Bintang (means Star in
English) is the 24-hour
Malay language
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channel which broadcasts
Indonesian programmes. This channel was formerly called
Astro Aruna
Astro Aruna was a 24-hour Indonesian language pay television network that was available on the Astro satellite television service.
Indonesian dramas and soaps were popular on this network, and they were broadcast around the clock. All of the ...
, which previously available on the
Astro satellite television service. This channel is only available on
Astro
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in the Indo Pek package. Most of the programmes are available in Malay subtitles.
The channel is a collaboration between Astro and Broadway Media from Indonesia, and as such, Broadway's programs comprises for 80% of the channel's contents.
Indo Pek
On 11 July 2011, Astro launched a new package named ''Indo Pek'' (means "Indo Pack" in
English), which contains 2 new Astro channels named Bintang (Channel 141) and
Pelangi (Channel 142).
The TV channel has the best variety and lifestyle of Indonesia, such as reality shows, football league, music videos, celebrity gossip, and many more.
Previously the bintang channel focus more Indonesia drama and movie that move from Pelangi. After 9 years of broadcasting, Bintang and
Pelangi has ended all operations on 2 June 2020 at 12:00 am and was later replaced by Astro Aura HD (Channel 113) alongside Astro Rania HD (Channel 112), which began to operate since 23 May 2020.
See also
*
Pelangi
*
Astro (satellite television)
References
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Astro Malaysia Holdings television channels
Defunct television channels
Television channels and stations established in 2011
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2020