Star Package may go off air

According to reports being received the Star Package channels are in danger of being removed from Comet Cable since messages are being flashed across the screens regarding non payment of dues by Comet Cable to Star Television.

The message reads as follows "THIS CABLE NETWORK HAS LARGE PAYMENTS DUE AND LIABLE FOR DISCONNECTION". If the Star Package is also removed due to non payment there will be a large percentage of free to air channels in comparison to the pay channels. This will leave Comet subscribers paying their rentals just to watch free to air channels. Some have decided not to pay their rentals until the problems are rectified and we believe that many others will follow if this continues.

After the initial disruption to Cinemax and HBO a few weeks ago it was restored and then Cinemax was taken off air and replaced with NHK which was later replaced with Al Jazeera. We are unable to confirm whether Cinemax has returned.

Please keep us updated on the latest on Comet Cable and the situation regarding the Star Channels as the days progress.

Cinemax OUT - NHK IN

The above is true according to the last piece of information received and maybe Cinemax has returned but we are unable to confirm it. This is no doubt leaving Comet Cable subscribers frustrated. We are not in anyway implying that the other operators in Sri Lanka are 100% perfect since it is not true, but Comet seems to be on the wrong side many times now and are also not communicating with their subscribers which makes matters worse.

All what we can tell to anyone planning to buy Comet Cable is to avoid doing so since things are very shaky over there. Channels disappear mysteriously and reappear as mysteriously as they disappeared.

It is sad though that the pioneer pay television broadcaster in Sri Lanka may be no more in the near future. Hopefully some big newspaper can pick up on this story and lay the facts bare for all to read.

Please keep us updated on the latest regarding Comet Cable as the days progress.

The On & Off Game

The last month or so have been turbulent for the Comet Cable subscribers. The sports channels that went off air have not returned but HBO and Cinemax have returned on almost the same day that they went off air. In addition Hallmark also went off air and was returned.

Customer Care and Management are ever so silent. Subscribers are being robbed of their entertainment by these frequent interruptions.

Those who are contemplating buying a Comet Cable connection should think long and hard before doing so.

Please keep us updated on the latest regarding Comet Cable as the days progress.

Comet Cable in a mess! Subscribers beware

After months of speculation about the future of Comet Cable it seems that the company is finally breaking up under immense mismanagement and heavy competition.

According to reports being received by us Chalmway and James Scobie have sold the company to an Indian company without disclosing the court dispute with the Hettiarachchi family. Therefore now since the Indian company has found out about the disputes in Comet Cable they released the rumor regarding the Digital conversion several months ago to keep subscribers paying on time and recover as much as possible their losses from purchasing Comet Cable. We got these reports sometime ago but could not verify the authenticity but now the way the things are progressing it is now more clear to us and we are releasing this information for the benefit of Comet subscribers and anyone planning to purchase Comet Cable.

What will happen to the company once the Indians realize that they cannot recover anymore is left to be seen? This would explain why the channels keep going off air and are not returned. It is now time for Comet subscribers to protect their investment otherwise they will be kept in the dark until the day Comet Cable closes and the new management pulls out of Sri Lanka.

We hope that some major newspaper in Sri Lanka will do some investigation into this story and expose these Indians and the James Scobie-Chalmway involvement. Comet Cable under any management is answerable to their subscribers and it is now the subscribers who must take steps and take this company to task.

Please keep us updated on the status of Comet Cable as the days progress as it seems that this year is a crucial year for this company and its subscribers.

HBO & Cinemax removed from Comet Cable

From January 3rd the HBO and Cinemax channel were taken off from Comet Cable. This follows the removal of the Sports Channels in December. According to Comet the sports were to be reintroduced in early January but so far this has not been the case.

It seems that Comet Cable is now facing a severe crisis and we hope that they can do something to rejuvenate the company other the subscribers will be left in a lurch.

We request our bloggers to update us as soon as the channels return or more channels are taken off air.