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Today, Astro announced the launch of a special pack offered exclusively to more than 1.6 million civil servants throughout Malaysia, including retired civil servants. So, what should you know about it?

Today, Astro announced that Amazon Prime Video has been launched on Astro's Ultra and Ulti boxes. All Astro customers on the Ultra and Ulti boxes can activate two months of access to Prime Video at no additional cost starting from 24 April to 23 June 2025, a saving worth RM50.

Astro is now revolutionising the world of entertainment with the launch of Astro One. Astro One offers a combination of the best TV channels, popular streaming apps and flexible broadband options. Starting at as low as RM49.99, customers can choose from the Entertainment Pack, Sports Pack or Epic Pack. So, what should you know about it?

Yesterday on 28 November 2024, Ananda Krishnan Tatparanandam, formerly the chairman of Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd, as well as the founder of Maxis Berhad and Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd, passed away at the age of 86. He also owned a large stake in an oilfield service provider company, Bumi Armada Bhd, through Objektiv Bersatu Sdn Bhd.

As Max by Warner Bros. Discovery launches today in Malaysia, Astro also announced that all customers can now enjoy access to the app on Astro GO and On Demand. Max is also available to download on the Apple Store and Google Play Store.

Today, Netflix has announced that all of its subscription plans (Student, Basic, Standard, and Premium) prices have increased. It is effective starting today (14 November) and will be implemented for Astro customers as well.

Since March 2024, Astro announced that customers who have subscribed to Disney+ Hotstar will not have any price changes. However, the company quietly made a change as of 1 October 2024.

Popular Nasi Kandar chain Thaqwa has been ordered by the Kuala Lumpur High Court to pay Meast Broadcast System Sdn Bhd for illicit broadcasts of Astro’s pay-TV. According to Astro’s statement, the settlement consented to was a whopping RM221,773.20.

Just like Unifi TV, Astro will also offer all Astro customers live coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 from 24 July to 12 August 2024. All 18 channels which include 16 dedicated channels and Astro Arena (CH 801 & 802) will feature the scheduled sports live and curated highlights of the event.

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