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Astro Brings Comprehensive Coverage Of Rio 2016 Olympics on 12 Dedicated Channels in HD

Date Released:02 Aug 2016

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KUALA LUMPUR, 1 AUGUST 2016 Malaysians can look forward to the most comprehensive coverage of Rio 2016 Olympics with 12 dedicated channels in both HD (Channel 780 - 791) and SD (Channel 760 - 771) on Astro TV and Astro on the Go.

All Astro Sports Pack and Sports Lite Pack subscribers, as well as those who had purchased the Sports Pass for UEFA EURO 2016 will have access to the 12 dedicated Olympics channels.

Astro's Vice President of Sports Business, Lee Choong Khay, said, As the official broadcast partner of Rio 2016, Astro is excited to bring the best sporting moments from Rio 2016 via 12 dedicated channels on big screen TVs and mobile devices.

Exclusive coverage of Malaysian athletes in Rio 2016

Astro Arena continues to play its role as Malaysia's only local sports channel by providing unmatched coverage on the Malaysian contingent in Rio 2016.

Astro Arena has sent a 36-member team to Rio, delivering 15 hours of live broadcast daily on our national athletes. Astro Arena will be available in both HD (Channel 802) and SD (Channel 801) during Olympics.

I am pleased to share that even non-Astro customers can access Astro Arena on Astro on the Go. We call for Malaysians to support our sports champions by participating in our #AyuhMalaysiaKu campaign, said Lee.

Key Olympics programmes on Astro Arena

Programme Description When

Di Ambang Rio Behind the scene stories on how Malaysian athletes prepared for Olympics 9pm, 5 August

From Ali Bawal Studio Olympic coverage by Arena host 8pm - 11pm, 3 - 21 August

From Rio

Live Olympics coverage from Rio Daily, 11.30pm to 9am

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Daily breakfast show with analysis on Malaysian athletes' performance

Daily, 9am to 10am

Memori Rio A two-hour show on the best moments of Rio 2016

8pm, 22 August

Pasca Rio Recap on achievements of Malaysian athletes

10pm, 22 August

Astro continues to offer more options for Malaysians to subscribe to its sports content. Astro customers can opt for Sports Lite Pack, which is priced at only RM12.75* per month, to get the Olympics channels. Sports Lite Pack offers Astro SuperSport 1 and 2, Fox Sports 3 and Arena HD channels. The Sports Pass for the Olympics channels is available to NJOI and non-Astro subscribers at RM104.94*.

To subscribe to Astro and NJOI, please visit www.astro.com.my or call 03-9543 3838. For more information on Astro on the Go, please visit www.astroonthego.com.

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