MEASAT-2 Now Operational at 148°E
15 September 2011

MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. ("MEASAT") announced today that MEASAT-2 had been successfully brought back into operational service at 148°E.

"We are delighted to announce that MEASAT-2 is now available to provide inclined capacity across the South East Asia and Oceanic regions," said Yau Chyong Lim, Senior Director, Sales and Marketing, MEASAT.

MEASAT-2 was launched in 1996. The spacecraft, manufactured by Boeing Satellite Systems, is designed to provide up to six (6) C-band and six (6) Ku-band transponders.



"The 148°E orbital slot is a key location with excellent coverage over the East Asia and Oceania regions," continued Yau. "We are currently finalising the design of the MEASAT-2 replacement spacecraft – to be named MEASAT-2a satellite – to support growing transponder demand for telecommunications and broadcasting services in the regions, and expect announcements on this program shortly."

astro is using cheap double-shielded RG-6 coaxial cable, if you can get triple or quad shield cable is even better

Just heard from Awani 7:45 regarding B.yond HD. We will get 5 more HD channels by the end of this year.. Wondering what the new hd channels will be?

wow this thread is getting sooooooooooo sleeepppppyyyy..
need some new controversy by Astro to make it alive again..
even news of 5 new HD channels isnt making people talk..coz its still a long way away and we're not even sure whats the channels or even if its true..

wake me up when its kicking off again

Astro Beyond have 3D channel?what are the channel guys..?

Oh,okay thanks a lot..btw what you mean by BPL ?sorry new to astro beyond

A sun outage, sun transit or sun fade is an interruption in or distortion of geostationary satellite signals caused by interference from solar radiation. The effect is due to the sun's radiation overwhelming the satellite signal. Generally, sun outages occur in February, March, September and October, that is, around the time of the equinoxes. At these times, the apparent path of the sun across the sky takes it directly behind the line of sight between an earth station and a satellite. As the sun radiates strongly at the microwave frequencies used to communicate with satellites (C-band, Ka band and Ku band) the sun swamps the signal from the satellite. The effects of a sun outage can include partial degradation, that is, an increase in the error rate, or total

Malaysia’s (Media) Prima Installs EditShare for HD

EditShare, the technology leader in cross-platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, has announced that Media Prima Berhad (Media Prima) has installed over 200 Terabytes of EditShare storage products at its location in Malaysia to support its move to HD production and delivery. Media Prima is recognised as Malaysia’s leading integrated media investment group. The storage systems will enable better collaboration between a large group of video editors, artists, producers and audio engineers. All ingested video and audio content can be accessed directly, and video can be played and edited in real-time by all creative departments without the need to copy or move media. “We are thrilled that Media Prima has once again turned to EditShare to expand its file-based workflows,” says Paul Hayes, VP Sales and Marketing, EditShare Asia Pacific. “EditShare’s shared storage solutions include a sophisticated software toolset developed especially for managing large amounts of storage and users, and is particularly suited to all Media Prima’s production genres, including News, Sports, Current Affairs, Entertainment, Internet Video and Reality TV.”
Media Prima installed two EditShare systems four years ago in its web/online department, Alt Media. Two years later, TV3 added more EditShare collaborative storage to service over 20 Final Cut Pro editing suites. The need to produce more content in HD has resulted in the recent acquisition by Media Prima of additional EditShare storage, proof of the advantages offered with file-based workflows and collaborative storage.
The newly added systems are servicing Media Prima’s content creation for TV3, 8TV, ntv7, and TV9. Media Prima has over 80 broadcast video editing suites, including Avid Media Composer and Final Cut Pro HD. Producers can also view low-resolution “proxy” video versions of HD content at their own desks using EditShare’s Flow Browse, allowing them to efficiently log ingested material, as well as offering them pre-editing capabilities using only a desktop or notebook computer.

China, India Hampered by Poor Pay-TV Regulatory Systems

HONG KONG: CASBAA's new Regulating for Growth survey has ranked China and India as the least favorable regulatory environments in the Asia Pacific for pay-TV players, while New Zealand and Hong Kong are seen as the best-regulated markets.

The objective of the study is to highlight the fact that effective regulation results in stronger market growth and the direction in which governments must move in order to tap that economic potential,” said Marcel Fenez, the chairman of CASBAA. “When governments respond to advances in technology by tightening bureaucratic controls, they threaten growth of all kinds. Asia now has clear examples of market distortions and regulatory failure and there is increasing risk that the industry will experience more pressure as the sector grows and becomes higher profile.”

Fenez continued, “CASBAA’s goal is to support an industry that shapes its own competitive business model without undue government intrusion, such as wholesale and consumer rate regulation and constraints on the development of compelling programming, the greatest strength of pay-TV.  The Asian regulatory environment needs to be open—open to the flow of ideas, open to the development of great programming and open to investment from within the region and the rest of the world.”

The study analyzed 15 markets in the Asia Pacific, plus two international benchmarks, the U.S. and U.K. New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and Malaysia are the top five Asia-Pac markets in terms of their regulatory environments. "The best-regulated markets use a “light touch,” creating an open environment that fosters active competition," the report contends. "They, leave decisions to market players on program distribution, content choice, packaging, retail and wholesale rates, and reliance on advertising. The best regulators recognize that pay-TV distribution is an international industry, and calibrate policy choices with that in mind, avoiding single-market rules (e.g. across-the-board content labeling regulations) that make efficient international operation impossible."

At the bottom of the ranking are China, which is effectively closed to international pay-TV operators, and India, which CASBAA says suffers from over-regulation. Other markets with poor regulatory environments, the survey notes, are Taiwan and Vietnam. The Philippines and Thailand suffer from weak IP-protection systems that have allowed piracy to run rampant. The mid-range markets include South Korea, which is benefiting from an easing of rate regulation in the cable sector; Singapore, rapped for its cross-carriage policy; and Indonesia.

Astro and S Media win UEFA Champions League and Europa league broadcasting rights

Malaysian pay TV operator Astro has been awarded exclusive media rights for the 2012-15 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League for Malaysia and Brunei.

Football fans in these countries will be able to see live at least six UEFA Champions League and at least four UEFA Europa League matches per match week, as well as highlights and delayed match coverage for both competitions each week. Astro will broadcast the matches on its pay TV channel Astro SuperSport.

In Myanmar, S Media has been granted all rights to the league. It will broadcast live at least six matches per match week on its pay TV channels, as well as highlights and delayed coverage of both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

All rights have been granted on a platform-neutral basis, so all broadcast partners will exploit the rights via television, internet and mobile.

UEFA said: "The media rights sales process is successfully continuing in Asia, reflecting the growing interest for UEFA's club football competitions in the region. UEFA is happy to announce these deals as they will enable football fans throughout the respective territories to enjoy increased levels of match choice and coverage of both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League."

Can beyond card read on normal decoder?
Can normal card read on beyond decoder?

can record using video capture card or realtek 1283 based media player but in SD quality only

for HD quality recording need component video capture card + HDfury

my byond decoder (non pvr) got struck by lightning, and now the hdmi port is fried. can only use thru  AV cables. will astro replace the decoder for me if the cuase is lightning? astro byond provides lifetime warranty rite?

so just call them and say my hdmi port is faulty?

Official news from TM :

Please be informed that both SyFY Universal and Universal Channel SD will be removed completely from our HyppTV platform with effective on 28/10/2011.

FYI, all existing customers of the channels will receive a letter to notify them all about this removal/ replacement to HD channels. We will start sending out the letter beginning today, 10/10/2011.

Discovery Channel Gets New Look in Asia Pacific

SINGAPORE: Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP) is launching a new on-air look across 34 countries in the region beginning October 17.

Discovery Channel’s new look will premiere in India on October 17, followed by the rest of the region on October 30. The channel’s signature globe icon is now merged with the “D” in Discovery. There will be brand new spots featuring Bear Grylls, Mike Rowe, the Mythbusters and Jeremy Wade. Along with the new look, the channel’s lineup will include new shows including Curiosity, a series that dives into questions posed by well-known personalities like Morgan Freeman, Samuel L. Jackson and Eli Roth.

Tom Keaveny, the president and managing director of Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, said, “Discovery Channel has brought the wonders of our world to viewers in Asia Pacific for nearly two decades. The new look reflects a clean, contemporary feel and the evolution of the brand aligns with our strategy of constantly evolving to remain relevant and exciting to our audience through our programming."