TvN (Asian TV channel)

History

tvN

The channel was launched on October 26, 2009, as tvN before it was rebranded as Channel M (Mnet Asia) on November 23, 2012, which serves K-POP and K-Variety. On June 5, 2015, Fox International Channels Asia Pacific will no longer distributing Channel M and it sold to Viacom International Media Networks Asia and Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific. It reverted back to tvN on June 3, 2016.

The channel is available in the Philippines, where it is distributed by Creative Programs of ABS-CBN Corporation. Their sister cable provider Sky Cable stopped airing the channel in the Philippines starting September 1, 2021. However, it is available through PLDT's Cignal and Smart GigaPlay. (Smart GigaPlay got the Premium Feed before Cignal TV to replace their feed on November 1, 2023) In 2024, tvN was added on TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation's streaming platform Blast TV, and is distributed by TAP DMV to local pay TV providers in key provinces.

The channel was closed in Vietnam on July 2, 2018 (as tvBlue, although the channel relaunched with content from other broadcasters).

tvN Movies

tvN Movies was launched in Singapore through Starhub TV on January 1, 2017.

With the slogan "Home of Korean Blockbusters", they mostly aired K–Movies, premiering some titles. Titles that aired on the channel include Train to Busan, The Outlaws and its sequel The Roundup, Parasite (which the film won multiple Academy Awards), and most recently The Moon and Concrete Utopia.

In 2023, tvN Movies launched a feed for the Philippines under sub-brand name tvN Movies Pinoy, which airs the same schedule but dubbed in Filipino language.

tvN occasionally aired movies for some markets, specially in Singapore.

Programming

Main article: List of programmes broadcast by tvN (Asia)

In addition to programming from CJ ENM TV networks (including their digital streaming platform TVING), they aired titles from other Korean broadcasters. Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Viu, and even Disney+ picked up some of their own programming outside South Korea, such as JTBC and KT-owned ENA.

References

References

1. Cañete, Patrick. (November 13, 2023). "tvN Movies Pinoy and tvN Premium channels launched with CignalTV".
2. "tvN Asia to Change to K-Culture Channel ′Channel M Asia′".
3. (November 21, 2012). "tvN Asia Changes to Channel M Asia".
4. (May 4, 2016). "tvN is COMING...". Channel M.
5. "Fox, CJ Media To Launch Pan-Asian GE Channel". Asia Media Journal.
6. "TVN End of Broadcast".
7. Doo, Rumy. (January 12, 2017). "TV channel to offer Korean movies in Southeast Asia". [[The Korea Herald]].