NEWS & VIEWS
July 2017
What’s New on TV
n Indonesian
football league kicks off on iflix
JAKARTA – Football fans in Indonesia can now
catch live action from the country’s football
leagues — GO-JEK Traveloka Liga 1 and Liga
2 — live on subscription video-on-demand
(SVoD) service iflix.
Through a partnership with Indonesian
broadcaster tvOne, iflix is offering nine new
matches per week, with seven from Liga
1 and two from Liga 2. The matches are
The Conjuring is a supernatural horror film
directed by James Wan, starring Patrick Wilson
and Vera Farmiga.
n Save
the dead on Thrill
HONG KONG – This month, Thrill is bring-
ing the dead back to life with a line-up of
horror movies, including The Conjuring and
Cold Creek Manor.
Directed by James Wan, The Conjuring
stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed
and Lorraine Warren who come to the as-
sistance of the Perron family, who are experi-
encing disturbing events in their farmhouse.
Cold Creek Manor tells the story of a fam-
ily relocated from the city to a dilapidated
house in the country that was once a grand
estate. As they begin renovations, they dis-
cover their new home habours a secret and
may not be completely free from one of its
former inhabitants.
n StarHub
makes learning
fun for kids
SINGAPORE – StarHub has lined up two
family-friendly local titles — The Good Host
and Young Travellers’ Survival Handbook —
on Hub E City and StarHub Go.
Produced by Oak3 Films, The Good Host
is an info-reality series aimed to educate
kids on being respectful towards the culture
and customs of others. Local kids are tasked
to host other children from China, Thailand,
Taiwan and South Korea, and later switch
roles to learn the ways of living in these
foreign countries.
Young Travellers’ Survival Handbook
sees host Jeremy Chan leading a team of
four kids to explore various life-threatening
scenarios. From getting lost in the jungle to
experiencing an earthquake, viewers can join
these youths to pick up essential survival skills
through fun, laughter and songs.
Join Jeremy Chan (centre) and his team in
Young Travellers’ Survival Handbook as they
pick up survival skills through fun, laughter and
songs.
broadcast live simultaneously on iflix and
tvOne.
In addition, viewers can enjoy all tvOne
pre-match and post-match programmes and
highlights of the GO-JEK Traveloka Liga 1 and
Liga 2 on iflix.
GO-JEK Traveloka Liga 1 and Liga 2 football
matches are now streamed live on iflix.
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