MiTV
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| Type | Future DVB-T |
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| Country |  Malaysia |
| Availability | Peninsular Malaysia only |
| Key people | Tan Sri Vincent Tan |
| Launch date | 2005 |
| Website | www.mitv.com.my |
MiTV Corporation Sdn Bhd is Malaysia's third pay television operator. It was launched in September 2005 after having obtained all the necessary approvals from the censorship board on its broadcast contents. The company is offering over 40 channels from content providers worldwide.
MiTV Corporation broadcasts up-to-date 24-hour channels from around the world, including channels such as MGM (English Movies), MATV (Hong Kong Movies), Arirang (Korean) and ZOOM (Bollywood). The subscription fee is RM30 a month, which is cheaper than Astro's monthly fee.
MiTV was officially launched on September 5th, 2005 by Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the Manhattan Ballroom in Berjaya Times Square Hotel & Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
One of MiTV's distinguishing traits from Astro, another pay television operator in Malaysia, is that it utilises an Internet Protocol over Ultra High Frequency based transmission system. Subscribers require only to install a standard UHF television antenna instead of a satellite dish to receive broadcasts. As a result, some of Astro's major caveats, such as disruption of service under bad weather conditions, do not apply to MiTV users.
MiTV is largely owned by Tan Sri Vincent Tan, the president of the Berjaya Group.
On 31 October 2006, the company announced a corporate and technology restructing exercise. The exercise included suspension of all marketing and new subscription activities. In addition, approximately 66% of the companies workforce was retrenched. The service is now operating in a reduced mode broadcasting only 12 channels. 66 % of the company workforce that has been retrenched will only be given a 1 month salary payment upon their termination.
MiTV also owns a mobile phone operator called [Mi3G].
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[edit] Channel Line-Up
[edit] Local Variety (National Television)
[edit] Orient
- Channel 23 - MACTV
- Channel 37 - CCTV-4
[edit] International
- Channel 60 - Arirang TV
- Channel 65 - TV5 Asié
- Channel 66 - NHK WORLD TV
[edit] Insight
- Channel 70 - Channel News Asia
- Channel 71 - CCTV-9
[edit] References
- "MiTV FAQ". Retrieved Oct. 30, 2005.
[edit] See also
- List of Malaysian television stations
- Mega TV (non-operational since 2001)
- Fine TV
- Astro
[edit] External links
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Mobile phone companies of Malaysia | ||
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| Maxis | Celcom | DiGi | TIME| Mi3G | |||
