Malaysia – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia, a division of Viacom Inc., announced the launch of Comedy Central Asia, MTV Live and Nick Jr. on ABNxcess. All three VIMN channels will officially launch with ABNxcess on July 9th as part of ABNxcess’ commercial debut in July.

“Expanding the reach of Comedy Central, MTV Live and Nick Jr. with ABNxcess enables us to meet the growing demand for our channels in Malaysia, and deliver high quality programming services to ABNxcess subscribers,” said VIMN Asia’s executive vice president and managing director, Indra Suharjono. “We are pleased to be part of ABN’s official debut in the Malaysian pay-TV industry. Today’s announcement not only reinforces the importance of the Malaysian market as we further expand our brand presence here, but marks ABN as the 16th provider in Asia to carry Comedy Central since its launch in Asia eight months ago, which is further testament to the popularity of our channel.”

“We are excited to collaborate with VIMN and welcome their channels onto our platform, especially as we mark our official launch of ABNxcess this month,” said Mr Sreedhar Subramaniam, President and CEO, ABN. “The addition of these channels marks a significant step which brings ABN closer to our goal of meeting key content needs of our subscribers.”