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Channel V

This article is about the music TV channel. For the Quebec TV network, see V (TV network).
The correct title of this article is Channel [V]. The omission of any brackets is due to technical restrictions.

Channel [V] ("V" as in the letter, not the Roman numeral "5") is a Chinese and former Asian pay television musical network originally launched by Star TV Hong Kong (now Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific). It was part of the unit of Disney International Operations, and was launched in September 1991 to replace the first incarnation of MTV's Asian operation before it was shut down on October 1, 2021.

Channel V
Type
CountryChina
Broadcast areaMainland China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia
Network
HeadquartersHong Kong
Programming
Language(s)English
Chinese
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerStar China Media
Sister channelsXing Kong
History
Launched15 September 1991; 33 years ago (1991-09-15)
Closed1 October 2021; 3 years ago (2021-10-01) (Southeast Asia and Middle East)[1]
Replaced byMyx (Cignal channel space)
Nickelodeon (G Sat channel space, Philippines Starting 1 October 2021)
Musik Indonesia (Transvision channel space, Indonesia)
Former namesMTV Asia
15 September 1991 – 1 May 1994

The mainland Chinese version is owned by Star China Media, and is still operational, since they're a subsidiary of China Media Capital. The Australian channels were owned by Foxtel before their closure.

Channel [V] previously operated either a local feed or a relay of the international version in Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Thailand or localized versions in India, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Australia.

History

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Early years

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MTV Asia (15 September 1991 – 2 May 1994)

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Channel [V] was originally launched on 15 September 1991 as MTV Asia (音樂台). It was a 24-hour music channel broadcast in English, Hindi and Chinese, focused on pop music. The STAR TV Network, which is based in British Hong Kong (now called Hong Kong, China since 1997), operated the channel in partnership with Viacom in the United States, which owned MTV-branded regional music channels there. The channel was broadcast across the continent of Asia, reaching from the Far East to the Middle East, as with the AsiaSat 1's footprint. The STAR TV Network have since regionalized the channel to serve its huge viewerships.

On 2 May 1994, MTV Asia left the STAR TV Network as the contract with Viacom expired.

Channel [V]

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On 27 May 1994, under the leadership of managing director Gary Davey,[2] Channel [V] was launched as a replacement of MTV Asia with VJs (who used to work on MTV Asia) celebrating on air from various locations; the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, Downtown Tokyo, the Himalayas etc. At the same time, Channel [V] officially 'split' its beam, in effect, providing two separate services for different regional audiences within the AsiaSat 1's footprint.[3] This enables the channel to provide appropriate programming and viewing time for its viewers from different regions in Asia.

On 5 June 1994, Channel [V] has opened up its production facilities in Taipei, Taiwan.

On 4 July 1994, Sigaw Manila was launched on the Northern Beam.

On 1 August 1994, BPL Oye! was launched on the Southern Beam.

On 5 June 1994, Channel [V] has opened up its production facilities in Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), India.

On 27 April 1995, the STAR TV Network starts transmitting Channel [V] on the Palapa B2R satellite to Indonesia and the Philippines.

On 30 April 1995, Channel [V] has opened up its production facilities in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates producing Sony Yalla!, the first ever Arabic Top 10 Countdown in the Middle East was launched on the Southern Beam.

On 4 August 1996, a Thai-localized feed of Channel [V] was launched in Thailand, as carried on Thai cable and satellite providers. This apparently replaced Channel [V] International in the country, but the pan-Asian feed would still be available in Thailand via both AsiaSat and Palapa satellites.

In 1997, Channel [V] International was launched in the Middle East on the Middle Eastern digital satellite TV platform Orbit Communications Company as part of the STAR Select package.

On 15 July 1997, Channel [V] International was launched in Japan on the Japanese digital satellite TV platform SKY PerfecTV!.

In 1999, the president of rival MTV Networks Asia conceded that Channel V was a very close competitor in Taiwan and Thailand.[4]

On 27 April 2021, Disney announced that Channel [V] would be closing down on 1 October as part of its winddown of traditional cable/satellite networks across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong in favor of focusing on both Disney and Disney Hotstar,.[1] Thus the channel space initially created by the first incarnation of MTV Asia in 1991 subsequently ceased to exist on October 1, 2021.[5] As a result, Channel [V] remains on-air only in Mainland China.[6]

Operating channel

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Mainland China

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Channel [V] Mainland China is the Chinese branch of the Channel [V] network. It started operating in Mainland China in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia. Fox International Channels Asia Pacific sold certain Mandarin language entertainment television channels that target Mainland China, including Channel [V] Mainland China, to China Media Capital. As a result, Channel [V] Mainland China is a part of Star China Media as of 2014 along with Xing Kong. It was broadcast free-to-air on AsiaSat 7. Channel [V] switches between Simplified and Traditional Chinese with selected Channel [V] International programs airing with Chinese subtitles.

Current VJs

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Former feeds

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  • Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia, and International

Channel [V] Asia was the flagship of the Channel [V] network. It was founded after MTV Asia separated with the STAR TV Network after the expiration of its contract. It was produced and operated from Hong Kong from January 1994 until January 2002, after which operations and studios were shifted to Malaysia with some aspects still operating in Hong Kong. Since January 1, 2008, Channel [V] International has moved back to its original studio in Hong Kong, which is also the same studio of Channel [V] China and Taiwan.

After 27 years of broadcasting, Channel [V] along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong (Fox Crime, Fox, Fox Life, FX, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Nat Geo People, Fox Movies, Fox Action Movies, Fox Family Movies, SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels[7]) officially ceased broadcasting and transmission on October 1, 2021, at exactly midnight (based on Jakarta's time) with the final music video being M to the B by Millie B. In the Philippines, the channel space was now replaced by ViacomCBS's Nickelodeon on October 1, 2021 on G Sat and ABS-CBN cable music channel Myx on Cignal, while in the rest of Southeast Asia, Channel V was now replaced by other channels from other content providers.

Former VJs

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  • India (1994–2018)
Main article: Channel V India

Channel [V] India was the Indian branch of the Channel [V] network. It was operated by Star India. It started operating in India in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia. On 1 July 2012, the channel discontinued its musical programming and started focusing on original content through fiction dailies and studio formats that address teenage issues.[8] On 30 June 2016, stopped airing original programming. On 1 August, it rebranded its graphical package.[8] Later, it discontinued operations on 15 September 2018.

  • Philippines (1994–2012)
Main article: Channel V Philippines

Channel [V] Philippines was the Filipino branch of the Channel [V] network. It was a joint venture between Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, Fox International Channels, Previous channel providers and partners like Ermita Electronics Corporation (Channel 23 where MTV Asia also air on the same channel as a first launch), CityNet (Channel 27, A GMA Network affiliate), TV Xtreme Broadcasting Company and Northern Star Productions.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] It started operating in the Philippines in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia. It discontinued operations on 13 July 2012.

  • Australia (1995–2020)
Main article: Channel V Australia
Main article: V (Australian TV channel)

Channel [V] Australia was the Australian branch of the Channel [V] network. It was first launched as Red in 1995 and was owned by Foxtel. It ceased broadcasting in Australia on 26 February 2016, as it merged with [V] Hits (later rebranded as [V]), focusing only on music video programming and countdowns. V Hits was also formerly known as Club [V] and Channel [V] 2, and ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2020.[17] Former VJs included Osher Günsberg (then "Andy G"), Jabba, James Mathison, Chloe Maxwell and Yumi Stynes.

  • Taiwan (1994–2018)

Channel [V] Taiwan was the Taiwanese branch of the Channel [V] network. It started operating in Taiwan in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia. On 1 September 2012 it was replaced by Fox Taiwan (and later Star World Taiwan).

  • South Korea (1994–2008)

Channel [V] Korea was the Korean branch of the Channel [V] network. It started operating in South Korea in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia.

  • Japan (1994–2002)

Channel [V] Japan was the Japanese branch of the Channel [V] network. It started operating in Japan in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia.

  • Thailand
Main article: Channel V Thailand

Channel [V] Thailand was the Thai branch of the Channel [V] network. It is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific, GMM Media and TrueVisions.[18] It started operating in Thailand in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia.

Channel [V] Thailand also officially ceased transmission on 1 October 2021.

Former VJs

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Multiple sources:
    • Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
    • Kanter, Jake (27 April 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney ". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
    • Lai, Adrian (29 April 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ Stilson, Janet; Mahoney, William (1 November 1995). "Rock 'n' Rollouts". Multichannel News International. Capital Cities/ABC. p. 9. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Star TV launches new music channel". The Straits Times. 2 June 1994. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. ^ Hughes, Owen (1 March 1999). "Battle of the Bands". Multichannel News International. Cahners. p. 5. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ Channel [V] Asia Shutdown
  6. ^ Channel [V] China Continuity
  7. ^ "Disney pulling plug on Asian sports channels in DTC pivot - SportsPro Media". www.sportspromedia.com. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "All about Channel V's new logo and shows". Radioandmusic.com. 2 August 2016.
  9. ^ CHANNEL V International and Makisig Network Announce the Launch of Channel V Philippines Tagalog language content block on V International set to launch with an expanded distribution for the channel on Sky Cable Archived 4 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine retrieved via www.startv.com 02-26-2009
  10. ^ CHANNEL V Expands Filipino Presence retrieved via www.worldscreen.com 02-26-2009
  11. ^ CHANNEL V International and Makisig Network Launch V Philippines Archived 6 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine retrieved via www.casbaa.com 03-02-2009
  12. ^ Channel V to speak Tagalog; taps local partner retrieved via www.indiantelevision.com 02-27-2009
  13. ^ Channel V to launch local content for the Philippines Archived 6 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine retrieve via www.brandrepublic.asia 03-02-2009
  14. ^ Makisig launches Channel V Philippines retrieve via www.stir.ph 04-16-2009
  15. ^ Channel V launch in Philippines with Local Block retrieve via www.onetwomusic.com 04-16-2009
  16. ^ V Philippines on Channel V Retrieved via www.philstar.com.ph 05-03-2009
  17. ^ "Foxtel overhauls music channels | TV Tonight".
  18. ^ STAR, TrueVisions and GMM Media Enter Strategic Alliance for CHANNEL V Thailand Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine retrieved via www.startv.com
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