaysia – to be a one-stop business solutions provider with a comprehensive range of tools to help your business grow. We live up to our tagline; Business Made Easier with TM!”

Members of the media having a taste of TM’s IPTV service – HyppTV – at the opening ceremony of the Klang Valley edition of TM SME BizFest 2013, held earlier today.

The launch of Hospitality Entertainment Solution was held in conjunction with TM SME BizFest 2013’s Klang Valley stop at Sunway Convention Centre, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Held for the second year running, the SME-specific event with this year’s theme of ‘Expanding Further’, is targeted at the mass SME market comprising Micro and Small markets including those operating businesses from home.

Among the highlights of the event were business networking sessions, seminars by business icons and a wide range of ICT solutions on exhibitions by TM and its business partners. SMEs will be able to empower their businesses through knowledge sharing and acquisition while also interacting and establishing networks among themselves and TM at the event.

Known as BizSpotz sessions, participants were invited to attend seminars which feature successful business icons who shared and imparted their journey and views in the business world. Among the business icons appeared at the knowledge sharing sessions were Giulio Xiloyannis, Marketing Director, Zalora Malaysia; Datuk Wira Dr. Haji Ameer Ali Mydin, Managing Director, Mydin Mohamed Holdings Berhad; Azizan Afandi Head, Planning and Coordination Secretariat Department, Broadband Management Division, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC); and Kenny Hoo, Founder & Chief Researcher, Good Feng Shui. These sessions were facilitated by Wayne Lim, CEO & Group Chief Editor, MALAYSIA SME Business Newspaper.

Media delegates taking a tour of the exhibition booths at TM SME BizFest 2013.

“In line with our ‘Business Made Easier’ approach for SMEs, this year, the focus will be for in-office and out-of-office solutions. In-office solutions include Office-in-a-Box, UniFi Biz, HyppTV, SmartMap, and TM Voice, whereas out-of-office solutions encompass TM WiFi, BizApp Store, and Marketing Tools. We have a comprehensive suite of more than 40 innovative products and services designed to increase SMEs productivity and efficiencies. We would like for SMEs to know that; from basic telephony services to advanced ICT innovations, they can always count on TM to be their reliable business partner. This is also evident through the launch of TM’s latest solution for buildings with high tenancies, the Hospitality Entertainment Solution, which comes not long after the launch of our HyppTV for Business solution,” added Azizi.

TM’s various products and solutions which further enhance business processes and in turn, increase productivity and business revenue are available at a very special rate throughout the TM SME BizFest 2013.

With SME Corp on board as the official event endorser, and NAZA, Lelong.my, Microsoft, RSH Malaysia and KTM Bikes Malaysia participating as its partners, TM SME BizFest 2013 – which was also held earlier in Johor – is expected to attract more than 10,000 participants from the SME business community in Malaysia. Guests and attendees of the event will also get to participate in exciting games which offer various rewards and prizes to be won, all under one roof.

“Being the nation’s leading telecommunication service provider, TM is committed to become a major catalyst for local SMEs, bringing them to the next level in the value chain and achieve a competitive edge, leveraging on our diverse and comprehensive ICT solutions as well as extensive networks nationwide. TM SME BizFest is one of the many special platforms that we have prepared for Malaysian SMEs. We really hope that the participants will find the event benefits them and their business and the main objective of holding this event is met,” Azizi ended.

After Selangor, TM SME BizFest will cross the South China Sea and make its final stop in Kuching, Sarawak at Borneo Convention Centre on 18 June 2013.

For more info on TM SME BizFest 2013 please log on to www.tm.com.my/sme or call our hotline at 1800-2-BizFest (24933).

HYPPTV FEATURES AN ENHANCED GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE

Now with a new look and feel for better viewing experience 

Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s (TM) IPTV service – HyppTV – recently showcased its new and improved Graphic User Interface (GUI) on their platform, giving its viewers an enhanced viewing experience with the new look and feel.

Commenting on HyppTV’s latest initiative, Jeremy Kung, Executive Vice President of New Media, TM said, “This latest enhancement by HyppTV is testament of our commitment to continuously explore new and innovative ways towards improving our customers’ experience. With the unique and appealing GUI, subscribers will not only experience a fresh look and feel on the platform but also a new programme timeline feature, the first time ever on HyppTV. This feature is particularly useful for HyppTV viewers who constantly use the Catch-up and Time Shift TV functions as it enable them to view the programming timeline easily, making it more convenient to catch their favourite programme anytime they wish to, in line with HyppTV’s tagline of Primetime, Anytime and Everytime.”

Jeremy Kung, Executive Vice President, New Media, TM trying out the new Graphic User Interface (GUI) on HyppTV platform.

The programme timeline displays the programme duration, indicating whether a particular show has just started or is nearing the end. By using the programme guide on the platform, it not only indicates the duration of the show currently on air, but also includes a seven (7) days programme info that could be scrolled by date.

For the VOD and Interactive channels, HyppTV has given it a more visually-oriented layout. The VOD and Interactive search function for all its library titles is now more visible so you can now catch the movie title of your choice or interactive applications on the channels easily with this new and improved layout.

 “Fresh from being conferred as the Best Online TV or Solution Service 2013 at the recent TV Connect Industry Award in Mayfair, London, HyppTV is steadily gaining recognition as a key IPTV player not only locally, but also in the region. We are indeed proud with the achievement thus far, and we stay committed to continue providing viewers with the best quality content offerings and enhanced viewing experience. As part of the efforts, the introduction of this latest feature is hoped to make us stand out from the rest,” Jeremy added.  

To date, HyppTV is Malaysia’s fastest growing IPTV service, offering its customers 107 channels with 20 channels in High Definition (HD) - consisting of 72 premium linear channels, 15 Video-On-Demand (VOD) genres and 20 interactive channels. In its efforts to enhance subscribers’ viewing experience, starting 26 March 2013, HyppTV has realigned its channel numberings making it easier for the viewers to browse HyppTV channels based on its genre clusters.

April is a busy month for HyppTV, packed with activities especially for their HyppTV subscribers. For football avid fans, HyppTV will be organising a football viewing party on the 10th April at Hakim Restaurant, Shah Alam, showcasing the 2nd leg of the Champions League quarterfinal match between Barcelona and PSG on HyppSports HD (HyppTV Ch701) which promises to be an epic football showdown between the two elite clubs of Europe. For school children, Bindi, the daughter of the late Australian Wild life superstar, Steve Irwin, will be making her maiden trip to Kuala Lumpur for an exclusive meet and greet session with HyppTV subscribers at Aquaria, KLCC on the 20th April, brought to you by Discover Kids channel (HyppTV Channel 561). Also, HyppTV together with Universal Channel HD (HyppTV Channel 612), in conjunction with the exclusive premiere of the action drama series Chicago Fire, will be organising an event titled HyppTV KL Hottest Fireman at a ground event in May. This contest which started on the 25th March, will see 20 local firemen vying for the title of “KL Hottest Fireman” through a 4-week online voting on HyppTV’s facebook page, HyppWorld. The final ten (10) contestants will then advance to the finale, sized up to be a sizzling hot affair!

HyppTV, Malaysia’s fastest growing IPTV service is powered by TM high speed broadband service, UniFi which is available to viewers come rain or shine through its residential UniFi packages, called VIP package, a triple-play offering that combines voice, video and data.

For more info on HyppTV, log on to www.tm.com.my/hypptv and visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/hyppworld.

TAXIMONGER NOW POWERING HYPPTV’S ‘RENT-A-CAB’ INTERACTIVE SERVICE

HyppTV brings Malaysia’s first taxi booking service through TV with “Rent-a-Cab”
TaxiMonger has kicked off the year 2013 with yet another creative endeavour with its first-in-the-world taxi booking service through your television screen. The service, currently offered via Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s (TM) IPTV service – HyppTV, aptly called as ‘Rent-a-Cab’ is now available under HyppTV’s list of inter@ctive channels.

Currently, the taxi booking service offered by TaxiMonger is only available in the Klang Valley area.

Commenting on the latest HyppTV offering, Jeremy Kung, Executive Vice President, New Media, TM said, “HyppTV provides its viewers with more than just entertainment – our various interactive services have always been made to simplify the daily routines of our customers, be it to check the traffic updates with Info Trafik, flight details with Flight Info, to prepare yourself for the day with Weather Forecast, to keep yourself informed with News Headline and to feed your tummies with sumptuous recipes with TryMasak, all in the comfort of your TV. Now, with the “Rent-a-Cab” application on HyppTV made possible through our partnership with TaxiMonger, the first of its kind in Malaysia offering taxi booking service on TV, will definitely add value to your subscriptions.”

TaxiMonger’s Chief Executive Officer, Nizran Noordin said: “Now it is very convenient for the general public to get a taxi via HyppTV particularly for regular destination of travel for example to the airport or even workplace whereby the consumer could have it pre-set.”

Nizran also added, ”Gone are the days when you would have to pick up the telephone to call for taxis to go to the airport and left helpless when you are unattended. Now with this integration with HyppTV, you only need to turn on your TV to book for a taxi.”

This interactive application is available for free to all HyppTV customers with an additional RM2 booking fee applicable on top of the taxi fares, which is paid directly to the taxi driver.

Steps on how to use the TaxiMonger service on HyppTV are as follows;

1) Getting started:
• Before starting, customers are first required to get a TaxiMonger Application PIN at http://taximonger.com/hypptv/ .
• Customers need to set their "Home Location", i.e. their pickup location.
• Customers can also register their Preferred Destination Addresses which allows them to register more than one preferred destination address, with a maximum of 3 addresses.

2) Booking a taxi on HyppTV:
• Choose taxi type - Budget or Executive
• Choose the going to location.
• Choose the pick-up time – Now or any other specific date or time.
• Verify all information and click the ‘Get me A Taxi’ button.

3) Once verified, user need to key-in their HyppTV purchase PIN and click ‘Confirm’.

4) Customers are allowed to book or cancel their booking up to 7 days in advance.

To date, HyppTV is Malaysia’s fastest growing IPTV service offering its customers 114 channels with 28 channels in High Definition (HD) - consisting of 71 premium linear channels, 23 Video-On-Demand (VOD) genres and 20 Interactive channels.

For more info, log on to www.tm.com.my/hypptv and visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/hyppworld.

THE CAPITAL – MALAYSIA’S ALL NEW 24/7 BUSINESS CHANNEL LAUNCHED

Malaysian Business TV for the Malaysian Business Community

March 29th, Cyberjaya – The Malaysian business community will now have a new platform to get the latest updates on business and finance news with the launch of Malaysia’s first local business television channel, Capital TV today. The first of its kind, this 24-hr daily business channel will be broadcasted in full HD exclusively on HyppTV Channel 127. , HyppTV is the latest pay TV service, powered by TM through its high speed broadband service, UniFi.

Capital TV was launched by Y.B. Dato’ Joseph Salang, Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Culture. Also present at the event were Dato’ Capt. A. Sufian, Chairman, Online Dynamics, Noor Azman Yusof, CEO of The Capital and Jeremy Kung, Executive Vice President, New Media, TM.(From left to right:) Dato' Joseph Salang, Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Culture, Noor Azman Yusof, Chief Executive Officer, The Capital and Jeremy Kung, Executive Vice President, New Media, TM, at the recent launch of HyppTV’s latest channel, Capital TV.

The Capital has been on air since its soft launch in December 2011 focusing on in-depth and balanced coverage of all aspects of the business and financial world in Malaysia and the region.

According to Noor Azman Yusof, the channel is a niche channel for individuals of all ages who are interested in the business and financial industries, both locally and regionally.

“The Capital offers business insights and independent market analysis that are more relevant to the local audience in its news and magazine programmes, targeted to reach the underserved Professionals, Managers, Executives and Businessmen (PMEB) segment of the market and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) audience,” said Azman.

“The Capital is a channel that suits Malaysians who are interested to stay tune with the local and regional business and financial industries. As the first of its kind, we fully support and excitedly look forward to the performance of The Capital. We hope that this will provide not only updated information to Malaysians who are already involved in the business world, but also to educated the masses who may be interested in venturing into business or finance,” said Y.B. Dato’ Joseph Salang at the launch.

Commenting on the new channel, Jeremy Kung said, “TM’s symbiotic relationship with Capital TV is very much in line with the new economic model of the Malaysian Government where the private sector is to be the driving force of the country’s economy. Through this relationship, TM is providing the avenue for content providers to benefit from the platform offered by TM under HSBB project. We are developing a content eco-system platform that would assist local content providers to bring to market their respective content and applications. This platform would also come with systems and backroom support. In fact, we welcome and encourage content providers, particularly the small homegrown ones, to come and talk to us about collaboration on the HSBB service. TM, as the operator of an IPTV service – HyppTV – provides the platform to broadcast Capital TV. With this, HyppTV is able to provide in-depth and balance coverage of Malaysian business and financial market, including news, issues and happenings in the country to complement the international business news made available through other news channels readily available on HyppTV.”

The Capital’s anchor programme is its news content called Capital Update which provides the latest market update live everyday at 6PM. The Capital also produces several magazine programmes in-house such as Enterprise, Business Game, MoneyTalks, Persona and BrainStorm. (see brief overview of programmes below)

The channel is produced and owned by Online Dynamics (M) Sdn Bhd, a bumiputera media group that has been in operation since 2001.

“We are not here just to give the audience our news. We understand that in today’s internet age, news can be obtained from whole range of sources. Our programmes are well-researched, in-depth and functions as a platform for discussions on the latest issues affecting Malaysian businesses and investors,” said Azman.

Azman also said that the channel’s objective is to provide a balanced and unbiased coverage of all sectors in the business and financial industries whilst providing its extremely hard-to-reach and busy audience a unique opportunity such as investment and financial tips, which in turn will make decision making more creditable and reliable.

“And this is how we see ourselves setting apart from the other TV channels. The Capital aims to help you recognise patterns of opportunities,” said Azman.

The Capital is optimistic of grabbing a percentage of the pie, targeting managerial people, executives, financiers, and capital market and also business owners.

The Capital is available in full HD on HyppTV Channel 127 as one of its Premium Channel offerings. The channel can be purchased on an ‘ala carte’ basis at RM3 per month.

Current Season Magazine Programmes Overview
1. Enterprise - The road to success is not always rosy. Get to know the creation of a successful entrepreneur. Their highs and lows behind their success and invaluable insights to turn a small medium business to a money making machine.
2. Business Game - We look at how today sports industry is becoming fast growing industry in Malaysia. Discussing a host of topics comprising ticket sales, marketing, social media, corporate sponsorship, fan loyalty, brand management, sports media.
3. MoneyTalks - Your personal finance at its best. Gain tips and knowledge of how best to manage your personal finance. Start from diversifying your investment portfolio and learn best practices for prudent decisions.
4. Persona - Captains of the industry at your doorstep. Get up close and personal with business figures and see beyond their personality as an icon that make everyday headlines. Find out about their favourite hobbies, hangout spots and what they do in their past time.
5. BrainStorm – This program dissects and makes you think out of the box, bringing clarity to a number of issues within the same scope of topic every week. It is a must watch for industry stakeholders and aspiring entrepreneurs.