Country | Malaysia |
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Broadcast area | Malaysia |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Indonesian |
Picture format | 4:3 (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Astro |
Sister channels | Pelangi |
History | |
Launched | 10 July 2011 |
Closed | 1 June 2020 (Malaysia) |
Replaced by | Astro Aura |
Former names | Astro Aruna |
Links | |
Website | www |
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The channel is a collaboration between Astro and Broadway Media from Indonesia, [1] and as such, Broadway's programs comprises for 80% of the channel's contents. [2]
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.
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