Rock Action (TV channel)
Rock Action (stylized in uppercase) is a Southeast Asian English-language movie channel serving Southeast Asia, owned by Rock Entertainment Holdings.
| Broadcast area | Hong Kong Indonesia India Malaysia Philippines Singapore Taiwan Thailand Cambodia Sri Lanka Maldives Mongolia South Korea Africa |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rock Entertainment Holdings |
| Sister channels | Rock Entertainment |
| History | |
| Launched | December 12, 2022 |
| Former names | RTL CBS Extreme (2014-2017) Blue Ant Extreme (2017-2021) Rock Extreme (2021-2022) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Nexmedia (Indonesia) | Channel 317 |
Since its launched in 2014, it was originally known as RTL CBS Extreme, created by RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, a joint-venture of RTL Group and CBS Studios International which focuses on action-packed movies and broadcast in high-definition.[1]
On January 1, 2018, RTL CBS Extreme was renamed Blue Ant Extreme after Blue Ant Media's acquisition of RTL CBS.
On August 18, 2021, Blue Ant Media Asia has rebrand their corporate name as Rock Entertainment Holdings, thus they will rebrand their channels as Rock Entertainment and Rock Extreme respectively.[2]
On December 12, 2022, Rock Entertainment Holdings has restructured their contents, with the plan to focused on movies and special events, which Rock Extreme has been rebrand as Rock Action, which focus on action movies, on selected regions and TV provider.[3]
Rock Action mainly carries films from Hollywood film studios, Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Lionsgate Films, among others.
See also
References
- ^ "RTL Group and CBS Studios International announce plans for new venture to launch two new television channels in Asia.", RTL Group, Luxembourg/Los Angeles/Singapore, August 13, 2013. Retrieved on August 13, 2013.
- ^ Release, Press. "Blue Ant Channels to be Rebranded as ROCK Entertainment and ROCK Extreme This September - ClickTheCity". Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ^ "Rock Action replaces Extreme in 9 Asia markets; linear movie channel goes live in 12 countries in the region from today". ContentAsia. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.