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Since it first launched in June of 2021, the homegrown TV entertainment streaming app, sooka has been a gateway for users to enjoy global and local live sports, Asian entertainment, children’s entertainment and curated local originals. You can stream your favourite content anytime, anywhere on mobile devices, smart TVs, Android TV boxes, and web browsers.
Now, sooka is giving you another option for streaming your favourite content with its self-branded media streaming device. Powered by Android TV, the sooka TV Stick transforms any TV into a sooka TV, allowing you to watch sooka content with a seamless streaming experience.
Euan Smith, Group Chief Executive Officer of Astro, said, “Last year we introduced new plans for sooka and these plans have been well received with sooka’s monthly active users (MAU) increasing by 23% to over 1 million and our VIP base more than double year-over-year (YoY).”
He continued, “Today, we are building on that momentum as we introduce the sooka TV Stick to take streaming on sooka to the next level on the big screen. The TV stick, coupled with the sooka Premium Plan is designed to bring all your favourite shows and more on one platform, making streaming more convenient for our customers.”
Concluding his statement, he remarked, “At sooka, we believe that entertainment should be effortless, engaging, and expansive, and with the sooka TV Stick, it is all that and more”.
What is the sooka TV Stick?
The sooka TV Stick is an Android TV-based media streaming device that can breathe new life into your basic TV, as long as it has an HDMI port. You get the sooka streaming device, a Bluetooth-enabled remote control with an IR function, and a 10W USB-C power plug.
It can output up to 4K resolution with support for HLG, HDR 10, and HDR 10+, as well as decode audio formats in Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Plus with Dolby Atmos.
To get started, just plug in the USB-C power plug, plug the stick into the TV’s HDMI port, and easily set up your sooka TV Stick using your smartphone. Once completed, you’ll land on the sooka home screen, ready for you to enjoy your content.
What does the sooka TV Stick offer?
To give you the best sooka experience, the sooka TV Stick offers a user-friendly interface (UI) that is designed to get you to your favourite content as easily and quickly as possible.
Content is curated into categories such as Asian, Sports, TV Shows, Movies, and Live TV which you can access using the menu on the right. With sooka VIP Premium plan, you’ll have access to close to 70 channels such as AXN, Al Jazeera, CNA, iQIYI, Love Nature, BBC Lifestyle, and Phoenix Chinese Channel.
Sports enthusiasts get to watch the Premier League, Liga Malaysia, AFC, BWF Badminton, Formula 1, NBA, MotoGP, Tennis, Cricket, UFC, WWE, and other sports. Fans of UEFA EURO 2024 can add on the EU Pass to catch all 51 matches.
Additionally, there’s also a Free Now category hosting 24 live channels and selected Video On Demand (VOD) drama titles and sports matches which can be viewed for free.
On top of that, you also get the features of Android TV like Chromecast and more importantly, the Google Play Store. With the latter, you have access to an abundant selection of entertainment apps like Disney+ Hotstar, Prime Video, YouTube and Spotify. So there’s no shortage of content for you to consume.
This is how you can get the sooka TV Stick for free
sooka offers customers two options when purchasing the sooka TV Stick. You can buy the streaming stick for RM349 which includes 1 month of complimentary access to sooka Premium worth RM50.90 and a 3-month access to Disney+ Hotstar worth RM79.90. In total, the added value is RM130.80.
For more savings, you can choose the TV stick with the 12-month sooka Premium bundle for RM597.40. Here you’re looking at savings of RM442.30 with a 12-month sooka Premium, a 3-month Disney+ Hotstar and a free unit of sooka TV stick worth RM349. The savings are already 74% of the package price!
Why sooka?
A homophone of the Malay word suka, sooka is the only streaming app in Malaysia offering the biggest live sporting events such as Premier League, UEFA EURO 2024™, BWF Tournaments, Liga Malaysia, Formula 1, MotoGP, NBA, Cricket, Tennis and more.
In addition, sooka offers the best of local and regional entertainment, such as the romantic drama ‘Cinta Untuk Sekali Lagi’, the suspenseful ‘Framed’, the challenging ‘The Hardest Singing Show’, the touching ‘Romance of a Twin Flower’, and the thrilling ‘Saba Nayagan’.
With almost 70 TV channels, on-demand content, and a wider array of Asian content including TVB, TvN, TvN Movies, and KBS World, sooka has something for everyone.
Get the sooka TV Stick today and enjoy your favourite content on the big screen. For more information, you can read the FAQs.
