Kuala Lumpur– Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro) announced its nine months results of financial year ending 31 January 2016. Group revenue for the period increased 5% y-o-y to RM4.1bn, leading to an 8% rise in EBITDA to RM1.4bn, and a 9% increase in PATAMI to RM411.6mn, and Free Cash Flow of RM1.07bn.

Astro’s ARPU grew to RM99.30 from RM98.50, supported by the take-up of value-added services. Customers responded well to its on-demand offering launched in October 2015, pushing up connected PVRs to 252k, and Astro on the Go (AOTG) downloads to 1.8mn with an average 150 minutes weekly viewing time.

Dato’ Rohana Rozhan, Chief Executive Officer of Astro said, “We remain focused on growing our customer base, and addressable audience by providing best in class products, services and experiences at compelling value to all. Our NJOI customers can also now watch 9 channels on AOTG. In 2016, our customers can look forward to a great sporting year with two major events, UEFA EURO 2016 and the Rio 2016 Olympics.”