tvN (formerly known as Channel M) is a Southeast Asian pay television channel managed by CJ ENM HK. It broadcasts a variety of South Korean TV series and shows from the CJ ENM TV networks (which includes the South Korean channel of the same name, as well as Mnet, OCN and others), with a number of original shows made for the Southeast Asian version.
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| Country | Hong Kong SAR China |
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| Owner | CJ ENM HK |
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| Closed | July 2, 2018 (Vietnam) October 1, 2023 (Thailand[citation needed]) |
| Former names | Channel M (2012-2016) |
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| Website | tvnasia |
History
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editThe channel was firstly launched on October 26, 2009 as tvN and was later rebranded as Channel M on November 23, 2012, which serves K-POP and K-Variety.[2][3] It reverted back to tvN on June 3, 2016, which also carried dramas from CJ E&M's sister channels.[4]
The channel is available in the Philippines, where it is distributed by Creative Programs of ABS-CBN Corporation[5] when their sister cable provider Sky Cable stopped airing the channel in the Philippines starting September 1, 2021.[6] However, it's still available through PLDT's Cignal, Smart GigaPlay. (Smart GigaPlay got the Premium Feed before Cignal TV to replace their feed on November 1, 2023). In 2024, tvN has been added on TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation's streaming platform Blast TV.
The channel was closed down in Vietnam on July 2, 2018 (as tvBlue, although the channel has relaunched with contents from other broadcasters).
tvN Movies
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The channel was firstly launched in Singapore through Starhub TV on January 1, 2017.[7]
With the slogan "Home of Korean Blockbusters", they mostly aired K–Movies, with some titles premiered for the first time. Titles that has been aired on the channel includes 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.
Programming
editAs of most recent, in addition to the programming from CJ ENM TV networks (including their digital streaming platform TVING), they also aired titles from other Korean broadcasters (in case when Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and even Disney+ picked up some of their own programming outside South Korea) such as JTBC and KT-owned ENA.
References
edit- ^ Cañete, Patrick (November 13, 2023). "tvN Movies Pinoy and tvN Premium channels launched with CignalTV". NoypiGeeks. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "tvN Asia to Change to K-Culture Channel ′Channel M Asia′". Mnet. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "tvN Asia Changes to Channel M Asia". Yahoo! OMG Philippines. November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ tvN is COMING... YouTube. Channel M. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ^ "Fox, CJ Media To Launch Pan-Asian GE Channel". Asia Media Journal. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "TVN End of Broadcast". SKY - Cable TV and Fiber. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ Doo, Rumy (January 12, 2017). "TV channel to offer Korean movies in Southeast Asia". The Korea Herald. Retrieved December 31, 2023 – via The Jakarta Post.
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