Of course won't close shop if there is enough cashflow to operate.
But the cashflow health is not that good compared with previous Q too.
Q1 FY24 got dividend paid and Q1 FY25 cannot afford to pay dividend now.

The statement issued by assthrow is they are committed to do this and that..
Doesn't it sound like a doctor who is committed to a dying patient in ICU? The doctor is also committed to try his best..

Hye..Im asking for my brother who wants to terminate astro..

How and where is the easiest or maybe fastest way to terminate without getting run around by astro?

tq in advance for any advise

discovered Disney+Hotstar has Atmos for some shows about maybe 2 months ago. At first I couldn't get Atmos but after updating the app I was able to get it. Even watched latest Antman and Ceaator on it with Atmos.

But I noticed that it is not consistent in that sometimes I can't get Atmos (eg is what I mentioned in my earlier post about Star Wars Acolyte). "Atmos" sign came out on my CX while I was testing by goong into Acolyte, but after I exited to test using other shows I couldn't get Atmos again despite many attempts of going in-out of Acolyte.

So it is not my setup. But for what it's worth : I use LG CX, LG C1. Denon x2600 (with the CX). CX, Denon and Shield all using ethernet connection. 300mbps speed.

d+ hotstar playback mechanism is actually like a lottery. unlike netflix where they will check via ESN number etc etc..

for D+, they have multiple media assets with multiple type of codec with video (h264/h265) and audio (aac/libfdk_aac/ec3) etc... with multiple playback ladder (tv/mobile) and i guess they just picked randomly

if u r lucky the you get the atmos one:



if not you get the normal one:

So 8TV is paying assthrow to broadcast in 360p?

Tracker of Awesome TV channel cessation "attempts"

Astro
18 Jan 2021 - Launch on Astro

04 Oct 2023 - Crawler discovered on channel that it will cease on 18 Oct 2023
16 Oct 2023 - Announced that it will NOT be suspended on 18 Oct 2023
18 Oct 2023 - Scheduled to cease but did not happen
18 Mar 2024 - Crawler discovered on channel that it will cease on 31 Mar 2024
31 Mar 2024 - Scheduled to cease but did not happen
02 July 2024 - Crawler discovered on channel that it will cease on 4 July 2024. No announcement made by either parties.
04 July 2024 - Scheduled to cease but did not happen
MYTV Broadcasting
28 July 2020 - Launch on MYTV Broadcasting

19 Oct 2023 - Announced that will be suspended on 2 Nov 2023
20 Oct 2023 - Awesome TV says they should’ve been allowed to broadcast until August 2025
02 Nov 2023 - Scheduled to cease but did not happen & announced that will NOT be suspended until further notice on the same day
16 Mar 2024 - Announced that will be suspended on 19 Mar 2024
18 Mar 2024 - Announced that it will NOT be suspended on 19 Mar 2024
19 Mar 2024 - Scheduled to cease but did not happen
24 May 2024 - Announced that will be suspended on 26 May 2024
26 May 2024 - For the 1st time, it was successfully suspended from broadcast on MYTV Broadcasting
29 May 2024 - Resumed broadcast from suspension at 6:05pm

Then it's going to be "See you in court" then...
https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/718686

And what if Astro loses the court case? It's going to be more than  RM734.88 mil

All the "good things and ways" on how they treat their customers for all these years, slowly it's payback time.

If pay by instalment over a number of years, then how about interest? No interest?

That's why gor some confused & just shoot random bullets

Maybe you got confused with the vague but powderful statement.
Nevertheless, LHDN would require Assthrow to pay this RM700M+ tax notice first before can finalize the appeal.
Assthrow should have known the risk when LHDN conducted audits earlier.

This is IRB ruling.

Appeal Against Tax Increase For Delay In Income Tax Payment

Taxpayer can appeal upon the tax increment imposed by submitting a written appeal to Collection Unit of HASiL Office that’s handling his tax file.

The tax increment imposed must be paid regardless an appeal has been lodged. IRBM will refund the total amount if the appeal is approved.

https://www.hasil.gov.my/en/individual/indi...n-late-payment/

Last time we have Astro, RTM and Unifi TV to broadcast the games. But this year still yet to be confirmed.
Astro sure have complete coverage of the Olympics one, this one no need to worry.

I know in.terms of technical stuff, these extra channels use  bandiwth or something (forgive my noob knowledge) and also extra channels will mean extra cost..
Astro have enough transponders for that, cuz their transponder leasing fees are pretty much fixed, regardless if they utilise all of it or not, so there's no reason to worry about that.
But as what I observe, they usually don't utilise until 100% of all their satellite transponder capacity, as they wanna reserve some for backup also.
The upcoming Olympics event is one of the best example, which they're likely to have like 10 channels just for Olympics, just like previous years of Olympics.
Another good but unfortunate example is, back in June 2021 when their Measat 3 satellite suddenly went "missing in space", hence they fully utilise all available capacity on Measat 3a and 3b as their contingency plan, until Measat 3d satellite becomes operational.

and if it was the olympic games, each channel would show a different sport or event..all.of this was accessible via the red button..
If you wanna know each channel is showing what kind of sport event, just refer to the EPG (TV Guide). You don't need red button to tell you that also.

But is it just astro who cant do this anymore or other companies around the world also dont offer these past features? Like Sky or the BBC in the UK or Fox or NBC in thr US or Optus in Australia..? They also dont have these anymore or how?
I'm not sure about other country's pay TV, but in my opinion, I think Astro just wanna put more resources that could generate revenue, rather than put more focus in having fancy interactive red button apps like these.
I mean, nowadays with the power of smartphones and Internet, you can get much interactive and richer experience compared to what you can get from a interactive red button app.
Therefore, this makes interactive red button no longer the first thing that comes into their mind.

Anyway, that's just my opinion...

IRB disallowed tax deductible and therefore this is considered as tax increase too.
The market does not need a much longer period like 3 months or later to reflect assthrow performance.
But, you need for about 3 more months before assthrow releasing the report.

It is not a secret assthrow cannot pay RM735M from its current cashflow position and need borrowings to settle this tax payment request.
Nobody mentions assthrow can defer tax payment after filing appeal.
Extract from The Edge.

If the company fails and raises debt to pay for the additional taxes, its net debt will rise to RM3.8 billion from RM3.1 billion at the end of April, while its gearing will balloon to nearly 10 times from about two times, Kenanga warned, keeping its ‘underperform’ call on the stock, which is equivalent to a ‘sell’ rating.

https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/718710

Do you know if it were to relocate to the other side, hence need longer cable, are they going to replace the whole cable or some sort of connector at the end of existing cable?

Your view as an tax agent?

I am not an tax agent but I have connections with them.
Went to tax seminars and it has been highlighted tax asessment from IRB must be paid first before appeal concluded.

I guess you're right. They see me as a stable customer so they just don't think of rewarding in any form. Yes I do read online about those last minute termination offers people get when they say they gonna leave but it just feels somewhat like arguing for something. Guess ill rot in this package ja 🤧🤧🤧

I did some digging regarding this "right owners" thinggy.
So I found out that the media rights holders for Paris 2024 Olympics, which covers for Malaysia and some other countries, is a company called Dentsu

Apparently it has always been Dentsu since 2018...

As I do further Googling about this Dentsu company relating to the Olympics, I see some "interesting" stuff...

Facing Olympic corruption charges, Dentsu out as IOC broadcast partner in Asia
Source: https://apnews.com/article/olympics-asia-br...7c103567cbd6d7a

But what is happening to Dentsu, does not directly suggests that it is related whether are they providing 4K UHD rights to broadcasters this time or not...

Anyway, now we know which are the countries is under the care of Dentsu when it comes to Olympics related coverage.

Source (Page 7/39. Note: PDF file size is 36MB): https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documen...-Paris-2024.pdf

Under the Broadcaster of "Dentsu", does any of the pay TV provider or streaming service provider from this countries/territories listed below, officially offers Paris 2024 Olympics coverage in 4K UHD:
Afghanistan, Brunei, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, East Timor, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Note: Chinese Taipei is commonly referring to Taiwan

If no, then it's safe to say, what Astro said that "The broadcasting rights given are only in HD from its rights owner/agency." seems to holds water? 

Seriously I don't understand theses sport bodies...

Always give the broadcast rights to those companies that really cannot carry the broadcast properly....

Always got issues with the company holding the broadcast rights...

Earlier it's kimchi company for Euro.... Now this Japanese one... Got implications on some hanky panky stuff....

Assthrow can slot in any ads they want and cut away anything in the name of censorship.
I have seen very few ads during EURO 2024 ch808/809.

You mean Dentsu corruption scandal linking to not broadcast in 4k for Olympic channel?