Astro earnings up on TV, radio subscription revenue

KUALA LUMPUR: Expansion in subscriber base helped boost Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd’s performance in the last financial year despite the soft advertising market.

The media group said on Monday net profit rose 16% jump to RM519.4mil for the financial year ended Jan 31, 2015 (FY15) on a 9% higher revenue of RM5.23bil.