Mega TV (Malaysia)
Mega TV was Malaysia's first ever subscription-based pay television service. It was incorporated on 18 October 1994 and began transmissions on 1 November 1995 and was operated by TV3. It was particularly noted for its failure to break into the pay television market.
| Industry | Cable television |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 November 1995 |
| Defunct | 1 October 2001 |
| Headquarters | Petaling Jaya, Selangor |
Area served | Malaysia |
| Owner | Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad Minister of Finance Incorporated Eurocrest Sdn Bhd Ibex TV (M) Sdn Bhd Sri Utara Sdn Bhd |
Mega TV was transmitted from its headquarters in Bandar Utama, in the northern fringes of Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
History
Cableview Services Sdn Bhd or Mega TV was incorporated on 18 October 1994 by a consortium which consisted of Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad, Minister of Finance Incorporated, Eurocrest Sdn Bhd, Ibex TV (M) Sdn Bhd and Sri Utara Sdn Bhd.[1]
Cable-based transmissions was officially inaugurated by the 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Doctor Mahathir Bin Mohamad and broadcasts from Petaling Jaya on 1 November 1995 through a microwave-based broadcast system
Faced with stiff competition from the Astro satellite television network which was launched seven months later, combined with the failures to expand its content, Mega TV ceased transmission in 2001 as a result, leaving Astro as the one and only pay-TV service provider in Malaysia.
Channel listing
This is correct as of 2001 just before Mega TV's closure:
| Name | Language | Owner | Group | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV1 | Malay | RTM | Free-to-air | Terrestrial |
| TV2 | ||||
| TV3 | STMB | |||
| CNN | English | CNN | News | Subscription |
| Discovery Channel | English (Malay subtitle) | Discovery Communications | Education | |
| ESPN Asia | English | ESPN | Sports | |
| HBO | English (Malay subtitle) | HBO | Movies | |
| Cartoon Network & Turner Classic Movies | English (Malay subtitle) | Cartoon Network | Cartoons/classic movies |
