SURF`S UP - Singtel TV
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SURF`S UP - Singtel TV
MARCH 2015 SURF’S UP With 25 new channels on Singtel TV, it’s never been a better time to stay in and start surfing Interstellar, decoded P3 The hosts of Get in Beauty P2 ENTERTAINMENT Casing Kevin Spacey Before the actor makes a leading appearance as a ruthless politician in House of Cards S3, which comes to Singapore express from the U.S., we survey his other iconic roles Every Wed, 9.55pm RTL CBS Entertainment HD CH 318 Premieres Mar 4 Keyser Söze in The Usual Suspects Love it or hate it, The Usual Suspects is still known as that film that slipped the rug from under audiences. Spacey is right at the fulcrum of the story, playing the criminal Keyser Söze who, like the devil, managed to convince the world he doesn’t exist. Prot in K-PAX In K-PAX, Spacey goes from evil to extra-terrestrial. He plays Prot, an ‘alien’ who claims to have travelled 1,000 light years from his home planet to Earth. But whether he’s actually ET or a man with a bad case of amnesia is left hanging by the end of the movie. GERTY in Moon No tricks here – Spacey really plays a robot in Moon. Like HAL-9000 before it, GERTY is the super-computer on a Moon base that maintains the facilities and keeps a lone astronaut company. And fear not, robot-phobes. This one’s calm, collected and cool. Every Tue, 9pm E! Entertainment HD CH 328 Premieres Mar 17 Fun facts about Jimmy Fallon from The Tonight Show He’s a mean guitarist Every Sat, 9pm The host did a CNBC Asia CH 173 parody of ‘Born to Run’ – and he was even joined by Bruce Springsteen himself! His comedy album is star-studded Celebs like Stephen Colbert, Justin Timberlake and Paul McCartney are featured on it. He’s the American Darling When Fallon hosted the 2010 Emmy Awards, viewership rose by more than 200,000 from 2009. Express from the FOX HD U.S., Battle Creek CH 330 is a crime series that follows two cops Premieres with different approaches Mar 2 to law-keeping. Keep an eye out for Vince Gilligan from Breaking Bad and Josh Duhamel from Transformers. Kim vs Georgina Every Wed, 8.45pm StarWorld HD CH 301 The new judge on Asia’s Next Top Model S3 and the star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians S10 go head-to-head BORN IN Oct 21, 1980 Famous Married to Kanye West Too many to list Feb 12, 1986 FAMOUS FOR BEING LOVE LIFE CONTROVERSIES Kim Kardashian Every Mon, 9.50pm BUDDY COP A VJ on Channel [V] Premieres Mar 25 Has always been the dumpee A leaked photo of her kissing her cousin Georgina Wilson MOVIES To infinity and beyond! You might wanna read this cheatsheet before Interstellar turns your brain inside out with science-y jargon The museum has closed Video On Demand (Latest) Premieres Mar 31 What is… a wormhole? Imagine a sheet of paper with a hole in it. Now imagine the paper to be 3D instead of 2D. That hole – now a sphere – is analogous to a wormhole. Although nothing has proven how wormholes allow objects to travel through space, that hasn’t stopped sci-fi writers from using the conceit. What is… time dilation? If a clock travels around the world at the speed of light and then brought back to Earth, it would read an earlier time than a clock that had remained on the planet – that’s time dilation. Crazy, huh? What is… a tesseract? That strange dimension that Matthew McConaughey travels to is called a tesseract. It’s essentially a cube on steroids. If a square is 2D and a cube 3D, a tesseract is – you guessed it – 4D. Two more sci-fi / fantasy flicks Mar 21, 9pm FOX Movies Premium HD CH 414 Maleficent Starring a creepy-as-hell Angelina Jolie, this fantasy film is a retelling of Disney’s classic animation, Sleeping Beauty. Jolie plays the eponymous character, a fairy queen who cursed Princess Aurora (a charming Elle Fanning) with eternal sleep. Cue vengeful kings and lots of magic. Divergent A great war has befallen the planet, splintering survivors into six factions. Our heroine, the 16-year-old Tris Prior, undergoes an aptitude test – as all 16-yearolds do – and finds out she’s a Divergent: someone whose fierce independence is considered a threat. Let the games begin! Mar 14, 9pm FOX Movies Premium HD CH 414 Premieres Mar 25 Video On Demand (Latest) Before Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb hits your screens, we take a look at what’s in store in the final instalment of the trilogy You’ll visit the UK To preserve the magic of the Tablet of Ahkmenrah – an artefact that allows museum exhibits to spring to life – Larry Daley treks to London to visit the British Museum. The past collides with the present colliding with the past One of the bigger characters to appear in this film is Sir Lancelot, who mistakenly believes the Tablet to be the Holy Grail. You know, that cup he’s obsessed with finding. So the knight runs off with it to ‘Camelot’, which is really just the set of a present-day theatre production in New York City. Dino madness! Yes, we saw a T-Rex in the first movie, but that skeleton was essentially a playful dog. There’s a Triceratops in this sequel – and we won’t spoil it for you, but let’s just say this dinosaur’s bite is far worse than its bark. SHOWTIME 3 Making everday better with 13 new channels. News Children’s Entertainment Entertainment & Lifestyle You’ll never run out of conversation starters by staying up-to-date on the latest stories and global breaking news. Toon in to three new kids channels and liven up your home with more laughs and chuckles from your young and young-at-heart. Take your pick from more films, drama, variety and reality TV. You’ll never have a dull moment. CH 328 CH 303 CH 167 CH 226 CH 228 CH 224 CH 525/611 Better Thursdays! CH 157 CH 682 CH 261 CH 169 CH 420 CH 346 Find out about our Thursday giveaways at singtel.com singteltv.com.sg/moreinthefamily Terms and Conditions Free preview of CNN International (HD), Cartoon Network (HD), Boomerang (HD), HLN, Oh!K (Malay) (HD), Oh!K (Mandarin) (HD), Turner Classic Movies, truTV (HD), E! Entertainment HD, Diva HD, Toonami (HD), NHK World TV (HD), NHK World Premium and Hello! Japan is available for all subscribers with a Singtel TV set-top box from now to 5 March 2015. The free preview channels are not part of any existing Singtel TV content packs. Copyright © 2015 Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (CRN: 19920 1624D). All rights reserved. 4 SHOWTIME KOREAN K-Mania hits town A fang-tastic med drama Two new Korean dramas and variety shows for your weeknight entertainment 2015 Idol Star Athletics Championship The annual Idol Star Athletics Championships returns this year with 230 of the who’s who in the K-Pop world. Watch hallyu idols and celebrities such as EXO, BEAST, SHINee and INFINITE go head to head in sports from futsal to basketball. Premieres Mar 17 Every Tue & Wed, 11.05pm Oh!K CH 525 & CH 611 Get it Beauty S5 Returning for its fifth season, Get it Beauty offers expert tips on all things beauty, fashion, food, health and fitness by multi-hyphenate Honey Lee, a Miss Korea winner; Soyu of the all-girls K-Pop band Sistar; and Get It Beauty veteran Kim Jung Min. Premieres Mar 19 All programmes are available in Korean audio. Selected shows are available in Mandarin or Malay audio with English, Chinese or Malay subtitles. Press the ‘OPTIONS’ button on your remote to select. l l Every Thu, 11pm channel M HD CH 518 Three reasons to watch Heard It as a Rumor This drama about the prestigious Han clan begins with as dysfunctional a problem as ever: an unplanned teen pregnancy Premieres Mar 23 Every Mon & Tue, 8.55pm ONE HD CH 513 & CH 604 It’s not just about the couple Most chaebol dramas hone in on the struggles of the young star-crossed couple. This one goes beyond that. It looks into the lives of an influential patriarch and his socialite wife. It looks at taboo topics in Korean culture As you might expect, teenage pregnancies are taboo in conservative Korea. The show touches on shame and family honour through the lens of the rich Han family and the working class daughter-in-law. Seo Bom doesn’t need saving Go Ah Sung’s Seo Bom is no damsel in distress. She’s the steadfast one who acts as the pillar of support to Lee Joon’s well-meaning but timid character, In Sang, whenever he gets flustered by his parents. Every Mon & Tue, 9pm KBS World Premieres (HD) Mar 2 CH 523 & CH 606 Blood, a vampire-cummedical (seriously) drama, stars these three South Korean A-listers Ahn JaeHyeon as Park Jisang The swoon-worthy Ahn JaeHyeon takes on his first lead role here as Jisang, our vampire hero with a ’tude. In what is possibly the most ill-fated day job for a vampire, he’s a genius surgeon who has to learn to keep his instinctive blood lust in check while rescuing patients. Ji Jin-hee as Lee Jae-wook With his chiselled good looks and brooding demeanour, Ji Jin-hee’s character is the villain, albeit a dashing one. Jae-wook might have the charisma, but beneath it lies his vicious ambition. He controls other vampires, killed Jisang’s parents and is hell-bent on hunting down our protagonist for his rare and pure vampiric blood. Ku HyeSun as Yoo Ri-Ta A star physician in her own right, Ri-Ta entered medical school at the tender age of 17 – in fact, she’s niece to the hospital’s chairman. But her sunny, if a little snobbish, disposition managed to win over a rather truculent Jisang. SHOWTIME 5 ASIAN / CHINESE Coffee and Cupid Read all about it! The low-down on the stars of Taiwanese romantic comedy Café Waiting Love (等一个人咖啡) Mar 21, 9pm STAR Chinese Movies HD CH 571 As The Menu (导火新闻线) follows a trio of journalists, here are three other real-life news scoops Every Mon-Fri, 10pm cHK (HD) CH 510 Premieres Mar 10 Si-ying, played by Song Yun Hua A college freshman, Si-ying met her senior A-Tuo through her part-time gig at the eponymous Café Waiting Love. While working there, she saw A-Tuo’s buddies mercilessly ribbing him for losing his ex-girlfriend to a lesbian. She stood up for him, and they’ve been firm friends since. A-Tuo, played by Bruce Although notorious for repeatedly failing his classes, A-Tuo is far from lazy. He’s been working multiple jobs to save up for his dream of travelling the world. And he starts to develop romantic feelings for Si-ying, despite knowing that she’s got a crush on Zeyu, one of the popular kids. Abusi, played by Megan Lai The resident java whiz at Café Waiting Love, Abusi has the reputation of being able to create any coffee, no matter how bizarre the request. That also explains why the menu features names such as ‘Courage for Confessions’ and ‘Manly Coffee’. Abusi is also the lesbian to whom A-Tuo lost his ex-girlfriend. If you’re Hokkien and you know it Here are three things to get excited about in Are You Hokkien? 2 (你是福建人吗?2) Every Sun, 8pm Jia Le Channel (HD) CH 502 Practise your Hokkien The show is broadcasted in its original dialect, so here’s the perfect chance for you to brush up on your Hokkien. 6 SHOWTIME Travel from the comfort of your couch Learn about the cultural and culinary differences among the Hokkien diaspora in Taiwan, China and Malaysia. Celeb hosts and guests Marcus Chin and Huang Jing Lun reprise their roles as hosts, and they’re joined by Taiwanese artistes. Edward Snowden and secrecy This American computer expert hit the news in 2013 for leaking classified information from the National Security Agency to media houses including The Guardian, Der Spiegel and The Washington Post. Brian Williams and war The former anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams was respected for his coverage of the invasion of Iraq – until soldiers questioned its veracity. Lance Armstrong and drugs The cyclist’s career was rocked by allegations of using performance enhancement drugs. In a 2013 interview, he finally came clean and admitted to doping. Essential traits for reality TV Before you think of joining the hit singing competition Sing My Song S2 (中国好歌曲), read on 1. Learn to be thickskinned, ignore the commentary on social media and focus on giving your A game. 2. Practise your voice and your showmanship. It’s hard to impress the judges and audience if your mannerisms and expressions are icy and aloof – no matter how well you sing. 3. Stay cool. We know you’ve spent all your teenage years idolising Emil Chau, Tanya Chua and Yu Quan, but don’t freak out and forget your lines. Every Sat, 8.05pm Premieres Entertainment Mar 28 Channel CH 531 MALAY Lights, camera, action! From horror to light-hearted romcoms, catch these fuyoh shows in March Every Sun, 2pm Astro Prima CH 602 Every Mon, 10pm Astro Ria CH 608 Premieres Mar 8 Premieres Mar 16 PRIMADONA S4 What From beauty secrets to tips on ‘mumpreneurship’, this programme is a guide to how to work it as a modern lady. And here’s something else: Singtel TV airs simulcast episodes with Astro Malaysia, so rest assured you’ll be up to date. ISTERI SEPARUH MASA What Despite always being at loggerheads, Nazrin Shah and Medina Izwani are match-made by his grandmother. To appease Nazrin’s family, Medina agrees to get hitched – but on the condition that she only be a ‘part-time wife’. Who The hottest Malaysian celebs helm Primadona: Erra Fazira, Raja Azura and Rozita Che Wan. Who Aiman Hakim Ridza and Emma Maembong, both relative newcomers, star in the leading roles. DID YOU KNOW? Erra was once engaged to Awie, the Malaysian frontman of rock band Wings. Video On Demand (Cine-Ekspres) TRIVIA Emma is the ninth daughter of 11 siblings. And, yes, she is of mixed descent – her mum’s Scottish. Mar 21, 6.50pm Bioskop Indonesia CH 615 GUDANG KUBUR What All’s well and good when husband-and-wife duo Anwar and Zarra buy a warehouse to start a new business together. Until supernatural incidents start creeping them out. Find out why in this horror flick. PELUKIS CINTA What Fira is a tomboy who loves getting up to no good. So when her mum match-makes her to quell her fiery personality, what does she do? Up and run away, of course. Who Nora Danish stars as the Zarra in her second horror film. Her first, Pengantin Malam, was about a group of single mums and a rather nasty poltergeist. Who If you love watching pretty young actresses dress down, 26-year-old Gita Sinaga gets her manshirts and frown game on as the tempestuous Fira. FUN FACT With 1.7 million followers on Instagram, Nora is one of Malaysia’s most social media-savvy celebs. TRIVIA Fajar Gomez, who stars as Fira’s love interest, counts inline skating and playing in a band as his hobbies. Singtel TV’s Macam-Macam Ada Fiesta takes over Fort Canning Park on April 11 from 2pm to 10pm in celebration of Singtel TV’s new channels. There’ll be fun, food and entertainment for the whole family! The event is open to all, with limited passes exclusively for Singtel TV subscribers available through various platforms from March 14. Passholders can enjoy great perks during the carnival. Check www.singteltv.com.sg/fiesta2015 for more details. SHOWTIME 7 INDIAN Laugh out loud Two comedies – Darling and The Great Indian Family Drama – promise to light up your evenings this month Video On Demand (Kollywood) TRIVIA GV Prakash Kumar, who stars as Kathir, also penned the score for Darling. The Great Indian Family Drama Nawaab is one of the laziest people you’ll meet. He’s got no job, no ambition and nothing to look forward to. This is a story about how he survives living with his long-suffering wife and a cheeky domestic helper who loves playing pranks on the family. Expect slapstick jokes, wacky situations and lovable misunderstandings. Every Sat & Sun, 9.30pm SAB TV CH 648 FUN FACT ‘Nawaab’ is an honorific title bestowed upon aristocrats of several South Asian states. Hey, Sakshi lady! Three things you didn’t know about Sakshi Tanwar, the host of reality show Code Red Every Mon to Sat, 10.30pm COLORS CH 652 Darling The 2015 Tamil horrorcomedy flick follows Kathir, Kumaran and Nisha, three close friends who make a pact to commit suicide together. Sounds morbid, but fear not. In anticipation of their impending doom, they use their final day to do all the things they’ve always wanted to – like steal a car, slap someone hard in the face and other farcical pursuits. 1. Her dad, Rajendra Singh Tanwar, used to work for the Central Bureau of Investigation, which is essentially India’s answer to the FBI. 2. Acting wasn’t her first choice. She had initially wanted to be a software engineer, but after failing her university entrance examination, she changed her mind. 3. After India’s ghastly gangrape cases made headlines, she admitted to feeling ‘unsafe’ in her home country. 8 SHOWTIME Love’s labour’s (memory) loss Video On Demand (Bollywood) Here are the stars of Tum Ho Yaara, a Hindi thriller about Shiva, a man whose short-term memory loss addles his love for his paramour, Meera Ganesh Venkatraman as Shiva A Tamil film actor and model, he rose to fame after clinching the title of Mr India in a 2003 pageant. His film career began with The Angrez, a comedy, but it really only took off when he successfully auditioned for a supporting role in Abhiyum Naanum. Shobana as Meera Besides appearing in more than 200 films – even English ones – Shobana is a vaunted dancer of the Bharata Natyam style, a classical Indian dance. In fact, she has travelled the world over to perform, and she even opened her own dance academy in Chennai! Kalpana Pandit as Maya The third point of this love triangle, Maya is played by Kalpana Pandit. She’s an actress, model and, believe it or not, a doctor. Yep, she earned her MBBS and MD from the US, specialising in internal medicine, and she worked for several years as an emergency physician. SPORTS March BPL Highlights As the Barclays Premier League enters the home stretch, Chelsea lead with some title-winning form. It’s far from over, however, and there’s still a lot left for teams to fight over. Tune in to catch all the action All matches LIVE on mio Stadium MAR 7 11pm – Queens Park Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspurs (CH 102) MAR 14 8.45pm – Crystal Palace vs Queens Park Rangers (CH 102) 11pm – Arsenal vs West Ham United (CH 102) 11pm – Leicester City vs Hull City (CH 103) 11pm – Sunderland vs Aston Villa (CH 104) 11pm – West Bromwich Albion vs Stoke City (CH 105) MAR 15 1.30am – Burnley vs Manchester City (CH 102) 9.30pm – Chelsea vs Southampton (CH 102) MAR 16 Midnight – Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur (CH 102) Midnight – Everton vs Newcastle United (CH 103) MAR 17 4am – Swansea City vs Liverpool (CH 102) MAR 21 8.45pm – Manchester City vs West Bromwich Albion (CH 102) 11pm – Aston Villa vs Swansea City (CH 105) 11pm – Newcastle United vs Arsenal (CH 102) 11pm – Southampton vs Burnley (CH 103) 11pm – Stoke City vs Crystal Palace (CH 106) 11pm – Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City (CH 104) MAR 22 1.30am – West Ham United vs Sunderland (CH 102) 9.30pm – Liverpool vs Manchester United (CH 102) MAR 23 Midnight – Hull City vs Chelsea (CH 102) Midnight – Queens Park Rangers vs Everton (CH 103) *Timings are subject to changes. Please check singteltv.com.sg for more info. SHOWTIME 9 SPORTS Rev your engine The Formula One season is back! We introduce four circuits in which the action will take place MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit (Mar 15) Length: 5.3km Turns: 16 The 2015 season kicks off Down Under on this circuit that hugs the rim of Albert Park Lake in south Melbourne. DID YOU KNOW? Michael Schumacher holds the lap record on this circuit with a time of 1:24.125. SHANGHAI, CHINA FOX Sports CH 114 & 116 Shanghai International Circuit (Apr 12) Length: 5.5km Turns: 16 There were rumours of the Chinese Grand Prix being cut, but organisers have signed a contract to keep the race until 2017. FUN FACT The shape of the circuit was inspired by the Chinese character for ‘shang’ (上). Top cup matches Mar 19, 3.45am mio Sports CH 111 Barcelona vs Manchester City The second leg of this UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie sees the Citizens take on Barça at Camp Nou. With the first leg ending 2-1 to the Spanish team, City will need to rally if they are to advance to the quarter-finals. 10 SHOWTIME Napoli vs Inter Inter Milan duke it out against Napoli in this Italian Serie A match. Both teams have suffered losses in the past week, so the players will quite literally need to put their best foot forward in order to stand a chance of making it to the top. SINGAPORE Marina Bay Street Circuit (Sep 20) Length: 5.1km Turns: 21 This challenging circuit has been criticised by drivers for the state of the tarmac and the difficulty in negotating turns. FUN FACT The Singapore Grand Prix was the first-ever night race in Formula One history. ABU DHABI, UAE Yas Marina Circuit (Nov 29) Length: 5.5km Turns: 21 Home to the last race of the season, this circuit is unique in that a hotel straddles part of the track, and the pit exit dips beneath a tunnel. DID YOU KNOW? As the race begins at dusk, the circuit is lit from the start, before the sun sets. Rivalry in the British Isles Before the RBS 6 Nations tie between Ireland and Wales, we ask an Irishman and a Welshman for their thoughts JAMES BARRY Mar 9, 3.45am mio Sports CH 111 Marine Engineer From Cork, Ireland ‘Ireland certainly are favourites to win the title, but anyone is beatable. Ireland proved this against France last year. With the two Kiwi coaches going head to head, I see Ireland nudging a hard-fought victory against the Welsh.’ Mar 14, 10.30pm mio Sports CH 113 HOWARD JAMES Editor From Cardiff, Wales ‘The Wales head coach claimed the Welsh team dislike the Irish team most. If you look at the history between the two sides, Wales have won 65 and Ireland 49. I think Wales will win this, but Ireland will win the 6 Nations.’ KIDS The toons are coming! Boy, are the kids in for a treat this month. School’s out so let the fun begin with Toonfest Singapore in Partnership with Singtel TV U Mar 14 & 15, noon-8pm United Square Atrium *Terms and conditions apply New cartoons this month Every Mon-Fri, 6pm Cartoon Network (HD) CH 226 DID YOU KNOW? Each episode of this show takes a whole nine months to create. Video On Demand (Latest) Premieres Mar 11 FUN FACT This is only Malkovich’s second role in an animated film. The first was the bloodier Beowulf. Regular Show S6 What New episodes of this beautifully off-kilter cartoon come hurtling to your screen – and Season 6 is a cracker. Fans of Adventure Time and other surreal animations will love this one. Who Luke Skywalker himself voices a character! Yes, Mark Hamill lends his pipes to Skips, a jeans-wearing Yeti who also happens to tend the grounds at a park. Penguins of Madagascar What The four breakout stars of Madagascar return in this spin-off, which sees the flightless birds attempt to stop Dr Octavius Brine from murdering all the penguins in the world. Who John Malkovich voices the villain with gleeful aplomb, while on the other side, Benedict Cumberbatch flexes his pipes to voice a grey wolf the penguins befriend on their journey. nited Square Atrium transforms into a kiddie wonderland, as Boomerang (HD) (CH 228), Cartoon Network (HD) (CH 226) and Toonami (HD) (CH 224) come together to put your kids’ favourite characters on parade. The first 50 Singtel TV subscribers each day will walk away with goodies, and the first 100 sign-ups at the event each day get to bring home a Boomerang or Cartoon Network plushie, or a Toonami LED watch*. Subscribers can also rub shoulders Finn and Jake and Gumball and Darwin at daily meet-and-greet sessions. Check www.singteltv. com.sg/Toonfest2015 for details. Win Nickelodeon goodies! It’s the only award Mar 30, 11am ceremony that Nickelodeon drops green slime (HD) CH 240 on the participants, and it’s also the only one that gives kids the power to vote for their favourites – which makes the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards a must-watch. This year, Nick Jonas takes the microphone to hype up the proceedings as host. If the teeny-bopper in you is already salivating, we’ve got a contest to make you drool even more. Hit up www. singteltv.com.sg/KCA2015, follow the instructions, and you might win a pair of Kids’ Choice Awards speakers (worth US$50)!* *Terms and conditions apply SHOWTIME MARCH 2015 Your monthly TV guide © 2015 Viacom International Inc. Created by Stephen Hillenburg. TM & © Cartoon Network FUN-TASTIC It’s cartoons galore this month, with ribtickling shows from all your favourite kids’ channels! © Disney