Do you have the link of each of the statistics? I've been trying to find the data but failed to search it.

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Bitrate on MYTV digital TV not high enough? Tell the broadcaster to pay more money to MYTV
Based on what I understand from MYTV's Reference Access Offer (RAO) document which you can refer to here: [attachmentid=11473292]https://mytvbroadcasting.my/reference-access-offer/

   


To begin transmitting 1 HD channel (4Mbps) on MYTV in 2023, this is what you'll need to pay MYTV

RM15,000 One-off activation fee
RM4,876,006 channel charge for 2023
Each Mbps costs RM466,126 for the year of 2023, so 4Mbps will be RM1,864,504
Total RM6,740,510 to pay for the year of 2023

*That 4Mbps is not just video bitrate alone. It is inclusive of the video track, 1 audio track, 1 subtitle track, and 1 HbbTV service.
If you don't utilise some services like subtitle track and HbbTV, you may able to utilise the little remaining bitrate to improve video/audio bitrate instead, but it shall still be within the 4Mbps window.
For example, let's say you want the audio bitrate to be 128kbps, so your video bitrate allocation would become lower at 3872kbps (3.872Mbps).
That seems to explain why the audio bitrate on MYTV's TV channels are so low by default at 32kbps HE-AAC v2
And I wonder, could that be the reason why RTM's HD channels is in ~3.5Mbps rather than 4Mbps because their channels has HbbTV services (red button interactive service)

I want to have EPG...
So that viewers can see the current programme name/synopsis/information, and the next 7 days on TV Guide
Then topup another RM5,000 One-off activation fee per channel + RM100,000 per year of recurring charges per channel.

I want multiple audio tracks...
So that viewers can switch to their preferred audio language track of the programme (e.g. Malay audio, Original audio, Mandarin audio dub)
Then topup another RM29,880 per year of recurring charges per additional audio language track (Stereo).

I want surround sound audio...
So that viewers can enjoy Dolby Digital Plus surround sound audio on their home theatre system (just like how Singapore's Mediacorp channels can)
Then topup another RM15,000 One-off activation fee per surround audio track + RM89,640 per year of recurring charges per surround audio track.

I want multiple subtitle tracks...
You want 3 subtitle options (e.g. Malay, English & Chinese) like how Singapore's Mediacorp channels do?
Then topup another RM3,000 One-off activation fee per subtitle language track for that TV channel + RM3,000 per year of recurring charges per subtitle track.
3 subtitle language tracks means equivalent to paying RM9,000 per year of recurring charges.

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Those additional services mentioned earlier (additional audio tracks, surround audio tracks, subtitle tracks) shall consume the initial 4Mbps bandwidth that you're paying.
Need more Mbps? Then just topup another RM466,126 for every additional 1Mbps (2023 rate).

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I want a delicious 8Mbps bitrate HD channel 
Giving you crystal clear, almost flawless and no compression artifacts of HD picture quality for a much better viewing experience.

The charges breakdown would be:
RM4,876,006 channel charge for 2023
Each Mbps costs RM466,126 for the year of 2023, so 8Mbps will be RM3,729,008
Total RM8,605,014 to pay for the year of 2023

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This post is based on what I understand on their RAO.
If you notice any inaccurate info in this post, do highlight it to me.

the 4Mbps/2Mbps that is recommended by MYTV is shared between everything (1 video, 1 stereo audio, 1 subtitles, 1 HBBTV service).

But surely increasing the audio bitrate from 32kbps to 48kbps (HE-AAC V2) dosen't cost that much in terms of video and bitrate - and would provide an overall better experience. 32kbps is really unsatisfactory for audio. It is unlike 32kbps to 128kbps where the 96kbps can give a slight improvement on video. 

Yeah, but I'm not sure if you add "Rich EPG" would it consume your allocated 4Mbps bandwidth, or it has a dedicated bandwidth of up to 300kbps (per channel, I assume). Why I think it should have a dedicated bandwidth, is because it costs RM100k per year per channel... Isn't it EPG supposed to be a basic feature (and included together as a package or something) on digital TV?

Anyway, the way I see it, it's like, feel free to allocate whatever you want within that 4Mbps, as long it is 1 video, 1 audio, 1 subtitle and 1 HbbTV. If there's no "special request in bitrate adjustments" from Access Seeker (broadcaster), then MYTV would stick to their default offering of ~3.97Mbps HD video and 0.032Mbps audio.

Imagine if insist to increase the audio quality (bitrate) within the 4Mbps allocation, then video quality (bitrate) would have to be sacrificed.
Let's say increase from 32kbps HE-AAC v2 to 96kbps HE-AAC (v1) as you mentioned earlier, that's an increase of 64kbps.
4000kbps - 96kbps audio = 3904kbps (3.9Mbps can be used for video). If you have EPG on that channel, then may need to reduce further somemore (not more than 300kbps). But, like I said, I'm not sure whether EPG has its dedicated allocation for it or not la...

Otherwise, u can topup RM466,126 per 1Mbps (2023 rate).
Let's say topup 1Mbps on top of your default 4Mbps, then you'll get 5Mbps to use for video, 1 audio, 1 subtitle, 1 HbbTV. Imagine:
5000kbps - 96kbps audio = 4904kbps (4.9Mbps can be used for video).
Better than nothing lor.... If you ask me, I'll go for 6-8Mbps.

Or, I'm not sure if they would allow "flexible bitrate charge". For instance, every 1Mbps (1000kbps) costs RM466,126 (2023 rate), which is equivalent to RM466.12 per kbps.
Let's say increase from 32kbps HE-AAC v2 to 96kbps HE-AAC (v1) as you mentioned earlier, that's an increase of 64kbps, and you wanna pay that extra 64kbps charges only.

Therefore RM466.12 x 64 = pay extra RM29,831.68 for the year of 2023, per channel. And, it is not one-off ya. It is something that you'll need to pay extra every year, and the rates are different every year.

You try tell broadcasters (RTM or Media Prima) to pay more money to MYTV, see whether they're willing pay or not... Once they agreed to pay, then only I think MYTV will increase the bitrate. But, I'm pretty sure the majority of their mindset would be "Got many people complain meh? If not, why bother spend more money just to increase bitrate?".
Even if they use HEVC video codec, then they'll need to consider that there will be a large number of users where their receiver/TV that only supports H.264 and not the newer HEVC. And then, imagine how many millions of viewer's DVB-T2 set top boxes out there that doesn't support HEVC will become useless in Malaysia? Who's gonna pay to replace each and every viewer's H.264-only boxes? And imagine how much trouble that literally everyone needed to go through all those, simply because the broadcaster wants to pay lesser bandwidth fees to MYTV?

H.264 video codec could only do that much in that kind of bitrate. Like it or not, wider compatibility comes first, and H.264 is the way to go for few more decades to come.

DVB-T2 is an established standard, and we are following the PAL region, which is if it's 1080p, it's interlaced H264. Countries usually don't go against the grain because it's cheaper. If you are MyTV, it's much feasible to just purchase a H264 encoder that has already been made for the European market, and government can buy cheap, Chinese made H264 DVB-T2 decoder in bulk that are made for Europe.

Now my panasonic tv only get mediacorp signals while tuning,no more RTM signals!!

using the cheap indoor antenna from shopee in my room (2nd floor - landed, not near to windows) in jaybee.

can receive all lion city digital channels, but totally cannot receive any bolehland digital tv channels.

New Eight FM logo by Media Prima Audio starting today, August 1, 2023.

Change topic a while... This is more related to FM radio broadcasts.

Sarawak and Sabah version of Hitz FM and MY FM will cease and to be migrated to the same version as Peninsular Malaysia.

For those who don't know, if you tune to Hitz FM, Era FM or MY FM radio station in Sarawak and Sabah, some of the radio programming, radio announcers and also advertisements are completely different compared to the Hitz FM, Era FM or MY FM version that you listen in Peninsular Malaysia. The 3 radio stations mentioned has been broadcasting in localised feed since 2010, and this is about to change effective 1 October 2023.

In case you still don't understand, from 1 October 2023 onwards:
- Hitz FM and MY FM transmission in Sarawak and Sabah, will revert back to the same radio feed as Peninsular Malaysia today.
- Whatever you listen on Hitz FM and MY FM stations via FM radio transmissions within Peninsular Malaysia today, and then you fly to Sarawak/Sabah and tune to Hitz FM and MY FM transmission there, it will be the same version as what you listen back in Peninsular Malaysia.
- No more Sarawak/Sabah-based radio announcers, radio programming and localised advertisements thereafter.

Why, you ask?
In the screenshot above, it mentions "in line with Astro Radio's transformation."
To me, it suggests that it is either they want to cut cost, or it is not making money, or both.

However, Era FM is not affected, and it will still continue its localised feed broadcast in Sarawak and Sabah just like today.
Maybe because localised Era FM versions in Sarawak and Sabah is making enough money. 

I've heard about this, but from my recollection, only Germany seems to have done testing. The UK (which we usually based/import our technology from) doesnt' seem to be doing any testing/adoption currently. I presume this is due to the lockdown slowing down everything there, as well as BREXIT.
It's likely Europe won't even be prepared yet for this even when 2030 comes, which means it will also take longer in this region.

Edit:
For the UK, they are going the Broadband route instead of broadcasting.
Similar to RTM Click/Mana mana, free OTA TV's will be available for streaming, but instead of downloading an app over play store, it would be built in directly into Smart TVs sold in the UK

shaun_kok Gunung Telapak Burok tower in Negeri Sembilan Is now live?
https://facebook.com/mytvbroadcasting/posts...dQCxCnCni7x6EGl

It makes me wonder though. Enough with RTM’s watermark (including live sports as well OMG), what’s the reason behind why RTM not giving out other broadcasters its clean live feed instead? It’s quite irritating and clutter to watch the simulcast on other channels but sourced directly from TV1 — with news ticker, timestamps, and Malaysia Madani logo bug to list a few.