History (Southeast Asian TV channel)
| Country | Singapore Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | A+E Networks Asia (A+E Networks/Astro Overseas Limited) Discovery Communications |
History (formerly known as The History Channel) is an Asian television channel with shows on historical events and persons. The channel is owned by A+E Networks Asia, a joint-venture between A+E Networks, owner of the American History, and Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd. 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.
Company
A+E Networks Asia was formed on 15 June 2007 through a joint venture between A+E Networks under permission Discovery Communications and Malaysia's pay TV provider Astro. Headquartered in Singapore, A+E Networks Asia also have operations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]
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.[3] It has recently hired SPE Networks as a regional ad sales representative across the South East Asian region.[4]
History HD Asia
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, India, Philippines and Malaysia.[5][6][7][8]
Programming
- Duck Dynasty
- Photo Face-Off
- The Pickers
- Top Shot
- Swamp People
- Pawn Stars
- 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
- Storage Wars: Texas
See also
- A+E Networks
- Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd
- Bio Asia
- Crime & Investigation Network Asia
- History (U.S. TV channel)
References
- ^ G Sat on NSS 11 at 108.2°E, lyngsat.com.
- ^ http://www.aetninternational.com/news.jsp?id=17683138
- ^ Advertising, Marketing, Media, Digital, PR News and more - Campaign Asia-Pacific
- ^ History Press Release via SPE Network
- ^ History HD channel launched on SkyLife in Korea retrieved via www.medianewsline.com 05-05-2009
- ^ HISTORY HD TO LAUNCH IN JAPAN retrieved via www.aetninternational.com 09-30-2008
- ^ History Channel Asia HD launched on SkyCable Philippines retrieved via www.skycable.com 06-09-2009
- ^ THE HISTORY CHANNEL HD TO LAUNCH IN SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG retrieved via www.aetninternational.com 08-26-2008