Astro Bella was a South American television channel by the

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n satellite provider

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on channel 133. When it began broadcasting on 5 March 2012, the channel broadcast

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s, the first channel of its kind in Malaysia. The channel was broadcast on the channel number previously used B4U, a

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movie channel. (Astro channel 133 was previously used by B4U, which ceased broadcasting on 5 March 2012). The channel was included in the network's Mustika package. The channel contain telenovelas from the

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, Thailand, Vietnam, Latin America, Brazil, Portugal, Greece, Poland, Spain, Arabia and Italy. While most telenovelas were broadcast in their original audio with

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subtitles, some of them were broadcast with dubbing in the native language. Selected

s were broadcast in HD on Astro Mustika HD. Similarly, several locally produced dramas aired on Astro Mustika HD are also available on Astro Bella. Their programs expanded during September–October 2015 to include lifestyle programs, such as travel and cooking, in addition to telenovelas.

References

Astro Bella TV Guide
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