Rock Entertainment
Southeast Asian pay TV channel
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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.
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Cambodia
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
Mongolia
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Palau
Myanmar
South Korea
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| Broadcast area | Hong Kong Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Cambodia Singapore Taiwan Thailand Mongolia Sri Lanka Maldives Palau Myanmar South Korea |
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| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rock Entertainment Holdings |
| Sister channels | Rock Extreme (Taiwan only) Rock Action Rock X Stream |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 September 2013 |
| Closed | 1 April 2023 (Vietnam) |
| Former names | RTL CBS Entertainment (2013–2016) Blue Ant Entertainment (2017–2022) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Cignal TV (Philippines) | Channel 120 |
| SatLite (Philippines) | Channel 94 |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 509 |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 318 |
| Streaming media | |
| Cignal Play (Philippines) | Internet Protocol television (requires premium subscription) |
| Vidio (Indonesia) | OTT streaming (requires premium subscription) |
| Unifi TV (Malaysia) | Ch 473 |
Blue Ant Media Asia (2017–2022)
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| Formerly | RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network (2013–2016) Blue Ant Media Asia (2017–2022) |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1 September 2013 |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
Area served | Southeast Asia |
Key people | Ward Platt |
| Products | Television production Television channels |
| Brands | Rock Entertainment Rock Extreme (Taiwan only) Rock Action Rock X Stream ZooMoo Love Nature Smithsonian Channel Makeful Global Trekker Outdoor Channel Golden Chinese Drama (Hong Kong only) |
| Website | www |
History
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 1 September 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 1 January 2018, the channel changed its name to Blue Ant Entertainment after Blue Ant Media's acquisition of the said channel, along with Blue Ant Extreme.
In 2020, Blue Ant Media sold most of its linear television operations in Asia to Rock Entertainment Holdings, a company owned by Blue Ant executive Ward Platt.[2] On 1 September 2021, the channel was rebranded as Rock Entertainment to reflect the new ownership.[3]
On 12 December 2022, Rock Entertainment Holdings restructured their contents, with the plan to focus on movies and special events, which also led to the launch of the sister channel Rock Action as the replacement for Rock Extreme.[4]
Operating channels
- Rock Entertainment (HDTV, Asia except Philippines)
- Rock Entertainment (Philippines)[5] – Joint-venture with Asian Cable Communications