Sirius-ly Looking into Emigrating

30-Oct-19 07:15

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00:05 - Sirius TV, to be launched next month, is attempting to take a share in the satellite pay-TV market that Astro has monopolised for 20 years. But competition in the pay-TV segment may not be the biggest challenge as the industry is also facing disruption from free or low-cost online streaming platforms.

05:48 - Nine of out ten Malaysians are willing to emigrate for better career opportunities and work-life balance, highlighting the severity of the country's brain drain problem. We discuss the reasons and how Malaysia can retain its much needed talent.

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Categories: Investments

Tags: Sirius TV, Astro, satellite pay-TV, online streaming, Netflix, iflix, dimsum, Randstad, brain drain, jobs,

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