THE 50-square-meter hall is adorned with 48 screens, full of lively and colorful pictures. These are the 48 channels which Astro offers, said Erwin Darwis Purba, head of PT Direct Visions legal division.

After proceeding haltingly because of a licensing problem, the television network branch of Malaysias Astro All Asia Networks Plc. was acquired by Direct Vision, a company whose shares are 100 percent-owned by the Lippo Group. Since February 28, A