Not only launch oredi, even Singapore, Indonesia and other countries already have. Discovery World HD is probably a specialized programming channel like Discovery Science, Discovery T&L, Discovery Turbo, etc.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 27 2010, 11:01 PM

Uh huh. Why does TM IPTV has the BBC packs then?

Like I said before, I dun mind having both and I'll even change my mind and buy a HDMI switch. Only problem is, TM is refusing to allow the package to unbundle and Klang won't get HSBB until end of year, which is just plain stupid.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 27 2010, 11:24 PM

They don't even have to launch it, signal already available in Asia, they just need to receive it and retransmit it. Problem is, they don't want to for reasons beyond our comprehension. Apparently how many hundred people beg also they're not budging (as happened with BBCE. Petition form also they try to ignore, but bring in Granada to try to pacify the viewers. Doesn't work for me, Granada dun have Red Dwarf and Weakest Link)

Someone else in the forum say it's because Astro has disagreement with BBC's terms and conditions...

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 27 2010, 11:26 PM

That's only part one of the stupidity. Part 2: The Star just reported a few days ago that Streamyx will not turun harga.

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...06&sec=business

And:

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...23&sec=business

Mr. Keras Kepala refuses to unbundle HSBB items.

Wonder why gomen not acting out. The first article would have POed the gomen oredi, since that guy is like shooting down Najib's promise.

Anyone here have Facebook and is Najib's fan and care to bring it up to his attention?

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 28 2010, 01:25 AM

The problem with MiTV, as I said before, was that they did not research the market. Iirc I asked at a roadshow when they launched and immediately noticed two flaws:
1. Limited coverage- Major towns in the West Coast only
2. Overpriced - Decoder not rented, must buy for RM500++, then must pay RM100++ monthly for the small handful of channels, iirc no package system, you need to get all channels.

At that time, Astro already giving away free decoders and dividing channels into packages, giving people an impression of lower price. Plus, Astro has full coverage.

And yes, their "exclusive rights" thing is also to blame.

Probably not the case, since BBC would be happy if more than one provider carry their channel (see HK, no less than two PayTV providers with full range of BBC channels. And in India, I recall reading that all PayTV providers carry full range BBC channels also, and they have no less than one dozen of them). I think the problem here is like you said, Astro tried to demand exclusive rights, and the BBC refused. So since BBC refused to sign Astro's MOU, things fell apart.

Astro should have just ate their words and sign up with BBC without exclusivity.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 28 2010, 10:34 AM

What about those that lived here in Malaysia and has no chance to go to the UK? Iirc the last time Red Dwarf aired here in Malaysia on Metrovision (now 8TV) over 10 years ago, they shoddily skipped episodes and did not pause the tape playback when showing ads, resulting in glaring missing scenes when the show returns from a commercial. And oh, btw, BBCE's Dr. Who is only a few months old (last time I tuned in I got the one with David Tennant, the 10th Doctor), which considering that no Malaysian TV station has ever broadcasted that excellent show (whether they did in the 80s is beyond my knowledge, I was still very young then, but I have no recollection of ever seeing that show from birth up until BBCE was brought in, only hearing about it on the Internet and in newspapers and magazines), is considered cutting edge.

As for a VPN, I tried. Doesn't really work, video was choppy and pauses too often.

Confirmed Astro error. The ad was for a new Discovery HD channel and was targeted for India.

Great. Just, great. Now there are two Discovery HD channels that we don't have, in addition to the bunch of other Nat Geo HD channels and Nat Geo specialty channels.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Mar 29 2010, 09:51 AM

Discovery HD score:

India: 2
Malaysia: 0

Uh huh. <sarcasm>Malaysia boleh</sarcasm>