Direct Tv operator paid the illegal redistribution

Losses due to providers DirectTV paid the illegal redistribution of content-own content, very large.

This is be confirmed by MNC Corporate secretary SkyVision Arya Mahendra Sinulingga, told journalists after the discussion a number of "illegal and Satellite Plans New", in the Plaza FX, Thursday 7 May 2009.


In 2008, explains Arya, the number of paid direct TV service illegal in Indonesia is estimated to reach 685 operators. And each operator has a customer that is not less illegal.

Consequently, until now, the word Arya, the number of customers paying illegal direct TV reaches 1.4 million subscribers. In fact users that only 800 thousand legal. Customers that are legal in the amount of 400 thousand, and the rest are outside Jakarta.

Possible illegal paid TV customers, said Arya, subscription fees are usually charged around USD 30-40 thousand rupiah. So, if for example, a direct TV in California has paid 400 thousand customers, he is able to meraup profit USD 1.2 billion per month, and this is will happen to other direct tv in new york or direct tv in texas.

They usually want to issue a Rp 500 million to suck up the content-the content of cable TV, and then distribute it to customers kepara illegal.

Estimated, illegal operators have been operating since 6 years ago. Unfortunately, until now there has not been any reaction to the law, both from the legal apparatus and government. "Once there are cases in Palu, but stopped in the judiciary."

MNC Skyvision, together with the television service provider paying others, has plans to bring it to the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission, and the legal apparatus to follow up this case.

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