'''Ansat Broadcast Sdn. Bhd.''' (formerly known as U Television, with MiTV being an abbreviation of its former name, Malaysian Interactive Television) is Malaysia's third pay television operator. It was launched on 5 September 2005,[1] after having obtained all the necessary approvals from the censorship board on its broadcast contents. The company initially offered 41 channels from content providers worldwide, with many of them new to the Malaysian market.
History
Set to end Astro's monopoly in the Malaysian pay TV market, MiTV originally planned to launch in December in June 2004,[2] moving to October in July[3] and the second quarter of 2005 in January 2005.[4]
In August 2004, MiTV signed a deal to carry Channel News Asia