Astro Arena (stylized as Astro ARENA until 2024) is a Malaysian television station owned and operated by
Astro. It is the first
24/7
In commerce and industry, 24/7 or 24-7 service (usually pronounced "twenty-four seven") is service that is available at any time and usually, every day. An alternate orthography for the numerical part includes 24×7 (usually pronounced "twenty- ...
Malay language
Malay ( , ; , Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ) is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language spoken primarily by Malays (ethnic group), Malays in several islands of Maritime Southeast Asia and the Malay Peninsula on the mainland Asia. The lang ...
sports channel in
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
. This channel can be viewed on channel 801 through Astro's Family Pack (''now has been rebranded as Astro One: Entertainment Pack''). Launched on 26 March 2010, it was the idea from the former Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports
YB. Dato' Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, together with the
Olympic Council of Malaysia
Olympic Council of Malaysia, or commonly OCM or MOM, (, IOC code: MAS) is the National Olympic Committee representing Malaysia. It is also the body responsible for Malaysia's representation at the Commonwealth Games, as Commonwealth Games Malaysia ...
and
Astro, to have a sports channel dedicated solely to the development of
Malaysian sports. In the early years of this channel, several broadcasts were also available in HD, via
Astro SuperSport HD,
Mustika HD &
Maya HD.
Astro Arena is a 4-in-one channel featuring live local sports, a comprehensive 7-day-a-week coverage of local and international sports news, informative magazine and information programming and interactive viewer involvement.
The channel delivers 700 hours of live, local sports a year, with an additional 2000 hours of replays greatly expanding the amount of local sports available in the country. It also provides coverage of up to 56 hours a week of Malaysians competing at international levels or the best in world sports of a particular interest to the Malaysian audience.
Astro Arena is currently available for free-to-view on channel 801 in High Definition (HD) format (
Astro customers &
NJOI Prepaid).
From 23 January 2023, all e-sports content and
eGG Network’s in-house shows will be made available through the company's Bahasa Malaysia-based sports channels, Astro Arena (channel 801) and Astro Arena 2 (channel 802).
On 24 February 2023, Astro Arena will rebroadcast the Malaysian League match since their last broadcast on 2014. It broadcasts the rematch that will officially start involving the Sumbangsih Cup action between Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) against Terengganu FC (TFC) via channels 803 and 804.
On 17 October 2024, Astro Arena officially changed its logo following the rebranding of the Astro Sports channel and overhaul of the Astro Sports channel.
Channels
Astro Arena 2
Astro Arena 2 is the secondary channel of Astro Arena. Launched on 1 October 2021, it is broadcast in Channel 802 in HD. It airing localised coverage of international sports & sports news updates for Malaysian sport fans. Plus, it is also airing some of local and international e-Sports.
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Astro Arena Bola
Astro Arena Bola is the first sister channel of Astro Arena. Launched on 24 February 2023, it is broadcast in Channel 803 in HD. It airs Malaysian Football in 24 hours a day.
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Astro Arena Bola 2
Astro Arena Bola 2 is the second sister channel of Astro Arena . Launched on 24 February 2023, it is broadcast in Channel 804 in HD. It airs Malaysian Football in 24 hours a day.
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Broadcasting Rights
Current
Basketball
*
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...
Football
*
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ...
** National teams
*** Men's :
****
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the FIFA, Fédération Internatio ...
** International Friendly
*
FAM
**
Malaysia national football team
The Malaysia national football team () represents Malaysia in international association football, football and is governed by the Football Association of Malaysia. The national team is recognised by FIFA as the successor of the defunct Malaya ...
**
Malaysia national under-23 football team
**
Malaysia women's national football team
**
Malaysia FA Cup
The Malaysia FA Cup () is an annual association football, football competition in Malaysia, established in 1990. It was previously managed by the Football Association of Malaysia, before being transferred to the Football Malaysia LLP, Malaysian ...
*** Men's :
** Malaysia Premier Futsal League
*
MFL
**
Malaysia Super League
The Malaysia Super League (), known simply as the Super League (), is the men's top professional Football in Malaysia, football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnersh ...
**
Malaysian Charity Shield
**
Malaysia Cup
The Malaysia Cup (), formerly known as Malaya Cup, is an annual football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popularity as the country's oldest cup tournament, i ...
**
MFL Challenge Cup
**
MFL Cup
**
Malaysia Premier Futsal League (Women)
*
AFF
**
ASEAN Championship
The ASEAN Championship (formerly known as the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the ASEAN Hyundai Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the biennial football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for men's natio ...
**
ASEAN Club Championship
**
ASEAN Women's Championship
*
AFC
**
AFC Asian Cup
The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second-oldest c ...
**
AFC Champions League Elite
The AFC Champions League Elite (abbreviated as the ACL Elite) is an annual continental club association football, football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's List of top-division football clubs i ...
**
AFC Champions League Two
**
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
**
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
*
King's Cup
*
Merdeka Tournament
Badminton
*
BWF
**
BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour is a Grade 2 badminton tournament series, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It is a competition open to the top world ranked players in singles (men's and women's) and doubles (men's, women's and mixed). The compet ...
** World Championships
*** Teams
****
Thomas Cup
The Thomas Cup, sometimes referred as World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships h ...
(men's championship)
****
Uber Cup (women's championship)
****
Sudirman Cup
The Sudirman Cup is an international badminton mixed team competition contested by member countries of the Badminton World Federation, the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every two years since the inaugural tourn ...
(mixed team championship)
***
Individuals
*
Badminton Asia Championships
The Badminton Asia Championships (formerly Asian Badminton Championships until 2006) is a tournament organized by governing body Badminton Asia to crown the best badminton players in Asia.
The tournament started in 1962
The year saw the C ...
(
national teams (men's, women's, and mixed) and Individuals)
*
Malaysia Purple League
Hockey
*
FIH
** Men :
***
Men's FIH Hockey World Cup World Cups (including qualifiers for senior teams)
***
Men's FIH Pro League
The Men's FIH Pro League is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), which replaces the Men's FIH Hockey World League. The competition also serves as a qualifier for the Hockey World ...
***
FIH Junior World Cup
**Women's :
***
Women's FIH Hockey World Cup
***
Women's FIH Junior World Cup World Cups (including qualifiers for senior teams)
**
Women's FIH Pro League
*
Asia Hockey
** Men :
***
Men's Hockey Asia Cup
**Women :
***
Women's Hockey Asia Cup
*
MHC
**
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
**
Malaysia Hockey League
Netball
*
Asian Netball Championships
*
Netball World Cup
The Netball World Cup is a quadrennial international netball world championship organised by World Netball, inaugurated in 1963. Since its inception the competition has been dominated primarily by the Australia national netball team and the New ...
*
Netball Super League
Sepak takraw
*
ISTAF
*
Sepak Takraw League (including Champions Cup tournament)
Motorsport
*
Asia Road Racing Championship
The FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (known as Idemitsu FIM Asia Road Racing Championship for sponsorship reason) is the regional motorcycle road racing championship for Asia, held since 1996.
This championship is part of the production-based ...
* Malaysia Superbike Championship
* Malaysia Championship Series
e-Sports
* ''
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang''
** MPL MY :
*** MPL MY Season 11 (2023)
*** MPL MY Season 12 (2023)
*** MPL MY Season 13 (2024)
*** MPL MY Season 14 (2024)
*** MPL MY Jaguh All Star (2024)
*** MPL MY Season 15 (2025)
** Mid-Season Cup :
***
Mid-Season Cup (MSC 2024)
** M Series :
*** M5 Wild Card (2023)
***
M5 World Championship (2023)
***
M6 Wild Card (2024)
***
M6 World Championship (2024)
* ''
PUBG Mobile''
** PUBG Mobile Pro League S7 (PMPL MY 2023)
** PUBG Mobile Super League 2023 (PMSL 2023)
** PUBG Mobile PMSL SEA Fall 2023
** PUBG Mobile Conquer Series (PMCS MY 2024)
** PUBG Mobile World Cup -
PMWC Riyadh eWC (2024)
** PUBG Mobile Super League SEA Fall (PMSL SEA Fall 2024)
** PUBG Mobile National Championship (PMNC 2024)
* ''
Free Fire''
** Free Fire World Series Sea Spring (2024)
** Free Fire World Series MY Fall (2024)
** Free Fire World Series Global Finals (2024)
** Free Fire Malaysia Championship Spring (2025)
** Free Fire World Series SEA (Pre-Season) (2025)
* ''
Dota 2
''Dota 2'' is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve Corporation, Valve. The game is a sequel to ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA''), a community-created Mod (video gaming), mod for Blizzard Entertainment's ''War ...
''
**
Dota 2 Riyadh Masters (2024)
* ''
Honor of Kings''
** HOK Invitational S2 Grand Finals MY (2024)
* ''
Valorant
''Valorant'' is a 2020 First-person shooter, first-person tactical shooter, tactical hero shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games. A free-to-play game, ''Valorant'' takes inspiration from the ''Counter-Strike'' series, borrow ...
''
** Valorant Challengers (2024)
Multi-sport events
*
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which consists mostly, but not exclusively, of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 ...
*
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The 1896 Summer Olympics, inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, ...
*
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in ...
*
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ...
*
SEA Games
The Southeast Asian Games, commonly known as SEA Games is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with su ...
Former
Football
= Soccer
=
*
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europe and the List of transcontinental countries#A ...
**
UEFA European Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro or Euros, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition ...
(until 2021)
**
UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League is an international European football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The competition was devised to minimise friendlies a ...
(until 2022)
*
MFL
**
Malaysia Premier League
The Malaysia Premier League () was the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. It replaced the Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system.
The Malaysia Premier League was contested by 12 clubs. The season usually ra ...
(until 2014)
*
DFL
**
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...
(until 2022–23)
*
Eredivisie
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(until 2022–23)
Hockey
*
Sultan of Johor Cup (until 2014)
Motorsport
* Malaysia Championship Series (until 2019)
* Malaysia Speed Festival (until 2019)
Shows
* Formasi
* Formasi Ekstra
* Forum
* Grandstand Ahad
* Kafe Sukan
* Masa Tambahan
* Nadi Arena
* Raket
* Bola@Mamak
* Arena Sukan
* Sehari Bersama
* Flik
* Dengan Izin
* Sorakan 12
* Masa Tambahan – Arena Bola
* Masa Tambahan – Antarabangsa
* Arena Bola
* Deskripsi Nadi Arena – DNA
* Jalur 14 (Exclusive programme from previous
eGG Network's show)
* FYP (Exclusive programme from previous
eGG Network's show)
See also
*
Astro SuperSport
*
Astro
References
External links
Astro Arena Content Guide
{{Malaysia TV
Astro Malaysia Holdings television channels
Television stations in Malaysia
Sports television in Malaysia
Television channels and stations established in 2010