Astro Awani, a privately owned company headquartered in Malaysia, was founded in 2006 and employs approximately 120 individuals. The company reported $55.6M in revenue as of 2023 and is recognized as a tier 2 media tech buyer. Functioning as a broadcast media company, it offers news content primarily through broadcast television and radio, having commenced operations after a joint venture between Astro and Indian-based NDTV.
Astro AWANI was named Malaysia’s most trusted news brand for the ninth consecutive year on June 17, 2026, according to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report, even as overall public trust in the country’s news media recorded its sharpest single-year drop in recent years. Previously, in April 2026, the broadcasting outlet joined a collaboration with the TV BRICS International Media Network, which aims to strengthen integration cooperation between countries of Southeast Asia and BRICS. This followed the appointment of former Astro AWANI editor-in-chief Ashwad Ismail as the new Broadcasting director-general on February 23, 2026, an appointment welcomed by Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
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Astro Awani offers products in the media and telecoms services industry. Astro Awani's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio.
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Astro Awani's revenues were less than $100M in 2024. All the revenue comes from linear (thematic channel groups).
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