Astro News

Background
Astro News was launched in 2002, carrying programming from Al Jazeera, BBC World, CCTV-9, Eurosportnews, the Australia Network, and DW-TV. It also aired Berita Astro.

The channel ceased operations in March 1, 2009, and has been replaced with Astro Awani.

ID (September 29, 2003-March 1, 2009)
Visuals: Against a black background, a bunch of lights flash far from us as there are some out-of-focus circles floating around them. Multiple and  beams then shoots towards the camera, and we fly by them as the camera tilts several times until the beams are in an X-axis. Two rectangles fade in and rotate to form a bigger rectangle (with the top part being and the bottom part being ). The channel's name, stacked, fades in on the rectangle, which obtains two interior curves.

Variant: There is a post-commercials breakbumper variant where the logo formation is against footage of us passing by a group of beams towards the left.

Technique: CGI produced by Sizzle Video, an Australian motion graphics and media production company.

Audio: There are a few electronic notes, and a woosh as the beams shoot towards the camera. We then hear a five-note orchestral tune, followed by a rendition of Astro's five-note jingle from the time.

Audio Variant: Just three orchestral notes, followed by a few electronic notes, based on the ident.