It’s all about flying as Singapore Airlines unveils the next chapter in its travel experience aimed at offering customers greater comfort, choice and convenience across their journeys.

The flag carrier says it has invested over S$2 billion in its next generation long-haul First Class, Business Class, Premium Economy Class and Economy Class cabin products as part of the move.

The products will be rolled out progressively from the second half of 2027 on the airline’s 41 retrofitted Airbus A350-900 long haul and ultra-long-range aircraft, as well as on its new Boeing 777-9 aircraft.

In this “On the Go” Special episode of Under the Radar, finance presenter Chua Tian Tian discovers the new offerings in a media briefing held ahead of the launch at the SIA Training Centre, where she also spoke with Lee Lik Hsin, Chief Commercial Officer, Singapore Airlines.

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For Christopher Nolan, it was never enough for audiences to simply watch The Odyssey. He wanted us to experience it.

And for that, the Oscar-winning filmmaker turned to IMAX.

Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic became the first ever theatrical release shot entirely with IMAX 70mm film cameras, with IMAX developing a next generation film camera to make that happen.

The bet paid off. The Odyssey generated a record-breaking US$52 million from IMAX screens alone, with IMAX accounting for a massive 20% share of the film’s global debut.

With the traction generated from The Odyssey, IMAX Corporation recorded its highest grossing summer ever in early September, with US$728 million in worldwide receipts for the period between the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends.

That’s a whopping 73% increase from its previous record set in 2023. And comes despite the fact that there are just slightly more than 1,800 IMAX screens worldwide.

But there is more to IMAX than just projector screens. The New York Stock Exchange listed company prides itself as a global leader in entertainment technology spanning the entire ecosystem of filmmaking, from proprietary cameras to post-production technology and even projection and sound systems.

It makes money through the sale or lease of IMAX systems and by having a share of box office receipts from studios for the remastering and distribution of films across its networks.

Increasingly, the company is also positioning itself as a global distribution platform for premium entertainment through partnerships with streaming platforms like Amazon, Apple and Netflix.

But with growing appetite for the IMAX experience, how fast can the company install enough systems to meet that demand? How far can the company expand before premium becomes commonplace?

Also – can IMAX turn the blockbuster moment it received from the success of The Odyssey into something structurally bigger for the business?

On Under the Radar, finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Giovanni Dolci, Global Chief Commercial Officer at IMAX Corporation.

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This time, finance presenter Chua Tian Tian reports from Hong Kong, where Chinese e-commerce giant Taobao announced one of its most significant strategic shifts for its overseas business in recent years to focus on the quality and distinctiveness of products listed on its platforms.

To support the shift, Taobao embarked on a comprehensive upgrade to its cross border shopping experience, with expanded direct access worldwide to curated stores and products from China.

Taobao also noted that the new strategy is backed by substantial investments in the region, adding that it spent over RMB 100 million on marketing efforts alone in Singapore for this year’s single’s day campaign period.

But how exactly does the new direction prepare Taobao for its next phase of growth in both Asia Pacific and Singapore, where e-commerce competition is intensifying of late?

In this “On the Go” Special episode of Under the Radar, Tian Tian seeks to answer the question by speaking to Ye Tian, General Manager, Taobao & Tmall Overseas and Cora Cai, Country Head, Taobao Singapore.

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