ASTRO ALL ASIA NETWORKS plc (AAAN) is the holding company for MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd, the sole operator of direct-to-home satellite pay television services in Malaysia under the “Astro” brand, and Airtime Management & Programming Sdn Bhd, the leading commercial radio broadcaster in Malaysia.....more
Astro, the Group's subscription television operation, reaches about 10 million viewers in some 2 million homes representing a penetration rate of approximately 38% of Malaysia's TV households. The business began operating in 1996 and today offers over 100 channels with a wide mix of foreign and local programmes that appeal to a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual Malaysian audience...more
ASTRO owns the country's top-ranking Malay-, Chinese-, Indian- and English-language radio stations – ERA, MY FM, THR.fm, hitz.fm, MIX FM, Light fm, Xfresh.fm and Sinar.fm – with close to 11 million listeners a week or half the total radio listeners in the country. The eight stations command a substantial proportion of the radio industry’s advertising expenditure...more...more
Celestial Pictures, a wholly-owned subsidiary, is dedicated to bringing the best of Asian entertainment to the world. The Company, headquatered in Hong Kong, is involved in origination, aggregation and worldwide distribution of Asian-language film and television content as well as operation of Celestial Movies, the first global movie channel aimed at Chinese audiences and Chinese movie lovers.. ....more
ASTRO through Tayangan Unggul and Astro Shaw is Malaysia's leading producer of Malay content for cinema, television and video. The company produces films of particular appeal to young audiences, and has been able to establish a strong brand identity among cinema goers....more