
ASTRO ALL ASIA NETWORKS plc (ASTRO) is the region’s leading cross-media operator with direct-to-home satellite television services in Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. It is also the leading commercial radio broadcaster in Malaysia and a major publisher of TV guides and lifestyle magazines
ASTRO is owned by MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems, a subsidiary of ASTRO All Asia Networks plc. MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems has a 20-year exclusive licence for satellite direct-to-home (DTH) transmission in Malaysia, Brunei, and to the region.
ProgrammingASTRO has designed its programming as an entry into the exciting world of entertainment and information, providing Malaysians with the very best selection of local, regional and international programming.
Subscribers enjoy convenient access to multichannel television and radio services of digital quality 24 hours a day. ASTRO provide a wide range of programme genres such as dramas, movies, variety shows, global news, documentaries as well as educational programmes
Interactive Services With ASTRO Stocklink, subscribers gets to monitor the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. ASTRO is planning more interactive services focusing on communications, entertainment, information and convenience.
ASTRO Services Currently, the service consists of 68 televisions, 17 radios, and 5 pay per view channels plus various interactive services. The television service comprises all six Malaysian terrestrial TV networks (RTM 1, RTM 2, TV3, ntv7, 8TV & TV9), a number of vernacular channels (packaged in-house by ASTRO), as well as a selection of international English and Chinese language networks
Astro had add in another 9 channels into its line-up in MAY 2007. These 9 channels included Jia Yu Channel, Discovery Science, Discovery Real Time, Discovery Home & Health, E! Entertainment, Astro Vellithirai, Sun Music, Eurosport and The Golf Channel. These nine channels will be available for free until August 31, 2007. After that, these channels will be available in their respective packages.
By June 2007 onwards, The History Channel and the Crime & Investigation Network will begin its broadcast. These channels however, were not advertised by Astro and were only visible in the June 2007 issue of Astro Guide, which is a monthly magazine released by Astro. |