Astro (company)
All-Asian Satellite Television and Radio Operator, doing business as Astro (stylized in lowercase title), is a Malaysian satellite television, streaming television and IPTV provider. Astro is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad and is operated by MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn. Bhd. It operates in Malaysia and Brunei and operates from the All Asia Broadcast Centre (AABC) in Kuala Lumpur and MEASAT in Cyberjaya.
Current logo, used since 2012. | |
Astro headquarters in Technology Park Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | |
| Founded | 1 June 1996 |
| Founder | Ananda Krishnan |
| Headquarters | All Asia Broadcast Centre (AABC), Technology Park Malaysia, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Area served | Nationwide |
Key people |
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| Products | OTT Streaming Direct broadcast satellite Internet Service Provider |
| Revenue | RM5.613 million (Q1 2017) |
| RM777.71 million (2014) | |
| RM447.95 million (2014) | |
| Parent | Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad |
| Website | www |
Astro forms part of the mass media triopoly in Malaysia along with two other broadcasters, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and Media Prima. Astro launched the high-definition platform Astro B.yond in 2009 and the IPTV platform Astro IPTV in 2011, with the latter targeted at consumers who were unable to receive the company's satellite services.
Astro formerly operated in Indonesia from 2006 to 2008, under the Astro Nusantara brand. The Indonesian operations were operated by PT Direct Vision. In 2016, the company was recorded as achieving 71% household penetration in Malaysia. It was granted an exclusive license as the sole pay-television provider by the Malaysian federal government until 2017.