Growing up, seeing houses with Astro satellite dishes outside may have been a common sight. You may also have been frustrated whenever it started pouring outside because it meant that the screen would suddenly turn fuzzy.

But the introduction of the new Ulti and Ultra Box means you can just plug in, connect to the internet, and start enjoying your favourite shows until you fall asleep on the sofa without needing to install a satellite dish. Plus, there are other perks such as having Video on Demand, Cloud Recording, Full HD Experience, and even 4K UHD for the Ultra Box, so you have your own home cinema setup.

Astro is now adding ZEE5 and Viu to the Ultra and Ulti Boxes to up the total of their premium streaming apps on their platform to ten. It’s time to binge-watch all day long! Astro customers can now access both apps on their big-screen TV via the Ultra and Ulti Box or mobile devices for an on-the-go experience.

ZEE5

If you’ve never heard of ZEE5, it’s the world’s largest platform for South Asian content. Avid fans of Indian and South Asian entertainment need to take note as it offers:

An extensive array of Bollywood and Kollywood content
This includes original features, movies, best-loved TV shows from Zee Network channels, short series, and acclaimed plays
The content is available across 18 languages (12 Indian and 6 international languages) including Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Punjabi, and more
Some of the shows are Tamil drama directed by popular filmmaker R. Kannan, The Great Indian Kitchen; romantic-comedy Middle Class Love; comedy show Kanjoos Makhichoos that marks comedian Raju Srivastav’s last movie appearance; and United Kacche starring Sunil Grover, Sapna Pabbi, and Nikhil Vijay.

For exclusive content and an ad-free experience, Astro customers can add ZEE5 premium to their subscription for only RM10.60/month (RRP RM14.90) to stream all their favourite shows.

To access the “ZEE5” app on the Ultra/Ulti Box, press “Home” on the Astro remote control and select the app under the “Apps” rail. Follow the steps on the screen to pair your account with your Box by scanning the QR code and logging in to your ZEE5 account. Hey, presto! It’s that simple.

Free VIU Premium for 3 months

We’re K-drama junkies here, but we find that the offerings on just one platform aren’t enough to satiate our love for all things Korean. With the addition of Viu on the Ulti Box, all customers with the Ulti Box may start streaming Viu Premium completely free of charge until 8 June 2023 on their Box, www.viu.com, or the Viu mobile app.

On Viu, enjoy shows such as Taxi Driver 2 (which has already broken Season 1’s record), The Secret Romantic Guesthouse and Royal Doctor. There are also local offerings such as web tv series thriller Nenek Bongkok Tiga. Open the app on your Box's Home Page and start streaming all your favourite shows.

Astro’s premium streaming app line-up currently includes BBC Player, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Disney+ Hotstar, HBO GO, iQIYI, Netflix, TVBAnywhere+, Viu, ZEE5, and the Astro GO app which is complimentary to all customers.

Subscribe to ZEE5 today for better savings by visiting www.astro.com.my/ZEE5.