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Rock Entertainment

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.

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

See also

  • Rock Extreme

References

  1. "RTL Group and CBS Studios International announce plans for new venture to launch two new television channels in Asia.", RTL Group, Luxembourg/Los Angeles/Singapore, August 13, 2013. Retrieved on August 13, 2013.^
  2. Blue Ant Media ramps up APAC biz; Jon Penn leads the return based in Sydney with Jason Soh in Singapore ContentAsia, retrieved 2025-08-02^
  3. Press Release. Blue Ant Channels to be Rebranded as ROCK Entertainment and ROCK Extreme This September - ClickTheCity 18 August 2021, retrieved 2021-08-18^
  4. Rock Action replaces Extreme in 9 Asia markets; linear movie channel goes live in 12 countries in the region from today ContentAsia, December 12, 2022, retrieved December 18, 2022^
  5. Patrick Frater. RTL-CBS Asia Starts Separate Philippines Service Variety.com, February 16, 2015, retrieved May 20, 2015^