Friday, August 19, 2011

New channels on PEO TV but they are local FTA Maharaja ones

Some pay television networks never get the business model of running a Pay TV service, they take it for granted that people will pay high subscription fees for any channel that they show. Sadly that's what at least PEO TV in Sri Lanka seems to think since they have quite number of local FTA channels compared to the actual international pay channels.

Sources tell us that a network of channels that once upon a time carried advertisements saying that they will not be made available on any pay television network & also mocked at the idea of pay television in Sri Lanka several years ago in a newspaper article. Yes, we are talking about the Maharaja channels Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV & Channel One MTV, which have now been added to PEO TV on channel slots 10,11 & 12 according to our sources.

Looks like a giant of local media industry has been humbled, changed their opinion, finally accepted the fact & had a drastic change in policy. Whilst this is a commendable decision by MTV/MBC to hop aboard a pay television network this is however not good for PEO TV.

PEO TV should take immediate steps to increase the number of pay television channels rather than filling themselves up with FTA ones. Channels like AXN & Setanta, etc are a must on the platform and unless they are capable of providing their subscribers with these, things don't look good for PEO TV.

11 comments:

kayhaytha said...

The question is being asked as to whether the sudden decision of Maharajahs to make their TV Channels available only to (the State-owned) PEO TV has anything to do with the recent disclosures made by the Leader of the Opposition regarding Maharajahs.

Keshani said...

well i have to say this, FUCK OFF YOU DIALOG SHIT, you are talking about bloody shit DO u have sirasa on dialog tv ?

And FYI re:picture quality of dialog tv is 1% when u comparing with peo, you are in a big problem my friend.

dont bullshit about others just take care what you have write now ??


Basically FUCK YOU

Techsavy said...

It seems that new Peo TV Boss is in action. Well Done Malraj. You can do more and we know you would do the same as you did to yellow pages.

vimasuma said...

picture quality is very poor. especially channel one mtv.

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Lasith said...

http://www.dialog.lk/personal/tv/value-added-services/pvr-personal-video-recorder-feature/

Lankan Blogger said...

@Keshani
What the heck are you on about? Nobody said anything about Dialog here. You seem like a Sirasa lover which means explains why you are now BFFs with Peo TV. And please tell us why Dialog is "in a big problem"

On the other hand I should have just ignore you like the rest of the people here.

Isura Nirmal said...

Peo Tv today added Raj TV, Raj Digital Plus & Raj Musix for Tamil viewers. It seems Peo tv now understand that the way of people. but what happened to Dialog tv???

Techsavy said...

@Isura, Ask it at Dialog forum

Conny said...

PEO adds Raj Bouquet. All 3 channels at jst 75/- per month..

Does anyone know the quality of programming of these channels? Better than Start Vijay????