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Malaysian newspapers, TV and radio stations obtain their news stories from a combination of in-house reporters, freelancers, syndication arrangements and agency feeds. The most important source of news content in Malaysia
is BERNAMA, the national news agency, with over 300 journalists, photojournalists and other contributors.
As well as operating as a full-service news agency, BERNAMA also operates a 24-hour TV satellite news channel (BERNAMA TV) and a 24-hour free- to-air radio news station (BERNAMA Radio 24).
Astro, the only subscription satellite TV operator, has 3 million-plus subscribers with access
to up to 156 TV channels, including 68 Astro-created and branded channels and 22 HD channels. Major international and sporting
H.E. Mr Hiroshi Oka, the former Japanese Ambassador, demonstrating his broadcast communication skills during a visit to Sri Pentas, Media Prima’s main production facility for television, digital content and broadcasting.
events are telecast live and in HD.
The expansion of the fibre-optic network into most cities and suburbs has allowed new players like Telekom Malaysia to offer TV packages via
the Internet. It has also encouraged international streaming services to offer
packages to Malaysian consumers. There are
more than a dozen active streaming services at the time of writing, including major players such as Disney, Netflix and Amazon Prime, as well as freemium and niche players focusing on local language and/or pan-Asian content.
Prime Minister’s Hibiscus Award winners for Environmental Journalism 2018, Kan Yaw Chong (Daily Express Sabah, 3rd left) and Andrew Sia Koon Siong (The Star, 3rd right) receiving their awards from the VIP members of the award’s technical committee.