Asia-Pacific, Hong Kong –– Korea’s leading media & entertainment conglomerate, CJ E&M, is proud to announce the landing of tvN Movies – World’s first and only Korean Blockbuster movie channel – on Southeast Asia’s leading content and consumer company, Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro). Astro customers will have even more movies to watch with the launch of tvN Movies. Featuring blockbusters and critically acclaimed movies from Korea, fans can enjoy both newly released movies and … [Read more...] about tvN movies on Astro
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The Voice 决战好声 in production with coaches’ arrival
Johor Bahru - mm2 Entertainment Pte Ltd (a wholly-owned subsidiary of mm2 Asia Ltd.), Astro and StarHub jointly announced the commencement of production for The Voice 决战好声 at a media conference held in Hotel Jen Puteri Harbour. The event also marked the first ever official appearance of the four coaches, Tan Hanjin 陈奂仁, Della Ding 丁 当, Gary Chaw 曹格 and Sky Wu 伍思凯. Mr Chang Long Jong, mm2 Asia Ltd’s Chief Executive Officer said, “We are extremely proud to present the 4 highly talented and … [Read more...] about The Voice 决战好声 in production with coaches’ arrival
Astro and Karangkraf forms partnership
Kuala Lumpur – Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (“Astro”) and Kumpulan Media Karangkraf Sdn Bhd (‘Karangkraf”) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) to form a joint venture company (“JV Co”) for the creation and monetisation of content verticals in Malaysia and the Nusantara region. Dato’ Rohana Rozhan, Group Chief Executive Officer of Astro said, “At core of this collaboration, we aim to pursue co-creation of a comprehensive line up of content IPs across Malay and Islamic … [Read more...] about Astro and Karangkraf forms partnership
Astro wins six awards at the International Television & Film Awards
Astro is honoured to put Malaysia on the global map yet again with the recent award achievements at the 2017 New York Festival’s International Television & Film Awards. Astro gained recognition in the following categories at the award ceremony. Rob Middleton, Vice President, Content Group, Astro said, “Worldwide recognition like this for the team's hard work is wonderful, it lets them know just how great they really are. It vindicates what we tell them every day: that all that passion, … [Read more...] about Astro wins six awards at the International Television & Film Awards
Astro accelerates its digital and business transformation
Malaysia - Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad and its group of companies (Astro) have signed an agreement with Amazon Web Services, Inc. and its affiliates (AWS), to use AWS cloud computing services and leverage AWS Professional Services for its group-wide digital and business transformation. The company is incorporating a cloud and mobile-first, analytics driven approach to accelerate innovation in pursuit of new personalised experiences for customers across all ages. Dato’ Rohana Rozhan, Group … [Read more...] about Astro accelerates its digital and business transformation
Astro’s eGG Network goes live in Australia
Kuala Lumpur – Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro) is pleased announce the launch of eGG Network (or Every Good Game), in Australia via Fetch TV, making it the first eSports and gaming entertainment channel to be made available in the country. eGG Network debuted in Australia with live broadcast of the finals of The Boston Major, a tournament with USD3 million prize money and the first event of the 2016/17 Dota 2 championship season, giving Australian eSports fans front row seats to … [Read more...] about Astro’s eGG Network goes live in Australia