Unifi TV (formerly known as hyppTV, stylized as Unifi tv prior to January 2018)[1] is an IPTV service operated by Unifi. It was launched in 2010 as part of Unifi's bundled service offering of VoIP telephone, Internet and IPTV.

Unifi TV
FormerlyHyppTV
Company typeIPTV and OTT platform
IndustryPay TV
Founded24 March 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03-24)
HeadquartersMenara Telekom, ,
Area served
Malaysia
ProductsIPTV

OTT

Mobile TV
OwnerTelekom Malaysia
Websiteunifi.com.my/tv

History

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HyppTV logo (2010–2018)
 
unifi playTV logo (2018–2023)

An early version of Hypp TV, running through TM's Streamyx broadband service in the Klang Valley, launched in September 2004.[2]

On 12 January 2018, as part of a true convergence initiative by TM, HyppTV and HyppTV Everywhere were rebranded to unifi TV and unifi playTV respectively.[3]

In January 2019, TM temporarily stopped offering free unifi TV set-top boxes for new unifi Home and broadband customers, instead providing free access to unifi playTV, citing changing consumer behaviours of watching content on the go and the rising trend of OTT streaming.[4] 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 and 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 15 January 2020, unifi TV launched the unifi Plus Box, which ran off Android TV. The box was manufactured by Skyworth Digital.[5] It introduced new features such as the delivery of 4K content through the unifi TV app and as of 2022 comes with several pre-installed streaming apps including iflix, BBC Player, YuppTV, and Viu. Ultimate Pack subscribers have free access to Disney+ Hotstar, BBC Player, SPOTV NOW and beIN Sports Connect.[6]

On 30 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.[7]

Services

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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.[8]

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

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LCN Name UHD HDTV Free Ultimate Aneka+ Ruby+ Varnam+ playTV@unifi On Demand Catch-up
101 TV1 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
102 TV2 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
103 TV3 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
107 NTV7 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
108 8TV No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
109 TV9 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
113 Salam HD No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
114 TV AlHijrah No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
116 Sensasi No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
118 Inspirasi No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
120 DEGUP No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
121 SIAR No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
122 TVS No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
128 Dunia Sinema No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
141 Pesona No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
201 tvN Movies No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
211 tvN No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
233 Now Jelli No Yesα Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
235 CCTV-4 No Yesα Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
239 SETI No Yesα Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
288 Celestial Movies No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
289 Celestial Classic Movies No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
302 Zee Thirai No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
303 Sony YAY! No No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
311 Colors Tamil No Yesα Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
333 Colors Cineplex No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
401 HBO No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
402 HBO Hits No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
403 HBO Family No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
405 Cinemax No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
407 HITS Movies No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
451 Warner TV No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
452 HITS Now No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
453 AXN No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yesβ Yes
454 HITS No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yesβ Yes
461 ONE No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yesβ Yes
462 K-Plus No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yesβ Yes
472 Animax No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yesβ Yes
473 ROCK Entertainment No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
474 ROCK Action No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
501 BBC Earth No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
502 Love Nature Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
511 HGTV No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
512 BBC Lifestyle No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
521 Travel Channel No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yesβ Yes
529 Luxe.TV No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
531 MTV Live No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
550 DreamWorks No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
551 Moonbug No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
552 Nick Jr. No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
553 CBeebies No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
554 Nickelodeon No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
555 Cartoonito No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
556 Cartoon Network No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
601 BBC News No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
602 Al Jazeera English No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yesβ No
610 CGTN No Yesα Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
611 CNA No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
612 Euronews No No Yesγ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
613 WION No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
631 Bernama TV No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
633 RTM Parlimen No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
641 ABC Australia No Yesα Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
642 DW English No Yes Yesγ Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
643 NHK World Japan No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
652 France 24 English No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
701 Unifi Sports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
706 SPOTV No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
707 SPOTV2 No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
708 beIN Sports 1 No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
709 beIN Sports 2 No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
710 beIN Sports 3 No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
711 beIN Sports 4 No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes


Notes

  • All premium channels are also available via the à la carte option from as low as RM6/month. Terms and conditions apply.
  • Only offers a 16:9 standard definition (SD) quality for now.
  • Only playTV@unifi subscribers or set-top box users can access this channel.
  • playTV@unifi subscribers registered via mobile number can purchase this channel.

Radio channels (STB only)

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Name Package Price per month
988 Free-to-air Free
Suria Free-to-air Free

Video-on-demand (VOD)

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Name Package Free HD playTV@unifi
Aniplus All Unifi TV Pack No Yes Yes
BBC First All Unifi TV Pack No Yes Yes
Miao Mi Ruby Plus Pack & Ultimate Pack No Yes Yes
Smithsonian Channel All Unifi TV Pack No Yes Yes
U PICK Pay-Per-View No Yes Yes
Catch-Up À la carte channels / All Unifi TV Pack No Yes Yes
Snek Free Yes Yes Yes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Qishin Tariq (15 January 2018). "HyppTV rebrands as unifi TV". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Telekom Malaysia to launch broadband TV service". Business Times (Singapore). Reuters. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. ^ "TM HyppTV is no more". Soya Cincau. 9 January 2018.
  4. ^ "TM no longer offers IPTV Set-Top-Box for Unifi TV". Soya Cincau. 17 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Here Is Your First Look AT The 2nd Generation Unifi Plus Box". Lowyat.NET. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "unifi TV App Now Works On Other Android TV Devices". Lowyat.NET. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ^ HYPPTV Support
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