Whether it’s The Premier League, The Emirates FA Cup or The FA Community Shield, Malaysians experience the biggest moments in sports through Astro’s powerful multiscreen ecosystem – from the comfort of the living room via Astro TV to on-the-go access through sooka, Astro GO and Astro Digital. It’s the full stadium experience – anytime, anywhere, on every screen that matters.

While streaming habits are rising globally – WARC reports that 72% of UK consumers are now comfortable streaming live sports and over a third use three or more streaming apps. Yet, TV remains the anchor with 92% of CTV viewers still preferring to watch live sports on the biggest screen in the room.*

This is where Astro stands apart. Our multiscreen approach gives advertisers the best of both worlds – reach and relevance by connecting with  passionate sports fans seamlessly across TV and digital, driving impact at every touchpoint.

*Source: Live Sports Streaming and the Next Frontier for Advertisers, WARC, 19 March 2025 

⚽ The Premier League

The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country’s primary football competition and is contested by 20 clubs. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 matches each, totalling 380 matches in the season.

Big 6 clubs namely Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur have massive global fanbases who are passionate about all things football.

⚽ The Emirates FA Cup 

The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup is an annual knockout football competition in men’s domestic English football, first played during the 1871–72 season.

The competition is open to all eligible clubs down to Level 9 of the English football league system with Level 10 clubs acting as stand-ins, including 20 professional clubs in the Premier League (level 1), 72 professional clubs in the English Football League (levels 2 to 4), and all clubs in steps 1-5 of the National League System (levels 5 to 9).

⚽The FA Community Shield

The Football Association Community Shield (formerly known as the Charity Shield) is an annual English football match held at Wembley Stadium. It features the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup, then the runners-up of the league provide the opposition.

How Does Best of English Football Benefit Your Brand?

1. Most Watched Football League in the World:

Premier League has garnered total of 9.1 Mil Malaysians watched LIVE with an average of 4.1 Mil Malaysians watched LIVE every month, with an average time view of 257 mins. The Big 6 Teams Vs Big 6 Teams (Big 6 Clubs: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur) garnered 5.7 Mil Live Viewers.

2. The Oldest Football Competition in the World:

FA Cup where the best matches start from Quarter Finals with a total of 3.4 Mil Live Viewers with an average time view of 126 mins.

3. The Battle of the Best:

The FA Community Shield where the Winner of Premier League will play against the Winner of FA Cup, gaining 1.5 Mil LIVE viewers with an average time view of 83 mins.

4. Full 380 Premier League Live Matches:

Exclusive broadcast for all 380 matches, full season for fanatics English football supporters to watch LIVE from TV, Astro GO to VOD and sooka.

Source: Kantar Media DTAM, Total Individual (Universe: 15,262K), 16 Aug 2024 – 26 May 2025

5. Targeting Different Group of Viewers on sooka

Promising an incremental reach of +15% Premier League viewers on sooka platform.

6. Diverse Football Content, Tailored to Multi-Format Consumption

Whether it’s thrilling highlights, favourite teams or best goal moments, PL380 packages offer a flexible content strategy spans sooka, YouTube and Meta – designed to connect with fans wherever and however they watch.

 

Branding Opportunities

On TV

  • In-show Opening & Closing Credits
  • In-show TVC
  • In-show Logo Bug

Digital

  • Stadium Astro Social Media Postings
  • Stadium Astro Website Domination
  • PL380 sooka Sponsorship
  • PL380 YouTube Sponsorship
  • PL380 Meta Sponsorship

sooka

  • Video Ads (Pre / Mid-roll Ad (15 sec), Non-skippable)
  • Leaderboard Banner
  • Pop Up Banner
  • Sponsorship Rail (One Brand at a time)
  • Carousel Banner – Content Sponsor Exclusive (One Brand at a time)
  • Spotlight Banner (One Brand at a time)
  • Social Media Posts

Astro Viewing Parties

Astro Addressable Advertising

  • Precise Audience Targeting

Astro Addressable Commercial Establishment

  • Mamak and Food Courts (Central)

Additional Buy On Astro Digital:

  • PL 380 YouTube (Stadium Astro)
  • PL 380 Meta (Stadium Astro)
  • PL 380 sooka
  • PL 38 YouTube (Stadium Astro)
  • PL 38 Meta (Stadium Astro)
  • PL 38 sooka

Channel: Astro Premier League / Astro Premier League 2 / Astro Premier League 3 / Astro Grandstand | CH.811 / 812 / 813 / 810, Astro Sports UHD | CH. 805, SOOKA and Astro GO

The FA Community Shield 2025

  • Date: 9 August 2025 (1 day)
  • Total Match: 1 Live Matches
  • Pricing Category: x20

Premier League Season 2025-2026

  • Date: 16 August 2025 – 24 May 2026 (38 weeks)
  • Total Matches: 380 Live Matches
  • Category Pricing: Big 6 vs Big 6 (x20), Big 6 vs Others (x15), Others vs Others (x10)

The Emirates FA Cup Season 2025-2026

  • Date: August 2025 – May 2026 (TBC)
  • Total Matches: 7 Live Matches
  • Category Pricing: x20