Astro Aruna

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Astro Aruna
Country Malaysia
(31 August 2006 – 1 February 2010)
Brunei
(31 August 2006 – 1 February 2010)
Indonesia
(15 June 2006 – 20 October 2008)
Singapore
(1 January 2005 – 1 October 2012)
Broadcast areaMalaysia
(31 August 2006 – 1 February 2010)
Brunei
(31 August 2006 – 1 February 2010)
Indonesia
(15 June 2006 – 20 October 2008)
Singapore
(1 January 2005 – 1 October 2012)
Headquarters Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(2006 – 2010)
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
(2006 – 2010)
Jakarta, Indonesia
(2006 – 2008)
Singapore
(2005 – 2012)
Programming
Language(s) Malaysian
(1 January 2005 – 1 October 2012)
Indonesian
(15 June 2006 – 1 February 2010)
Picture format 480i/576i (SDTV) 16:9 4:3
Ownership
Owner Astro All Asia Networks
Singapore Telecommunications
Sister channels Astro Ria
Astro Prima
Astro Oasis
Astro Awani
Astro Bella
Astro Ceria
Astro Citra
Astro hitz
Astro Warna
History
Launched1 January 2005 (2005-1-1)
Founder
Closed1 October 2012 (2012-10-1) (7 years, 274 days)
Replaced by Bintang
(Brunei, Malaysia)
Pelangi
(Brunei, Malaysia)
Astro Prima
(Singapore - Mio TV)
Links
Website www.astro.com.my

Astro Aruna was a 24-hour Indonesian language pay television network that was available on the Astro satellite television service.

Contents

Indonesian dramas and soaps were popular on this network, and they were broadcast around the clock. All of the Indonesian shows on Astro Aruna were produced by SinemArt, Diwangkara Film, E-Motion Entertainment, Frame Ritz, Indika Entertainment, Karnos Film, Kharisma Starvision Plus, MD Entertainment, Mizan Productions, Prima Entertainment, Rapi Films, Screenplay Productions, Soraya Intercine Films, Tripar Multivision Plus and Verona Pictures. It was the only television network to broadcast entirely in the Indonestian language at the time.

History

Opening

Singapore on StarHub TV

Astro Aruna was launched from StarHub TV a subsidiary of StarHub on channel 83 in Singapore on 1 January 2005. It was launched from Astro Nusantara on channel 40 in Indonesia on 15 June 2006 and from Astro on channel 121 in Malaysia and Brunei (Kristal-Astro) on 31 August 2006 in Malaysia and Brunei. Later, Astro Aruna was launched from Mio TV a subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications on channel 35 in Singapore on 6 October 2008.

Closing

Astro Aruna ceased transmission from StarHub TV a subsidiary of StarHub on Channel 83 in Singapore on 31 March 2007. It was replaced by Astro Prima from 1 October 2012 on Singtel mio TV Channel 602. Astro Aruna ceased transmission from Astro Nusantara on channel 40 in Indonesia on 20 October 2008. It ceased transmission from Astro in Malaysia and Brunei (Kristal-Astro) on 1 February 2010.

Programming Line Up

2005-2006

2007

2008-2010, 2010-2012

Broadcast rights

TerritoryBroadcasterChannelLaunchedClosed
Brunei Kristal-Astro 12131 August 20061 February 2010
IndonesiaAstro Nusantara4015 June 200620 October 2008
Malaysia Astro 12131 August 20061 February 2010
Singapore StarHub TV 831 January 200531 March 2007
mio TV 351 April 2007 [1] 2 October 2012

References

  1. SingTel IPTV branding before rename to Mio TV