Aora TV
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Aora TV is an Indonesia
n direct broadcast
satellite
pay television company that is operated by PT Karya Megah Adijaya and is owned by Rini M. Soemarno, Ongki P. Soemarno and join at dormant period Sugiono Wiyono. It started its nation-wide broadcast in the beginning of August 2008 with an initial 10 channels, highlighting the 2008 Summer Olympics
. Four of the channels were dedicated to bringing the Olympic games and events to its customers' homes. Aora earned the exclusive broadcasting rights to the 2008 Olympics exclusively for Indonesia.
Still in August 2008, Aora TV won the sole rights in Indonesia to broadcast the 2008/2009 season of the Barclays Premier League and offered a new, 12-channel package service which included ESPN
and STAR Sports
, which contains the English Premier League (EPL) content. This allows Aora subscribers to watch, in full, the 370 EPL matches of the 2008/2009 season, including preview shows and weekly highlights. The Premier League broadcast rights were then expired just few hours before the start of the 2009/2010 season, that forced Aora to replace both channels with Goal TV 1
and Goal TV 2
effective on August 15, 2009. At the same time, Aora also added several new channels into its channels lineup. Due to there are no exclusive EPL matches again, Aora TV loss a lot of the subscribers and at end of 2009 Aora TV discontinued all of the broadcast followed by curtailment of 90 percent of the employees. At January 2010 Aora TV re-broadcast, but not as Premium/Exclusive Pay TV as before. At the current Aora TV try as medium to low income market with the lowest subcription fee Rp.59,000 (around $7) per month.
In Q3 2011, Aora launched "Aora HD", an HD programming consisting of HBO HD, Star Movies HD, Discovery HD World, NGC HD, ASN, ESPN HD, FoodNetwork HD, and KompasTV HD. Fees are only for decoder rental which goes for Rp.99,000 (approximately US$11) per month.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n direct broadcast
Direct broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception.A designation broader than DBS would be direct-to-home signals, or DTH. This has initially distinguished the transmissions directly intended for home viewers from cable television...
satellite
Satellite television
Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
pay television company that is operated by PT Karya Megah Adijaya and is owned by Rini M. Soemarno, Ongki P. Soemarno and join at dormant period Sugiono Wiyono. It started its nation-wide broadcast in the beginning of August 2008 with an initial 10 channels, highlighting the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. Four of the channels were dedicated to bringing the Olympic games and events to its customers' homes. Aora earned the exclusive broadcasting rights to the 2008 Olympics exclusively for Indonesia.
Still in August 2008, Aora TV won the sole rights in Indonesia to broadcast the 2008/2009 season of the Barclays Premier League and offered a new, 12-channel package service which included ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
and STAR Sports
STAR Sports
STAR Sports is a cable sports network owned by STAR TV and ESPN. It shows sports programs. In partnership with ESPN, its corporate name is ESPN STAR Sports. They are the official Asian station of the Barclays Premier League...
, which contains the English Premier League (EPL) content. This allows Aora subscribers to watch, in full, the 370 EPL matches of the 2008/2009 season, including preview shows and weekly highlights. The Premier League broadcast rights were then expired just few hours before the start of the 2009/2010 season, that forced Aora to replace both channels with Goal TV 1
GOALTV
GOALTV is a dedicated football network offering Asia audiences coverage of top European football. This includes exclusive live games from three major European leagues as well as behind-the-scenes access to three Premier League clubs in England, Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool, in addition...
and Goal TV 2
GOALTV
GOALTV is a dedicated football network offering Asia audiences coverage of top European football. This includes exclusive live games from three major European leagues as well as behind-the-scenes access to three Premier League clubs in England, Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool, in addition...
effective on August 15, 2009. At the same time, Aora also added several new channels into its channels lineup. Due to there are no exclusive EPL matches again, Aora TV loss a lot of the subscribers and at end of 2009 Aora TV discontinued all of the broadcast followed by curtailment of 90 percent of the employees. At January 2010 Aora TV re-broadcast, but not as Premium/Exclusive Pay TV as before. At the current Aora TV try as medium to low income market with the lowest subcription fee Rp.59,000 (around $7) per month.
In Q3 2011, Aora launched "Aora HD", an HD programming consisting of HBO HD, Star Movies HD, Discovery HD World, NGC HD, ASN, ESPN HD, FoodNetwork HD, and KompasTV HD. Fees are only for decoder rental which goes for Rp.99,000 (approximately US$11) per month.