Unifi TV
FormerlyHyppTV
TypeIPTV and OTT platform
IndustryPay TV
Founded24 March 2010 (2010-03-24)
HeadquartersMenara Telekom, ,
Area served
Malaysia
ProductsIPTV

OTT

Mobile TV
OwnerTelekom Malaysia
Websiteunifi.com.my/tv

Unifi TV (stylized as unifi TV, formerly known as HyppTV prior to January 2018)[1] is an IPTV service operated by Telekom Malaysia (TM). It was launched in 2010 as part of TM's bundled Triple-play service offering of VoIP Telephone, Internet and IPTV called Unifi.

History

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

On 12 January 2018, as part of a true convergence initiative by TM, HyppTV and HyppTV Everywhere was rebranded to unifi TV and unifi playTV respectively.[2]

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.[3] 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. 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.[4]

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.[5]

Services

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.[6]

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

LCNNameUHDHDTVFreeUltimateAneka+Ruby+Varnam+playTV@unifiOn Demand Catch-up
101TV1NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
102TV2NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
103TV3NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
107NTV7NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
1088TVNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
109TV9NoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
113Salam HDNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
114TV AlHijrahNoYesαYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
116SensasiNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
118InspirasiNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
120DEGUPNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
121SIARNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
122TVSNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
128Dunia SinemaNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
141PesonaNoYesNoYesYesNoNoYesYes
201tvN MoviesNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
211tvN AsiaNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
233now JelliNoYesαNoYesNoYesNoYesYes
235CCTV-4NoYesαYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
239SETINoNoNoYesNoYesNoYesYes
288Celestial MoviesNoYesNoYesNoYesNoYesYes
289CCMNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
302Zee ThiraiNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
303Sony YAY!NoNoNoYesNoNoYesYesYes
311Colors TamilNoYesαYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
333Colors CineplexNoYesαNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
401HBONoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
402HBO HitsNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
403HBO FamilyNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
405CinemaxNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
407HITS MoviesNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
408Paramount NetworkNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
451Warner TVNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
452HITS NowNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
453AXNNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesβYes
454HITSNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesβYes
461ONENoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesβYes
462K-PlusNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesβYes
471GEMNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesβYes
472AnimaxNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesβYes
473ROCK EntertainmentNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
474ROCK ActionNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
501BBC EarthNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
502Love NatureNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
511HGTVNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
512BBC LifestyleNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
521Travel ChannelNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesβYes
529Luxe.TVNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
531MTV LiveNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
550DreamWorks ChannelNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
551MoonbugNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
552Nick Jr.NoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
553CBeebiesNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
554NickelodeonNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
555CartoonitoNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
556Cartoon NetworkNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
601BBC NewsNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
602Al Jazeera EnglishNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesβNo
610CGTNNoYesαYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
611CNANoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
612EuronewsNoNoYesγYesYesYesYesYesYes
613WIONNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesNo
631BERNAMA TVNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
633RTM ParlimenNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
641ABC AustraliaNoYesαYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
642DW EnglishNoYesYesγYesYesYesYesYesYes
643NHK World JapanNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
652France 24 EnglishNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesNo
701unifi SportsNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
706SPOTVNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
707SPOTV2NoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
708beIN SportsNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
709beIN Sports 2NoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
710beIN Sports 3NoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
711beIN Sports 4NoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes


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)

NamePackagePrice per month
988Free-to-airFree
SuriaFree-to-airFree

Video-on-demand (VOD)

NamePackageFreeHDplayTV@unifi
AniplusAll unifi TV PackNoYesYes
BBC FirstAll unifi TV PackNoYesYes
Miao MiRuby Plus Pack & Ultimate PackNoYesYes
Smithsonian ChannelAll unifi TV PackNoYesYes
U PICKPay-per-viewNoYesYes
Catch-UpÀ la carte channels / All unifi TV PackNoYesYes
SnekFreeYesYesYes

See also

References

  1. Qishin Tariq (15 January 2018). "HyppTV rebrands as unifi TV". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. "TM HyppTV is no more". Soya Cincau. 9 January 2018.
  3. "TM no longer offers IPTV Set-Top-Box for Unifi TV". Soya Cincau. 17 January 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. "unifi TV App Now Works On Other Android TV Devices". Lowyat.NET. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. HYPPTV Support
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