KC Global Media

The company was founded in 2019 when Sony Pictures Television Networks decided, as part of a portfolio review, to sell its Southeast Asian networks to SPT defecteed Andy Kaplan and George Chien (whose surnames form the KC initials). The sale was finalized in January 2020; with that, the company gained access to its four linear networks (AXN, Animax and ONE). The Indian subsidiary was excluded from the deal.^[1] On 11 May 2020, the sale was completed, and the terms amended to include Sony's GEM channel.^[2]

The company was set up to create synergies between Hollywood and the film and television industries in Asia, its core territory.^[3] On 7 February 2023, it relaunched Animax into India, under KC's control, on the Jio TV platform.^[4] The Korean version of Animax was sold to Aniplus in April and was approved by Korean regulators in June.^[5] On 21 November that year, it launched its first FAST channel, KCM, in Southeast Asia and India, carrying drama, movies and factual content.^[6] In July 2025, it partnered with NextTrip to launch a linear and FAST JOURNY television channel in the Asian region.^[7]