 Current logo, which is a revision of 2006 logo, used since 2007. | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Malaysia |
| Headquarters | Bukit Jalil,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Malay English |
| Picture format | HDTV (1080i16:9) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Astro |
| Parent | Astro Awani Network Sdn. Bhd. |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 June 2006 (Indonesia) 6 September 2007 (SD) (Malaysia) 29 March 2021 (HD) |
| Founder | |
| Replaced | Astro News |
| Closed | 20 October 2008 (Indonesia) 1 August 2016 (HyppTV) 29 March 2021 (SD) (Astro only) 1 April 2022 (Kristal-Astro only;Brunei,HD) |
| Former names | Astro News (2002–2009) |
| Links | |
| Website | astroawani |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
 Astro Awani | Watch live |
| YouTube | Watch live |
| Astro | Astro GO / On Demand / Sooka / SYOK (Astro Awani Radio) |
| Google News | https://news.google.com/s/CBIw88u63yc?sceid=MY:en&sceid=MY:en&r=0&oc=1 |
| Google Podcast | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzQ5MDYxNDYucnNz?ep=14 |
Astro Awani is aMalaysian news channel, founded by and currently broadcast through streaming service and pay TV provider owned by Astro Awani Network Sdn. Bhd. and operated byAstro. It broadcasts an array of programmes including bulletins, business & current affairs shows, special interviews, investigative reports, variety programmes, as well as selected magazine shows.
Its flagship programmes include Awani 7:45, its primetime news programme; Agenda Awani, which discusses current affairs; and Buletin Awani, which provides rolling news bulletins on an hourly basis.
In 2002, Astro Ria had its own news programme titledBloomberg RIA News made in collaboration withBloomberg News. This was later spun off into a precursor news channel namedAstro News carrying programming fromAl Jazeera (broadcast inArabic with liveMalaysian dubbing),BBC World,CCTV-9,Eurosport News, theAustralia Network andDeutsche Welle; almost all networks except DW carried on that channel were since available separately. It also aired a half-hour locally produced eponymous news program with the national news agencyBernama until February 2007 also translated intoMandarin Chinese onAstro AEC (Chinese:Astro华语新闻;pinyin:Astro Huāyu Xīnwen), Malaysian onAstro Ria (asBerita Astro) andTamil onAstro Vaanavil (asAstro செய்திகள்Astro Sedhigal).
The Astro Awani brand was first launched on 15 June 2006 in Indonesia originally as a infotainment and lifestyle channel part of the main line-up for Astro's Indonesian operations or Astro Nusantara, a joint venture between Astro[1][2] andIndia-basedNDTV. However, due to continued differences between the JV partners, the Indonesian version went off-air in October 2008. Meanwhile on 6 September 2007, Awani launched in Malaysia in a press conference at the Palace of the Golden Horses hotel,Seri Kembangan.[3]
On 26 February 2008, the channel was renumbered to channel 501,[citation needed] and has kept this designation ever since.
The programming of Astro Awani is focused primarily on news, business, and politics with weather updates, sports news, informative and lifestyle programs as secondary contents. The network also shows documentaries and television specials.
UnlikeBerita RTM andBernama TV, which airs news in Malay, English, Mandarin and Tamil, Astro Awani only airs news in both Malay and English.[4]
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