StarHub faces pay-TV price spat
Discovery cable threatens to pull out saying it has not been paid 'fair value' for its 11 English-language channels
Annabeth Leow
Singapore
AMERICAN cable content provider Discovery has threatened to pull the plug on its tie-up with StarHub, citing an "impasse" in new price talks.
The move, announced by Discovery on Wednesday, deals a fresh blow to pay-TV services - a segment already hit by migration to over-the-top subscriptions and unlicensed streaming.
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