Not to mention that there are huge competition within Thai digital TV market too. Even without OTT and Internet Video, some TV Operators will still have a loss/straggle due to too much choice and competition as the overall rating remained pretty much the same/dropped.

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Jul 12 2019, 05:26 PM

That really made me confused somehow when you point up it is SD subs as I am pretty sure it is actually sent in HD since the subs is much sharper than regular SD subs.

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Jul 12 2019, 07:43 PM

Not shown on analogue programmes transmitted from Gunung Pulai transmitter. Seems like the notice is play out separately specific to Gunung Raya analogue transmitter.

Definitely as some MUXes across the country are currently allocated at 700MHz band. Some warning and advisory will be needed before retune is done (they had to publish the frequency before retune) or otherwise cause chaos to viewers like the MUX 2 activation which RTM channels went missing due to migration of multiplexes. At this point, MYTV will be better off starting additional multiplexes.

TV3 own content maybe? But these are now easily available on Tonton (YouTube)

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Jul 16 2019, 09:35 PM

Digital TV services from Batam
642MHz/Ch 42 - SCTV, Indosiar
674MHz/Ch 46 - Trans TV HD, Trans 7, CNN Indonesia
690MHz/Ch 48 - TVRI, TVRI Riau, TVRI 4, Nusantara TV

Source: https://youtu.be/_98Tz-liRMc, https://youtu.be/-eHIj7J0M0U

You can notice that in the video, the reception for analogue NTV7 and 8TV is nearly wiped out in Batam. (TV9 remains as usual due to no interference)

Will attempt to receive these channels after analogue shutdown due to interference from NTV7 (639.25MHz) and 8TV (671.25MHz) analogue from Gunung Pulai in my area, which the reception will be impossible, for now. Anyone who are interested in Johor Bahru area can try 690MHz.

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Jul 23 2019, 10:03 PM

TV1 SD and TV2 SD had been removed from MYTV MUX 1.

Also, on the Mediacorp 570MHz MUX, "okto (HD)" has been relabeled as "Test" and is showing a variant of PM5544 testcard.

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Aug 1 2019, 02:19 AM

Yup Okto was indeed swapped places with Channel U after its closure. However, Mediacorp did not remove the channel long after its closure and instead swapped with test card and relabeled it as "Test", likely for future purpose.

The test card on the "Test" channel look like this :



This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Aug 1 2019, 12:12 PM

576i 16:9 SDTV, No sound is transmitted. Probably shown 24/7 at this moment.

Restacking to be happen soon for some or all multiplexes on 22 sites. Tender notices had been released. Hope that there will be some simulcast or notification for a small period during restacking or there will be another fiasco for MYTV, like when RTM moved to other MUX.

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Aug 6 2019, 07:25 PM

Some official FB posts regarding ASO.

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Aug 10 2019, 06:45 PM

Video shrinking has been started on Analogue TV3 (511.25 MHz) on Gunung Pulai transmitter. Other channels does not currently shrink at this moment.

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Aug 14 2019, 02:50 PM

Yes, you may do so.

Did not understand the non standard practice. Maybe because TV3 is the most watched channel in the country. Interestingly, they only shrink during regular programming and not during advertising.

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Aug 14 2019, 03:08 PM

Likely as the transmission for Gunung Ulu Kali transmitter spanned over very large area including Pahang. However, the transmission from Ulu Kali is never able to cover some parts of Klang Valley well due to terrain issues and also never really mean to cover Klang Valley region. (The role for to cover the Klang Valley region is actually fulfilled by both Menara KL and Bukit Sungai Besi, but for digital additional transmitters has to be added as even these 2 isn't sufficient for Klang Valley) This is the reason why numerous commercial radio stations has poor coverage in some parts of Klang Valley despite the usage of High TX power. Regarding other transmitters in the south, I can't really know due to the ability to access only Gunung Pulai only in my area. Even Gunung Pulai itself is not that sufficient anymore to cover the City due to increasing numbers of high rise building in JB, hence the requirement for Skudai and Pelangi transmitter.

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Aug 14 2019, 10:20 PM

MYTV will never encrypt the signals over their DVB-T2 network (unless they wish to introduce pay TV, which is unlikely to happen at this moment, even in this case they cannot encrypt free channels) as the encryption makes all TV receivers and set top boxes with DVB-T2 certification by SKMM (except their own box) useless.

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Aug 15 2019, 06:03 PM

It is not just you. Many in JB area are unable to get any Malaysian DTT despite they should be well served by Malaysia DTT. The reason this happened is the signals for Malaysian DTT is very heavily interfered by Indonesian analogue TV, hence the inability/it is harder to get a signal on Malaysian DTT unless analogue SCTV and Indosiar on Batam left these frequencies or a retune exercise on MYTV.

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Aug 19 2019, 03:41 PM

However when I checked in the morning the date is still there.

For Gunung Pulai area. All analogue channels are still up and running. (The transmitter did not switch off TX signal despite after closedown.) Maybe there are technical issues on MYTV/TM/Broadcaster side that cause the removal of switch over date. Also RTM had quietly removed the notice posted on TV2 Facebook. Also do you noticed the differences of testcard transmitted from Bt Sungai Besi and Ulu Kali?

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Aug 20 2019, 12:44 AM

Colour bar. (The transmitter is up 24/7) I think it is going to postpone again.

This is quite a surprising decision considering Astro don't even like to place their TV channels outside their satellite platform in Malaysia (except that 2 years on Unifi TV). In this case, you may see CJ WOW SHOP enter Astro's platform.

This post has been edited by shaun_kok: Sep 1 2019, 08:18 AM