Astro Malaysia Holdings

Malaysian media company

Not to be confused with Astro (company).

Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad

Company type| Public

Traded as

| MYX: 6399
ISIN| MYL6399OO009
Industry| Mass media
Founded| 16 September 2003; 21 years ago (2003-09-16)
Headquarters| All Asia Broadcast Centre (AABC), Taman Teknologi Malaysia, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Area served

| South East Asia

Key people

| Tunku Ali Redhauddin, Chairman
Euan Smith, CEO
Products| Pay television
Broadcasting
Publishing
Revenue|

* RM3.8 billion(2023)
* RM 4.18 billion(2022)

Operating income

* RM 5.49 billion(2023)
* RM5.59 billion(2022)

Total assets|

* RM 5.7 billion(2023)
* RM 5.33 billion(2022)

Total equity|

* RM 1.07 billion(2023)
* RM 1.135 billion(2022)

Number of employees

| 2,887(2023)
Subsidiaries|

* MEASAT Broadcast Network System
* Astro Productions
* Astro Productions Services
* Astro Retail Ventures
* Astro Digital
* Tribe Network Asia Pacific Limited
* Astro Entertainment
* Astro Shaw
* Astro Studios

Website| corporate.astro.com.my

Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (MYX: 6399) is a Malaysian media and entertainment holding company that began as a paid digital satellite radio and television service, Astro. The company is owned by Usaha Tegas Sdn. Bhd., 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.[1]

## History

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On 1 June 1996, Astro Malaysia Holdings which was headquartered at Bukit Jalil, launched its own satellite subscription service. At the same time, the MEASAT satellite network began with the launch of MEASAT 1. The new pay-television service named Astro launched and started broadcasting with 22 television channels 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 THR.fm. It also launched its first IPTV 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, 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 was launched in Vietnam as a joint venture with HTV. 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

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* Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn. Bhd. (Astro Malaysia)
* NJOI
* Sooka
* Astro Overseas Limited
* Celestial Pictures
* Astro Radio
* Syok
* Astro Shaw
* Tayangan Unggul
* Fetch TV
* Rocketfuel Entertainment
* Astro Studios

## References

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1. ^ "About Us". corporate.astro.com.my. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

## External links

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* Astro Malaysia Holdings Investor Relations Website
* Astro Malaysia Website

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Astro Malaysia Holdings

Corporate directors|

* Chairman and non-executive director: Badri Masri
* CEOs group: Augustus Ralph Marshall
* Others: Tan Poh Ching
* Mohamed Khadar Merican
* Bernard Anthony Cragg
* Chin Kwai Yoong

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd|

* Astro (Max
* B.yond
* NJOI)
* Astro Entertainment
* Astro Productions
* Astro Radio
* Astro Publications
* Astro Shaw
* Digital Five
* Tayangan Unggul
* Juita Viden Group

Astro Overseas Limited|

* A+E Networks Asia
* Celestial Pictures
* TVB Publishing Holdings
* Philippine Animation N.V.
* Airtime Marketing and Sales India
* Goal TV Asia Limited
* Yes TV Hong Kong
* Fetch TV

Defunct|

* Kristal-Astro

* Annual revenue: RM 2,602 million (17% FY 2008)
* Employees: 3,961 (31 January 2008)
* Stock Symbol: MYX: 6399
* Website: Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd

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MSC Malaysia

Headquarters|

* Cyberjaya

Area coverage|

* Klang Valley

Landmarks|

* Petronas Towers
* Kuala Lumpur Tower
* Kuala Lumpur Sentral
* Technology Park Malaysia
* Putrajaya
* Cyberjaya
* Kuala Lumpur International Airport
* SUNTECH Tower
* i-City

Infrastructures|

* Express Rail Link
* Maju Expressway (MEX)
* KL-KLIA Dedicated Expressway
* Total Airport Management Systems

Applications|

* e-Government
* MyKad

Companies|

* Asia Media
* Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd
* Astro
* MYTV Broadcasting

Institutions|

* Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)

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Constituents of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

As of 23 December 2019

* AmBank
* Axiata
* CelcomDigi
* CIMB
* Genting
* Hong Leong Bank
* IHH Healthcare
* IOI Group
* KLK
* Maybank
* Malaysia Airports
* Maxis
* MISC
* Nestlé
* Petronas
* PPB Group
* Public Bank
* RHB Bank
* Sime Darby
* Tenaga Nasional
* Top Glove

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