Starhub: Discontinued RTM TV1 channel had been provided free out of 'goodwill'

[MarrickG]

Starhub has clarified that Radio Television Malaysia's (RTM) TV1 channel had been provided free as an 'act of goodwill' to subscribers here. There are therefore no plans to resume airing the channel here.

Starhub customers recently found that they were unable to receive Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) TV1 programming, as RTM had had the signal encrypted.

The withdrawal of RTM TV1 sparked strong reactions from Starhub subscribers. In particular, STOMPer kenmoo said that Singaporean service providers should encrypt their signals also, to prevent Malaysians from watching our channels free. Read the full article here.

A spokesperson for Starhub told STOMP:

"We refer to the online posting and comments on STOMP (June 12, 2010) regarding the availability of TV1 on StarHub TV.

"StarHub understands from Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) that it has received instructions from FIFA to encrypt its satellite signal source from June 11, 2010 so that only viewers in Malaysia are able to receive access to the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches on TV1. As the satellite signal source for TV1 is unavailable to StarHub, we are unable to offer the channel to viewers during this period.

"TV1 is a Malaysian Free-To-Air channel. Even though StarHub is under no commercial or regulatory obligation to offer TV1, we have been carrying the channel free-of-charge over our cable network to households in Singapore as a goodwill gesture.

"To clarify, StarHub does not receive any portion of TV licence fees. StarHub is one of the few pay-TV operators in the world that carries Free-To-Air channels on its network at no cost to TV audiences islandwide."

 

[red amoeba]

"To clarify, StarHub does not receive any portion of TV licence fees. StarHub is one of the few pay-TV operators in the world that carries Free-To-Air channels on its network at no cost to TV audiences islandwide."[/QUOTE]

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chee bye...they are obliged to do it becos of MDA law - write until like they are holier than saint...

we pay tv license fee for fuck?

 

[Cestbon]

Why do we need to pay TV license. Many country have discountinue collecting tv license.
Fuck the PAP. If they think I using their HDB antenna then remove it from my unit.
Avery month pay conservancy charge should be included the antenna maintenance.

 

[cass888]

"To clarify, StarHub does not receive any portion of TV licence fees. StarHub is one of the few pay-TV operators in the world that carries Free-To-Air channels on its network at no cost to TV audiences islandwide."

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chee bye...they are obliged to do it becos of MDA law - write until like they are holier than saint...

we pay tv license fee for fuck?

lan jiao yourself, just like the MONGREL who bit his masters' hands LOUDHAILER chee soon juan, anyhow whack all the time. MDA law doesn't make it compulsory to carry Malaysian channels.

 

[HellAngel]

I'll cancel all service with Starhub once the contract is over.

 

[Balls2U]

RTM 1 only screen selected matches. Eg. last nite's match between Italy and Paraguay was not shown.

 

[red amoeba]

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chee bye...they are obliged to do it becos of MDA law - write until like they are holier than saint...

we pay tv license fee for fuck?

lan jiao yourself, just like the MONGREL who bit his masters' hands LOUDHAILER chee soon juan, anyhow whack all the time. MDA law doesn't make it compulsory to carry Malaysian channels.[/QUOTE]
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bro...i am referring to shithub's statement they are are carrying free-to-air channels (meaning ch 8, 5, cna) out of goodwill...pls read the statement.