History (South East Asian TV channel)
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| Launched | June 15, 2007 |
| Owned by | A+E Networks Asia (A+E Networks/Astro Overseas Limited) Discovery Communications |
| Picture format |
16:9 576i (SDTV) 1080i HDTV |
| Slogan | Made Every Day |
| Country |
Singapore Malaysia |
| Broadcast area |
Singapore Malaysia Brunei Hong Kong India Indonesia South Korea Philippines Myanmar Thailand Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Formerly called | The History Channel (2007–2008) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Fyi Asia Crime & Investigation Network Asia H2 Asia Lifetime Asia |
| Website | www.historyasia.com |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Astro Malaysia | Channel 555 (SD) Channel 575 (HD) |
| Dream Satellite TV Philippines | Channel 27 |
| G Sat Philippines | Channel 17 Close by Switch Star Movies |
| Cignal Philippines | Channel 243 (HD) |
| Sky Direct Philippines | Channel 29 (HD) |
| TrueVisions Thailand | Channel 556 (HD) |
| SkyLife South Korea | Channel 82 |
| Kristal-Astro Brunei | Channel 555 |
| Indovision Indonesia | Channel 206 |
| Sky Net Myanmar | Channel 122 (HD) |
| 4TV Myanmar | Channel 45 (SD) |
| (Indonesia) | Channel 333 (SD) Channel 939 (HD) |
| Tranvision (Indonesia) | Channel 260 |
| Cable | |
| Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Philippines | Channel 67 (SD Digital) Channel 165 (HD) Channel 57 (Analog) |
| Cablelink Philippines | Channel 43 (SD) Channel TBA (HD) |
| StarHub TV Singapore | Channel 401 (SD/HD) |
| Royal Cable Philippines | Channel 16 |
| Parasat Cable TV Philippines | Channel 303 |
| Surigao Cable TV Philippines | Channel 36 |
| Macau | Channel 410 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| now TV Hong Kong | Channel 223 (SD) Channel 225 (HD) |
| South Korea | Channel 452 (HD) |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 212 (HD) (Coming Soon) |
| CHT MOD (Taiwan) | Channel 108 |
| Streaming media | |
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I Want TV (Philippines) (requires Sky Cable/SkyBroadband and Destiny Cable subscription) |
Watch Live (available in the Philippines) |
History (formerly known as The History Channel) is an Asian television channel with shows on historical events and persons. The channel is owned by A+E Networks Asia, a joint-venture between A+E Networks, owner of the American History, and Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd. 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.
A+E Networks Asia was formed on 15 June 2007 through a joint venture between A+E Networks under permission Discovery Communications and Malaysia's pay TV provider Astro. Headquartered in Singapore, A+E Networks Asia also have operations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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. It has recently hired SPE Networks as a regional ad sales representative across the South East Asian region.
On September 1, 2008 History Channel Asia officially launched their own History HD Asia channel in Singapore and Hong Kong, followed by Japan, South Korea, India, Philippines and Malaysia.
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