Preparing the Roman, haha, 😂

BTW, I was in JB ytd and saw a lot of rusty (red rust) covering the dish.....  Just wondering why the subscribers not calling astro to replace the rusty dish? Are they chargeable??

I see but for active subscribers wif rusty dish, astro will replace wif a brand new one or refurbished ones....  Sorry for my questions but I am just curious how astro charges all this equipment swop......

I think its gonna be new add on/ bundle packages which are cheaper than current Superpack and Superpack Plus rates. Because they realized many customers either downgrade their Superpack, convert to NJOI or even terminate their subscription.

I think its gonna be new add on/ bundle packages which are cheaper than current Superpack and Superpack Plus rates. Because they realized many customers either downgrade their Superpack, convert to NJOI or even terminate their subscription.

Meanwhile.....
http://www.vccircle.com/news/media-enterta...rishnan-resigns

5 Oct - Ananda Krishnan is reported to have resigned from Astro All Asia Networks, and according to anonymous sources, Krishnan’s right hand man, has resigned from all the posts he held across firms under Astro.
From 9 October, 12:30 pm until 10 October 8:00 am - Astro will be upgrading its system.
10 Oct - "Something BIG and EXCITING is coming under your way" - Astro

Hmmm.... looks like there's some "internal affairs" already happening to Ananda and Astro, so now Astro is going to give some "surprise" to customer?
Well, we will see on 10 October 2016.

Just saw Astro Fiesta from 10th October to 31st December.  This is the something big and exciting from Astro?

Hello, they are not dead yet!!

Wait. That astro fiesta ad is from 2012. So what's the new one?

Free Astro Fiesta and free access to OD if we connect pvr decoder to internet? That's it? 

They are showing Siti Nurhaliza's 2006 performance when in fact she did countless concerts since 2006 until today. They've run out of ideas...and run out of time too. Contests are part of Astro's agenda, so what's so special about the 20th anniversary contests when they actually do the some every month and every year?

I think can file a complaint to CFM or MCMC dy for misleading info, because it's not big and exciting at all.

Astro expects lower content cost in FY18
By Adela Megan Willy

http://www.theedgemarkets.com/my/article/astro-expects-lower-content-cost-fy18

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd, which has been impacted by expensive sports content and the sharp depreciation of the ringgit this year, is confident that the content cost for its television business will go back to between 32% and 35% of annual TV revenue in the next financial year ending Jan 31, 2018 (FY18).

“If our currency stabilises, and minus major sports events, our content cost could go down to about 33% or 34% in FY18,” Astro group chief executive officer Datuk Rohana Rozhan told reporters at the sidelines of Astro’s 20th anniversary celebration here yesterday.

Astro had previously maintained the content cost at between 32% and 35% of its TV revenue.

Astro’s content cost for FY17 is expected to rise up to roughly 38% of TV revenue, following the local currency’s depreciation — Astro buys most of its content in US dollars — and two major sports events, namely the Rio 2016 Olympics and the Uefa Euro 2016.

In the second quarter ended July 31, 2016 (2QFY17), Astro’s net profit slipped 8.6% to RM125.43 million from RM137.24 million a year ago, mainly due to lower subscription revenue and higher content costs, and the impact of the weakening ringgit.

Revenue, however, was up 4.3% at RM1.43 billion from RM1.37 billion in the previous corresponding quarter due mainly to an increase in advertising, home shopping and other revenue.

Meanwhile, on whether the group is still confident about raising its average revenue per user (Arpu) to its targeted RM119 in five years from the current RM99, Rohana said the company is confident as “we are actively introducing new products and innovating our content, and the number of subscribers is constantly growing”.

The rise in its Arpu would be driven primarily by new and improved products and services as well as a rise in the number of customers subscribing for content packages, according to Rohana.

Astro is aiming to raise its service penetration to 90% or about seven million households in five years. Currently, the group serves five million or 69% of Malaysian households via both its pay and subscription-free TV services.

“Although we are seeing a change in the buying patterns of our customers, particularly the lower-end ones as they are opting for smaller [content] packages, there is still a high take-up rate of big product bundles among our high-end customers.

“These are subscribers who pay for added value and quality. Therefore, we will use this opportunity to drive up our connectivity,” added Rohana.

On Bursa Malaysia, Astro’s share price inched up 0.36% to settle at RM2.80 yesterday, valuing it at RM14.57 billion.

They introduced A-LIST in expense of SUNDANCE and TARA HD in expense of ZEE TV. Introducing in-house ROJAK channels is their strategy to manage content cost.

Astro can't sell their Chinese chs to Starhub or SingTel as the programs on those AEC chs are already being bought by the 2 providers separately. However, astro managed to sell their in-house produced programs fr Hua Hee, XTY  etc. to ST and SH though....  This is one of them, Hua Hee Seko-lah

Thanks for ur detailed explanation bro.

So from what i understand, since my parents TV is a smart tv so it comes with the DVB-T tuner, i should go look for an antenna that has UHF capbilities. But just 1 curious question, would an indoor antenna be not sufficient? I have fren living in jb too who gets the channels using an indoor antenna though he is living in a high rise condo much nearer to Singapore.

I was just googling and there were tutorials using indoor antennas though i understand my case might be different. I understand ur explanation that an outdoor antenna with 14 elements or more would be better.

Thanks for ur detailed explanation bro.

So from what i understand, since my parents TV is a smart tv so it comes with the DVB-T tuner, i should go look for an antenna that has UHF capbilities. But just 1 curious question, would an indoor antenna be not sufficient? I have fren living in jb too who gets the channels using an indoor antenna though he is living in a high rise condo much nearer to Singapore.

I was just googling and there were tutorials using indoor antennas though i understand my case might be different. I understand ur explanation that an outdoor antenna with 14 elements or more would be better.