current is DVB-T......suspect DVB-T2 signals should be already in testing stage.....MDA claims the news of DVB-T2 decoders availability will be announced in Mar next year.

Oh i see. Meanwhile, we're still bidding for it...
http://www.themalaysiantimes.com.my/digita...ng-for-malaysia

Oh yes, I read.....the time table is too loog for rollout! Media prima should take the lead to at least advance to SD 16:9 broadcast. They will take a hit only when they realized they have a lot of catchin up to do. cheers!

Last week live event broadcast in 4:3 letterbox. Epic Fail indeed...

So we're not allowed to pick and choose which STB we want? Stupid, stupid, stupid! Want choice to pick and choose the decoder we want to use!


Dafuq MCMC out of their bloody mind? We have had Personal Video Recording in Analog. It's called the VCR.

Also, pay per view channels? Really out of their bloody mind. People who pick up DVB-T most likely don't want PPV (even though it backs up my theory about MP and RTM offering Emas and a handful of channels as a scrambled channel while others as FTA, and backs up my theory regarding of giving them a method of enforcing TV license again in the future).

This, along with the banning of Erykah Badu but allowing Justin Beaver, sorry, Beiber, is concrete proof that the MCMC is too dumb to live.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Nov 14 2012, 10:28 AM

Only in Bolehland...(sarcasm)

Astro will hike price again?

Astro wins rights to Barclays Premier League for 3 seasons


KUALA LUMPUR: Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd (AMH) has won the tender for broadcast rights to the Barclays Premier League (BPL) in Malaysia for three seasons starting from season 2013/14 - 2015/2016.

"As a part of this arrangement, all 380 matches of BPL will be available to be shown live on the Astro service," it said on Wednesday.

CEO Datuk Rohana Rozhan said: "We are excited to further strengthen our association with the most popular football league by bringing three more seasons of football action from the BPL."

She said said 1997, Astro has been showcasing BPL action as part of a comprehensive bouquet of football programming to the Malaysian football fans.

"Now with Astro On the Go, they can enjoy the best sporting events on their mobile devices wherever they are, as well as from the comfort of their homes," she said.

Astro share price rose three sen to RM2.67 at midday on Wednesday

Sauce

As expected of Astroll...

Itu share price lah not subscripton price.

I know-lah.

Lets Vote for change,boycott sports pack just one season..............they wl be gone!,Msians are one funny lot,they never like to stand up,they forget fast!

Also, the annoying TK0J4N-TK8J4N code on the packs really irritates me.

Can anyone confirm that most FHD movies arent broadcast in 5.1 ch?
If not, Dolby 5.1 setting + coaxial output arent fully optimised. Is it intended for future implementation?

This post has been edited by Bront Palabuto: Nov 14 2012, 06:09 PM

I can understand why the "codes" irritated you which appears at random hours, not all the time.

However, this does not irritate me that much when compared to what is actually happening to Fox Movies Premium HD for ALL movies 24 hours which started a few weeks ago !!!

Have a look at the screenshot pictures I took from FMP HD Ch433 (Movie: Fright Night) ...

Screenshot 1 : Without subtitles


Screenshot 2 : With chinese subtitles


Screenshot 3 : With malay subtitles


Note : I believe that only for TV Series without Dolby audio source, the screen area is not cluttered, with only the FMP logo.

Ok, suppose as an example, I have edited the screenshot 4 below to "add" in more of such unnecessary rubbish...

Screenshot 4 : Added more rubbish by me to illustrate my point


... of course for Screenshot 4 above, not actually what is happening... BUT when I put in more "nonsense" into the screen, I think you can imagine how much I am irritated by such similar stupid rubbish (in my opinion) cluttering the screen.

What made the Fox channel operators decide or "feel" that its necessary to add in the (1) Currently showing movie title at top right, (2) Advertising the coming UFC Fight at bottom right and (3) Dolby logo. Grrr.... Fox thinks that we are stupid not to know what movie name that is currently showing, thinks that everyone likes the UFC Fight and reminds us because they think we are very forgetful and to show that Fox broadcast in quality Dolby audio but somehow never tells us if any movie shown is in Dolby Stereo 2.0 or Dolby 5.1 Surround !

Almost forgot... add subtitle to it, which is important and necessary for some people, and this adds more clutter to the screen area. Lucky for me, I am fluent in engliish and a few languages so no need subtitles. Hehe... there are many very good korean dramas/movies but I never watch any because I feel its too tedious to "read" the subs. For goodness sake, FMP HD is a dedicated premium movie channel, not a news or game show channel. I cannot speak for everyone, but for me, I like to watch movies totally without any clutter or "rubbish" on the screen which really distracted me in my movie enjoyment.

I do agree with you and, thus, I feel your annoyance. In retrospect, no offense intended, those stupid "codes" is "kacang putih" when compared to the "rubbish" shown in FMP HD !!

I may have over-reacted here but no worries as I am still happy-go-lucky and always cheerful. Only my opinions here, hehe.

Back to watching my blu-ray collection. Totally no clutter. Peace.

EDITED
Corrected mistakes in the screenshots sequence order with wrong title.

This post has been edited by jamesleetech: Nov 14 2012, 10:30 PM

+9999 agree. Also, there are some HD channels that has Now, Next & Later syndrome.

This post has been edited by Qash-M: Nov 14 2012, 09:38 PM

The BPL matches that Astro secured are not exclusive right? Nit mentioned anywhere in the press release.....similar to Singtel......meaning others like hypp, abnxcess etc. Still can get non exclusive rights?

No, since Astro has secured it exclusively for next three seasons starting from season 2013/14.



This post has been edited by Qash-M: Nov 14 2012, 10:32 PM

Oic.....btw, in HK, cable operator lost next 3 season rights to IPTV operator, now TV. News announced yesterday. cheers.

Watched a bit of 'Mankind: The Story of All of Us' just now. Tested the BM audio, but felt a bit weird listening to the voice of Jalaluddin Hassan (the host of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire'). The translated script could have been better done as I felt some of the translation was too 'word-by-word'. But it's a good start.

My wish for the future would be for Astro to add in English subtitles, even for English programs, as some actors like to mumble their lines...

Astro won the BPL rights at about RM1b.

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