FYI (Southeast Asian TV channel)
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Country | Southeast Asia (except Malaysia) |
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Broadcast area | Indonesia Philippines South Korea Singapore Taiwan Myanmar Thailand |
Headquarters | Singapore |
Programming | |
Picture format | 16:9 (SDTV) HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | A+E Networks Asia |
Sister channels | Crime & Investigation Network History H2 Lifetime |
History | |
Launched | 27 May 2008 (as Bio) 6 October 2014 (as FYI) |
Closed | 14 December 2018 (Malaysia) 30 June 2019 (Thailand, Indonesia and Myanmar) 1 July 2019 (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippines) |
Former names | The Biography Channel (2008-2014) |
Links | |
Website | fyiasia |
FYI (stylized as fyi,) was a Southeast Asian television channel (excluding Malaysia, formerly including Malaysia) dedicating to lifestyle. The channel was launched on May 27, 2008 as Bio. by A+E Networks Asia, a joint-venture between A+E Networks and Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd in Malaysia.[1] On October 6, 2014, Bio. became FYI.[2]
On 14 June 2013, Bio ceased transmission on Astro, rebranded to FYI on 6 October 2014, this broadcasting resume on Astro on 16 November 2014. On 14 December 2018, FYI and Lifetime ceased transmission in Malaysia, on Astro.
After 11 years of broadcasting, the channel ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2019, after which the channel space created in 2008 by The Biography Channel ceased to exist.
Final Programming[]
FYI Programs[]
- Aftermath with William Shatner
- Hoarders
- Shipping Wars
- Barter Kings
- Private Chefs of Beverly Hills
- Storage Wars
- The Quon Dynasty
- Billy The Exterminator
- One Born Every Minute
- Celebrity Close Calls
- Celebrity Nightmares Decoded
- Cursed
- Intervention
- Celebrity Ghost Stories [a]
- Storage Wars: Texas
- Airline USA
- Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
- Shipping Wars
- Sell This House
- Paranormal State
- Epic Meal Empire
- World Food Championships
- Tiny House Nation [b]
- B.O.R.N. to Style
- Rowhouse Showdown
- Lost in Love
- Best in Bridal
- The Coolest Places on Earth
Bio Programs[]
- Biography
- My Ghost Story
- Hollywood
- Cold Case Files
- Panic 911
- I Survived...
- Ghostly Encounters
- Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
- Child Of Our Time
- Gene Simmons Family Jewels
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Now on Crime + Investigation.
- ^ Now on Lifetime.
References[]
- ^ "enews ข่าวประชาสัมพันธ์ enews". Newswit.com. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2015-01-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
Categories:
- A&E Networks
- Mass media in Southeast Asia
- Television channels and stations established in 2008
- English-language television stations
- Television channels and stations disestablished in 2019