Astro Malaysia Holdings () is a Malaysian media and entertainment holding company that began as a paid digital satellite

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and

television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

service,

Astro Astro may refer to: Entertainment and media * Astro (South Korean band), a South Korean boy band * Astro (UB40) (1957–2021), member of the British reggae band UB40 * Astro (Chilean band), a Chilean indie rock band * Astro (Japanese band), ...

. The company is owned by Astro Holdings Sendirian Berhad, which also owns Astro Overseas Limited. It serves 5.7 million homes or 72% of Malaysian TV households, 7,500 enterprises, 17.2 million weekly radio listeners (FM and digital), 14.7 million digital monthly unique visitors and 3.1 million shoppers across its TV, radio, digital and commerce platforms.

History

In 1996, All Asia Broadcast Centre was headquartered at Bukit Jalil and launched its own satellite subscription service. At the same time, the

MEASAT MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd, formerly Binariang Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd is a Malaysian communications satellite operator, which owns and operates the MEASAT (Malaysia East Asia Satellite) and AFRICASAT spacecraft. The company provides sat ...

satellite network began with the launch of MEASAT 1. The new pay-television service named Astro launched and started broadcasting with 22

television channel A television channel is a terrestrial frequency or virtual number over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the terrestrial or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with ...

s and 8 music channels. The launch of more MEASAT satellites from 1998 onward allowed Astro to begin expanding its services. The company achieved the Multimedia Super Corridor status in year 1997. In 2003, it acquired Celestial Pictures. After two years, Astro bought an Indian radio station in Malaysia by the name of Time Highway Radio. It also launched its first

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subscription service based on content licensed from Goal TV. It also bought Yes Television (Hong Kong) Limited and Goal TV Asia Limited to distribute broadband and television content in the region. In 2006, Rohana Rozhan, CFO of AAAN, was elected as CEO of Astro Malaysia. On that same year, Astro launched

Astro MAX Astro MAX was a personal video recorder (PVR) service for Astro launched in July 2006. It marked the first PVR system ever to be introduced in Malaysia, though LG's PVR-integrated Time Machine TV introduced later that year. Its successor is th ...

, its first PVR service. In 2007, it launched its first VOD service, adding Hong Kong TVB dramas to the platform. On 28 April 2008,

Astro cảm xúc Astro Cam Xúc was a Vietnamese satellite channel run as a joint venture with Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTVC). The channel was launched in 2008 and first appeared on VCTV for six months. In 2013, media production company A production company, ...

was launched in Vietnam as a joint venture with HTVC. It was also picked up by Vietnam Cable Television to be carried nationally. On 14 June 2010, AAAN was delisted from the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities following a successful takeover offer by Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd. Thus, its company name was changed to Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd. In 2012, the company was listed again on Malaysia's stock market.

Subsidiaries

* Astro Malaysia (Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd) ** NJOI **Sooka *

Astro Radio Astro Radio Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Airtime Management and Programming Sdn Bhd or AMP Radio Networks) is a Malaysian radio network company which operates radio broadcasting services and more since 1996. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of A ...

* Astro Shaw *

Fetch TV Fetch TV is an Australian IPTV provider that delivers a subscription television service over a user's regular internet service. Fetch TV launched in 2010 backed by its Malaysian parent Astro Malaysia Holdings. On 2 August 2022, Telstra acquire ...

* Kristal Astro (DST) * Maestro Talent and Management *

References

External links

Astro Malaysia Holdings Investor Relations Website

Astro Malaysia Website
Malaysian brands Mass media companies established in 1996 Malaysian companies established in 1996 1996 establishments in Malaysia Companies listed on Bursa Malaysia Direct broadcast satellite services Mass media companies of Malaysia Holding companies of Malaysia Companies based in Kuala Lumpur {{Navbox, Astro TV channels, , header= Astro channels , body= Variety:
Malay and Indonesian: Astro Aura {{! Astro Oasis {{! Astro Prima {{! Astro Rania {{! Astro Ria {{! Astro Warna {{! Go Shop {{! Naura {{! NJOI
Tamil:

Astro Vaanavil Astro Vaanavil is a Malaysian pay television channel that broadcasts programming in Tamil, targeting the Indian community in Malaysia. It was launched on 1 June 1996. It was created by Astro. Starting 1 June 2020, Astro Vaanavil has been offi ...

{{! Astro Vellithirai {{!

Astro Vinmeen HD Astro Vinmeen HD is a Malaysia Tamil language high-definition free-to-view commercial satellite entertainment television channel network that is co-owned by Southeast Asia's second richest man, Ananda Krishnan and Astro Malaysia Holdings. It is ...

Chinese: Astro AEC {{!

Astro AOD Astro On Demand (Simplified as Astro AOD) is a Cantonese-language drama TV channel service co-established by TVB and Astro. It features the latest TVB drama series and broadcasts the same time as the origin channel. The channel was officiall ...

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Astro Hua Hee Dai Astro Hua Hee Dai () is a 24-hour in-house Hokkien-generic TV channel in Malaysia. It is the fourth in-house Chinese channel provided by pay TV provider, Astro, after Astro Wah Lai Toi, Astro AEC and Astro Shuang Xing, and was launched on 13 ...

{{! Astro Quan Jia HD {{! Astro Shuang Xing {{! Astro Xiao Tai Yang {{! iQIYI {{! Astro Wah Lai Toi (VOD) {{!

TVB Jade TVB Jade (), or simply Jade, is a Hong Kong Cantonese-language free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) as its flagship service, alongside its sister network, the English-language TVB Pearl. Br ...

English: Astro UHD {{! Hello ----- Sports:
Astro Arena {{! Astro Box Office Sport {{! Astro Cricket {{! Astro SuperSport {{! Astro SuperSport 2 {{! Astro SuperSport 3 {{! Astro SuperSport 4 {{! beIN Sports MAX {{! eGG Network {{! RugbyPass TV ----- Movies:
Astro Box Office BollyOne HD {{! Astro Box Office Movies {{! Astro Citra {{! BOO ----- Kids:
Astro Ceria {{! Astro Tutor TV PT3 {{! Astro Tutor TV SPM {{! Astro Tutor TV UPSR {{!

Astro TVIQ Astro TVIQ (formerly known as TVIQ) was an English-language (formerly both hybrid language Malay-language and English-language) channel. This channel was free as it was grouped under the Astro Family package. The viewership target was for childr ...

----- News:

Astro Awani Astro AWANI is a Malaysian news organisation that broadcasts its news via Channel 501 on Astro. Since 2018, Astro AWANI has been consecutively recognised as Malaysia's most trusted news source by the Reuter's Digital News Report published by ...

----- Interactive channels:
Astro Best {{! Astro First {{! Astro Self Service ----- International channels:
Astro World On Demand (VOD, Singtel TV exclusive) ----- Special channels:
Go Shop Ramadan & Raya {{! Rajini70 {{! Stay Home Concert ----- Defunct special channels:
Lucky 338 {{! MalaysiaKu {{! Ramadan HD {{! Raya HD ----- Former asset/Defunct:
A-List {{! Astro@15 {{! Astro@play {{! Astro Aruna {{! Astro Bella {{! Astro Box Office Events {{!

Astro Cảm Xúc Astro Cam Xúc was a Vietnamese satellite channel run as a joint venture with Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTVC). The channel was launched in 2008 and first appeared on VCTV for six months. In 2013, media production company A production company, ...

(Vietnam) {{! Astro Fiesta {{!

Astro Hitz Astro hitz, formerly known as HITZ.TV was a Malaysian music video channel provided by Astro. It made its début on 20 October 2003 and serves as a visual entertainment complement of hitz.fm, which is under Astro's radio management arm, AMP R ...

{{! Astro Hollywood Mobile {{! Astro Kiara (canceled) {{! Astro Kirana {{! Astro Maya HD {{! Astro Mustika HD {{! Astro News {{! Astro Ria Plus {{! Astro Showcase {{! Astro Stocklink {{! Astro Xi Yue HD {{! Astro Xpresi (Indonesia) {{!

Astro Zhi Zun HD Astro Zhi Zun HD (Astro至尊HD in Simplified Chinese) began broadcasting on 16 June 2010 as Astro's first Chinese-language channel and non-English language HD channel. This channel will mirror 80% of the content on Astro Wah Lai Toi, including d ...

{{! Bintang {{! iView {{! K-Mania {{! Kah Lai Toi {{! Pelangi {{! Season Pass {{! Tara HD {{! WaTV {{! Zee Variasi Astro channels