Astro Ceria is a 24-hour

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television channel that is broadcast on the

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satellite television service. This channel is dedicated to

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s and

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. It was launched on 31 August 2006, making it Malaysia's first-ever television channel dedicated to kids. Some of Astro Ceria's programmes are taken from various countries that broadcast their cartoons in

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, Malay,

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and

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. Astro Ceria's lineup also consists of in-house programmes produced by Astro. Viewers can watch the cartoons on Astro Ceria in six languages; in Malay, which is the default language for all the shows on Astro Ceria, or in the original broadcast language unless the show was originally produced in July 2020 Malay.

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are available in Astro Ceria at this time. Astro Ceria has organised several activities for children of all ages to increase its popularity. A ''Run for Fun''

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was started in 2008 and is held between February and April. ''Berani Jadi Bos?'', a competition searching for children who can portray a boss's role, was held in 2007. In 2009, it also organised a creative fun carnival, ''Sukaria Ceria'', where kids created outstanding outfits using all-natural resources. Astro Ceria is currently available for free-to-view on

customers and paid-per-view on

NJOI NJOI is a Malaysian free-to-view satellite television service launched on 18 February 2012 in collaboration with the government of Malaysia and Astro. It was officially announced by former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak Dato' ...

customers in Malaysia on Channel 611. Since 22 November 2019, Astro Ceria HD started broadcasting on channel number 631 and joined Astro Xiao Tai Yang HD on channel number 304. Astro Ceria has a new program in collaboration with

Pinkfong Pinkfong (Hangul: 핑크퐁) is a South Korean children's educational brand of The Pinkfong Company (formerly SmartStudy), a South Korean educational entertainment company. Pinkfong consists of mainly children's songs, of which the most famous ...

(originally from

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) titled "Hello Pinkfong!".

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