Who owns Astro Shaw?
Astro Shaw is owned by Astro (Malaysia, Bursa Malaysia: ASTRO).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad Integrated Annual Report 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
- Origin
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Film studios
- Parent ticker
- Bursa Malaysia: ASTRO
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Astro Shaw
Astro Shaw is the group's film arm, which invests in and distributes Malaysian cinema. Films it backed took RM110.0 million at the local box office in the year to January 2026, among them Papa Zola The Movie and Malam Terlarang, both in the five highest-grossing local films of 2025. Astro says its film strategy is moving towards long-term ownership of intellectual property and building a cinematic universe.
Ownership timeline of Astro Shaw
Where Astro Shaw sits in Astro
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Astro
Astro controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 9 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in film studios, and who owns them
The 19 brands in film studios on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is Disney, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 20th Century Studios | Disney | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Lionsgate Films | Lionsgate | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Columbia Pictures | Sony | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Toei | Toei | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Anime Limited | TOHO | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Studiocanal | Canal+ | 🇫🇷 France |
| Cineplex Pictures | Cineplex | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Studio Dragon | CJ ENM | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
About the owner: Astro
Astro is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control, and it is listed as Bursa Malaysia: ASTRO.
Astro calls itself Malaysia's leading integrated media entertainment company, and it is the country's dominant pay-television and radio operator. In the financial year to 31 January 2026 its television service reached 5.2 million homes, about 63 per cent of Malaysian TV households, took 71 per cent of television viewership, and its radio stations drew 15.5 million of the 21.9 million radio listeners in the country, on revenue of RM2.8 billion. It has been listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia since 19 October 2012, and it carries Malay, English, Chinese and Indian-language content across television, radio, streaming and digital publishing, much of it produced in-house at the All Asia Broadcast Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
🇲🇾 Astro Shaw and other Malaysian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 71 brands that began in Malaysia. 11 of them (15%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Astro Shaw is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Astro Shaw?
The parent company of Astro Shaw is Astro, a publicly listed company headquartered in Malaysia.
Is Astro Shaw Malaysian?
Yes. Astro Shaw originated in Malaysia and its owner, Astro, is also headquartered in Malaysia.
Is Astro Shaw still owned by Astro?
Yes. As of 25 September 2026, Astro Shaw is still owned by Astro. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad Integrated Annual Report 2026 — Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad, Annual report; retrieved 25 September 2026.
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