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Skynet DTH
Type:Paid satellite TV
Currentowner:Shwe Thanlwin Media Company Limited
Origin: Myanmar
Introduced:November 2010
Markets:Across Myanmar

SKYNET Direct to Home (DTH), is a pay TV operator that provides nationwide satellite television in Myanmar. Owner Shwe Than Lwin Media Co., Ltd.[1] [2] is part of a conglomerate with diverse interests in Myanmar, they launched the broadcaster in November 2010. SKYNET DTH broadcasts a total 80 channels via Apstar 7 satellite, provide internet services in the Pacific Asia region, and employ more than 2000 staff.[3] Owner and chairman of SKYNET DTH is Sino-Burmese businessman, Kyaw Win.

Channels

Launching SKYNET DTH with 24 channels, including Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, Hero I-League, Indian Super League, American Major League Soccer, Australian A-League, NBA, CCL, Saudi Professional League, Saudi Super Cup, Myanmar National League and other sports and entertainment and expanding to 80 channels with media rights for competitions held by UEFA (Euro 2012, UEFA Champions League, Europa League). SKYNET DTH started broadcasting all matches of the Air KBZ Myanmar Lethwei World Championship, Premier League, IPL from the 2013-14 season after acquiring rights from FA. SKYNET DTH also have media rights of FIFA competitions, enabling SKYNET to broadcast live the FIFA World Cup 2018. It also has media rights to all of WWE, which broadcasts RAW, Smack Down Live, NXT and other pay-per-view shows from WWE.

The 2021 Myanmar coup d'état saw SKYNET DTH stop broadcasting some international channels, like Fox Network (now is Walt Disney Asia Pacific), Lifetime, CNN, BBC and more. As of June 2024, the total number of channels is 80.

NoCHANNEL NAMEChannels resolution
1Sky Net Buddha480i
2MRTV480i
3MWD480i
4MRTV News480i
5MITV480i
6MNTV480i
8One News480i
9Channel 9 HD1080i
10SKYNET Info Channel480i
11SKYNET Up To Date480i
12SKYNET LIVE SD Channel480i
13SKYNET Cartoon480i
14Nick jr480i
15Nickelodeon480i
16Dreamworks480i
17ZooMoo HD1080i
18Animax480i
19MYANMAR ARTS480i
20MYANMAR MOVIES480i
21ASIAN MOVIES480i
22ZEE Cinema480i
23MOVIE COLLECTION HD1080i
24WORLD MOVIES HD1080i
25INTERNATIONAL DRAMA HD1080i
26SKYNET ALFC480i
27SKYNET EDUCATION480i
28SKYNET HEALTH Channel480i
29SKYNET HOME480i
30SKYNET TINE YIN TAR480i
31SKYNET HADAYA480i
32SKYNET KNOWLEDGE480i
33SKYNET TEEN480i
34SKYNET MUSIC480i
35MTV LIVE HD1080i
36MTV 90s480i
37ZING ASIA480i
38CCTV-4480i
39CGTN Documentary480i
40NHK World Premium480i
46SKYNET Shopping Channel-1480i
47SKYNET Shopping Channel-2480i
48TLC480i
49Asian Food Network480i
50HGTV480i
51Rock Entertainment HD1080i
52Discovery Channel480i
53Discovery Asia HD1080i
54Animal Planet480i
55History HD1080i
57AXN480i
58ROCK Action HD1080i
59Global Trekker HD1080i
60Love Nature HD1080i
61BBC Earth480i
62Sun TV480i
63Zee TV480i
67TechStorm HD1080i
68Golf Channel480i
70Edge Sport480i
71SKYNET SPORTS-1480i
72SKYNET SPORTS-2480i
73SKYNET SPORTS-3480i
74SKYNET SPORTS-4480i
75SKYNET SPORTS-5480i
76SKYNET SPORTS-6480i
77SKYNET SPORT HD1080i
78FIGHT SPORT HD1080i
79SKY Premiere HD1080i
80SKYENT PAY PER VIEWS HD1080i

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Myanmar to launch Skynet DTH and MPS systems in November . Cisco-news.tmcnet.com . 2011-12-14.
  2. Web site: Myanmar to launch SKYNET DTH and MPS systems in November . Digitaltvnews.net . 2010-10-07 . 2011-12-14.
  3. http://www.ipstar.com/en/where_myanmar.html