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Astro Radio hits refresh button on 11 brands

‘FM’ suffix will no longer be used for Astro Radio A new note for the new year. Astro Radio is refreshing 11 of its brands, namely, ERA, MY, HITZ, MIX, LITE, SINAR, RAAGA, GEGAR, MELODY, ZAYAN and GOXUAN as of today.  No longer will the ‘FM’ suffix be used. By

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MagiqAds rebrands as ActMedia Malaysia

New alignment set to make waves in SE Asia’s in-store media landscape After almost 11 years of driving in-store media as MagiqAds, Omni Marketing Global (OMG, the parent company) and Redberry (its local partner) have recently decided to rebrand the company to ActMedia Malaysia. This moves comes as part of

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IPG’s Pasar Media to help Malaysian SMEs

IPG’s Pasar Media to help Malaysian SMEs Bala Pomaleh, CEO, IPG Mediabrands. With speed, agility and fast-changing advertising technology gathering momentum, IPG Mediabrands has decided to reinvent its media buying, with the launch of Pasar Media. This one-stop-shop for all media buys will serve the SME market in Malaysia. Pasar Media is an attempt to redefine

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Rocketfuel hits the covers of MARKETING

This month of MARKETING magazine covers influencer marketing outfit Rocketfuel, which is firing on all cylinders with Rocketfuel Entertainment, Rocketfuel Network and Rocketfuel Records. Forbes recently reported that, “With the rise of ad blockers and decline in radio and TV viewership, influencer marketing has proven to be the most effective

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iPinYou, CtrlShift in a game-changing handshake

With China’s digital ad spending poised to touch US$50 billion this year, the ties between China’s iPinYou and Singapore’s The Hub, an open-architecture media buying application from CtrlShift, is set to alter the media landscape of the region. Negotiating this significant agreement between CtrlShift, a global audience solutions company, and

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Astro invests RM100 million with Karangkraf!

JVCo signing ceremony between Astro Malaysia and Karangkraf.  (from left): Shafiq Abdul Jabbar, Astro Group Chief Financial Officer, Dato’ Rohana Rozhan, Astro Group Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ (Dr) Hussamuddin Hj. Yaacub, CEO Kumpulan Media Karangkraf and Dato’ Mohd Nasir Hj. Hamzah, Deputy Chairman Kumpulan Media Karangkraf Signaling a big change

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AI helping Astro stir up entertainment

Ridhuan Sidek, Chief Digital and Marketing Officer, Astro Technology giant Microsoft is enabling Astro to take the leap into the world of entertainment that is driven by artificial intelligence, with an aim to drive better economic outcomes for both advertisers and consumers. Astro, in collaboration with Microsoft, has leveraged on

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Digital push drives Media Prima’s growth

Media Prima Berhad has seen its revenue double for the first nine months of 2017, from digital, non-traditional advertising and commerce. Combined revenues from digital advertising, home shopping, e-commerce and subscription-based OTT service grew from RM50 million to RM123 million for YTD17. Tan Sri Ismee Ismail, Group Chairman of Media

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