Kuala Lumpur – Astro Arena, a sports channel on Astro launched March 26. Aired on Astro’s channel 801, the 24-hour channel, which will be predominantly in Bahasa Malaysia, will feature Malaysians competing in the upcoming Youth Olympics in Singapore (August), New Delhi Commonwealth Games (October) and Guangzhou Asian Games (November). Astro Arena completes Astro’s Family Package with sports offering alongside entertainment, information and education. With Astro Arena, currently there are 29 Astro branded and affiliated channels and 10 sports channels, including 2 channels in HD and 1 channel for sports pay-per-view on the Astro platform.