Third quarter 2009 will see the Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission (MCMC) call for tender bids in “a beauty contest” for the UHF 470-742 megahertz spectrum. The successful bidder, to be announced late this year or early 2010, will build a single digital terrestrial transmission/TV broadcast (DTTB) infrastructure. While digital is already a reality for DTH operator Astro, the country’s free-to-air (FTA) TV services RTM 1 and 2, TV3, NTV7, 8TV and Channel 9 will … [Read more...] about Malaysia looks to digital dawn
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Pay TV’s big match – or mis-match?
Financial year ended 31 January 2009 saw Astro All Asia Networks plc report record high subscriber additions in its Malaysian pay-TV business, and healthy growth in its radio business. Good progress was also made in the pay-TV business in India. In Malaysia, pay-TV subscriber growth, standing at 2.64 million subscribers up from 2.27 million last financial year, was underpinned by a strategy focused on targeting new customers through the Group’s continuing investment in local content. Gross … [Read more...] about Pay TV’s big match – or mis-match?
Dialog TV projects breakeven at 250,000 customers
Sri Lanka - Cost control and reduced investment will help Sri Lankan DTH player Dialog Telekom's pay-TV business to break even within 12-15 months, at 250,000 subscribers, according to the company. "Dialog TV has a projection of achieving a break even point at around 250,000 customers. As is the case in the pay TV industry worldwide, it takes some time to get to that critical mass of customers, to therefore amortise the cost of satellite bandwidth, satellite transponders, and also content and … [Read more...] about Dialog TV projects breakeven at 250,000 customers
Latens opens R&D centre in India
Belfast, UK/Hyderabad, India - In a move to expand its global presence and product development capabilities, Latens announced the establishment of a new R&D Centre in Hyderabad, India. Latens, a leader in software conditional access and middleware for digital pay TV, plans to invest in the centre over the coming years to build a regional hub for its software development. "The opening of our R&D centre in India enables us to continue developing new and innovative products, allowing us to better … [Read more...] about Latens opens R&D centre in India
StarHub to deliver IEPL service into Malaysia; goes into full digital mode
Singapore - StarHub extended its International Ethernet Private Line (IEPL) service into Malaysia, following a partnership agreement with Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM). This means businesses in Singapore can deploy high-quality data, IP and voice/VoIP solutions into Malaysia using StarHub's international Ethernet connection. Launched in March 2008, StarHub's IEPL service - which scales from 2Mbps to 1Gbps - has been available to Singapore businesses that require point-to-point International … [Read more...] about StarHub to deliver IEPL service into Malaysia; goes into full digital mode
StarHub and SingTel announce results
Singapore - Pay TV revenue registered the highest growth for StarHub in 2008, while SingTel added 13,000 new subscribers, bringing its total to 59,000. For StarHub, Pay TV revenue registered the highest growth - a 17% lift. Mobile remained the major revenue contributor at 51%. Pay TV, Broadband, Fixed Network Services and Sales of Equipment contributed 19%, 12%, 14% and 5% respectively to the mix. Pay TV revenue jumped 17% to S$398 (US$264 million) million from US$226 million. This was driven by … [Read more...] about StarHub and SingTel announce results