Send gifts of data, music and news with Singtel Online Christmas Gifts

For the first time in Singapore, Singtel customers will be able to buy mobile services as gifts for their loved ones

Singapore, 12 December 2016 – To usher in the festive season, Singtel has launched Singtel Online Christmas Gifts (gifts.singtel.com/Christmas) - Singapore’s first online gift shop for mobile services. It allows Singtel postpaid mobile customers to go digital and easily purchase a variety of Singtel’s popular mobile services such as data, Singtel Music and Singtel Newsstand, and send them as gifts to their family and friends. Customers can purchase multiple gifts of up to S$200 and enjoy the convenience of paying through their monthly Singtel bill.

Customers will be able to enjoy exclusive festive prices when they buy any of the following gifts from now until 31 December 2016:

a three-month or six-month subscription of 1GB/month data, starting from S$23.70;

a six-month or 12-month premium Singtel Music subscription with Spotify, KKBOX,
           TIDAL or Saavn, starting from S$49.90; or

a six-month or 12-month premium Singtel Newsstand digital subscription with Fortune, 
            The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal or TIME, starting from S$44.50


“In this digital age, we know how much our mobile customers appreciate extra data, music and news on the go. With Singtel Online Christmas Gifts, they will be able to give meaningful gifts that are also practical and useful to their families and friends at affordable prices. We are pleased to be able to offer this first-of-its-kind service in Singapore as we continue to come up with innovative products and services that delight our customers,” said Ms Diana Chen, Vice President of Mobile Marketing, Consumer Singapore, Singtel.


Gifting with Singtel Online Christmas Gifts is simple. All customers need to do is log in, choose a gift, personalise a message and send it. The recipient will be notified via SMS in minutes and can redeem it anytime from now until 30 June 2017.

Spreading the Christmas cheer

To celebrate the season of giving, Singtel has a host of treats for customers.

Singtel TV

Singtel TV customers can look forward to an entertaining Christmas with selected free preview channels from 22 Dec 2016 (0500 hours) to 2 Jan 2017 (2359 hours) on Singtel TV and Singtel TV GO.

A range of exciting movies such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Trip and I am Number 4 will be available on the following free preview channels:

FOX Action Movies (CH 408)
Sundance Channel (CH 401)
FOX Family Movies (CH 406)
Thrill (CH 415)
FOX Movies Premium (CH 414)
Turner Classic Movies (CH 420)

Customers can also enjoy special Singtel TV offers such as X-Men specials on Video-on-Demand at S$1.99 each, two months’ free subscription on a 12-month Movies+ Pack1 contract and 50% off the Singtel TV GO and DVR Bundle.

Singtel Dashing Christmas

Singtel Dash customers who spend S$5 or more in one transaction at any Dash merchant or remit a minimum amount of S$350 each time will earn a chance to unwrap a special gift. 60,000 gifts are up for grabs, including Samsung Galaxy S7 4G+ mobile phones, up to S$100 Dash credits2 and 10% cashback at Dash merchants3. The promotion ends on 31 Dec 20164.

Singtel gives back

In the spirit of giving, customers can do their part for charity too. Singtel is selling Christmas Baubles, which customers can customise, at S$10 and greeting cards at S$5 each at the Singtel flagship store. All proceeds will go to the Singtel Touching Lives Fund.

Find out more about Singtel’s Christmas campaign on singtel.com/christmas.

Korean superstar Song Seung Heon to light up Singapore with exclusive meet-and-greet session for Singtel subscribers

Singapore, 2 December 2016 – Hallyu fans will have much cause for joy in the new year as Singtel brings South Korean superstar and heartthrob Song Seung Heon to Singapore on 7 January 2017. Song will be in town to promote the upcoming drama, Saimdang (师任堂), which will premiere on Turner’s Oh!K (Singtel TV Channel 525 / 611) on 25 January 2017 at 9pm.

Singtel is also giving fans and subscribers exclusive opportunities to get up close and personal with Song during his visit to Singapore. Singtel TV subscribers will get the chance to win 20 pairs of tickets to the meet-and-greet session and receive an autograph from Song. To have an opportunity to meet with the oppa of their dreams, Singtel TV subscribers simply have to answer two questions atwww.singteltv.com.sg/songseungheon. The contest starts today and will end 1 January 2017.

In addition, 15 lucky Singtel Facebook fans will win a once-in-a-lifetime photo opportunity with Song. Stay tuned to the Singtel Facebook page for more details on how to win. 

Best known for his roles in Korean dramas such as East of Eden, Autumn in My Heart and Summer Scent, Song co-stars with actress Lee Young Ae of Jewel in the Palace fame in Saimdang.

The epic K-drama depicts the life of Shin Saimdang, Korea’s most famous historical female figure known for her art, poetry and calligraphy, and her love story with Lee Gyeom, played by Song. Lee stars in dual roles as a present-day Korean art history lecturer Seo Ji Yun and as Shin Saimdang. The drama also marks Lee’s long-awaited comeback to the small screen after nearly 13 years.

Saimdang will be broadcast simultaneously with Korea, and air every Wednesday and Thursday. The drama will be dubbed in both Mandarin and Bahasa Malay.

Oh!K channel is available on Singtel TV as part of the Jingxuan and Inspirasi packs and on Singtel Cast in the Hallyu Pack. For more information on Singtel TV, visit www.singteltv.com.sg.

Media Alert: Singtel TV Solidifies “Home of Football” with Premier League Viewership

Singtel TV’s “Home of Football” gains huge momentum with football fans making mio Stadium the number 1 channel on Singtel TV during Premier League season. Since August 17 2015, Premier League matches are the top performing programs on Singtel TV with an average of 378,000 viewers tuning in. 

With the ease of viewing content anytime, anywhere, Over-The-Top (OTT) viewing has increased tremendously with 57% of live viewing traffic and almost 4 million Singtel TV GO streams viewed via personal devices.

Premier League fans watch Premier League matches around two times more than other popular channels on Singtel TV. mio Stadium total viewing share is 11.5% among Premier League subscribers.

This exciting season of Premier League concludes on 15 May 2016, 10pm on Singtel TV’s mio Stadium. Don’t miss it!

For the latest football fixtures and more information about Singtel TV’s Home of Football, visit www.singteltv.com.sg/homeoffootball.

Singtel celebrates Lunar New Year with free unlimited mobile data and Singtel TV previews

Singtel is ushering in the Year of the Monkey with a goodie bag of treats for its customers. All Singtel postpaid customers will enjoy two days of free unlimited mobile data from 12:00am on 7 February to 11:59pm on 8 February while Singtel TV customers will be treated to free previews of more than 150 channels from 12:00am on 5 February to 11:59pm on 14 February.

Mr Yuen Kuan Moon, CEO, Consumer Singapore, Singtel, said, “We are delighted to present our customers with complimentary services that they can enjoy with their family and friends over this auspicious season. The free TV viewing and mobile data will provide hours of quality family entertainment as they celebrate the festive period. We thank them for their continuous support and wish them a Happy and Prosperous Lunar New Year.”

Customers can visit singtel.com/cny for more details.

Singtel launches Netflix partnership with exclusive promotion

Singapore, 14 January 2016 – Singtel has struck an exclusive tie-up with Netflix to give customers promotional offers to access top quality TV shows and movies on the streaming service.

Singtel customers stand to get up to nine months’ worth of complimentary  Netflix subscriptions if  they re-contract or sign up for Singtel’s mobile plan and/or Fibre Entertainment Bundle+ from 22 January to 22 July 2016. The tie-up also gives customers the convenience of watching Netflix through Singtel TV set-top boxes from April. They can expect to enjoy the highest-quality viewing experience possible as Singtel can now plug into Netflix’s Open Connect programme, their global content delivery network.

Mr Yuen Kuan Moon, CEO of Consumer Singapore, Singtel, said, “We are delighted to team up with Netflix to offer their top class content on our top class network. Our customers’ entertainment consumption habits are changing. They want more freedom and flexibility in the way they consume content. This partnership with Netflix offers them just that and strengthens our content proposition by complementing our diverse suite of home entertainment offerings.”

“Our focus is to deliver quality content that our customers can access on any connected device at any time using our high-speed fixed and mobile networks. This OTT partnership with Netflix is the first of more to come and Singtel customers can expect even more interesting content in the months ahead,” he added.

Mr Bill Holmes, Netflix's global head of business development, said, “We are thrilled to partner with Singtel to deliver a seamless Netflix experience across their extensive network in Singapore. As a Netflix Open Connect partner and the exclusive promotional launch partner, Netflix and Singtel are working together to deliver our diverse library of TV shows and movies and an unparalleled streaming experience through Singtel products.”

Singtel is giving new and re-contracting customers complimentary Netflix subscriptions when they sign up from 22 January to 22 July 2016:

·       Complimentary three months’ Netflix Standard1 HD Content subscription with Mobile or Fibre Broadband plan2

·       Complimentary six months’ Netflix Standard HD Content subscription with Fibre Entertainment Bundle+2

·       Complimentary nine months’ Netflix Standard HD Content subscription with both a Mobile plan and Fibre Entertainment Bundle+3

Singtel customers can experience Netflix on mobile, tablet and computer. From April, they can also access Netflix on Singtel TV set-top boxes and customers can pay for their Netflix subscriptions directly through their Singtel billing. Netflix subscriptions offered in Singapore are priced according to Netflix’s prevailing pricing plans.

For more information, visit www.singtel.com/netflix.

1 Netflix Standard subscription offers high-definition content on two devices at the same time.

2 Applicable to eligible mobile plans, fibre broadband plans and TV packs. Visit www.singtel.com/netflix for more information.

3 Eligible for Singtel Circle benefits including Free Data Sundays.