ArticleInline.620x0.png/1477460646599.png' alt='Watch Equity Online Iflix' title='Watch Equity Online Iflix' />Hitcounter Contact Email APSATTV. COM does not support the hacking of PAY TV. Frangipani Projects ongoing jobs in Nigeria for Sales Manager. Relevant academic qualifications to apply. Tans cable pay TV venture will pose competitive pressure on Anandas Astro TWO notable tycoons in Malaysia T. Ananda Krishnan and Tan Sri Vincent Tan keep bumping into each other, not literally, but in the businesses they venture into. Tans recent foray into Ansa Broadcast, a cable pay TV venture, makes it the third time the Berjaya Group founder is going head on against one of the key businesses of Ananda, who owns Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd. Tans move into Ansa is being watched closely. Both these billionaire tycoons are known to have made bets which have paid off handsomely. Forbes lists Ananda as Malaysias third richest tycoon with a net worth of US6. RM2. 8bil while Tan ranks at number 2. US8. 20mil RM3. In Tans case though, a strategy of getting late into the game and winning market share has worked with U Mobile the countrys youngest telecommunications operator. Tan was an early player in the telecommunications space when, in 1. Watch I Am David HIGH Quality Definitons'>Watch I Am David HIGH Quality Definitons. Telenor to set up Mutiara Swisscom, which was later renamed Di. Gi. Com Bhd. Tan sold his stake to Telenor. Tan is the second largest shareholder in U Mobile with a 2. Singapore Technologies Telemedia which has 4. Launched in 2. 00. U Mobile has taken the market by surprise by grabbing market share from the three major players in the telco industry. GMA-PR-700x328.jpg' alt='Watch Equity Online Iflixtv' title='Watch Equity Online Iflixtv' />TWO notable tycoons in Malaysia T. Ananda Krishnan and Tan Sri Vincent Tan keep bumping into each other, not literally, but in the businesses they venture into. As a disruptor, the presence of U Mobile is saying to be one of the reasons why competition in the cellular segment is fierce. It has to date over five million active subscribers, with one million being postpaid customers. Its market share is estimated to be up to 1. Last year, U Mobile was awarded with additional telecommunication spectrum. This, in turn, meant that the newcomer need not rely on existing telcos such as Anandas Maxis for leasing telecommunication networks anymore. U Mobile has also said it will be aggressive on its expansion plans, coughing out about RM1bil for capital expenditure this year, the bulk of which will be used to build up its network. Also, there are indications that U Mobile is aiming for an initial public offering sometime next year. Where Ansa is concerned, the 6. Tan has in the past voiced out issues regarding Astros monopolisation in Malaysias direct to home satellite pay TV. Astro has, in the last 2. TV but the exclusivity came to an end in February. Now that this exclusivity is over, it looks like Tan has his eyes set on this business. While little is known about Tans plans for his Ansa venture, some details surfaced recently in an equity analysts report on Astro. Analyst Sia Ket Ee of Hong Leong Investment Bank downgraded Astro to a hold on the premise of the end of the monopoly and that Tans Ansa, if it materialises, will pose competitive pressure on Astro, which have been absent in the past 2. The history of Ansa apparently dates back to 2. Tan launched Malaysias third pay TV service Mi. TV. Two years later, Mi. TV was rebranded as U Television, but the service did not take off. Ansas possible impact on Astro. With trends in OTT players now seen as a threat to incumbent pay to free to air TV companies, some do say that what Tan might be drawn to is the amount of money Astro generates. With a return on equity that is more than 1. Astro is a money making machine at the moment. Although the number of households paying for Astros service has slipped in recent times, it is still a sizeable number that is willing to pay a sizeable amount to watch content beamed over satellite to their homes. Prior to Astro, there were other non satellite broadcasters that tried to penetrate the broadcasting scene but had grappled with technical issues. These include Mi. TV, Mega TV and Asian Broadcasting Network M Sdn Bhd ABNxcess. Established in 1. Mega TV was Malaysias first ever subscription based pay TV service. It started transmission in November 1. TV market. Then ABNxcess the first digital cable TV network provider was launched in 2. Kasamh Se Episode 61. However, the network went downhill, as it faced numerous problems such as frequent damages to its cables and shortage of technicians to rectify problems encountered by clients, among others. With the high barriers of entry to the pay TV market, pricing is a major determinant for pay TV and satellite services. Content cost and the weak ringgit are pressure points for satellite providers such as Astro and the company is said to have given up some of the exclusive rights it has over certain channels to lessen its costs. While the Bloomberg poll shows that Astro has 1. Ansas entry into the broadcasting space will cause a stir in Astros business. There isnt much details on Ansa for now, but Tan did make an attempt in the broadcasting business 1. Mi. TV. So, if Ansa is a definite business plan, it could possibly stir Astros business, but it all boils down to the right content and product offering, the analyst notes. Meanwhile, another analyst says it will take time for Ansa to begin operations. There is a lot to do in the broadcasting business and Ansa will have to deal with issues concerning pricing for content and satellite services, among others. Apart from the weak sentiment, the competition is also stiff with the entry of other over the top OTT content players such as Netflix, iflix and Viu, the analyst adds. While Astro is dealing with high costs, and not the entry of another competitor, it has one main advantage in the pay TV market. The big money it pays for football, especially the English Premier League, has proven to be a grasp in maintaining a legion of paying customers. To this end, if Ansa comes into the picture, it will definitely add more tension on Astros business. It is left to be seen if Tan will steer Ansa to apply the same strategy he used in the telco scene with U Mobile.