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Today, Astro is launching the Ulti Box which is the company's latest addition to a series of connected TV boxes. The Ulti Box is a new compact set-top-box with HD and WiFi functions where customers can find streaming videos on demand, shows and convenient cloud recording. 

In an effort to adapt to the current pandemic, Astro just announced a new #WhateverFromHome campaign plan for Malaysians. From the official website, the plan offers up to 102 channels and an Internet speed at 100Mbps just from RM6 per day.

Today, Astro just posted a new noticed about the payment of bills. Starting from January 2021 onwards, there will be an additional charging of RM0.50 but this is due to using third-party platforms (Astro doesn't collect any of this). If you happen to use third-party platforms to pay your Astro bills, read one below. 

Today, Maxis have added a new feature into their Maxis Fibre 100 Mbps package. If you happen to watch a lot of Astro channels, this might be a good one for as you will be able to upgrade freely to 300Mbps with an Astro Bundle from that same plan at RM129/month.

It's Merdeka Day 2020 next Monday and promos are popping out everywhere now. One of them is a combined effort by Huawei Video and Astro to offer users a "Merdeka Bundle" for the occasion. Huawei has said that this campaign is meant to support local movie producers.

What is YouTube Super Stream and why should you care? Well, before we get to that, it seems that Google Malaysia, Astro, Media Prima, Muse and WebTVAsia are collaborating together to present this programme. It's set to schedule tomorrow (15 August) until 16 September for Malaysians to binge-watch a bunch of contents which include TV dramas, anime, movies, and many many more for free.  

It's been some time since Astro launched the Ultra Box streaming service and it has been doing relatively well. But making it a separate service you have to sign up to may be hard to convince people to get it over another service like Netflix. That's why Astro has decided to provide the Ultra Box service to Astro IPTV customers as well.

Astro has officially announced that the complementary viewing of channels such as Learning, New, Stay Home Concert, Asian Movie channels, HITS Movies, HITS HD, and more has been extended to 12 May 2020. Not only that, but those who subscribed to NJOI will get additional channels such as KIX, Nat Geo WILD, Cartoon Network, and Celestial Movies until the end of the aforementioned date.

Astro has officially announced that the complementary viewing of channels such as Learning, New, Stay Home Concert, Asian Movie channels, HITS Movies, HITS HD, and more has been extended to 12 May 2020. Not only that, but those who subscribed to NJOI will get additional channels such as KIX, Nat Geo WILD, Cartoon Network, and Celestial Movies until the end of the aforementioned date.

For about 3 weeks and counting of MCO, gamers and movie fans have been getting a lot of freebies (thank you, y'all). While there is also free e-books stuff, but they aren't promoted as much as the other two. With this, Astro have announced that they are partnering up with BookXcess for the book worms this MCO.