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.
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
On September 1, 2008, History Channel Asia officially launched their own History HD Asia channel in Singapore[5] and Hong Kong,[6] followed by Japan,[7] South Korea (Localized Version Launched),[8][9] India, Philippines[10] and Malaysia.
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
See also
- A+E Networks
- Bio Asia
- Crime & Investigation Network Asia
- History (U.S. TV channel)
External links
References
- AETN International - News retrieved 2007-06-08^
- Advertising, Marketing, Media, Digital, PR News and more - Campaign Asia-Pacific retrieved 2009-04-04^
- History Press Release via SPE Network retrieved 2011-10-26^
- Naveen Victor. Ride N' Seek Yahoo News Malaysia, May 29, 2013^
- StarHub to launch History Channel HD Business Times (Singapore), 27 August 2008, retrieved 28 August 2024^
- THE HISTORY CHANNEL HD TO LAUNCH IN SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG retrieved via www.aetninternational.com 08-26-2008^
- HISTORY HD TO LAUNCH IN JAPAN retrieved via www.aetninternational.com 09-30-2008^
- The Korea Herald. A+E Networks expands into Korea, launches two of its channels 2017-10-12, retrieved 2018-05-01^
- History HD channel launched on SkyLife in Korea retrieved via www.medianewsline.com 05-05-2009^
- History Channel Asia HD launched on SkyCable Philippines retrieved via www.skycable.com 06-09-2009^