Awesome TV

Awesome TV
Country	Malaysia
Broadcast area	Malaysia; Singapore; Brunei; Thailand (South Thailand, particularly Songkhla, Narathiwat, Yala and Satun); Indonesia (West Kalimantan, Riau Islands, North Kalimantan and Riau)
Programming
Language(s)	Malay; English; Hindi; Indonesian; Korean; Thai
Picture format	1080i (16:9/HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Awesome Media Network Sdn Bhd
Key people	Johan Ishak; (Managing director)
History
Launched	3 August 2020; 17 months ago
Links
Website	awesometv.my
Availability
Terrestrial
myFreeview	Channel 112 (HD)
Satellite
Astro/NJOI	Channel 123 (HD)

Awesome TV is a free-to-air Malaysian television channel owned by Awesome Media Network Sdn. Bhd. The channel features first-run local original production and foreign content. Awesome TV started its trial broadcast on 28 July 2020 and full operation started on 3 August 2020.^[2] Awesome TV can be watched for free nationwide via myFreeview platform on Channel 112 and Astro on Channel 123.

History[]

In August 2017, AC Mizal and Afdlin Shauki announced that they will launch a new TV station which originally known as Syiok TV, a joint venture between Syiok Media Network owned by AC Mizal and VisionWorks owned by Afdlin Shauki.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Syiok TV renamed as Awesome TV in August 2019. AC Mizal announced in February 2020 that he was no longer a part of Awesome TV.^[7]

Overview[]

Awesome TV is a digital television channel headquartered in Malaysia and being the first to officially commence broadcasting through the usage of digital encoding only via DVB-T2 set-top box for viewers in Malaysia. Viewers could watch this channel during trial broadcasting of this channel from 28 July 2020 at 12:00 pm to 3 August 2020 when it was finally launched. Awesome TV does not have any main news time slot either through standalone or from other broadcast television channel.

On 7 January 2021, Awesome TV announced on their official Facebook account that the channel would broadcast on Astro starting around January 2021.

On 16 January 2021, the managing director of Awesome TV, Johan Ishak, announced on his Facebook account that Awesome TV would start airing through Astro from 18 January 2021 on Channel 123.^[8]

Programming[]

Original programmes (by Awesome TV)[]

2020

A! Ketawa
Anugerah Malam Ini
Awesome Minggu Ini
Chit Chat Ustaz
Debat Bukan Gaduh
Fans VS Fanatik
Glam Ke Tenggelam
Ha Ha Ha
Hentam Saja...Lah!
Ihsan Kita
Jaman Tori
Janda Kosmopolitan
Jawapan Panas
Keringat Selebriti
Langit Bakal Cerah
Macam-Macam Show
Masaklah Kaw
Masak Ni Senang!
Mic On!
Mummy Oja
Ohsem!!!
On X on
One Two Hantu
Oops Terkena
Pop Yeah Yeah
Ragam
Riuh Family
Rumah Rara
Shuk Nak Tanya
Shuk Nak Tanya 2
Tok Kata
Transparensi
Ujian Menantu
Warung Wak
You Kat...?

2021

Alamak (8 June)
Awesome Mart (23 April)
Glam Ke Teng'glam 2
Lahar Net (6 March)
Layan Karok (9 January)
One Two Hantu 2

Local/foreign programmes[]

2020

Baby Riki
Cam and Leon
Captain Biceps
Chronokids
Crafty Kids Club
Drakers
Go Explore
Go Travel
Kickers
Kuali Terbalik
Liver or Die
Love in the Moonlight
Makan
Megaman Fully Charged
Mr. Bean Animated Series
My Love From Another Star (Original language)
Meow, the Secret Boy (11 November)
My Fellow Citizens
Oggy and the Cockroaches
Oh My Venus
Orang Ketiga
Pi Mai Pi Mai Tang Tu
Princess Hours Thailand
Rindu Tanpa Cinta
Senario
Sissi: The Young Empress (Animated)
Supper Heroes
Tales of Nokdu
The Eco Traveller
The Halal Foodie

2021

Adventurous Fins
Hantu Van Sewa (8 January)
Rainbow Rangers
Rat-A-Tat
Temperature of Love
The Good Witch
The Last Empress (TV series) (29 April)

2022

Knight Rider (1982 TV series) (4 January) (Tuesday 11:30 pm to Wednesday 12:30 am and Wednesday 11:30 pm to Thursday 12:30 am)

References[]

^ Janice Tan (13 May 2020). "Media Prima's Johan Ishak joins Awesome TV as MD". marketing-interactive.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Akhirnya lahir sebuah lagi stesen TV swasta percuma di Malaysia" [Finally, the birth of another free-to-air private TV station in Malaysia] (in Malay). BebasNews. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ Angelin Yeoh (1 August 2017). "Afdlin Shauki, Datuk AC Mizal to launch new TV station". Star2. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Dennis Chua (22 July 2017). "2 celebrities team up for new television station". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Haslina Kamaruddin (18 July 2017). "Afdlin, AC tubuh stesen TV bukan kerana kecewa" [Afdlin, AC established new TV station not because of disappoint] (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ "Afdlin Shauki, AC Mizal lancar stesen TV, kini perlukan hos, pelawak baru" [Afdlin Shauki, AC Mizal launched TV station, now needs a new hosts, comedians] (in Malay). Berita MediCorp.sg. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
^ Najiy Jefri (13 February 2020). "AC Mizal bakal tampil stesen TV sendiri" [AC Mizal to have his own TV station] (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^ "Selepas catat kejayaan lebih sejuta penonton, Awesome TV kini boleh ditonton di Astro Saluran 123" [After making success more than a million viewers, Awesome TV is now can be viewed on Astro Channel 123] (in Malay). mStar Online. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

External links[]

[1] Janice Tan (13 May 2020). "Media Prima's Johan Ishak joins Awesome TV as MD". marketing-interactive.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[2] "Akhirnya lahir sebuah lagi stesen TV swasta percuma di Malaysia" [Finally, the birth of another free-to-air private TV station in Malaysia] (in Malay). BebasNews. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[3] Angelin Yeoh (1 August 2017). "Afdlin Shauki, Datuk AC Mizal to launch new TV station". Star2. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

[4] Dennis Chua (22 July 2017). "2 celebrities team up for new television station". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

[5] Haslina Kamaruddin (18 July 2017). "Afdlin, AC tubuh stesen TV bukan kerana kecewa" [Afdlin, AC established new TV station not because of disappoint] (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

[6] "Afdlin Shauki, AC Mizal lancar stesen TV, kini perlukan hos, pelawak baru" [Afdlin Shauki, AC Mizal launched TV station, now needs a new hosts, comedians] (in Malay). Berita MediCorp.sg. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

[7] Najiy Jefri (13 February 2020). "AC Mizal bakal tampil stesen TV sendiri" [AC Mizal to have his own TV station] (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

[8] "Selepas catat kejayaan lebih sejuta penonton, Awesome TV kini boleh ditonton di Astro Saluran 123" [After making success more than a million viewers, Awesome TV is now can be viewed on Astro Channel 123] (in Malay). mStar Online. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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