Celebrating in style
Asian drama fans join three-day celebration with special treats
Fans celebrate dimsum’s first anniversary by meeting their favourite stars and having fun.
PETALING JAYA: Drama fans came in droves to celebrate dimsum’s first anniversary, meeting their favourite stars and playing fun games to win mystery prizes.
The Star Media Group-owned subscription video-on-demand service marked its birthday with a three-day bash by launching its Celebrate Asia with Us event.
Singaporean stars Pierre Png, Desmond Tan and Paige Chua, the stars of the drama When Duty Calls,
which is currently available on dimsum, were on hand to spice up the festivity at the LG2 Orange Concourse in Sunway Pyramid here yesterday.
Later in the evening, the actors held a special meet-and-greet session.
Fans of Thai dramas can also look forward to meeting Esther Supreeleela (You Are My Destiny)
and “Toy” Pathompong Reonchaidee (Love Series – Aow).
The two Thai stars will meet fans at 4pm tomorrow.
During the three-day celebration, fun activities for kids and stage games such as Haunted Wire, Mystery Box, Nutty Anxiety and more await visitors.
There are thematic pavilions set up for fans to experience the best offerings from countries like South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia.
Participants who subscribe to dimsum during the event will stand a chance to win a 49in Smart TV, travel packages and exclusive merchandise through a lucky draw.
Dimsum is operated by SMG Entertainment Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Star Online Sdn Bhd, part of Star Media Group).
The homegrown service offers the latest shows from China, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, as well as the best collection of dramas from Hong Kong and South Korea.
sTo ensure uninterrupted streaming experience, dimsum has also integrated convenient payment options with major telecommunication providers in Malaysia, where subscribers can now pay via their mobile operators like Celcom, Maxis and Digi.
Dimsum streams in full HD with multi-language subtitles, and allows offline viewing and five concurrent users.
At the launch of Celebrate Asia with Us, dimsum announced the upcoming addition of four new regional content partners: Ani-One (Hong Kong), GMM Grammy (Thailand), Celestial Tiger Entertainment (Hong Kong) and Asia Travel (Taiwan) to its platform.
Dimsum chief marketing officer Lam Swee Kim said: “Our journey in the first year has been exciting; we have secured multiple partners locally and regionally. We will continue to build dimsum to be a regional brand.
“Celebrate Asia with Us is a great chance for us to showcase what dimsum has achieved so far, reward our subscribers and get everyone excited about the year ahead,” she said.
She added that dimsum is looking forward to generating original content and expanding the service to other countries.
In conjunction with its first anniversary celebration, dimsum is offering a special subscription fee of RM5 (normal price RM15) per month for new subscribers who sign up by Dec 31.
All new subscribers will enjoy a 30-day free access.
Download the dimsum app from Apple App Store or Google Play Store or stream directly from dimsum.my.
Dimsum also supports Chromecast, Apple AirPlay and Samsung Smart TV for subscribers to binge-watch on TV.