Digital Five Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Multimedia Interactive Technologies Sdn Bhd), is a subsidiary of Astro All Asia Networks (“AAAN”), and is a digital entity that publishes content across mobile content, mobile applications, interactive TV, online services and new emerging platforms .
Utilising the content of the Astro group in conjunction with external partners, Digital Five, is the present publisher of Stadiumastro.com and Murai.com.my. We will also be continuously developing additional branded content streams with more digital product lined-up for release .
As a Group, AAAN plc is actively involved in origination and distribution of content in Malay, Chinese, English and Indian languages as well as third parties. Sister companies under this Group are MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd (MBNS) the sole operator of direct-to-home satellite pay television services in Malaysia under the “Astro” brand, Airtime Management & Programming Sdn Bhd (AMP) the leading commercial radio broadcaster in Malaysia, Celestial Pictures Ltd in Hong Kong, owner and distributor of the world’s largest Chinese film library and operator of the Celestial Movies Channel and Astro Entertainment Sdn Bhd (AESB) producers of Bahasa Malaysia and Bahasa Indonesia content. AAAN also has investments in pay television and radio broadcasting in India.
Stadiumastro.com is a partnership between Astro’s TV sports programming and Digital Five and is a Malaysian sports website focused on both local and international sports news content. The site also provides a social networking service that allows users to upload and create unique personal content online in order to communicate with the sports audience on Stadiumastro.com.
Murai.com.my is Malaysia’s leading entertainment news web and wap portal that bring users breaking local, regional and international entertainment content. It provides all exclusive and all original coverage of industry-related topics including gossip, movies, music, fashion, celebrities and TV. Murai.com.my embraces true convergence; communicating to users across Online, TV, Radio and Mobile. This creates unlimited exciting opportunities for content development, communication and interaction.
GengMurai is the social networking tool of Murai.com.my. Members blog, share photos, videos and create personal fan-club networks. GengMurai is the only Malay language social networking community in the world. Capitalising on Murai.com.my strong relationship with local and regional celebrities, GengMurai members also get to interact with famous names online and offline as one of the perks.
Myna.com.my is Malaysia’s only Indian entertainemnt and lifestyle portal covering the best entertainment news from the Kollywood and Bollywood. It include gossips, news, movies and other entertainment trivia. Myna also covers other Indian lifestyle verticals like Indian horoscopes, Indian calendars, health tips, food, cooking tips, Vashtu Sastra and Sagunam or Indian Omes. The Myna web portal is currently in development and expected to launch end of May 2009.
Myna is also available on the mobile phone at wap.myna.com.my. Apart from content snacks taken from the main online portal, the mobiel website also hosts mobile personalisation download contents like Kollywood and Bollywood ringtones, truetones, wallpapers and screensavers.
Myna Mobile Portal is available now. SMS Myna to 32777 to access it.
