01 Feb 2018
unifi unites Malaysians via football
Experience Liga Malaysia football moments “LIVE” across all unifi’s platforms
Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) and Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP) today officially announced its collaboration for the sponsorship of Liga Malaysia. The sponsorship will be represented by unifi, TM’s premier Convergence brand, as the title sponsor for Liga Super, Piala Malaysia and co-sponsor for Piala FA starting from this year’s season until 2025. This 8-year agreement marks TM’s continued support towards local football development and uplifting the standards of sports in the country.
With the sponsorship, the league is now known as “unifi Liga Super Malaysia” and the cup is named “unifi Piala Malaysia”.
Commenting on the partnership, Dato’ Sri Shazalli Ramly, Managing Director / Group Chief Executive Officer, TM said, “We are excited to continue our collaboration with FMLLP towards the development of local football scene and to bring more moments of the national football league, now known as “unifi Liga Super Malaysia”, to more Malaysians. Every football fan in Malaysia can now catch every match of the league and watch their favourite teams, as ALL the matches will be available LIVE on unifi TV and across all screens, accessible via unifi PlayTV app. unifi is taking the lead in enabling a converged experience to meet the digital lifestyles of our customers. With this collaboration, unifi is now the one and only to offer the best “LIVE” football moments in full HD on your TV screens at home, and everywhere on unifi PlayTV app where you can watch it on any tablet and mobile devices anytime, anywhere.”
“This is yet another first of its kind offering from unifi amongst the many firsts such as the recent first Live Interactive Game Show in Malaysia, Teka Tekan, and the first liberating mobile product, unifi mobile, which were launched recently when we unveiled our refreshed unifi look and offerings. So, look out for many more firsts coming your way soon!” he added.
With this deal, unifi will unite all Malaysians and football fans through unifi home, unifi mobile and unifi wifi, by enabling viewing of all matches on unifi TV and unifi PlayTV (available now on AppStore and PlayStore). More significantly, this means unifi is now the single largest platform for live football and all ancillary football programmes across Pay TV, Free-To-Air (FTA), Over-the-Top (OTT) and mobile, delivering a holistic convergence experience.
As the broadcast partner, unifi TV will be showcasing all FMLLP events and competitions, which include the Piala Sumbangsih, Liga Super Malaysia, Piala Malaysia, Piala FA as well as conditional broadcast benefits for the Liga Premier, Challenge Cup and all other matches organised by FMLLP.
Football Association of Malaysia President and Football Malaysia LLP Chairman, the Crown Prince of Johor, Tunku Ismail ibni Sultan Ibrahim commented, “I am very happy with this landmark partnership, which is the biggest in Malaysian sports history, is a testament to TM’s confidence that football and the Malaysian league is a key commercial and unity driver in this country.’’
Football Malaysia LLP’s Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Ramalingam commented, “TM’s long term commitment is a glowing reflection on the value of Malaysian football and its reach. They have always been a big supporter of football and Malaysian sports in general. We are pleased that unifi, the country’s household brand name will be fronting this in bringing all Malaysians together to cheer on their favourite teams.’’
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TM turns in revenue of RM5.78 billion YTD for 1H2018 amidst challenging environment
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Group Reported Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) for 1H2018 was RM1.61 billion as compared to RM1.80 billion in 1H2017 mainly due to the lower revenue. Stripping off non-operational items, such as unrealised forex loss on trade settlement, Group Normalised EBITDA was 13.9% lower, at RM1.60 billion. Group Reported Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) for 1H2018 was RM444.5 million as compared to RM560.9 million in 1H2017. Stripping off some non-operational items, in particular unrealised foreign exchange loss on international trade settlement, normalised EBIT stood at RM433.0 million. Group Reported Profit After Tax and Non-controlling Interests (PATAMI) was at RM259.1 million, whilst Group Normalised PATAMI was RM261.1 million, after setting aside non-operational items such as unrealised forex impact on borrowings and international trade settlements. Datuk Bazlan Osman, Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, TM said: "The first six months of 2018 has been very challenging for us, from rapid developments in the market to increasing regulatory pressures. Given the current landscape, these events further add challenges to our financial performance. Being cognizant of the potential impact to TM, we had revised our 2018 Headline KPIs as well as Capex guidance in early July 2018. Alongside this revision, we also launched our Performance Improvement Programme (PIP 2018) as a broad initiative to overcome the headwinds. The PIP 2018 is guided by four (4) main pillars - Revenue Uplift, Sustained Profitability, Improved Cash Flow and Increased Productivity. We expect the regulatory and sector challenges to persist in the near-to-midterm and undertaking these PIP 2018 initiatives are necessary measures to ensure the sustainability of our business for the long term." The total capital expenditure (CAPEX) for 1H2018 amounted to RM710 million or equivalent to 12.3% of revenue. Of the total capex investment, 18% was allocated for Core Network, 59% was for Access, and the balance 23% for Support Systems. “Delivering convergence and going digital remains our priority. We will continue to focus on growth, yet be more prudent in our spending and sweat our existing assets. As such, we are also revising our capex guidance for the full year to 19 – 20% of revenue.” “We currently have 2.30 million broadband customers and in terms of convergence, we saw more customers moving up the value chain with having triple-play services and above, evidenced by our convergence penetration now at 47% compared to just 37% in 2Q 2017,” he added. At the media briefing, TM also announced that its unifi Basic plan, which is a 60GB broadband-only unifi plan will now be extended to everyone beginning September 2018 (no longer exclusive for households with income of less than RM4,500 per month). “Affordability and accessibility of quality highspeed broadband services is important to TM, and we are committed to lead the charge to unlock the potential of a digitally-savvy Malaysia. As such, we are happy to announce that we are extending the unifi basic plan to all,” he concluded. Comparison: Quarter-on-Quarter (2Q2018 vs 1Q2018 Results) For the current quarter under review, Group Revenue stood at RM2.94 billion, higher by 3.1% QoQ mainly attributed to an increase in data, internet and other telecommunication related services. Group EBITDA rose 10.3% QoQ to RM845.9 million from RM766.7 million the previous quarter. Stripping off non-operational items, such as unrealised forex loss on trade settlement, Group Normalised EBITDA was 5.9% higher, at RM823.4 million. Group EBIT grew by 27.2% QoQ to RM248.9 million from RM195.6 million in 1Q2018. On a normalised basis, EBIT improved by 9.6% QoQ to RM226.4 million from RM206.6 million in 1Q2018. Group PATAMI was at RM102.0 million, lower by 35.1% QoQ from RM157.1 million in the preceding quarter, whilst Group Normalised PATAMI was RM155.8 million QoQ, higher by 48.0% QoQ, after setting aside non-operational items such as unrealised foreign exchange impact on borrowings and international trade settlements. Comparison: Year-on-Year (2Q2018 vs 2Q2017 Results) For the current quarter under review, Group Revenue stood at RM2.94 billion, lower by 1.5% YoY mainly due to voice and data services. Group EBIT stood at RM248.9 million, lower by 3.2% YoY from RM257.1 million in 2Q2017. 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unifi converts TM rewards points into charity
‘A donation drive to help the nation’ It's better to give than to receive, but wouldn't it be even better to do both? At the same time? Starting November last year, unifi through its loyalty programme - TM Rewards, ran a 'Donate Your Points' programme where unifi customers can convert their TM Rewards points into donation to their charity organisation of choice namely - United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef Malaysia), Medical Relief Society Malaysia (MERCY Malaysia) and National Cancer Council Malaysia (MAKNA). For every 100 points, customers will have the option to convert the points into RM1 which can be donated to the organisations. Within five (5) months of its implementation, TM has successfully collected a total of 16.4 million points worth RM164,000 and it is a recognition that by doing the little things, when we work together, can add up to a big change. The mock cheque of the contributions were handed over by Imri Mokhtar, Executive Vice President, unifi, TM to Richard John Beighton, Chief Private Sector Fundraising of Unicef Malaysia; Amran Mahzan, Executive Director of Mercy Malaysia; and Farahida Dato' Mohd Farid, General Manager of MAKNA in a ceremony held at TM's headquarters, Menara TM. Speaking at the ceremony, Imri said, "We would like to thank our loyal customers who have shown their support towards this noble cause and we are happy to be able to provide a platform for our customers, together with TM, to help make a difference for these much-needed groups of the community. It is a huge satisfaction to put a smile on these children, cancer patients and families who are rebuilding their lives." "We will not stop here. unifi is looking forward to collaborate with many more charity organisations and NGOs in Malaysia. With the support from our generous customers, we will continue to help to alleviate the burden endured by the needy and underprivileged." TM remains committed to our efforts in helping those in need nationwide and this initiative is part of our sustainability effort in everything we do in maintaining the Company's goals to become a responsible and sustainable organisation," he added. In 2011, TM Rewards was introduced to recognise and reward our loyal customers with great offers and privileges by rewarding them with points when bills are paid timely and for any spending on TM's products and services which can be redeemed for bill, Hyppflicks/VOD vouchers or lifestyle items. To date, TM Rewards has recorded 1.9 million registered members and a total of RM137 million worth of points since it started in 2011. For more information on TM Rewards, log on to wwww.tm.com.my/tmrewards
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