...except for existing Unifi TV users. For new customers, no more.
For existing Unifi TV users who having issues on their STB, they'll still get hardware support on the STB.
Seems to me, TM is like clearing their stocks on the set-top-boxes.

If you tell me still "a lot of work" needed to be done, then how come telco can fast done it? That means telco side "don't have work" to do?


I didn't know Indonesians been kicked out by this service provider. So that means astro only available in Malaysia, the rest of countries don't have already?

Maybe minister is part of the shareholder with astro, that why they don't dare to slashing prices down.
Same thing too for TM, minister force to reduce the pricing because they might not join the shareholder with TM..

Anyway, the world is very reality one... Malaysia is welcome you as long as you have huge of finance..

*ahem* Astro Kristal (Brunei) *ahem*

some of astro's vernacular rojak channels are sold to singapore on MioTv and starhub,I understand they are not popular but are forced down via packages there!

Well we also get Singapore content here in astro...
Guess barter trade 😎

Available in Brunei under Kristal Astro brand. While Astro Ria, Prima and Warna available n Singapore

Does Astro sells their content to HK too?
I remembered they got subsidiary there?

It is now known as Singtel TV. mio TV is the old name.
Selected Malay and Tamil vernacular channels from Astro is available in Singapore, such as Astro Ria, Prima, Vaanavil, Vinmeen HD....
There are some Astro content is available in Singapore as well. One of the example is Singtel TV's in-house channel, Jia Le Channel (佳乐台), where they do air some Malaysian Hokkien content from Astro Hua Hee Dai. And some Malay content produce by Astro is also being aired on FTA TV, Suria, a Malay channel from Mediacorp.

Are you familiar with Kristal Astro (Brunei)? I was wondering, is Brunei's national TV channels from RTB, is also available on Kristal Astro...
If available, what are the channel names and number?

If there's any Kristal Astro users here, do share with us more info on the differences between Malaysia's Astro and Brunei's Kristal Astro.

Nope.

Oooppss.. I nearly forget another mini land (just like Singapore)..

What you mean by "forced down"? So you mean astro force to sell ABC (rojak) channels to Singapore?

Are you referring "TVB" one? Or referring "Astro On-Demand HK" channels?

I do some google search...
It might be this link, https://kristalastro.com/

What I know Kristal Astro does not include media prima Malaysia national channels such as TV3, NTV7 and 8TV.. (If I'm not wrong)
But available on Astro without "Kristal"...

Sound like Brunei gov block the media prima Malaysia channels..

Irony aside, Maya HD 135 still listed in there.

I don't think is their gov "block" Malaysian channels (including Al Hijrah and RTM channels like TV1 and TV2 are also not available on Kristal Astro)... The obvious thing for sure, their channels do not have broadcast rights to air there, UNLESS the companies (e.g. Media Prima and RTM) pay more money to made their channel available on Kristal Astro, just like how Media Prima want their channels to be made available on Njoi. Still remember, when Njoi is firstly introduced, Media Prima channels isn't available at all, not until quite a long time later, slowly one by one were made available.

And you need to deal with copyright issues as well, cuz you're about to deal with the content on your channel, where it was meant to be broadcasted in Malaysia, but now you want to make it available in another country. So its not as easy and straightforward as you think.

But then, how many Brunei people will watch Malaysian FTA channels anyway? If you are a Bruneian and you subscribe Kristal Astro, will you watch Malaysian FTA channels? If I love Malaysian FTA channels so much, I will just find a way to watch it on digital TV (terrestrial) in Brunei rather than depend on Kristal Astro.

woah still have..
here in astro No more already...

They dont update. Its gone same like Astro. Kristal only mirrors what Astro have.

Meanwhile, in Indonesia, my pay-TV operator has decided to sacrifice one rojak channel and replaced it with TVN Movies HD.

Finally, about time when Transvision has randomly done this decision because their rojak channels flopped.

(this is out-of-topic, so I'm sorry if this post is irrelevant to you.)

This post has been edited by XypherionID: Feb 13 2019, 12:24 AM

If you say that different paytv operator (example like Ansa broadcast) do not have broadcast right to air because it is not under astro group.

But njoi is part of the astro (somemore njoi is in Malaysia only), how come it's need to pay broadcast fee differently even through it is part of the astro group?

I understand that Kristal Astro does not available Malaysia local channels because it might need to pay certain broadcast fees from Media prima or RTM due to different country.. And Kristal Astro is not fully part of the astro, it might consider semi-gov just like TM..

I'm not sure about the Brunei people.. But some my friend old folk ppl will like to watch Malay channels especially TV3, TV9.. And I don't believe using digital TV (terrestrial) in Brunei can watch malaysia local channels RTM.. It is almost like Malaysia ppl wanna to watch Singapore channels (when you are in Johor), but in fact Singapore try to block the local channels because the channels is only FTA in Singapore only, but not in Malaysia.

I know Njoi is part of Astro, but that is still depends on Astro whether they want the particular channels to be made available on their another platform or not. Cuz when it's different platform, different story. Like example, Media Prima channels is available on Astro, but why you can't watch Media Prima live TV channels and content on Astro Go?

Brunei and Malaysia is just next to each other. Brunei is so small, for sure you can receive Malaysian all FTA channels in entire Brunei. If indoor antenna can't get strong reception, then use outdoor antenna. If still weak, get a signal booster. There is a way to receive one.

Singapore Mediacorp channels is officially meant to be broadcast within Singapore only. If the signal overspills to neighbouring countries, then that is considered a bonus to the viewers there. Same goes to Malaysian channels available in Brunei. Signal overspill sure will happen. If you talk about copyright issue, then that depends on government and TV station/content owner whether they want to take action or not. As far as I know, Singapore doesn't specifically "block" Malaysians from viewing their TV channels. In fact, Johorian (especially Johor Bahru) can easily receive Singapore channels without a sweat. If you want to know more on DTT reception of Singapore channels in Southern Johor, you can read this forum start from this post onwards (page 277 until 282). https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=91626330

To me, anything related to satellite pay TV is okay to discuss here...
Interesting info btw... What is the name of the rojak channel that is being replaced?

I didn't realise there are Indonesian following this forum topic. But it's good to have you here as we can share and exchange knowledge with each other.

If you're interested about the topic on TV signal interference between Batam, Indonesia and Johor Bahru, Malaysia
for the channel SCTV and RTV, between TV1 and Malaysia DTT channels, you may read it from this post onwards:
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=91689385

https://worldscreen.com/tvasia/one-in-four-...rated-tv-boxes/

Ahem.