Ex-Telco Minister D Maran pressured a promoter to sell his Aircel stakes in '06, CBI claimsProsecutor also claimed that Maran had forced Sivasankaran to sell his three companies to Malaysia's Maxis Communication Berhad, also an ac...
18 Oct, 2016, 08.12 PM IST
Subramanian Swamy writes to Corporate Affairs Ministry to save AskMeIn a letter to MCA Secretary Tapan Ray, Swamy asked the government to consider assisting askme.com to buy out the 98.5% shareholding of Mal...
28 Aug, 2016, 07.33 PM IST
Malaysia’s Astro runs into rough weather in indiaMinority stakeholders in the Singapore-and India-based TO THE NEW Digital are exploring a management buyout of Astro’s entire 85 per cent s...
11 Aug, 2016, 10.07 AM IST
AskMe minority stakeholders at war with its Malaysian owner Astro Holdings"Despite best efforts of the board and management, AskMe, has been unable to meet its plans due to lack of scale, among other factors, said...
27 Jun, 2016, 01.29 AM IST
GETIT Infoservices seeks to buyout stake of Astro HoldingsGETIT Infoservices which owns online classifieds portal AskMe and AskMebazaar has bid for a management buyout (MBO) of the 90% stake held b...
16 Jun, 2016, 01.47 PM IST
Maxis companies serve notices to Indian government, to protect investments in firms linked to Sun GroupIn notices the Maxis companies said they were waiting for India to amicably settle their concerns, failing which they would invoke arbitrat...
01 Sep, 2015, 04.21 AM IST
Aircel-Maxis deal case: ED withdraws plea for issuance of letters rogatoryThe other two companies named by CBI are ASTRO All Asia Network PLC & South Asia Entertainment Holding Ltd, which was allegedly managed by ...
08 Sep, 2014, 08.20 PM IST
CBI seeks AG's opinion on chargesheet in Aircel-Maxis dealThe CBI has completed investigations into the Aircel-Maxis deal which took place during the tenure of former telecom minister Dayanidhi Mar...
28 Dec, 2013, 11.02 AM IST
- Aircel Maxis deal: CBI to send LRs to the UK and Bermuda also
'The agency might send Letters Rogatory in the first week of March to the UK, Bermuda besides Malaysia and Mauritius as planned earlier.'
29 Feb, 2012, 03.52 PM IST
- Sun, Astro deny media reports of impropriety in deal
The Chennai-based DTH services provider said that there was no impropriety in the transaction with Astro and condemned media reports.
16 Feb, 2011, 01.54 AM IST
- Malaysian firm to buy 49% stake in NDTV Lifestyle for $40 mn
Media firm New Delhi Television (NDTV) on Tuesday said Malaysia-based Astro All Asia Networks will acquire 49 per cent stake for USD 40 mil...
21 Sep, 2010, 11.28 AM IST
- Astro Group buys 50% stake in Mogae Digital
Malaysia-based media conglomerate Astro Group has acquired a 50% stake in Indian online firm Mogae Digital for $5 million. Joint venture ha...
03 Feb, 2009, 12.20 AM IST
- Asian among four in the race to takeover Virgin Radio
Malaysian Indian Ananda Krishnan, one of richest men in Asia, is among the four contenders in the race to acquire Virgin Radio, media repor...
17 Feb, 2008, 09.27 PM IST
- UTV Software calls off discussions with Malaysia's Astro
UTV Software Communications on Monday said it has called off discussion with Malaysia-based Astro Multimedia International (BVI) Ltd (Astro...
03 Dec, 2007, 08.55 PM IST
- NDTV, Astro launch news channel in Malaysia
NDTV and Astro,have jointly announced the launch of Malaysia's first 24-hour news and information channel 'Astro Awani'.
07 Sep, 2007, 02.00 PM IST
- Malaysia's Astro to invest in Sun TV
Astro will invest $166 million (euro124.1 million) for a 20 per cent stake in Sun Direct TV.
06 Apr, 2007, 09.40 AM IST
- UTV plays the youth game, ropes in Malaysian co
Astro, Malaysia’s largest DTH and pay TV operator, and UTV will join hands to form a company that will launch a television channel, gaming ...
28 Nov, 2006, 02.29 AM IST