Astro Malaysia HoldingsAstro Malaysia Holdings Berhad is a Malaysian media and entertainment holding company that began as a paid digital satellite radio and television service, Astro. The company is owned by Usaha Tegas Sdn. Bhd., which also owns Astro Overseas Limited.
Phoenix TelevisionAlternative Chinese nameTraditional Chinese鳳凰衛視Simplified Chinese凤凰卫视Phoenix Television is a majority state-owned television network that operates Mandarin and Cantonese-language channels serving mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and other regions with significant Chinese-speaking audiences. It is headquartered in Shenzhen and Hong Kong and is also registered in the Cayman Islands.
Astro (company)All-Asian Satellite Television and Radio Operators, doing business as Astro (stylized in lowercase title), is a Malaysian pay satellite television, streaming television and IPTV provider. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad and is operated by the communication satellite operator MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn. Bhd. It operates from the All Asia Broadcast Centre (AABC) in Kuala Lumpur and the MEASAT in Cyberjaya.Disney Networks Group Asia PacificDisney Networks Group Asia Pacific was a Hong Kong–based commercial broadcasting company operating multiple specialty television channels. The company was founded in 1991 by Hong Kong - Canadian businessman Richard Li. Originally established by Hutchison Whampoa and later acquired by the original News Corporation, Star TV was once the most prominent satellite television broadcaster in Asia.
Datastream DigitalDatastream Digital Sendirian Berhad, (doing business asDST, formerly known as DataStream Technology Sendirian Berhad), is a Brunei-based government-linked conglomerate headquartered in the DST Group Building in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. It was established in 1995 and as of December 2021 has at least 420,000 subscribers.
MTV (Asian TV channel)Asian music pay television channel Television channel MTV AsiaCountrySingaporeBroadcast areaSoutheast AsiaHeadquartersSingaporeProgrammingPicture format1080i HDTVOwnershipOwnerParamount Networks EMEAASister channelsNickelodeonComedy CentralNick Jr. Paramount NetworkMTV LiveMTV GlobalColorsColors InfinityHistoryLaunched5 May 1995; 31 years ago (1995-05-05) (as a standalone pay-TV channel)Closed1 September 2022; 4 years ago (2022-09-01)Replaced byMTV LiveMTV 90sMTV GlobalLinksWebsitemtvasia.comyoutube.com/mtvasia (YouTube)instagram.com/mtvasia (Instagram)twitter.com/mtvasia (Twitter) MTV was a pan-Asian music pay television channel that was launched on 5 May 1995 as a standalone pay television service.
Channel VChannel [V] ("V" as in the letter, not the Roman numeral "5") was a music television network originally launched by Star TV Hong Kong (now Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific). It was part of the unit of Disney International Operations, and was launched on 27 May 1994 to replace the first incarnation of MTV's Asian operation before it was shut down on 1 October 2021. The mainland Chinese version was owned by Star China Media, and was the last operational Channel [V].
Pay televisionPay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, but also increasingly via digital terrestrial and streaming television services.
BruneiBrunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with its territory bifurcated by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state entirely on Borneo; the remainder of the island is divided between its multi-landmass neighbours of Malaysia and Indonesia.
MalaysiaMalaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. A federal constitutional monarchy, it consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia on Mainland Southeast Asia and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo.
Jawi scriptArabic alphabet used in Southeast AsiaJawi (جاوي; Acehnese: Jawoe; Acehnese pronunciation:; Malay: Jawi; Malay pronunciation:) is a writing system used for writing several languages of Southeast Asia, such as Acehnese, Banjarese, Betawi, Iranun, Kutainese, Maguindanao, Malay, Mëranaw, Minangkabau, Tausūg, Ternate, and many others.Joint ventureA joint venture (JV) is formed when two or more distinct firms combine a portion of their resources to form a separate, jointly-owned entity. Joint ventures differ from mergers and acquisitions. Companies may pursue joint ventures for multiple reasons: to access a new market, particularly an emerging market; to gain scale efficiencies by combining assets and operations; to share risk for major investments or projects; or to access skills and capabilities.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.