Pelangi | |
Launch Date: | 11 July 2011 |
Closed Date: | 1 June 2020 (Malaysia) |
Picture Format: | 4:3 (SDTV) |
Owner: | Astro |
Country: | Malaysia |
Language: | Indonesian |
Area: | Malaysia |
Headquarters: | Kuala Lumpur |
Former Names: | Astro Aruna |
Replaced By: | Astro Rania |
Website: | Astro Content Guide |
Pelangi (Indonesian meaning Rainbow) was a 24-hour Indonesian language channel which broadcast Indonesian films and dramas (as of 2011). This channel was only available on Astro in the Indo Pek package. Most of the programmes were available in Malay subtitles.
The channel was a collaboration between Astro and NET. from Indonesia, and as such, NET. programs comprises for 100% of the channel's contents.
Beginning 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).[1]
The channel broadcast the program from NET. TV and entire dramas has been move to Bintang. After nine years of broadcast, Pelangi and Bintang ceased broadcasting on 1 June 2020 at 12:00 am and was later replaced by Astro Rania HD (Channel 112) alongside Astro Aura HD (Channel 113), which began to operated since 23 May 2020.