3 November 2014: 4TVForever Group was established in 1995 as a computer graphic training centre and launched digital pay-TV services in 2005. The pay-TV platform offers about 80 channels, including 10 in HD, to about 250,000 subscribing households. International services include Celestial Classic Movies, HBO and BBC World News. Monthly packages cost from MMK7,500/US$7.60 for 60+ channels to MMK8,100/US$8 for all channels. One time set top-box fee is MMK45,000/US$45. Who’s who... Winn Maw, Chief Executive Officer Khin Maung Htay, Director and CofounderMyanmar National TV (MNTV)Commercial free-TV satellite service, Myanmar National TV (MNTV), was established in 2012 by media conglomerate Shwe Than Lwin Media Group. The idea is to deliver new and fresh content, including independently produced local news. MNTV acquires a small amount of content from regional and international partners, including BBC World (10-minute news BBC Burmese) and Japanese public broadcaster NHK (drama series Carnation and Princess Atsu). Who's who... Nan Mouk Laung Saing, President, MNTV/Managing Director, Shwe Than Lwin Media U Zaw Thet Maung General Manager, MNTVMyanmar Radio and Television (MRTV)Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) was established in 1980 by Myanmar’s Ministry of Information (MOI) and started broadcasting a year later. MRTV has five public TV channels, including Myanmar International Channel, the Farmers Channel and National Races Channel. MRTV reaches about 92% of the population via 233 transmission stations and uses analogue system NTSC-M. Most of the remote stations use VHF band with only some using UHF band. MRTV plans to complete its digital migration (DVB-T2 standard) by 2020 and hopes to become a public broadcast service provider by the end of 2015. Who’s who... U Tint Swe Director General.MyawaddyTelevision(MWD)Myawaddy Television (MWD) was established in March 1995 by Myanmar’s Ministry of Defence. MWD broadcasts seven TV channels offering news, sports and entertainment. The broadcaster, which migrated to DVB-T in November 2011, transmits via 13 high-power stations reaches about 60% of Myanmar.MRTV-4/Channel 7MRTV-4 was launched in May 2004 by the Forever Group and stateowned MRTV, with a two-hour daily schedule. The general entertainment channel became a 24-hour free-to air TV station in September 2010, offering news, lifestyle content, variety shows, game shows, kids, drama series and talk shows, among others. Content is mostly local and produced in-house. Minimal hours of foreign content on MRTV-4 include drama series from Korea. The Forever Group has also operated an international version of MRTV-4 since 2006. The Forever Group’s second free to air service, Channel 7, launched in 2012 with Thailand’s BEC Tero. The 24-hour Channel 7 targets younger audiences. Content is 90% local and produced in-house. The Forever Group is also actively involved in the localisation of international formats such as Myanmar’s Got Talent, Family Feud and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader.SkyNetDirect-to-home (DTH) satellite pay-TV operator, SkyNet, carries more than 70 SD channels and six HD channels via the Apstar-7 satellite. SkyNet is also an active broadcaster of international sporting events, including the 2014 FIFA World Cup, English Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Europa League, DFL Bundesliga, Spain La Liga, Italy Serie A TIM, France Ligue 1, the Football Association Challenge Cup, Major League Soccer, Brazillian League, Japan J-League, Korea K-League and Australia A-League. The multi-play service was launched in November 2010 by Shwe Than Lwin Media Group and has more than 200,000 subscribers. Who’s who... Daw Myint Myint Win, Senior Managing Director, U Zaw Thet Maung, Senior General Manager.Weekly television use: 51% (2013), 15,830 mobile subscribers, 1.3 million pay-TV homes, 10,889,348 households, 583,564 internet users, Internet penetration: 1.1%GDP: US$111.1 billion (2013 est)GDP per capita: US$1,700 (2013 est)How old is everyone...0-14 years: 26.4% (male 7,498,179/female 7,209,588)15-24 years: 18.3% (male 5,163,399/female 5,037,117)25-54 years: 43.1% (male 11,930,777/female 12,073,741)55-64 years: 5.3% (male 1,836,463/female 2,059,482)65 years and over: 5.2% (male 1,277,919/female 1,659,588 (2014 est.)