History (Southeast Asian TV channel)
Asian television channel
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History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Southeast Asian pay television channel broadcasting programming related to historical events and people. The channel is owned by A+E Networks Asia. In India History TV18 owned by a joint-venture between A+E Networks and under permission registered Discovery Communications, owner of the American History and Network 18, Indian media group & available in eight languages (Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu & Urdu) in India.
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Fiji
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Japan
Macau
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Pacific Islands
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese)
Japanese
Korean
Thai
Vietnamese
Indonesian
Malay
Filipino
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| Country | Singapore Indonesia Thailand Malaysia Philippines Vietnam Japan South Korea Hong Kong Taiwan |
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| Broadcast area | Cambodia Fiji Hong Kong Indonesia Japan Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Pacific Islands Palau Papua New Guinea Philippines Singapore South Korea Taiwan Thailand Vietnam |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese) Japanese Korean Thai Vietnamese Indonesian Malay Filipino |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | A+E Networks Asia |
| Sister channels | Fyi (2008-2019) Crime & Investigation Network H2 Lifetime |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 June 2007 |
| Closed | 28 February 2021 (Malaysia) (SD) 1 April 2022 (Brunei) |
| Former names | The History Channel (2007–2008) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.historyasia.com |
Company
A+E Networks Asia was formed on 15 June 2007 through a joint venture between A+E Networks and Malaysia's pay TV provider Astro. Headquartered in Singapore, A+E Networks Asia also have operations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]
In 2009, A+E Networks Asia struck a US$800,000 co-production deal with the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia to co-produce programmes to be featured across its channels.[2] In 2011, it hired SPE Networks as a regional ad sales representative across the South East Asian region.[3]
On June 10, 2013, Ride N' Seek, a travel adventure series, premiered on the channel.[4]
High-definition feed
Programming
New
- Alone
- Big Easy Motors
- Counting Cars
- Doomsday: 10 Ways The World Will End
- Forged in Fire
- Gangland Undercover
- Pawn Stars
- Storage Wars
- Six
- Vikings
Reruns
- Duck Dynasty
- Photo Face-Off
- The Pickers
- Top Shot
- Swamp People
- Kings of Restoration
- Cajun Pawn Stars
- Axe Men
- The Innovators: The Men Who Built America
- Ancient Aliens
- America's Book Of Secrets
- Modern Marvels
- Serial Killer Earth
- Stan Lee's Superhumans
- Top Guns
- IRT Deadliest Roads
- Mankind The Story of All of Us
- Storage Wars: Texas