WELCOME TO ASTRO's NEW HD UNIVERSE

Astro just launched 10 new Channels which comprises of 8 High Definition (HD) and 2 Standard Definition (SD) Channels) at Soju, Sunway this evening. 

The preview of these new HD channels for all ASTRO HD customers 

will be made available from 16th Nov 2014 to 28th Feb 2015. 

So friends, keep your eyes glued on to these new HD Channels because they have so much to offer. With the introduction of these 10 new channels, Astro customers are now spoilt for choice with over 180 channels that are offered within a variety of packages.

Speaking at the launch today is Mr. Henry Tan, the Chief Operating Officer of Astro.

In his speech he mentioned that Astro works hard to constantly bring the best and latest international and local content with shorter window period and are the first digital broadcast, as well as innovative services such as HD, 3D, PVR, VOD and Astro on the Go.

The stage is set in bright purple theme

  The invited guests and members of the media in the crowd during the launch

 It's a full house!

Astro has a wide reach of 4.2 million households and 16 million viewers nationwide.

It covers the widest range of HD Channels in Malaysia with the best in International, regional and local content be it Sports, Movies, Drama, Documentaries, News, Lifestyle, Comedy and Entertainment to suit Malaysia's diverse multi-ethnic and multi-lingual population.

Gaya orang kuat Astro masa launch 

A variety of channels

Big names present at the event are:

Joan Lee, Managing Director for Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, Fox International Channels.

Avi Himatsinghani, Founder and CEO of Rewind Networks for Hits HD

Christine Fellowes, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Universal Networks International for Diva HD

Michele Schofield, Senior VP, Programming and Marketing at A+E Networks Asia for FYI HD

David Haslingten, CEO and founder of ZooMoo and

Ofanny Choi, Executive Vice President, TV Networks, Celestial Tiger Entertainment.

 The crowd was later entertained with groundbreaking performances by acrobats

 Incredible performances

Acrobats take centrestage with their flexible performances. Everyone's jaw dropped!

 It was a spectacular sight and we were all entertained!

 Deco at our mini table

 Friends from the industry that I manage to catch up at the event. Here I'm seen with Yati.

 Yes, I'm finally taller than you, JC. Muahaaaaa!

Group pic with friends from the media line

 The whole area was even decorated with cute standees like these. A friend saw a Scarlet Johansson and wished he could bring her home. How cute!

Beautifully decorated table at the makan area.

 A quick trip to the ladies and I saw this! Initially I thought I tersalah masuk toilet. 

Gelak dan ketawa besar (*wink)

Sebelum cabut ternampak this shooting kat luar.

 Here's a summary of the 10 new channels and its genre.

Happy watching peeps!

To find out more about Astro's new packages abd channels, visit www.astro.com.my

Check out the preview here