History (Southeast Asian TV channel)
History (formerly known as The History Channel) is a Southeast Asian pay television channel broadcasting programming related to historical events and people. The channel is owned by A+E Networks Asia. In India History TV18 owned by a joint-venture between A+E Networks and under permission registered Discovery Communications, owner of the American History and Network 18, Indian media group & available in eight languages (Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu & Urdu) in India.
| Country | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Cambodia Hong Kong Indonesia Japan Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Pacific Islands Palau Papua New Guinea Philippines Singapore South Korea Taiwan Thailand Vietnam |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | A+E Networks Asia |
| Sister channels | Fyi (2008-2019) Crime & Investigation Network H2 Lifetime |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 June 2007 |
| Closed | 28 February 2021 (Malaysia) (SD) 1 April 2022 (Brunei) |
| Former names | The History Channel (2007–2008) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.historyasia.com |
Company
A+E Networks Asia was formed on 15 June 2007 through a joint venture between A+E Networks and Malaysia's pay TV provider Astro. Headquartered in Singapore, A+E Networks Asia also have operations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]
In 2009, A+E Networks Asia struck a US$800,000 co-production deal with the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia to co-produce programmes to be featured across its channels.[2] It has recently hired SPE Networks as a regional ad sales representative across the South East Asian region.[3]
High-definition feed
On September 1, 2008, History Channel Asia officially launched their own History HD Asia channel in Singapore and Hong Kong, followed by Japan, South Korea (Localized Version Launched),[4] India, Philippines and Malaysia.[5][6][7][8]
Programming
New
- Alone
- Big Easy Motors
- Counting Cars
- Doomsday: 10 Ways The World Will End
- Forged in Fire
- Gangland Undercover
- Pawn Stars
- Storage Wars
- Six
- Vikings
Reruns
- Duck Dynasty
- Photo Face-Off
- The Pickers
- Top Shot
- Swamp People
- Kings of Restoration
- Cajun Pawn Stars
- Axe Men
- The Innovators: The Men Who Built America
- Ancient Aliens
- America's Book Of Secrets
- Modern Marvels
- Serial Killer Earth
- Stan Lee's Superhumans
- Top Guns
- IRT Deadliest Roads
- Mankind The Story of All of Us
- Storage Wars: Texas
See also
References
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-05-22. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ History Press Release via SPE Network
- ^ Herald, The Korea (2017-10-12). "A+E Networks expands into Korea, launches two of its channels". Retrieved 2018-05-01.
- ^ History HD channel launched on SkyLife in Korea retrieved via www.medianewsline.com 05-05-2009
- ^ HISTORY HD TO LAUNCH IN JAPAN 2009-04-25 at the Wayback Machine retrieved via www.aetninternational.com 09-30-2008
- ^ History Channel Asia HD launched on SkyCable Philippines 2009-05-11 at the Wayback Machine retrieved via www.skycable.com 06-09-2009
- ^ THE HISTORY CHANNEL HD TO LAUNCH IN SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine retrieved via www.aetninternational.com 08-26-2008
External links
- History South East Asia official website