SYNOPSIS ABOUT ASTRO

All-Asian Satellite Television and Radio Operator (or better known as Astro) is a Malaysian direct broadcast satellite (DBS) Pay TV service. It transmits digital satellite television and radio to households in Malaysia and Brunei and has operations at the All Asia Broadcast Centre located in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur and MEASAT in Cyberjaya. Astro was granted an exclusive license as a sole Pay TV provider by the Malaysia federal government until 2017. It competes with HyppTV, an IPTV service by Telekom Malaysia (TM). Astro has provided services to more than four million subscribers. Astro is a wholly owned subsidiary of Astro All Asia Networks plc operated by MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn. Bhd. Astro launched the first High Definition (HD) broadcast in Malaysia in December 2009 under the brand Astro B.yond. Astro B.yond PVR (Personal Video Recorder) was introduced in June 2010 and Astro B.yond IPTV in April 2011 followed by Over-The-Top service, Astro on the Go in 2012. Astro introduced NJOI in 2012 as an entry-level DTH satellite TV service which is the first non-subscription-based satellite TV. NJOI has 24 SDTV channels, 5 HDTV channels and all radio channels. The objective of this visit is to view and share the knowledge relating to Astro broadcasting industry.


NOTE
•  The visit is strictly limited to 20 participants registered on a first-come, first-served basis.
•  Transport: Own Transportation