Astro AEC

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Astro AEC

Country	Malaysia
Broadcast area	Malaysia Asia (via satellites)
Programming
Language(s)	Mandarin Japanese (anime programmes)
Picture format	16:9 HDTV (1080i)
Ownership
Owner	Astro (Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad)
Sister channels	Astro AOD Astro Hua Hee Dai Astro QJ
History
Launched	1 September 1997; 27 years ago (1997-09-01)
Replaced	STAR Chinese Movies Astro Xiao Tai Yang Animax Aniplus Asia
Former names	AEC (1997–2003)
Links
Website	www.xuan.com.my/channels/aec.aspx

Astro AEC (abbreviation for Asian Entertainment Channel) is a 24-hour in house Mandarin-generic television channel in Malaysia, owned by Astro. The channel broadcasts local productions in addition to productions from Singapore, Taiwan and mainland China and Japanese animation.

Astro AEC HD was launched on 16 November 2014 for Astro subscribers who subscribed to HD service. Subtitles are provided in Bahasa Malaysia, English and Chinese where available. The HD version became the only version of the channel on 15 March 2021.