May be because of the compact design.

Terms and Conditions of the Astro B.yond Campaign

13. This Campaign is valid for residential subscription and installation of the Astro B.yond Box at the registered residential address stated in the subscription agreement signed by you. Any existing DMT which has been registered under a residential account but has been installed at a commercial establishment (e.g. restaurant, coffee shop or pub) shall not qualify for this Campaign.

According to Astro T&C, you must subscribe to HD service at RM20 per month for 12 months. Or you will be liable to penalty of RM 240 and your Byond box and its accessories will be collected by Astro. You will not having any decoder by then.

No!

I think they should allow 3 options: Stretch, Pillar Box and Zoom instead of only Zoom and Pillar Box.

Everybody! Pls lodge your complaint here.

This is what we deserved to get.

TM Signs Agreements With 20 Content Providers For IPTV

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 (Bernama) -- Telekom Malaysia Bhd has signed agreements with 20 content partners to provide a diverse mix of programming and content for its soon-to-be launched, Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service.

TM Executive Vice-President of Consumer, Jeremy Kung said the IPTV service is part of the company's triple-play offering, that serves as a value-added service for its High Speed Broadband (HSBB) customers.

"TM's IPTV service is Internet Protocol (IP)-based, where the content is delivered digitally through a high speed internet connection," Kung told reporters after a signing agreement with the 20 content providers, here Monday.

Among them are Arkib Negara, Bernama TV, BBC Worldwide, Star TV Group, Channel News Asia, Deutsche Welle, Travel Channel International and El-Kahfi Sdn Bhd.

The service is similar to cable TV but utilises a broadband connection instead of cable, for delivery of video services.

According to Kung, TM has at present signed on with more than 30 content providers, locally and internationally.

He said local broadcast channels that can be viewed via the service are RTM 1, RTM 2,Bernama TV, TV3, NTV7, 8TV, TV9 and Hikmah, while for international, it is BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle, CBeebies, Channel News Asia, DWTV Asia +, Travel Channel International, Star Chinese Movies 2, Star Chinese Channel, Channel [V] Taiwan, Euronews, FTV HD and LUXE.TV.

TM is also partnering with Hit Entertainment and major Hollywood studios like CBS, Disney-ABC International Television and Sony Pictures Television to bring IPTV viewers, the latest movies and TV series through video-on-demand (VOD).

In addition, he said TM will introduce exclusive interactive channels like Malaysian history, Malaysian football, tourism and games.

Kung said the IPTV service is available to all its HSBB and HSBC subscribers, who get to enjoy a trial period for IPTV channels and VOD, without any additional cost till June 2010.

Initially, the IPTV service will be offered within four HSBB coverage areas, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam and Bangsar and expanded to other areas soon.

In order to enjoy the service, users require a set-top box with a HSBB connection, to experience crystal clear high-definition TV programmes and also subscribe to the VOD for movies and TV series.

-- BERNAMA