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Malaysia

Measat-3 satellite lost?

Malaysia’s Measat-3 satellite is believed to be a total loss and is drifting in an uncontrolled orbit through the geostationary arc. It might now be a ‘zombie satellite’ and start causing problems for other satellites in its path. Its nominal position was at 91.5 degrees East. It is already at 86.4 degrees East on July […]

July 15, 2021By Chris Forrester

Astro’s Measat-3 still suffering

Measat is still experiencing issues with its Measat-3 craft according to local reports. Even though core DTH services were restored on June 24th (having gone dark on June 21st), Measat said it needed more time to fully stabilise the satellite’s signals. The Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission (MCMC) says the problem was understood to be […]

June 29, 2021By Chris Forrester

Kingdomcity Church selects Ideal Systems solutions

Kingdomcity is a global church with many locations around the world. As a global church, one of the most essential systems used is one that links their main hubs in real time, to be able to work, film and communicate simultaneously. Ideal Systems has provided Kingdomcity with NDI infrastructure that connects their main hubs in […]

June 28, 2021

Malaysia’s Astro suffers DTH outage

Malaysia’s Astro is suffering the loss of transponder signals on certain channels. The broadcaster said only that it needed more time to fully restore its DTH transmissions. “Astro has been informed by our satellite provider [Measat] that they require more time to fully rectify the satellite signal and channels,” the company said. “Astro regrets to […]

June 23, 2021By Chris Forrester

Malaysia LEO satellite scheme emerges

Hong Kong-based Greenpro Capital Grp is backing Angkasa-X, a would-be provider of Low Earth orbiting communications. Angkasa-X is reporting that three parties have signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) including the Malaysia Penang State Government and University Science of Malaysia (USM) in establishing the ASEAN Space Economy by forming the ASEAN-LINK satellite constellation. Angkasa-X has also […]

April 28, 2021By Chris Forrester

Malaysia: Astro wants 15 OTTs in aggregation scheme

Malaysia’s Astro pay-TV operation is looking to secure up to 15 currently stand-alone OTT platforms over the next year or two and will announce additions to its portfolio of offerings in May. Henry Tan, Astro’s CEO, has confirmed that he saw five or six of the OTT platforms would likely roll out this year, and […]

April 22, 2021By Chris Forrester

Malaysia losing €610m annually from piracy

Malaysia’s media and entertainment industry is losing RM3 billion (about €610 million) annually due to digital piracy, and local players have appealed to Malaysia’s government to update existing regulations. Malaysia’s media producers and broadcasters say current rules do not protect copyright holders. They have pointed out that the government is losing out on hundreds of […]

February 23, 2021By Chris Forrester

Malaysia: Huge decrease in streaming piracy

A study of the online content viewing behaviour of Malaysian consumers has revealed a 64 per cent decrease in consumers accessing piracy websites over the past 12 months. The survey commissioned, by the Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) and conducted by YouGov, found that 22 per cent of online consumers currently use […]

September 17, 2020By Colin Mann

Netflix now speaks Malay

Netflix has launched its user interface (UI) in Bahasa Melayu. This enables members to navigate the UI, read title names and synopses, and watch shows and movies with Bahasa Melayu subtitles and dubs. “Netflix believes in giving members control over their entire entertainment experience, and we are delighted that they are now able to choose […]

August 28, 2020

Forecast: Malaysia pay-TV to register to sluggish growth

The total pay-TV services revenue in Malaysia is forecast to grow at a sluggish pace from $1.07 billion in 2019 to $1.08 billion in 2024, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of a marginal 0.2 per cent, supported by a steady rise in the adoption of DTH and IPTV services, according to GlobalData, a […]

July 16, 2020