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Ever noticed the Red Button on Astro's remote control? Well, this button does wonders!

By pressing the Red Button on the remote control, you'll notice an overlay pop-up appearing on the screen.

These pop-ups may contain information, pictures or could direct you to a page or even 'surf' various sections, pages, channel(s) or videos. Use the remote control to navigate these features.

The Red Button service is absolutely FREE and it gives you all sorts of interactive content like Akademi Fantasia 8 on Astro Ria (Channel 104), Oasis Info Solat on Astro Oasis (Ch 106), Miss Astro Chinese International Pageant on Astro Wah Lai Toi (Channel 311), Discovery Shark Week on Discovery Channel (Channel 551), festive promotions and lots more!

Below are some of the examples of Red Button applications created for various campaigns:
Mari Menari
Press R

BUTANG "R" MARI MENARI!

Lengkapkan diri anda dengan informasi-informasi terkini mengenai program realiti terbaru iaitu'Mari Menari' melalui perkhidmatan interaktif butang "R" dengan hanya menggunakan alat kawalan jauh ("remote control") ASTRO anda! Eksklusif di Astro Ria (saluran 104)

1. Tarikh dan masa perkhidmatan interaktif butang "R" selama 24 jam di saluran Astro Ria bermula dari 18 Oktober 2010.
2. Pengisian menu interaktif utama bagi Butang R di saluran Astro RIA adalah seperti berikut:

Main screen

• Pilih menu 1 untuk Info Program (Info-info mengenai program Mari Menari di Astro Ria).
• Pilih menu 2 untuk Penasihat (Profil ringkas penasihat Mari Menari).
• Pilih menu 3 untuk Pasangan Mari Menari (Profil ringkas serta cara-cara untuk mengundi peserta-peserta Mari Menari).
• Pilih menu 4 untuk Kedudukan Terkini (Maklumat mengenai kedudukan terkini undian pasangan Mari Menari).
• Pilih menu 5 untuk Servis Interaktif (Maklumat mengenai servis-servis interaktif yang ditawarkan sepanjang musim Mari Menari).

World Cup Mosaic
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World Cup mosaic is the window to the world of World Cup. It combines 4 channels, stats report, games and chat all in 1 channel (Channel 810).
Akademi Fantasia 8
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With Akademi Fantasia Red Button on Astro Ria (channel 104), home viewers can get the latest information of the programme, contestants and the most exciting is the latest vote standing of the contestants. What’s more? AF8 Red Button also offers viewers 24 hours chat service during AF8 season among themselves and with the eliminated AF8 contestants!
Raja Lawak 4
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Astro Raja Lawak 4 is one of most famous Malay programme on Astro Prima (channel 105) having the renowned SEPAH as the 3rd season’s winner. By having Red Button for this programme, viewers can always be updated with info of the programme, contestant, latest vote standing of the contestant. In 4th season, Red Button allowed viewers to chat via Red button with the contestant and other chatters!
Chinese New Year 2009
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During the Chinese New Year festive period, the ‘R’ button service on Astro AEC becomes the 1 stop information menu. It allowed audiences to find out daily CNY programs available across all Astro channels; CNY mobile ringtones sung by our well known My.fm deejays and Astro host and other exciting interactive activities like SMS greetings and contests.
Miss Astro Chinese International Pageant 2009
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Miss Astro Chinese Beauty Pageant Contest 2009 took on the heat on Astro Wah Lai Toi (Channel 311) in Sept/Oct 2009. ‘R’ button hyped up the home viewers’ excitements by allowing them to view the latest voting stats of all the beautiful contestants. Information of contestants’ profiles, contests and dedications are all placed in R button.
Jeyikalaam Vangga 2008
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Astro Vellithirai (Channel 202) celebrated Merdeka month having Jeyikalaam Vaangge Question & Answer SMS Contest running for 15 days. Daily questions are promoted in TV commercials. ‘R’ button displayed questions of previous dates allowing home viewers the chance the answer the questions they missed out. The contest and ‘R’ button ended on the Merdeka Day itself.

CNY greeting service was also introduced. Viewers can send in their messages to their love ones and have them displayed on TV nationwide.
Oasis Solat Timetable
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Red button on Astro Oasis (channel 106) is available to whole year round to provide Solat Time Table for Muslim to pray throughout peninsular Malaysia, Sabah & Sarawak and some nation of ASEAN like Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore.
Discovery Shark Week
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During the 2 week Shark Week campaign, the red button offers information of Shark related program highlights on daily basis, quiz of the day and much more.