Right,friend you are absolutely right hypocrites dont care ! We have hypocrites operating with exclusive licence and another bunch of hypocrites who are plain cowards !

I think nobody has any authority here to say to another forumer to stop subscribing to something if he is not happy with it. Typical attitude no wonder everybody gets away ! If you are not happy here in this forum you may leave nothing gives you the right to say such things.Its rude to say to another forumer to terminate and shut up ! Here everyone has the right to pour out thier greivances. We are not looking for defenders here cos whatever highlighted here was the truth and about things we felt were not right. Not happy with what we talk you may go friend !

We need lively guys like u ! Sad to note we could xpect only bones !!!!!!!!

Losing signal is included in our package ! I lose complete signal most of the time around 12.40pm to 12.55pm. then 5.45pm to 6pm Most of the time I look outside as you all know ours is also a weather detector.Unfortunately its so clear outside. I rather live like this then to call the silly CS,pls dont call it wld turn into a nightmare, try to get used to it. If only all of us watch 24hhs we may discover more blunders. The scientists wld of course say solar outrage....ass is a complicated thing!

Govt NOT losing simple politics bro !

KUALA LUMPUR: Samsung Malaysia Electronics Sdn Bhd (SME) will on Thursday, April 15, kick off the Samsung–Astro B.yond HD Promotion to bring high definition (HD) viewing experience closer to Malaysian viewers.

According to a statement on Wednesday, SME said with any purchase of Samsung LED or LCD TV (40" and above), customers will get one year of Astro B.yond HD service for free.

As part of the Astro B.yond HD service, customers will get the new B.yond box, new smart card, new outdoor unit dish, HD Multimedia Interface (HDMI) cable, new remote control and one-year of access to Astro B.yond HD channels — namely HBO HD, National Geographic HD, History HD, ESPN HD and Astro SuperSport HD, corresponding to their current Astro package subscription. The promotion starts on Thursday and ends June 31.

SME's managing director Yu Jai Sul said, "It is an exciting time for us. By being first to bring full HD 3D LED TV to Malaysian homes, we felt compelled to continue our industry leadership by being the first to work with Astro to make HD viewing pleasure a reality."

To further enhance the full HD 3D experience, Samsung Malaysia Electronics will also be giving away a 3D kit worth RM999 (comprising two sets of Samsung 3D glasses and a feature-length 3D Blu-ray version of DreamWorks Animation's 2009 release Monsters vs Aliens) and a Blu-ray disc player worth RM1,499. By topping up another RM1,000, customers may bring home a 3D Blu-ray player worth RM2,499.

.By S Navalan

PUTRAJAYA: Amidst news of takeover plan and surging share prices for Astro, a tough stand taken by the Singapore government on pay-for-view channels yesterday is hardly good news for the Malaysian pay-for-view television operator

Plenty of complaints have been made about the high prices viewers have to pay to watch special events such as cricket, wrestling and boxing events and both the Singapore and Malaysian governments last month announced that they will review certain rules and regulations on exclusive content.

But the Singapore government has taken its first step in reviewing such contracts. Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) is investigating the conduct of pay-TV operators over the issue of exclusive content here yesterday.

StarHub and SingTel are the two main pay-TV operators in Singapore.

That news may dampen some spirits in Astro as income from special events definitely helped when it announced a net profit of RM232.97 million two weeks ago for financial year ended Jan 31, 2010, after an impressive revenue of RM3.258 billion recorded in 2009.

However, despite the setback and Astro awaiting the Malaysian government's move following the Singapore’s decision, news filtered through that Astro’s majority owner, billionaire Ananda Krishnan, offered RM2.4 billion to buy out minority stakeholders and take full control.

Krishnan, Malaysia’s second-richest man, and his affiliates through a holding company collectively hold about 73 percent of the pay-TV company Astro All Asia Networks Plc.

Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd has offered to buy out the minority shareholders at RM4.62 a share, representing a 28 percent premium over Astro’s average share price over the last six months.

The news pushed Astro shares up by an impressive 18 percent this week.

Attractive offer

Astro Holdings said the takeover would accelerate the pay-TV company’s overseas expansion, especially in India and China as well as boost new initiatives in Australia, Middle East and North Africa. “Astro Holdings is offering the minority shareholders the opportunity to exit at an attractive premium while not subjecting them to the associated risks of the company’s next growth phase,” the statement said.

Maybank Investment Research said in a report that the offer price was above fair value and attractive. But it added that there may be “unhappy minority shareholders” since the offer price was only about six percent above what institutions paid in the company’s initial public offering back in 2003.

Despite its profitable Malaysian operations, Astro posted a net loss of RM529.18 million in fiscal 2009, dragged down by losses at its overseas operations in Indonesia and India.

Astro has a 20 percent stake in India’s Sun Direct TV. Its pay-TV joint venture in Indonesia ceased operations in late 2008 after a contract dispute.

Krishnan, 70, a self-made billionaire, also controls satellite operator MEASAT Global, top mobile phone company Maxis and power producer and numbers-betting operator Tanjong PLC.

In 2007, he had similarly bought out Maxis for about RM15.84 billion to accelerate its regional expansion. Maxis re-listed its domestic operations in November 2009 to raise RM11 billion in the biggest share sale ever in Southeast Asia.

However, yesterday’s news may bring some twist to the takeover deal, especially with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak hoping the business climate in Malaysia will be friendlier to the people and his team taking note of what took place in Singapore.

"MDA is concerned about reports that operators have rushed into locking up exclusive content before the effective date of the cross-carriage measure," said Singapore’s MDA's head of competition and market access, Eileen Ang, in an interview.

"Hence, MDA is investigating the matter to determine if this is indeed the case."

Ang said MDA has exercised its statutory powers to get operators to provide MDA with relevant information for its investigation.

Hefty fees

The problem has cropped up in Malaysia and Singapore where events like wrestling, cricket and world-class boxing have come under the special sports category whereby subscribers have to pay hefty fees just to watch a three-hour show.

Special cricket competitions have also come under scrutiny in Malaysia as viewers may end up paying more than RM200 just to get a chance to watch top Test matches live. There is also an extra fee for viewers to watch the 2010 World Cup in South Africa in HD.

But both Singapre's StarHub and SingTel said they would cooperate with MDA in its investigations. In Malaysia, Astro is currently the only pay-for-view channel around although that may change soon as the government is expected to end its exclusive rights in two years.

According to media reports yesterday, Singapore’s Acting Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts, Rear-Admiral Lui Tuck Yew, had revealed in Cannes that the government was investigating the last-minute flurry of exclusive deals, which were signed before the new ruling that exclusive content must be shared was announced on March 12.

Like in Malaysia, the Singapore Government had taken care to hold only “limited closed-door consultations” to try and prevent leaks ahead of the March 12 announcement, which overhauled how pay-TV content is bought, sold and distributed in Singapore. And the Malaysian government's move on this latest development was followed by Indonesia, Brunei and Thailand.





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Added on April 17, 2010, 6:02 pm.By S Navalan

PUTRAJAYA: Amidst news of takeover plan and surging share prices for Astro, a tough stand taken by the Singapore government on pay-for-view channels yesterday is hardly good news for the Malaysian pay-for-view television operator

Plenty of complaints have been made about the high prices viewers have to pay to watch special events such as cricket, wrestling and boxing events and both the Singapore and Malaysian governments last month announced that they will review certain rules and regulations on exclusive content.

But the Singapore government has taken its first step in reviewing such contracts. Singapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) is investigating the conduct of pay-TV operators over the issue of exclusive content here yesterday.

StarHub and SingTel are the two main pay-TV operators in Singapore.

That news may dampen some spirits in Astro as income from special events definitely helped when it announced a net profit of RM232.97 million two weeks ago for financial year ended Jan 31, 2010, after an impressive revenue of RM3.258 billion recorded in 2009.

However, despite the setback and Astro awaiting the Malaysian government's move following the Singapore’s decision, news filtered through that Astro’s majority owner, billionaire Ananda Krishnan, offered RM2.4 billion to buy out minority stakeholders and take full control.

Krishnan, Malaysia’s second-richest man, and his affiliates through a holding company collectively hold about 73 percent of the pay-TV company Astro All Asia Networks Plc.

Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd has offered to buy out the minority shareholders at RM4.62 a share, representing a 28 percent premium over Astro’s average share price over the last six months.

The news pushed Astro shares up by an impressive 18 percent this week.

Attractive offer

Astro Holdings said the takeover would accelerate the pay-TV company’s overseas expansion, especially in India and China as well as boost new initiatives in Australia, Middle East and North Africa. “Astro Holdings is offering the minority shareholders the opportunity to exit at an attractive premium while not subjecting them to the associated risks of the company’s next growth phase,” the statement said.

Maybank Investment Research said in a report that the offer price was above fair value and attractive. But it added that there may be “unhappy minority shareholders” since the offer price was only about six percent above what institutions paid in the company’s initial public offering back in 2003.

Despite its profitable Malaysian operations, Astro posted a net loss of RM529.18 million in fiscal 2009, dragged down by losses at its overseas operations in Indonesia and India.

Astro has a 20 percent stake in India’s Sun Direct TV. Its pay-TV joint venture in Indonesia ceased operations in late 2008 after a contract dispute.

Krishnan, 70, a self-made billionaire, also controls satellite operator MEASAT Global, top mobile phone company Maxis and power producer and numbers-betting operator Tanjong PLC.

In 2007, he had similarly bought out Maxis for about RM15.84 billion to accelerate its regional expansion. Maxis re-listed its domestic operations in November 2009 to raise RM11 billion in the biggest share sale ever in Southeast Asia.

However, yesterday’s news may bring some twist to the takeover deal, especially with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak hoping the business climate in Malaysia will be friendlier to the people and his team taking note of what took place in Singapore.

"MDA is concerned about reports that operators have rushed into locking up exclusive content before the effective date of the cross-carriage measure," said Singapore’s MDA's head of competition and market access, Eileen Ang, in an interview.

"Hence, MDA is investigating the matter to determine if this is indeed the case."

Ang said MDA has exercised its statutory powers to get operators to provide MDA with relevant information for its investigation.

Hefty fees

The problem has cropped up in Malaysia and Singapore where events like wrestling, cricket and world-class boxing have come under the special sports category whereby subscribers have to pay hefty fees just to watch a three-hour show.

Special cricket competitions have also come under scrutiny in Malaysia as viewers may end up paying more than RM200 just to get a chance to watch top Test matches live. There is also an extra fee for viewers to watch the 2010 World Cup in South Africa in HD.

But both Singapre's StarHub and SingTel said they would cooperate with MDA in its investigations. In Malaysia, Astro is currently the only pay-for-view channel around although that may change soon as the government is expected to end its exclusive rights in two years.

According to media reports yesterday, Singapore’s Acting Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts, Rear-Admiral Lui Tuck Yew, had revealed in Cannes that the government was investigating the last-minute flurry of exclusive deals, which were signed before the new ruling that exclusive content must be shared was announced on March 12.

Like in Malaysia, the Singapore Government had taken care to hold only “limited closed-door consultations” to try and prevent leaks ahead of the March 12 announcement, which overhauled how pay-TV content is bought, sold and distributed in Singapore. And the Malaysian government's move on this latest development was followed by Indonesia, Brunei and Thailand.













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This post has been edited by smileguy: Apr 17 2010, 06:02 PM

thanks buddy

Wat u hear for TV3 for example is what your AVR gave u but what u get from beyond say NGC its 5.1 for which u need a coaxial connections and beyond settings to 5.1. If u use 5.1 on Beyond settings ther wl be no sound for Hd channels on the TV once ur AVR is switched off.True 5.1 on beyond is only fron HD channels

If using HDMI use your TV remote to control your AVR .DONT use Beyond remote to control the TV its very irritating it cannot do a perfect job xcept to control the beyond box. It usually goes to TV channel one each time you turn off your TV!!! NGC is loud and give a cinematic experience cos its ORIGINAL 5.1, its always full screen not like the rest

As long as u have a dish like Asstro up there nobody cares. I have heard about this using Asstro dish with Dream... u can get some FTA channels mostly from China I think

OOOOOOOOOOOOOPs dont adjust your TV pal cos except for NGC the other HD channels do have some problem, maybe they are upscaled . I too notice the difference on History, HBO and some ESPN Sports compared to sound and picture of NGC

Thanks u said it for me !

ESPN News for what ? Talk c... all day ?

THey target sports package now cos money is there cos Sports pack with HD is almost RM100 now !

kirana was free Citra you pay !! Preview from what I know see free first and get addicted later moving to package ! Ceria is free for so long Astro dare not move it to fun package bcos nobody wld subscribe it and it wld come under attack if it went to package, Aruna is now on MIO TV, so you know the excuse was not true the bottom line $$$$$$ If what they claim is true then so many channels with poor follow up shld have been removed by now

This post has been edited by smileguy: May 1 2010, 10:37 AM

You may be right but I think now Sports takes priority they are at full swing to promote Beyond using World cup. Many wld have realised now ESPN NEWS was afterall another Euro sports news.
By the way AXN HD wld be in which pack now ? Get the money ready it may go to Variety pack so gotta add another !

This post has been edited by smileguy: May 1 2010, 05:29 PM

You must be joking ! You start at RM 38 which is only Family so where you got RM58 ? You visit their website and calculate on line that wld be easy to retreive the exact info

I dont think Singapore has Fox HD its normal Fox Sd, As far Fox HD is concerned I doubt Ass wl have it . Axn maybe but dont listen to rumours !
To get into Ass is not easy cos too many deals to be met ! We dont even have Fox News to begin with !!!!

This post has been edited by smileguy: May 24 2010, 11:37 AM

well there is no official indication about new channels coming except for WC channels to start with !

Good for all of us if it turns out to be true !

I think I dont want recording anymore, enogh of Max experience how Ass screwed our money for that . It could not perform and was faulty,quietly Ass discontinued it but RM900 gone ! Now what we need is more HD channels for RM20 , not interested in PVR cos its $$$$$$$$ thats all, nothing great to record and watch anyway,