An important finance news appeared in this few days’ papers about Astro. It’s financial performance in Indonesia claimed to be making a big loss resulting in Astro need to channel more funds towards there. Apart, our Malaysian “media department” wanted Astro to enhance its’ services related problems and review its’ packages structures from being climbing higher and higher than ever before. I do believe that our pay per view television rate is the highest in the region. With a few channels being given, you are required to pay ten-ringgit ++ per months. And the charges had been climbing absolutely higher, making its’ subscribers really “cannot tahan”. Since its’ equipped with Measat III,more channels are being brought into Malaysian viewers’ home. Claiming “more channels, more choices” are just part of it; they should really add in “more fees to pay!”.
Definitely that the more channels they bring the higher the monthly subscriptions fees.
Currently, to enjoy the full services; RM 160++ is needed. The media had revealed that it is going to introduce another 20 new channels during year-end but had been restricted by authorities to do the enhancement mentioned. However, when the day comes; with another 4 new packages to be introduced (the tally will be 16 packages by then); I personally belief that the monthly rate will be more than RM200 per month.
Well, that’s all. Lets see how it goes by this year-end or early next year.
Bye for now!
