Austar United Communications Limited
Austar United Communications Limited (AUSTAR) is a leading subscription television provider in Australia, offering primarily digital satellite services to customers in regional and rural areas.
AUSTAR also offers dial-up internet and mobile telephone services.
Established in 1995, AUSTAR's television subscriber base has grown to over 740,000 and is the largest subscription television operator in regional and rural Australia. AUSTAR provides subscription television services in a service area of approximately 2.4m homes, one-third of Australia's total homes, using digital satellite technology.
AUSTAR Service includes over 180 premier channels, 13 HD Channels, a near video-on-demand service, and increased levels of interactivity, such as BOX OFFICE, Sports Active and SKY News Active. Click here to learn more about AUSTAR and its channels.
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09 Dec 2020 - It has been a positive day of trade for the ASX, which closed 0.6% higher. Shares in Healius (ASAX:HLS) did well today after reporting its pathology business continue…
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09 Dec 2020 - The ASX rose at the open and is now tracking 0.7% higher at noon. Shares in Healius (ASX:HLS) did well today after reporting its pathology business continued its stro…
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24 May 2012 - Aus shares close in the red. Rio Tinto Limited (ASX:RIO) is on track to increase its output to over 350 million tonnes a year by early 2015.
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24 May 2012 - Consolidated Media Holdings Limited (ASX:CMJ) has announced Foxtel and Austar United Communications Limited (ASX:AUN) have merged.
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10 Apr 2012 - Aus shares close 0.6% lower. Transpacific Industries Group Limited (ASX:TPI) has reached a conditional $35 million settlement with shareholders over alleged disclosur…
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10 Apr 2012 - Australia’s competition regulator gives the green light for Foxtel’s planned $1.9 billion bid for Austar United Communications Limited (ASX:AUN).
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30 Mar 2012 - ASX ends quarter higher. Austar United Communications Limited (ASX:AUN) shareholders vote overwhelmingly in favour of a takeover by Foxtel.
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28 Mar 2012 - Aus shares gain at noon. Bank of Queensland Limited (ASX:BOQ) completes one aspect of its $450 million equity raising.
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28 Mar 2012 - Austar United Communications Limited (ASX:AUN) says the $2 billion takeover bid by Foxtel will be put to shareholders on March 30.
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07 Mar 2012 - Aus shares sink more than 1%. Shares in Kagara Limited (ASX:KZL) exit a trading halt and lose more than a third of their value as investors digest a busy week of anno…
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03 Feb 2012 - Austar United Communications Limited (ASX:AUN) is seeking court approval to postpone a meeting of its shareholders relating to its proposed takeover of Foxtel, until …
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16 Jan 2012 - Market wrap: ASX loses 1.160%. Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX:FMG) has announced a 72 per cent increase in the North Star magnetite deposit of 880 million tonnes…
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29 Nov 2011 - Aus shares up 1.08%. Legislation has been passed in the South Australian state parliament to allow the development of BHP Billiton Limited’s (ASX:BHP) Olympic Dam.
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29 Nov 2011 - Australia's competition regulator postpones ruling on Foxtel's planned $1.9 billion bid for regional pay-TV provider, Austar United Communications Ltd (ASX:AUN).
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09 Sep 2011 - American jobs excite market. Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG) says its chairman, Andrew Forrest, has spent an additional $26.8 million buying company shares.
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29 Jul 2011 - Aus shares dip. Foster's Group Ltd (ASX:FGL) relaunches its beer business. The company renames Carlton & United Breweries to Carlton United Brewers.
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29 Jul 2011 - Aus shares relatively unchanged. Toll Holdings Limited (ASX:TOL) has refinanced its Singapore debt into a single S$1 billion syndicated debt facility, completely fini…
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22 Jul 2011 - Aus shares gain on Greek debt deal. Investors stayed with Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) today, despite the bank announcing its CEO Ralph Norris will retire…
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22 Jul 2011 - Aus shares rally. But Austar United Communications Ltd (ASX:AUN) shares tumbled in morning trade on the news the ACCC voiced concerns that Foxtel's bid could create a…
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18 Jul 2011 - Aus shares drift to flat finish. Shares in takeover targets, Sundance Resources Ltd (ASX:SDL) and Eastern Star Gas Ltd (ASX:ESG), surge to the best performers of the …
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18 Jul 2011 - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been lobbied by telecommunication groups to let Foxtel sell bundled services in competition to its largest shar…
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14 Jul 2011 - Aus shares poised for positive start. News Corporation (ASX:NWS) bows down to pressure and withdraws its $14 billion bid for pay-TV operator BSkyB.
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12 Jul 2011 - Foxtel's $2 billion bid for regional pay-TV provider Austar United Communications Ltd (ASX:AUN) has advanced.