Astro AOD

Astro AOD
Launched	16 July 2007 (SD) 3 Jun 2013 (HD)
Owned by	Astro (Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad)
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Country	Malaysia
Language	Cantonese
Broadcast area	Malaysia
Sister channel(s)	Astro AEC Astro Hua Hee Dai Astro Wah Lai Toi Astro Shuang Xing Astro Quan Jia HD Astro Xiao Tai Yang Astro Xi Yue HD
Website	xuan.com.my/aod
Availability
Satellite
Astro (Malaysia)	Channel 350 (HD) Channel 351-353 (SD) (Newest episode at 8.30 pm) Channel 361-363 (SD) (Newest episode at 9.30 pm)

Astro On Demand (Simplified as Astro AOD) is a Cantonese language drama TV channel service co-established by TVB and Astro. It features the latest TVB's drama series and broadcasts the same time as the origin channel.

The channel was officially launched on 16 July 2007. Astro On Demand plays spontaneously as Hong Kong does on premiering drama series. However, not all drama series are subject to the rules above. Programming options like subtitles are available in Chinese and Malay languages while the audio has Mandarin language option only.

Programming Schedule

Astro On Demand adopts NVOD so that audiences can review the dramas when they missed the first broadcasting time. For example, all the episodes of a drama premiere on 8.30 are collected at Channel 903-910; those premiere on 9.30 are collected at Channel 923-943. Each channel can collect 4 episodes at most (5-6 episodes in one channel sometimes), that is, the time audiences have to wait at the shortest is 45 minutes, the longest 3 hours (sometimes longer). Furthermore, Astro On Demand keeps the dramas for another week after the entire series ended for audiences who missed them can have a watch. However, if one drama was well received, the channel will keep it longer. So far dramas that have been kept for a month are: Moonlight Resonance, Rosy Business, Beyond the Realm of Conscience, and Born Rich.

External links

• Astro On Demand's official website