Kristal-Astro
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| Type | Direct Broadcast Satellite |
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| Country | |
First air date | 24 January 2000 |
| Availability | National |
| Headquarters | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
Broadcast area | Brunei, Malaysia |
| Area | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
| Owner | Astro, DST GROUP |
| Parent | Astro Malaysia Holdings Sdn Bhd |
Launch date | 24 January 2000 |
Official website | www |
Kristal-Astro is the sole operator of Brunei's multi-channel pay-TV service. It was officially launched on 24 January 2000. The company is a joint-venture between Kristal Sdn Bhd and Malaysia's Astro Television Network System (Malaysia) Sendirian Berhad a subsidiary of Astro Malaysia Holdings Sdn Bhd.
All channels are customised to ensure that all programmes adhere to Brunei's religious, cultural and social values. Subscribers will also have access to pay-per-view services, as well as a wide range of interactive services, such as home banking, home shopping and distance learning.
Subscribers receive the satellite service using the state-of-the-art Digital Multimedia System (DMS), the same system introduced by Astro in Malaysia.
The operations of Kristal-Astro are backed by DST Group's expertise in the areas of marketing, sales, information technology and technical support.
Channels currently on Astro
List of TV channels
- Al-Jazeera English
- France 24 (Astro Go Only)
- Animal Planet
- ART Variety
- Animax Asia
- Golf Channel
- Aniplus (Astro GO Only)
- Asian Food Channel
- Astro AEC (SD & HD)
- Astro Arena (SD & HD)
- Astro Awani
- Naura HD
- Astro Best
- Astro Box Office Movies Tayangan Hebat
- Astro Box Office Movies Thangathirai
- Astro Box Office BollyOne HD
- Astro Ceria (SD & HD)
- Astro Citra (SD & HD)
- Astro Cricket (HD)
- Astro First
- Astro Go Shop Malay (SD & HD)
- Astro Go Shop Mandarin (HD)
- Astro Hua Hee Dai (SD & HD)
- Astro Oasis (SD & HD)
- Astro AOD
- Astro AOD HD
- Astro Quan Jia HD
- Astro PPV Movies HD
- Astro Prima (SD & HD)
- Astro Ria (SD & HD)
- Astro SuperSport (SD & HD)
- Astro SuperSport 2 (SD & HD)
- Astro SuperSport 3 (SD & HD)
- Astro SuperSport 4 (SD & HD)
- Astro Shuang Xing (SD & HD)
- Astro TVIQ
- Astro Vaanavil
- Astro Vellithirai
- Astro Vinmeen HD
- Astro Wah Lai Toi (SD & HD)
- Astro Warna (SD & HD)
- Astro Xiao Tai Yang (SD & HD)
- Asian Action Channel
- Australia Plus
- AXN Asia (SD & HD)
- BabyTV
- BBC World News
- BeIN Sports (HD)
- BeIN Sports MAX (HD)
- BeIN Sports Rugby (HD)
- Bernama News Channel (BNC)
- Bintang
- Bloomberg TV
- Boo (HD)
- Colors Hindi HD
- Cartoon Network Asia (SD & HD)
- CCTV-4
- CGTN
- Celestial Classic Movies
- Celestial Movies (SD & HD)
- Chutti TV
- Cinemax Asia
- Colors Tamil
- Comedy Central (Astro GO Only)
- CNBC Asia
- CNN International
- Crime & Investigation Network
- CTI Asia
- Discovery Channel
- Discovery Asia
- Discovery Science
- Disney Channel (SD & HD)
- Disner Junior (SD & HD)
- Disney XD (SD & HD)
- Diva (SD & HD)
- DMAX
- DW English (Astro GO Only)
- E!
- eGG (HD)
- Eurosport
- Food Network Asia (HD)
- FOX (HD)
- FOX Action Movies (HD)
- FOX Family Movies (HD)
- Fox Life (SD & HD)
- FOX Movies (SD & HD)
- FOX Sports (SD & HD)
- FOX Sports 3 (SD & HD)
- FX (HD)
- FYI
- Golf Channel (HD)
- HBO (SD & HD)
- HGTV Asia (HD)
- History (SD & HD)
- HITS (HD)
- IQIYI (HD)
- KBS World (SD & HD)
- KIX (HD)
- K Plus (Astro GO Only)
- Lifetime (HD)
- Makkal TV
- MTV Asia
- Nat Geo People (HD)
- Nat Geo Wild
- National Geographic (SD & HD)
- Nickelodeon (SD & HD)
- NHK World
- Oh!K (HD)
- Sony ONE (HD)
- Pelangi
- Phoenix Chinese Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews
- RTB Aneka
- RTB Hidayah
- RTB Perdana
- RTB Sukmaindera
- Setanta Sports (HD)
- Sky News (HD)
- STAR Chinese Channel
- STAR Vijay (SD & HD)
- Sun Music
- Sun TV (SD & HD)
- TLC
- TV1
- TV2
- TVi
- TV AlHijrah
- TVB Entertainment News
- TVB Jade (HD)
- TVB News (HD)
- TVBS-Asia
- TVBS News (HD)
- tvN (HD)
- tvN Movies (HD)
- Warner TV (HD)
- WWE Network (SD & HD)
List of radio stations
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- Ai FM
- Asyik FM
- Bayu FM
- Classic Rock
- Era
- Go Xuan
- Gold
- Hitz
- India Beat
- Jazz
- Kenyalang FM
- Lite
- MY
- Melody
- Minnal FM
- Mix
- Nasional FM
- Opus
- Osai FM
- Sabah V FM
- Sinar
- Gegar
- Raaga
- Traxx FM
- Wai FM
- Zayan
See also
External links
- Kristal Astro official website
- Astro All Asia Networks plc official website
- Astro (Malaysia) service website
| Corporate directors |
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| Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd | |
| Astro Overseas Limited | |
| Defunct | |
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