Rock Entertainment
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| Broadcast area | Hong Kong Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Taiwan Thailand Vietnam Mongolia Sri Lanka Maldives Myanmar South Korea Africa |
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| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rock Entertainment Holdings |
| Sister channels | Rock Extreme |
| History | |
| Launched | September 1, 2013 |
| Former names | RTL CBS Entertainment (2013-2017) Blue Ant Entertainment (2017-2021) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Nexmedia (Indonesia) | Channel 318 |
| Streaming media | |
| Cignal Play (Philippines) | Internet Protocol Television (requires premium subscription) |
| Vidio (Indonesia) | (requires premium subscription) |
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| Formerly | Blue Ant Media Asia (2017-2021) |
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| Type | Private |
| Industry | Media, television production |
| Founded | 26 July 2017 |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
Area served | Southeast Asia |
Key people | Ward Platt |
| Brands | Rock Entertainment Rock Extreme ZooMoo Love Nature Smithsonian Channel Makeful CinemaWorld Global Trekker |
| Website | www |
Rock Entertainment (formerly RTL CBS Entertainment and Blue Ant Entertainment; stylized as ROCK entertainment) is a 24/7 Southeast Asian English-language television channel owned by Rock Entertainment Holdings. Launched in 2013, it was initially called RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, a joint-venture of RTL Group and CBS Studios International.[1] This channel launched on September 1, 2013 which focuses on entertainment and variety shows and broadcast in high-definition. Within 2 years, the channel became available in 2015 to Philippine cable viewers with a separate feed.
On January 1, 2018, the channel was renamed Blue Ant Entertainment after Blue Ant Media's acquisition of the said channel, along with Blue Ant Extreme.
On August 18, 2021, it was announced that Blue Ant Entertainment and Blue Ant Extreme will rebrand to Rock Entertainment and Rock Extreme starting September 1.[2] Blue Ant Media Asia, the owner of the said channels, was officially renamed as Rock Entertainment Holdings. Despite the change, the company continues to operate other Blue Ant Media channels (Love Nature, Smithsonian Channel, Makeful and ZooMoo), as well as CinemaWorld and Global Trekker for the Southeast Asian region.
Operating channels[]
RTL CBS Entertainment logo
- Rock Entertainment (HDTV, Asia except Philippines)
- Rock Entertainment (Philippines)[3] - Joint-venture with Asian Cable Communications
Current programs[]
- Brave New World
- Bull
- Crime Scene Kitchen
- Devils
- FBI
- First Dates
- Four Weddings And A Funeral
- Late Night with Seth Meyers
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- A.P. Bio
- Star Trek: Discovery
- The InBetween
- The Masked Singer US
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- The X Factor UK
TV Specials[]
- American Music Awards (since 2014)
- Hollywood Film Awards
- People Magazine Awards
- People's Choice Awards (since 2016)
- Golden Globe Awards (since 2015)
- Critics' Choice Movie Awards (since 2015)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards (since 2015)
- Billboard Music Awards (since 2015)
- Critics' Choice Television Awards (since 2015)
- Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve (since 2015)
- Asian Television Awards (since 2015)
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.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (February 16, 2015). "RTL-CBS Asia Starts Separate Philippines Service". Variety.com. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
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