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dimsum is a Malaysian over-the-top (OTT) application providing Asian content. It operates as a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service via mobile application and on the web.

dimsum is founded by Star Online Sdn. Bhd., which a subsidiary of Star Media Group. As of February 2017, dimsum is accessible in Malaysia and Brunei.

The name dimsum derived from the famous Chinese cuisine dian xin 点心 and loosely translates to English as a “selection of the heart”. In Mandarin, the character dian [点] means point or click, symbolising the Play button in the logo icon. The logo has four strokes that form the word xin, or heart.

History
In February 2015, Roy Tan was appointed as the Star Media Group’s Chief Digital Officer and was part of the pioneer team in dimsum. Roy had two decades of experience in advertising and media agencies. He had previously joined Carat Malaysia where he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer.

Former Group General Manager of Media Prima Digital, Lam Swee Kim who had previously built tonton joined Star Media Group as the Chief Marketing Officer of dimsum in February 2016.

On 8 November 2016, dimsum is officially launched.

Content
The content on dimsum focuses on dramas, variety shows, movies, documentaries, kids programmes and news from content partners across Asia. Since its launch in November 2016, dimsum has announced that its library includes content from China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, with several exclusive simulcast rights.

Features
Concurrent users: Up to 5 users or devices in one account

Members can access dimsum with up to 5 users or devices simultaneously for each subscription

Visual: High definition

Download: Up to 10 videos for 14 days

Multilingual subtitles: English, Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese

Parental Control: Kids Mode available

Supported devices
Apple devices - iPhone 5 and above, iOS7 or later

Android devices - 4.3 and above

PCs: Windows 7 and 8

Mac: OSX and above

Supported browsers: Chrome 40+, Firefox 36+, Safari 7+ and IE11