Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd is the clear winner if the government moves to ban the sale of Android set-top-boxes (STBs) in the country as this could possibly halt or slow down its declining subscriber base and lift its average revenue per user (ARPU),…
Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd’s net profit for the second quarter ended July 31 fell 93% to RM16.58 million from RM246.34 million a year ago due to an increase in FIFA World Cup content, merchandise sales and higher net finance costs. The decrease in earnings…
Rohana Rozhan, the chief executive of Astro Malaysia Holdings, has never shied away from a challenge. As a young girl, she was determined not to be outdone by the boys she grew up with. Now, she is engineering an Internet-powered expansion for the pay TV…
House buying channel Astro Malaysia says its gross sales have risen 50 per cent between the January and April quarters. Astro GS Store is a three way partnership between cable TV community operator Astro Malaysia and South Korean multimedia retailer GS…
Malaysian cable TV operator Astro has entered a joint venture with South Korean multimedia retailer GS Home Shopping. And Astro is projecting sales of RM500 million (US$143 million) annually by 2019 after the service has gained critical mass. Astro will own…