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Media and Multimedia King
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All Asia Broadcast Network
The name Astro has always been synonymous with satellite television which is the company run by none other than tycoon T Ananda Krishnan. But not many people are aware that its holding company Astro All Asia Networks Plc actually offers more services covering all types of television programs as well as radio programming. The company started operations in 1996 when it operated 22 channels. Since then, under the stewardship of A-K, Astro has grown by leaps and bounds where today it has more than 100 pay-television channels which are aired across 电竞go比赛手机版v5.9 IOS版(电竞go下注手游) and toward Brunei and the surrounding region.
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A-K took his experience in the media industry and inject them into Astro and with this, the company is able to cater programs to all types of target markets and audiences and through its own in-house production subsidiaries, it has produced almost 5,600 hours of original content for the year ending 2009. On top of that, it is also the operator of 8 terrestrial radio channels that run across all languages with nearly 11 million listeners weekly. Astro is the owner of Celestial Pictures which owns the largest Chinese film library in the world. The movies are aired through Celestial Pictures and Celestial HD channels respectively. It is also involved with publications under Measat Publications Sdn Bhd that publishes the AstroView magazine and animation through the Philippine Animation N.V Group.
Tanjung PLC
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Johnston Press
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The philosophy behind Johnston Press is to employ local teams of people to dedicate delivering relevant and updated news and information to the communities that they are in where its major markets are in the United Kingdom. Johnston Press is primarily involved with the publication and publishing of news in more than 140 communities in England and spans across to the Republic of Ireland.
One of the unique selling points of Johnston Press’ products is that they are mainly targeted at the local markets and communities which mean that one would be able to appreciate the local advertising and relevant information for its readers. A-K’s Usaha Tegas owns a 20% stake in Johnston Press where its main objective is to become the principal source for people to read about news on whatever genre they desire.
Currently, Johnston Press operates 18 daily newspapers and 245 weekly newspapers. On top of that, the company is also very much involved in the online information services that totaled at 273 websites. The whole company employs a holistic and integrated offering of harnessing and leveraging on the power of the internet with offline sources in order to bring the best products to the market. The websites are constantly updated and upgraded to offer the best and most relevant services that has include mobile applications to smartphone users. On top of that, the company is also involved in the whole supply chain of the business that covers health and safety, transport and logistics as well as pre-press production.
Net Worth
$5.5 billion
Source Of Wealth
Tan Sri Ananda’s wealth comes mainly from his telecoms business as well as in media and entertainment and oil services.
Residence
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Marital Status
Married
Children
Tan Sri Ananda has 2 daughters and 1 son. His son Venerable Ajahn Siripanyo has since become a Buddhist monk in Thailand.
Education
He holds a degree majoring in political science from the University of Melbourne and an MBA from Havard Business School.
