Mega TV was transmitted from its headquarters in Bandar Utama, in the northern fringes of Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
[5] The service – jointly operated by the public and private sector –[5] would have a three-[5] to-five channel offering,[6] focusing on news[6] with content from CNN and Britain's ITN and BBC.
[4] The service cost RM 25 million and planned to begin in 1993 with coverage initially limited to the Klang Valley.
[6] On 11 July 1994, a consortium of companies, consisting of Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (TV3), Ibex Corporation and Eurocrest (M) Sdn.
[8] The joint venture would be 70% owned by the consortium with RTM taking the rest,[8] with the latter involved in controlling the broadcast and information sources that may harm the safety and values of Malaysia.
[13] By August it was announced that Mega TV was set to start on 1 November 1995,[14] after signing a deal to carry HBO Asia.
[15][16][17] In September, the Ministry of Information clarified that the Mega TV's subscription payment rate is considered "reasonable".
[21][22] Mega TV's service made available in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan and Malacca as early as February 1996,[23] followed by Ipoh, Perak by the end of March.
[24] On 21 April 1996, Mega TV installed a second transmitter station in Bukit Sungai Besi which enabled the cable operator improved its broadcast reception in the Klang Valley.
[29] As early as August 1996, Mega TV said that it would expand its operations in different cities in Peninsular Malaysia by the year-end[30] and at the same time, it appointed 12 installation companies to improved its services.
[32] The pay-TV operator signed a deal with High-Tech Electronics in September 1996 to authorized at least 90 National Panasonic and Technics partner shops in the country to registered and installing cable television.
[46] Mega TV added a 24-hour Tamil channel, Thangathurai (Golden Screen) on 11 October 1999 to target its Indian subscribers.