Astro is facing competition from multiple fronts. Illegal satellite dishes are being installed to tap into the services of other pay-TV operators located in other countries. Astro is also facing competition from over-the-top (OTT) service providers offering specialised content at lower rates. Among the OTTs are Netflix, which features largely western movies and dimsum that concentrates on oriental contents from South Korea to Thailand. An analyst said he would not be surprised if Ananda uses Maxis to takeover Astro.

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Source by : The Star by M. Shanmugam