HITS NOW launching on Astro
December 22, 2023
Starting January 10th 2024, the HITS NOW channel will be available to Astro viewers in Malaysia on Channel 702. HITS NOW is the latest addition to Astro’s line up of Rewind Network’s offerings alongside the existing HITS and HITS MOVIES channels available on their service.
All Astro customers will be able to watch a free preview of HITS NOW from January 10th to March 31st 2024, giving viewers a chance to catch popular shows like The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards (on January 16th), America’s Got Talent: Fantasy Team and the new season of American Idol. After the free preview, HITS NOW will be available in the Variety and Entertainment packs at no extra cost to customers subscribing to these packs.
Agnes Rozario, Director, Content, Astro, commented: “We are delighted to enhance our customers’ entertainment options with high-quality shows, coming express from the US to HITS NOW. From reality talent competitions, dramas and comedies, entertaining talk shows and game shows, compelling crime and investigation series, HITS NOW offers the most talked–about shows from the US that customers will be able to watch anytime and anywhere. We are confident that the addition of HITS NOW on Astro will be a hit with our customers who now have the best of local shows, sports and movies.”
“We are beyond excited with the launch of HITS NOW on Astro,” added Avi Himatsinghani, CEO of Rewind Networks. “We truly value our partnership with Astro, who have carried our channels from the earliest days. From iconic award shows like The Emmys to award-winning drama series, beloved talent shows, popular reality shows and innovative game shows – we are confident that HITS NOW will resonate strongly with Astro’s viewers and become a go-to entertainment destination and channel of choice for their daily viewing.”
Further programming featured on HITS NOW includes Survivor, Shark Tank, Hell’s Kitchen, Britain’s Got Talent, Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, The Traitor, Race To Survive: Alaska, Password, Barmageddon, Supermarket Sweep, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Celebrity Family Feud, Lopez vs Lopez, Young Rock, The Goldbergs, Ghosts, Fear Thy Neighbor, Fear Thy Roommate, Killer Couples and more