Awesome TV denounces unfair treatment after MYTV’s decision to suspend the channel on its platform

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Television channel Awesome TV is alleging unfair treatment by digital terrestrial television (DTT) provider MYTV Broadcasting Sdn Bhd.

This after MYTV, in a statement on Facebook, announced that it would suspend the broadcast of the Awesome TV channel on its platform this November 2 due to commercial issues related to the payment of access fees.

Following this statement, Awesome TV, via Facebook, claimed to have been treated unfairly by the DTT provider, saying it had to pay more than other start-up TV channels on the platform.

“This is because Awesome TV had to pay higher fees for 30 months of using the platform, while other start-up TV channels on the platform pay the same amount but for 60 months.

“Comparing these rates, Awesome TV is paying more than what should be charged for a start-up TV channel,” Awesome TV wrote in its statement.

The channel said that, based on what it was paying, it should have been allowed to broadcast until August 2025.

They added that the rates put in place by MYTV were “not worth it” due to the platform’s lack of viewership compared to satellite TV platforms.

Awesome TV officially started broadcasting on August 1, 2020, offering local and international content.

The channel is still available on Astro.