Channel V

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Channel [V]

Country	British Hong Kong (1991-1997) China (1997-2002, 2008-2021) Malaysia (2002-2008)
Broadcast area	Asia
Headquarters	British Hong Kong (1991-1997) Hong Kong, China (1997-2002, 2008-2021) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2002-2008)
Programming
Language(s)	English Arabic Hindi Thai Mandarin Cantonese Korean Japanese
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Disney International Operations STAR (Mainland China) Foxtel (Australia)
Sister channels	Star Chinese Movies Fox Life Fox Crime FX Fox Fox Sports Fox Filipino National Geographic Fox Movies Fox Action Movies Fox Family Movies
History
Launched	15 September 1991; 30 years ago (1991-09-15)
Replaced	MTV Asia 15 September 1991 – 1 May 1994
Closed	1 October 2021; 11 days' time (2021-10-01)[1]
Former names	MTV Asia 15 September 1991 – 1 May 1994
Availability
Terrestrial
5 Network (Myanmar)	Channel 17
Satellite
TransVision (Indonesia)	Channel 560 (HD)

Channel [V] ("V" standing for the letter, not the Roman numeral "5") is a pan-Asian pay music television network owned by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a pay-TV channel unit of Disney International Operations. It was launched by what was back then STAR TV to replace MTV's original Asian operation. The Mainland Chinese version is owned by Star China Media and the Australian channels were owned by Foxtel until their closures.

Channel [V] currently operates either a local feed or a relay of the international version in Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Mainland China and Thailand. It previously operated localised versions in India, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Australia.

History

Early years

MTV Asia (15 September 1991 - 2 May 1994)

Channel [V] was originally launched as MTV Asia on 15 September 1991. The STAR TV Network, which is based in British Hong Kong (now called Hong Kong, China since 1997), operated the channel in partnership with Viacom in the United States, which owned MTV-branded regional music channels there. The channel was broadcast across the continent of Asia, reaching from the Far East to the Middle East, as with the AsiaSat 1's footprint. The STAR TV Network have since regionalised the channel to serve its huge viewerships.

On 2 May 1994, MTV Asia left the STAR TV Network as a result of the contract with Viacom expired.

Channel [V] (27 May 1994 - 30 September 2021)

On 27 May 1994, Channel [V] was launched as a replacement of MTV Asia with VJs (who used to work on MTV Asia) celebrating on air from various locations; the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, Downtown Tokyo, the Himalayas etc. At the same time, Channel [V] was officially 'split' its beam, in effect, providing two separate services for different regional audiences within the AsiaSat 1's footprint. This enables the channel to provide appropriate programming and viewing time for our viewers from different regions in Asia.

On 5 June 1994, Channel [V] has opened up its production facilities in Taipei, Taiwan.

On 4 July 1994, Sigaw Manila was launched on the Northern Beam.

On 1 August 1994, BPL Oye! was launched on the Southern Beam.

On 5 June 1994, Channel [V] has opened up its production facilities in Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), India.

On 27 April 1995, the STAR TV Network starts transmitting Channel [V] on the Palapa B2R satellite to Indonesia and the Philippines.

On 30 April 1995, Channel [V] has opened up its production facilities in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates producing Sony Yalla!, the first ever Arabic Top 10 Countdown in the Middle East was launched on the Southern Beam.

On 4 August 1996, a Thai-localized feed of Channel [V] was launched in Thailand, as carried on Thai cable and satellite providers. This apparently replaced Channel [V] International in the country, but the pan-Asian feed would still be available in Thailand via both AsiaSat and Palapa satellites.

In 1997, Channel [V] International was launched in the Middle East on the Middle Eastern digital satellite TV platform Orbit Communications Company as part of the package.

On 15 July 1997, Channel [V] International was launched in Japan on the Japanese digital satellite TV platform SKY PerfecTV!.

On 27 April 2021, Disney announced that Channel V will be closing down on 1 October as part of its winddown of traditional cable/satellite networks in favor of Disney+ (in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Disney+ Hotstar (in Southeast Asia outside Singapore).^[2]

Current feeds

Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia, and International

Channel [V] Asia is the flagship of the Channel [V] network. It was founded after MTV Asia parted ways with the STAR TV Network.^{[citation needed]} It was produced and operated from Hong Kong from January 1994 until January 2002, after which operations and studios were shifted to Malaysia with some aspects still operating in Hong Kong.^{[citation needed]} Since 1 January 2008, Channel [V] International has moved back to its original studio in Hong Kong, which is also the same studio of Channel [V] China and Taiwan.^{[citation needed]}

Channel V will officially cease transmission on 1 October 2021. The final programming will be [V] Shot.

Former VJs

Thailand

Channel [V] Thailand is the Thai branch of the Channel [V] network. It is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific, GMM Media and TrueVisions.^[3] It started operating in Thailand in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia.

Channel V Thailand officially will cease transmission on 1 October 2021.

Former VJs

• B – Bandit Saokaew
• Boss – Chatchavalit Sirisab
• Chai –
• Earth – San Ittisuknanth
• Emme – Amika Boohert
• Helen – Prathumrat Berger
• Jenny – Genevieve Jane Irwin
• Janeen – Janeen Lyons
• Loukade –
• Louk-Tarn – Supamat Phahulo
• Meaw – Autcharra Sinratchar-tarnon
• Nadia –
• Sunny – Sunissa Brown
• Ta-Ngaew – Bussaba Mahatthapong
• Team – Kosin Piyakittiphaibun
• Terng – Pradorn Sirakovit
• Michael – Sirachuch Chienthaworn
• Nax – Charlie Potjes
  • Alex – Bin Alexandre
  • Bank – Puttipong Kongsomsaksakul
  • Bas – Panupat Sulanlayalak
  • Ake –
  • Ja – Natthaweeranuch Thongmee
  • Kwan – Sirikwan Chinnachot
  • Loukade –
  • Mike – Michael Kenneth Wong
  • Paula – Paula Taylor
  • Pitta –
  • Woonsen –

Mainland China

Channel [V] Mainland China is the Chinese branch of the Channel [V] network. It started operating in Mainland China in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia. Fox International Channels Asia Pacific sold certain Mandarin language entertainment television channels that target Mainland China, including Channel [V] Mainland China, to China Media Capital. As a result, Channel [V] Mainland China is a part of Star China Media as of 2014. It is broadcast free-to-air on AsiaSat 7. Channel [V] switches between Simplified and Traditional Chinese with selected Channel [V] International programs airing with Chinese subtitles. It is the only feed that is available free-to-air.^[4]

Channel V China will officially cease transmission on 1 October 2021.

Current VJs

• Blackie (黑人)
• Christine Fan (范范/范瑋琪)

Former VJs

• Will Pan (潘瑋柏)

Former feeds

India (1994 - 2018)

Channel [V] India was the Indian branch of the Channel [V] network. It was operated by Star India. It started operating in India in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia. On 1 July 2012, the channel discontinued its musical programming and started focusing on original content through fiction dailies and studio formats that address teenage issues.^[5] On 30 June 2016, stopped airing original programming. On 1 August, it rebranded its graphical package.^[5] Later, it discontinued operations on 15 September 2018.

Philippines (1994 - 2012)

Channel [V] Philippines was the Filipino branch of the Channel [V] network. It was a joint venture between Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, Fox International Channels, TV Xtreme Broadcasting Company and Northern Star Productions as network providers.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]} It started operating in the Philippines in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia. It discontinued operations on 13 July 2012.

Taiwan (1994 - 2018)

Channel [V] Taiwan was the Taiwanese branch of the Channel [V] network. It started operating in Taiwan in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia. On 1 September 2012 it was replaced by Fox Taiwan, while Channel [V] Taiwan still operated overseas. On 15 July 2018, Channel [V] Taiwan officially shut down.

South Korea (1994 - 2008)

Channel [V] Korea was the Korean branch of the Channel [V] network. It started operating in South Korea in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia.

Japan (1994 - 2002)

Channel [V] Japan was the Japanese branch of the Channel [V] network. It started operating in Japan in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia.

Australia (1995 - 2020)

Channel [V] Australia was the Australian branch of the Channel [V] network. It was first launched as Red in 1995 and was owned by Foxtel. It ceased broadcasting in Australia on 26 February 2016, as it merged with [V] Hits (later rebranded as [V]), focusing only on music video programming and countdowns. V Hits was also formerly known as Club [V] and Channel [V] 2, and ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2020.^[14] Former VJs included Andrew Günsberg, Jabba, James Mathison, Chloe Maxwell and Yumi Stynes.

Programming

See also

• MTV Asia
• MYX
• VH1
• Zing
• List of programmes broadcast by Channel V

References