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Tonton (streaming service)

Tonton (streaming service) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tonton (streaming service) rather than just read about it. In short: Tonton (stylized in lowercase), formerly known as Catch-Up TV and briefly as gua.com.my, is a Malaysian over-the-top media service owned and operated by REV Media Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Media Prima. The service traces its roots to the launch of Catch-Up TV in 6 September 2007, one of the first Internet television and video on demand platforms to be set up in Malaysia.

Key takeaways

Tonton (streaming service) belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Tonton (streaming service) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Tonton (streaming service) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Tonton (stylized in lowercase), formerly known as Catch-Up TV and briefly as gua.com.my, is a Malaysian over-the-top media service owned and operated by REV Media Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Media Prima. The service traces its roots to the launch of Catch-Up TV in 6 September 2007, one of the first Internet television and video on demand platforms to be set up in Malaysia. The service's website contains all Media Prima television channels and radio stations, as well as having two separate websites xtra and tonton Cinema.

History

Origins

Catch-Up TV Catch-Up TV was launched on 6 September 2007 as one of the first Malaysia-owned over-the-top and video on demand platforms, which offers content from the company's television channels and their respective websites. Upon its launch, the platform has reached over 67.1 million subscribers nationwide as of January 2008.

gua.com.my and guamuzik.com.my On 11 September 2007, Media Prima launched an Internet portal, gua.com.my and its music portal, guamuzik.com.my, which provides latest entertainment and lifestyle news from Malaysia and abroad. It achieved 1 million views in the first month after its launch. Gua.com.my also earned recognition in The Malaysia Book of Records for being the first online drama series in Malaysia via Kerana Karina, produced in association with Grand Brilliance, a television and film production arm of Media Prima. On 14 April 2008, Alt Media launched guamuzik.com.my, a website that devoted specially for music. It offers the sale of various music genres by local and international artists and also displays music charts from Media Prima's radio and entertainment programs.

Rebranding to Tonton On 1 August 2010, Catch-Up TV was rebranded as Tonton. The new portal combined television services from various previous television portals. Tonton enables Media Prima to deliver content and user interaction to the market. Alt Media spent approximately RM10 million to develop the platform and targeted to achieve 2 million subscribers by the end of 2010. In November 2012, tonton began offers live streaming of all four Media Prima channels, including the latter's flagship TV3 and TV9 (unrelated to the ABS-CBN's former channel number frequencies in Manila that has been used until 1969) on multiple devices. The platform began made available on Samsung Smart TV in May 2013, following a partnership signed between Alt Media and Samsung Electronics in September 2012. In 2013 and 2014, Alt Media had three media portals, namely the video portal, Tonton; the entertainment and lifestyle portal, gua.com.my; and the women's portal, Seroja. All of these portals were closed in 2015, except for Tonton. In May 2014, tonton launches its music streaming service, Tonton Music in a collaboration between the Media Prima subsidiairies. On 20 April 2016, Tonton was relaunched and updated with content as a streaming service and application that offers free and exclusive content to subscribers. The platform also introduces a VIP package that allows registered users and new customers to enjoy benefits including viewing programs exclusively in advance before its TV premiere. On 27 April 2017, Media Prima and Singaporean telecommunications company, Singtel signed a strategic partnership to expand tonton for viewers in Singapore, which marks the service's first foreign venture. Tonton become available in Singapore on 1 June. Tonton become available in Brunei on 14 August 2017 following a partnership signed between Media Prima and Bruneian technology company, Datastream Technology. In October 2017, Tonton began offers a lifestyle channel Outdoor Channel Asia, which features exclusive leisure, adventure and endurance action contents. In October 2024, Tonton launched an Asian horror-themed movie channel Thrill, first horror movie channel debuted in Malaysia.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tonton (streaming service)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tonton (streaming service) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tonton (streaming service) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tonton (streaming service) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tonton (streaming service)

In research: Tonton (streaming service) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tonton (streaming service) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tonton (streaming service) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2007 establishments in Malaysia, Internet properties established in 2007, Malaysian entertainment websites, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tonton (streaming service) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Tonton (streaming service) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Tonton (streaming service) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Tonton (streaming service) in simple terms?

Why does Tonton (streaming service) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tonton (streaming service)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Tonton (streaming service).