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Current Broadcasting in Myanmar

The document provides an overview of current broadcasting in Myanmar. It discusses that Myanmar has a population of around 60 million people across 14 states and regions. Broadcasting is carried out by the Ministry of Information through the Myanma Radio and Television organization. Radio broadcasting began in 1936 and television broadcasting is done through various state-run and joint venture channels. Myanmar is transitioning to digital broadcasting using standards like DVB-T and DVB-S2. Plans are underway to switch off analog broadcasting fully by 2020. Challenges in the digital transition include setting a switchover date and ensuring affordable set-top boxes and new content.

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Current Broadcasting in Myanmar

The document provides an overview of current broadcasting in Myanmar. It discusses that Myanmar has a population of around 60 million people across 14 states and regions. Broadcasting is carried out by the Ministry of Information through the Myanma Radio and Television organization. Radio broadcasting began in 1936 and television broadcasting is done through various state-run and joint venture channels. Myanmar is transitioning to digital broadcasting using standards like DVB-T and DVB-S2. Plans are underway to switch off analog broadcasting fully by 2020. Challenges in the digital transition include setting a switchover date and ensuring affordable set-top boxes and new content.

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Current Broadcasting in

The Republic of The Union of


Myanmar

Prepared By Deputy Director General (MRTV)


Date : 23-4-2012
Country Profile

 Area - 676,577 Square Kilometers

 Population is about 60 millions

 14 States and Regions

 Total of 325 Townships


Radio and Television Broadcasting

 In Myanmar, media activities are carried out by forming one

Ministry named Ministry of Information.

 Under this ministry, Myanma Radio and Television ( MRTV )

was formed in order to carry out broadcasting activities and business.


Situation Of Broadcasting
Radio Broadcasting
 Radio Broadcasting started since 1936.

 Short Wave (SW) for Nation Wide.

 Medium Wave (MW) covered populated areas, central and lower


Myanmar over 80% of the population.
 MRTV established 9 FM TXs especially covered for border areas.

 (6) commercial FM Operators joint ventured with MRTV, currently

undertaken 55 FM Transmitters covering 70% of population.


 Yangon City FM station (owned by Yangon City Development
Committee) also established since 2002.
 All radio signals delivered via satellite for retransmission.
Situation of Broadcasting
 TV Broadcasting

 (MRTV) Myanma Radio and Television; State owned Station , under

the Ministry Of Information as National Broadcaster.

 MITV (Myanma International Television) targeting Oversea Audience,

is JV Operation with MRTV and Shwe Than Lwin Media Co,.Ltd.

 MRTV-4 ; joint ventured with MRTV and Forever Group of Company.

 (MWD) Myawaddy Television; under the Ministry Of Defence.


The Status of Broadcasting In Myanmar
 Analog Terrestrial Broadcasting

(MRTV) ; FTA , Total of 226 re-transmitting stations , coverage

over 80% of the population.

(MRTV-4); FTA, Yangon, Mandalay, Taungyi, coverage over 25% of the

population.

(MWD) Television; FTA, coverage over 50% of the population.


The Status of Broadcasting In Myanmar
 DVB- T & DTH Broadcasting
DVB-T (FTA - MRTV, MITV , MRTV- 4 ) and other pay TV channels
being Transmitted by 29 stations, its coverage is 50% of population.
DVB-T programs distribution to the remote sites delivered via Thaicom-5
satellite.
DTH – Skynet also include freeview (MRTV, MITV , MRTV-4) and
along with (46) pay TV channels are Direct To Home Broadcast by
Satellite using DVB-S2, MPEG-4.
 The Other Usage of Satellite
File delivery services is provided for 9 regional remote newspaper
printing centers.

IP streaming for University of Distance Education (UDE) launched since


2001, reached over 600 education learning centers.
The Status of Satellite Usage
 DVB-S
• Distribution for FTA Terrestrial Broadcasting TV Channels
 MRTV , MITV , MRTV- 4 via Thaicom-5 satellite.
 Myawaddy (MWD) Television - Palapa D

• Distribution for FTA Global Broadcasting TV Channel


 Myanmar International Channel is broadcasting via Satellite

DTH turn-around service which can reach Europe, North


America, Asia , Australia & Newzeland about (166) countries
all over the world.
 MI ( Myanmar International ) via Thaicom-5 , Hotbird-6,

Galaxy19, Apstar-5 (Telstar-18), Optus D2 satellites for global


service.
 DVB-S2
 For DTH (Skynet) pay TV programs distribution via satellite .
Digital Video Broadcasting
 Broadcast infrastructure is still keeping control and run by States
Institutions and Ministries. But commercially joint ventured with
private sectors by considering to open the broadcasting industry for
private investment.

 MRTV joint ventured with private company (Forever Group Co.,


Ltd) to establish pay platform by terrestrial DVB-T.

 MRTV also joint ventured with private company (Shwe Than Lwin
Media Co., Ltd) to establish Satellite Skynet DTH Service mainly
based on pay platform.
Digital Switch-Over Policies & Study Activities
 Myanmar National Digital Broadcasting Committee (MNDBC) was

formed on 11th June 2005 to supervise in setting up framework for


nation-wide digital broadcasting services and to lay out some of the
details of the legislative provisions applying to the transition of digital
broadcasting in Myanmar.

 MNDBC has a number of working groups to oversee the technical

planning process, including legalization, transmission standards and


compatibility requirements in the transition to Digital Broadcasting for
the whole country.
Digital Switch-Over Policies & Study Activities
 By the outcome of several working group meetings, the committee

(MNDBC) finalized to recommend DVB-T as the National Digital

Terrestrial Broadcasting Standard to be adopted legally.

 DVB-T transmission was trial run in Yangon since 2005, for the

purpose of building multi-channel digital terrestrial broadcasting

infrastructure .

 DVB-T was approved as the National Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting

Standard by the Government on 2nd October, 2008.


Building a Multi-Channel Digital Terrestrial
Broadcasting infrastructure
 With the advantages of digital terrestrial broadcasting technology by

DVB-T, MRTV-4 digital transmission service was extended with

additional Pay-TV channels. Provided total of 51 SD and 6 HD Digital

TV channels in Yangon and 10 SD Channels retransmitted in the Other

Cities.

 Up to now 29 DVB-T re-transmitting stations which covered about 50%

of the population.
Analogue Switch Off Policy
All existing terrestrial TV channels will be accommodated

during dual illumination period.


By the advancement of technological changes and affordability

of Set-top Box and new TV Set which can receive DVB-T2


signal, MRTV FTA Network shall undertake DVB-T2
standard.
FTA Set-top Box specification as a National Standard by

MPEG-4 , DVB-T2 required to announce for Public Awareness


being discussed.
Analogue Switch Off (ASO)
Main Issues

 Required to have more attractive Free To Air digital television

channels.

 Analogue switch off shall undertake after digital take-up

percentage of 70% of TV household based on area by area .

 ASO schedule as tentatively by 2020.


Challenges
 Switchover date vs investments required

 Social need for free to air channels

 Consumer awareness - cost effective to consumers

 STB (Set -top Box) availability and affordability

 New content : where will this come from

 Any financial support required

 Due to technological changes happening many standards being

confused, STB and TV receiver specifications as National Standard

required to be adopted urgently.


Opportunities

 Due to the age of current Analogue TV Transmitter Network and its


shortage of spare parts availability unable to maintain any longer,
required to undertake Digital Network urgently.
 More and more information, news and entertainment demanded by
consumer required to provide multi channel network, multi platform
services.
 Technological advancement of Consumer products price affordability,
technological convergence among broadcast, telecom & internet provide
multiple services by one device for accessing, realizing to develop new
networks & new platforms.
Tentative ASO Plan in Myanmar (FTA)
2012~ 2013 2013 ~ 2014 2015
DTV Transition
Phase I 3 KW, 2KW, 1KW, Simulcast Analogue Switch
(23 Nos.) Off

2014 ~ 2016 2016 ~ 2018 2018


DTV Transition
Phase II 1KW, 600W Simulcast Analogue Switch
(16 Nos.) Off

2016 ~ 2018 2018 ~ 2020 2020


DTV Transition
Phase III 300 W, 150 W, 80 W, Simulcast Analogue Switch
10 W, (211 Nos.) Off
Future Plan
Free To Air ( FTA ) Nationwide Television Broadcasting Network
 Free To Air broadcasting network will extend nationwide coverage.

DVB-T Pay-TV Broadcasting Network


 Going to be installed at economically viable area (big cities) all over the
country.

DVB-T2 FTA -TV Broadcasting Network


 Going to be installed near future.

Mobile TV Broadcasting Network


 Technology for mobile TV broadcasting not yet approved.
Thank You All For
Your Attention

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