Good point. I remember reading it in The Star. But now I cannot find it either.

Maybe I remember wrong thing?

Edit: Ok, turns out I was half right. After some tenuous digging, it turns out that the sos was NST, it was 1998 not 1999, and sos article has been removed. But a copy has been preserved in another thread in LYN: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/670019/all


So it's not 2025, but 2022. Still, 5 years if I didn't misunderstand the article...

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Apr 6 2012, 10:50 PM

Thanks for providing me with at least some info on this license extension matter.

I did a very thorough goggle and yahoo search using every type of possible search words such as MEASAT license, SKMM exclusive license to MEASAT, license extended to 2025 for MEASAT, and so forth. Still couldn't find the detailed info about the license extension and 2025 date. Actually I am hesitant to trouble you but when I failed to find the relevant info, I resorted to requesting your help here.

Since Astro webpage at "About Us" can report about the exclusive license till 2017, I see no reason why they did not update that page to show the extended date to 2025. As the extension was issued in 2009, I don't understand why Astro did not update the info after more than 3 years. Therefore I need to be sure before I report this elsewhere.

Please don't mis-understand me that I don't believe it. I just want to be sure when I comment or report this license extension to 2025 at other forums/facebook/twitter/etc so that I can answer when people asked me where I got my info. I never meant any sarcasm or cynicism so I apologise again if I have in any way offended you.

I will go the LYN link you provided and start digging from there.

Anyway, even if SKMM renewed or reissue new exclusive license to MEASAT until 2025... nothing is going to stop SKMM from extending the license again and again after 2025 !! I cannot be blamed for believing that this idiotic monopoly will continue forever !! It sucks !!

Sometimes I don't really blame people for going to piracy for their TV shows or movies !!

This post has been edited by jamesleetech: Apr 6 2012, 11:26 PM

Looking back at Astro first, no wonder film piracy...

Pressing "back" button brings you to previous channel. (which is fail)


Even all 3 HD channel in Sport package have this coding watermark. WTF with Assthrow? Even pressing back button won't make it dissapear.

This post has been edited by Qash-M: Apr 7 2012, 01:09 AM

Correction: it's 2008, not 1998, and 2009, not 1999. My calendar cuckoo already.

And I'm now more convinced that I may have misread the article at that time, after reading it over again, probably anger from the article saying gomen blocking Assteruk from bringing in new channel- just when all my favorite shows moving from channels Assteruk has to channels Assteruk doesn't have - caused bias and read error.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Apr 7 2012, 02:32 AM

3D match of Arsenal vs. Man City tomorrow night on ch.830.

Stupid Assthrow. Beware for those plasma tv subscribers with sport package. Permanent static watermark code will cause IR.

Blame Assthrow.

i tot im the only one having this issues huhuhu

Update: ALL channel in sport package and ch.818 is affected by the 6code watermark. Seriously, if Assthrow didn't solve this within 24 hours, i WILL terminate the sport package. Other people can join me too.

This post has been edited by Qash-M: Apr 8 2012, 12:56 AM

Lol.. that watermark was only for Astro First... now its also in sports package... they are gearing up for euro 2012 i suppose.

Btw, that watermark is related to ure smartcard, diff smart card will display diff code. It will be able to identify who's decoder it is recording from...

But i noticed when i press info or ok button, that watermark will disappear... so annoying having it there while watching the field...

can i ask what does the network port do on the pvr?

Hm if not mistaken, there's a new Astro HD channel, called BeTV, is it?
What's the channel number, and is it a new channel, or is it a replacement of another channel?

its a replacement for axn beyond hd, ch 720

Darn it, so now there's no HD version for AXN ? Crap man, as I prefer watching AXN in HD, especially Amazing Race..

normal axn hd still stay the same ch 721..just axn beyond hd change the name, content still the same i think

OIC, lol funny thing is that, I have Astro Byond, but can't remember the channels, especially since Astro decides to add/change channels without notice, LOL.

haha slowly u will remember them haha, hard for me at first too

maybe faster remember..repeat and repeat..easy to remember

nanban on astro first similar with 3 idiots movie...

Any idea can remove the 6code ??