Mega TV was Malaysia's first ever

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service. It was incorporated on 18 October 1994 and began transmissions on 1 November 1995 and was operated by

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(STMB). It failed to break into the pay television market, and shut down in 2001. Mega TV was transmitted from its headquarters in

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, in the northern fringes of

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History

Cableview Services Sdn Bhd or Mega TV was incorporated on 18 October 1994 by a consortium which consisted of

, Minister of Finance Incorporated, Eurocrest Sdn Bhd, Ibex TV (M) Sdn Bhd and Sri Utara Sdn Bhd.About
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, Tun Doctor Mahathir Bin Mohamad and broadcasts from

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on 1 November 1995 through a microwave-based broadcast system Faced with stiff competition from the

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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:

References

External links

Official site of Mega TV
{{CATV Africa, Asia, and Oceania 1995 establishments in Malaysia 2001 disestablishments in Malaysia Television in Malaysia Defunct television networks Pay television Television channels and stations disestablished in 2001 Television channels and stations established in 1995 Mass media in Petaling Jaya