Astro Awani

Astro Awani is Malaysia's leading 24-hour Malay-language news channel, operated by Astro Malaysia Holdings, the country's dominant pay-television provider. On air since 2007, it delivers rolling coverage of national politics, business, and regional affairs, and its website and social platforms make it one of the most-followed broadcast news brands in Malaysia.

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Astro Awani at a glance

Country: Malaysia
Region: Southeast Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Television news channel
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: astroawani.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups Astro Awani

Crosswire groups Astro Awani as Centrist for comparisons within Malaysia's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Astro Awani sits in Malaysia's press

Astro Awani is one of 6 outlets tracked in Malaysia and the only television news channel tracked there. By outlets tracked, Malaysia ranks tenth of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 12 of the 66 television news channels in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Astro Awani outside Malaysia, starting with Southeast Asia, are Geo News (Pakistan), Ada Derana (Sri Lanka), Ariana News (Afghanistan) and Channel NewsAsia (Singapore). Opening one of them beside Astro Awani is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.