It's called Astro View. It's free for the next year - after you send in a huge survey that gives all the details about yourself/household. Then they'll start charging.

The thing I hate the most about Astro is where they manage to clip the show where the ads are not supposed to be i.e. the blackout part. Since they want to fit in more ads (their own ads 99% of the time) they put it earlier .. like when the guy is right at the end of his sentence. I find that extremely annoying.

Also how there's a subtitle on/off button but it really doesn't work. On most channels. Ever. When I'm watching a movie and it's there covering 1/5th the screen. The solution? Create a "subtitle" department and create a bunch of new jobs. Simple thing to keep customers satisfied + help the community

The best thing Astro should do is come up with a way for someone to subscribe to specific channels they want. Do away with all these packages. For example just for NHK I have to sub to a package where I don't watch the other channels at all.