Fremantle and Astro Shaw have announced that the crime drama series Bad Cop will be adapted as an Astro Originals premium series for Malaysian audiences. The local version of the scripted format is set to premiere across all Astro platforms including Astro Citra, Astro Ria, On Demand, Astro Go and Sooka starting December 19th. On […]
Today (December 3rd) at ATF, three significant players in the ASEAN television market announced that they are to collaborate for a major new co-production agreement. Malaysian production company Double Vision and Malaysian studio Astro Shaw will now work with ABS-CBN, the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, to produce three new drama series […]
Vision Plus Entertainment, the rights management and distribution arm of Vison New Media, has struck a major deal with Astro for Up Studios’ animated property Super BOOMi. Under the terms of the deal, Astro, the Malaysiab media and entertainment company, has acquired the exclusive rights to show the CG-animated Super BOOMi cartoon series on its […]
The Premier League, in collaboration with its local broadcast partner Astro, has launched the latest edition of its annual ‘Boot Out Piracy’ campaign in Malaysia, highlighting the hidden risks that illegal streaming poses to fans. Now in its fifth edition in Malaysia, some of the biggest stars in football are lending their voices to educate […]
Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad strengthened its growth momentum in the second quarter of FY26 (Q2FY26), with pay-TV gross customer additions rising 5 per cent QoQ as more households embraced the simplicity and value of Astro One packs in their entertainment choices. This stronger take-up was supported by improved customer loyalty, with churn easing 25 per cent […]
AstroAgency, a strategic communications and market intelligence firm dedicated to the commercial space industry, is accelerating its expansion into North America, formalising two new transatlantic partnerships. UK-headquartered AstroAgency has signed two Memorandums of Understandings (MOU) with Voyager Technologies and Cislunar International, kicking off a six-month push to grow the firm’s connections and clients across the […]
A Johor-based home rental operator has agreed to pay RM70,000 (€14,200) in total compensation after admitting to illegally streaming Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad’s content to guests. This marks the first time Measat Broadcast Systems Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Astro, has resolved a piracy case involving a short-term rental business. The operator, trading under The […]
Antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has welcomed Malaysia-based Astro as its newest member. Astro, a leading content and entertainment broadcasting company in Malaysia, was established in 1996 and has since built a comprehensive entertainment ecosystem that includes both pay and free-to-access TV services and OTT platforms. Currently, Astro reaches approximately 64 […]
Irdeto, the global leader in digital video platform experiences and security, has announced its partnership with Astro, the largest pay-TV company in Malaysia, to launch the all-new Astro Sooka streaming platform. This collaboration marks a transformative step for Astro, leveraging Irdeto Experience for a complete overhaul of the Sooka platform, spanning backend, front-end and end-to-end […]
Amagi, the leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), deployed on Amazon Web Services (AWS), today announced its partnership with Malaysia’s leading media and entertainment company, Astro. Astro, in partnership with Amagi, is modernising systems and infrastructure for the playout and origination of its existing linear channels and playout disaster recovery […]