Thanks pal for the info,just keep us updated

That served astro right !
astro planned to control chinese movie library in this region and AK invested quite a large sum.AK also invested in the south indian library all to control the markest and become the regions sole distributors.At least when celestial is gone we can expect more chines movie channels.

This post has been edited by smileguy: Nov 21 2011, 02:21 PM

Anyway no big deal here, cos starhub is giving the whole HBO pack FOC for 3 months!!!

Ours is CNBC Asia, I tell u it has no class at all, Jay Leno has been removed lately,astro really sucks!

sony bdv is it a player or tv,if player try direct to tv,see if its ok

I wl vomit if i see awani HD!!!!

BTW looks like Sezmi is on folks!,Today's STAR ,

YTL Sezmi

All eyes will be on YTL Communications Sdn Bhd's new IPTV offering when it launches at the end of this year, if all goes as scheduled. YTL Comms, a unit of YTL Power Bhd, inked an agreement with United States-based Sezmi Corp last year that would allow it to use the latter's technology to deploy a “hybrid” TV service in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific.

A hybrid service means it will be available on three platforms mobile, TV and computer and streamed wirelessly over Wimax networks, which complements YTL Comms' Yes 4G Internet product.

The venture, reported to involve a princely RM1bil to RM2bil investment, will see YTL Comms building a hybrid digital set top box with Sezmi that can receive digital TV broadcast and VOD feeds, making the company Malaysia's first quad-play operator.

Besides entering a crowded market dominated by few players, YTL Comms will have to fight the content differentiation battle, which market observers have cited as its major obstacle.


This post has been edited by smileguy: Nov 26 2011, 04:44 PM

With Fox Movies making its debut around here we can see the major revamp of HBO,SM and Cinemax next month,bringing some latest movies as a promotion to stay on on demand!
Based on the STAR, YTL should be coming soon, while in the pipeline is Maxis IPTV with Fetchtv and ABN........No big hopes just keeping fingers crossed on YTL and ABN ! We cannot forget Mitv which promised a relaunch!

This post has been edited by smileguy: Nov 28 2011, 06:40 PM

Whatever said astro has the worst HD offering!

Cannot stand the way they imitate,look at CNA news,its natural,its asian but this fellows.................!
Talk on FB on new surprises coming up next month,so lets all hope for the best!

This post has been edited by smileguy: Nov 29 2011, 07:57 PM

Rumours are that as far Indian and malay channels,RIA and Vellithirai may go HD!

I guess,We can expect some channels by year end cos astro has to stay in competetion before it loses out,maybe starworld hd ,jsut a guess!

Use composite cables (yellow red black) u can buy any length.......HDMI wireless if u dont mind spending above RM1000!!

This post has been edited by smileguy: Dec 4 2011, 07:18 AM

Heat over satellite dish crackdown in Sabah

Azman Habu
| December 7, 2011

Astro's monopoly and recent seizure of parabolic satellite dishes has come under attack in Sabah.

TAWAU: The seizure of 193 satellite dishes around Sabah by the Customs Department has drawn into the spotlight the federal government’s continued bias towards KL-based satellite service provider Astro and its victimizing of Sabahans.

Deputy Chief Minister Dr Yee Moh Chai as well as several senior opposition leaders, in voicing their shock, have also branded the seizures as “ridiculous”.

“After all we are subscribing to the Prime Minister’s ‘People First Performance Now’ dictum,” he said after making known his unhappiness with federal government’s continued policy of not allowing people to use parabolic satellite dishes.

The state Customs Department announced over the weekend it had launched crackdown on the use of unapproved satellite dishes last month under Customs Act 1967.

Those caught in possession are liable to a fine of not less than 10 times the value of the seized items or imprisonment of up to three years or both.

A total of 64 dishes were confiscated from residences in the districts of Beaufort, Papar, Kota Kinabalu, 76 in Keningau and Tambunan and 48 in Tawau, department deputy director Hamzah Sundang said on Saturday.

Each dish costs between RM300 to RM500 making the total seizures worth about RM200,000.

Yee, who is also Sabah Resource Development and Information Technology Minister, said it was absurd that the use of such dishes was still banned in a borderless world.

“We should accept the fact that the world is getting smaller. For a runner, for example, they cannot be asked to use only one type of shoes. We cannot allow a monopoly,” he told the reporters here..
Astro monopoly criticized
He said preventing people from using any satellite dishes apart from those supplied by Astro did not make sense and was also a monopolistic exercise condoned by the government.

Yee said that the rational for not allowing the public to use such dishes in the past was because the federal government wanted to control information.

“But now people can access information from anywhere,” he said, adding that disallowing the use of satellite dishes “is like the ostrich burying its head in the sand … it is not tenable and against the interests of the nation.”

Sabah DAP leader Jimmy Wong also slammed the seizures as an affront to freedom of information.

He said there was nothing wrong in people buying parabolic dishes as they are doing what the government wants them to tap on more information to gain more knowledge and achieve the government’s vision of becoming a fully developed nation by 2020.

“Parabolic dishes are cheap and can help people gather three to four times more information than is available. In China there are more than 100 stations.

“The government should get rid of the policy prohibiting the people from using these dishes,” he said.

He also criticized the monopoly held by Astro.

“At the moment we are only limited to Astro … there is no competition, a total monopoly.

“If the government really means the words – ‘People First’ – the government should be open to other satellite channel providers, just like the many cellular phone companies.

“In Sabah, we have used parabolic dishes for the past 20 to 30 years without problems,” he said reminding the authorities that the devices were initially allowed in areas in Sabah and Sarawak where telecommunication services are spotty at best due to the terrain.

There you are ! astro is here to rule...astro wanted control of sabah and sarawak and the attack has begun i think!

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Added on December 7, 2011, 7:48 pmAstro got one crap which wants to be CNN/BBC etc....its Awani !!!

This post has been edited by smileguy: Dec 7 2011, 07:48 PM

Yes pal, the rakyat have to wake up......things are getting out of control! Fixing a dish to get FTA channels is an offence ? WTF!The cheapest mode for the poor who cannot afford BB streaming and paid tv ,More the 50 years given the govt never changed its time we change it!

This post has been edited by smileguy: Dec 7 2011, 07:57 PM

I too dream so but the govt has to honour 15 years more granted to astro, all i hope we can hv more media players which wl cover almost all satelite channels thru BB.BB streaming seems to be the best choice here,cos they wl never agree to our own dishes.

voicing some disatisfaction about the crackdown, thats all bro!The bottom issue is still abt broadcasting monopoly here.

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Added on December 8, 2011, 9:00 amDespite those dishes there are still 2 or 3 providers providing exclusive paid tv service,so i dont see why inmalaysia we must ban the big dishes afterall its for FTA channels.

This post has been edited by smileguy: Dec 8 2011, 09:00 AM

Good move, I just signed to show my support !

I agree with u,but UNifi is just TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO slow,they shld move it and reach all homes not still crawling ! Astro wl never improve quality they are not bothered cos they hv govt backing,until today did we did not see astro react with changes !Not even adding more channels,HD quality is still bad on astro ,thats true.

I saw HD on astro iptv, unifi and astro, i feel somehow something is lacking in the form of sharpness,deep colour and overall PQ ,it could be a personal view but a few forumers here did say the same.Upscaled content and compression could have contribted to that.Above all it cld hv been a matter of taste.

Astro is the only provider to act so secretive when launching new channels even one channel,starhub launches channel after channel without fuss at all!Lets hope something before xmas but please not another Fiesta!!!