Astro Channels
Parent brand:
Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad
Sub or sibling brands:
Astro Ria, Astro Warna, Astro Oasis, Astro Bella, Astro Prima, Astro Ceria, Astro Citra, Astro Mustika HD, Astro Maya HD, Astro Awani, Astro Arena, Astro Tutor TV, Astro TVIQ, Astro Tayangan Hebat, Astro First Eksklusif, Astro Xi Yue HD, Astro AEC, Astro Wah Lai Toi, Astro Zhi Zun HD, Astro Quan Jia HD, Astro Xiao Tai Yang, Astro Shuang Xing, Astro Hua Hee Dai, Astro Vanaavil, Astro Vinmeen HD, Astro Vellithirai, Astro Thangathirai, Astro Bollyone HD, Astro Box Office, Astro A-List, Astro Super Sports, Astro Best, Astro First
Senior executive for Asia:
Khairul Anwar Salleh, Vice President Malay Language Business, Astro
Channel description:
Astro Ria (channel 104) offers a variety of local programmes ranging from fun game shows, entertainment news, cooking to travelogues, with endless celebrity line-ups. Astro Ria’s hip and sassy look aims at attracting predominantly urban Malays who loves to keep up with latest trends and pop culture.
Astro Oasis (channel 106) is a progressive lifestyle channel for Muslims; offering educational, entertainment and documentary styled programmes on Muslim was of life. The channel features the best mix of reality, drama, talk show and documentary on daily basis.
Astro Warna (channel 132) is the home of comedy on Astro platform. Expect non-stop laughter and amusing moments from its signature reality shows Maharaja Lawak Mega and Super Spontan; highlighting skits and stand-up comedies by renowned comedians and celebrities from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
Scheduling policy:
Astro Ria presents programmes premieres during weekday prime time, with each day highlighting specific genres like travel, entertainment and celebrity, games and cooking. The channel airs reality shows live on weekends, that is perfect for family viewing.
Astro Oasis key programming focuses on the 7pm slot on weekdays. Reality show and talk shows premieres on Wednesdays and Thursday nights.
Astro Warna keeps it simple with fresh programmes premiering on its weekday’s 10pm slot. The channel sets viewers’ mood for fun weekends with their Friday night comedy specials.
Distribution in Asia-Pacific:
Astro Ria, Astro Oasis and Astro Warna feeds to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.
Key carriage agreements in Asia:
Astro Ria is available on Astro in Malaysia, Singapore and Astro Kristal Brunei. Selected programs are on Sensasi and Suria MediaCorp; both in Singapore, and RTB in Brunei.
Astro Oasis is available on Astro in Malaysia, Astro Kristal Brunei. Selected programs are on RTB in Brunei.
Astro Warna is available on Astro in Malaysia and Singapore and Brunei.
Key tiers:
Astro Ria sits on the Basic Family Pack of Astro subscription.
Astro Oasis sits on the Basic Family Pack of Astro subscription. Additionally, it is also available on NJOI, Astro’s free satellite TV.
Astro Warna is part of Mustika Pack, the additional Malay Pack (with other 2 Malay channels i.e. Astro Bella and Astro Citra) for Astro subscribers.
On-line, VOD, SVOD or mobile deals:
Astro Ria, Astro Oasis and Astro Warna has selected programmes and live shows that are available on Astro Ria Plus via Astro On the Go (AOTG). A selected library of reality shows and dramas are made available on Catch up via On-Demand service. Library content is also available in Malaysia Airlines, Royal Brunei and Oman Airlines.
Recent and upcoming developments:
Astro Ria has recently launched Ria HD, which has reached 86% of Malay viewers in Malaysia in the span of 6 months. A drama block is now made available on weekday nights, with new series every month.
Astro Oasis will be offering more hip and trendy Islamic programmes; making religious learnings more fun and simple especially for the progressive Muslims through Islamic entertainment programmes that focus on Music, Film and Arts.
Astro Warner has extended its availability of fresh programmes on other weekday nights instead of it being made available on Friday nights.
Upcoming shows:
Astro Ria: Tuan Annas Mikael, Seiras Seirama, Akademi Fatasia 2016
Astro Oasis: Sayap Jibril, 25 Rasul
Astro Warner: Juara Parodi 2015, Maharaja Lawak Mega, Super Spontan All Stars
MediaCorp Channels
Parent brand:
MediaCorp Pte Ltd
Sub or sibling brands:
Channel NewsAsia, Channel 5, Channel U, OKTO, Suria, Vasantham, Channel 8
Ownership in Asia:
MediaCorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd
Senior executive for Asia:
Irene Lim, Head of Family Segment (Chinese)
Zakiah Halim, Head of MediaCorp’s Malay Community
Channel description:
Vasantham: Vasantham is the channel of choice for the growing Indian community in Singapore. With 65 hours of transmission each week, Vasantham is the local Indian community’s source of prime-time news, information and entertainment. It is also the largest free-to-air broadcaster catering to the Indian community outside India.
Suria: Committed to being the heartbeat of the Malay community, Suria is the choice of Malay viewers in Singapore and aspires to be the No. 1 channel for the Malay community in the region. Suria telecast the best mix of locally produced dramas, reality, info-ed and entertainment programmes. It also airs popular programmes from Malaysia and Indonesia.
Channel 8: Channel 8 is a 24-hour Chinese news and entertainment channel reputed to be the market leader. It is the most watched homegrown Chinese channel in Singapore, enthralling its audience with high quality locally-produced and acquired programmes.
Channel U: Channel U is a young and vibrant entertainment channel with bold, enriching and inspiring content from Singapore and around Asia that embrace the aspirations of the young Singaporean.
Scheduling policy:
Vasantham: Vasantham airs from 3pm onwards, flowing into local programming. Tamil News is stripped daily at 8.30pm followed by local info-ed, variety and current affairs genres at 9pm. Back to back drama time belt anchors golden prime time from 10pm onwards. Tamil and regional movies fill up most of the weekends.
Suria: The channel airs ad supported general entertainment from 3pm– 12am on weekdays and Saturdays, as well as 10–12am on Sundays.
Channel 8: Channel 8 is a 24-hour channel that provides a targeted programming strategy. For example, variety programmes air at 8pm, dramas at 9pm and news at 10pm, with blockbuster programmes being planned for mid-year and year-end.
Channel U: The Channel is focused on bringing the best in local and Asian entertainment to its viewers, which includes the curation of most popular, highest-rated and criticallyacclaimed programmes of all genres, as well as offering thought-provoking local programmes that would speak to the viewers.
Distribution in Asia:
Vasantham, Suria, Channel 8 and Channel U are Free-to-Air (FTA) in Singapore.
Key carriage agreements:
Vasantham, Suria, Channel 8 and Channel U are Free-to-Air (FTA) in Singapore.
On-line, VOD, SVOD or mobile deals:
Vasantham programmes are available online for catch-up at toggle.sg/vasantham
Suria, Channel 8 and Channel U are available on Toggle via Toggle- It-First, Catch-Up TV and the Web Extension.
Recent and upcoming developments:
Channel 8: The Crescendo drama and concert brings viewers not only the story on drama, but also allows them to participate in the concert that will be a part of the finale episode. Body SOS, a long-running programme on the channel is also being extended into a radio talkshow, online clinic and on-ground events where viewers get to participate and have their needs met.
Channel U: The channel underwent a revamp with a new tagline, Live It Up!, where its schedule was streamlined to better cater to its audience. The acquired drama belts on weekdays 7pm is extended to two hours, with original infotainment programmes being consolidated on the weekends at 9pm. On weekdays at 10pm and on weekends, landmark acquired dramas are curated.
Upcoming shows:
Vasantham: Annamalai Sr 3, Pradhana Vizha 2016
Suria: Pasal Duit, 31 Disember, Bunga Tanjong, Kisah Tok Kadi, Bingit 3, Selebriti Juara Memasak, Anugerah Skrin 2016, Cantik Detektif 2, Kita Orang Singapura 3, Kolej Komedi
Channel 8: Crescendo, The Dream Makers 2, The Joy Truck 3, Chefs on Wheels
Channel U: Project W, 3 Men and a Journey, Here but Forgotten, My Brother’s Keeper, Empress Ki
Oh!K
Parent brand:
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc.
Sibling brands:
Warner TV, truTV, World Heritage Channel, TCM Turner Classic Movies, Mondo TV and TABI Channel.
Senior executive for Asia:
Ricky Ow, President
Phil Nelson, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Southeast Asia Pacific and North Asia
Marianne Lee, Vice President – Content, General Entertainment (Content)
Voo Chih Yeong, Vice President – Southeast Asia (Distribution)
Awantika Sood, Director of Ad Sales, Kids and Entertainment, Southeast Asia (Advertising Sales)
Gregory Ho, Vice President, Corporate Communication and Marketing
Channel description:
Oh!K offers viewers the ultimate Korean entertainment experience, including premium drama series as well as variety and music programming. A TV channel powered by MBC, Korea’s leading broadcaster and content provider, Oh!K is for everyone who loves drama – packaging iconic and award-winning hit series from an unrivalled catalogue of content. The channel is available in Southeast Asia and provides local audiences access to first-runs and exclusives, many soon after their transmission debut in Korea.
Scheduling policy:
Airing 24 hours a day, Oh!K is the premier destination for captivating Korean drama series and music and variety programmes. All programmes are delivered directly from Korea, in high definition quality and selected local languages.
Distribution in Asia:
Oh!K is currently available in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, broadcasting in Mandarin (subtitles and audio), Bahasa Malaysia (audio and subtitles), Bahasa Indonesia (subtitles), Korean (audio) and English (subtitles).
Key carriage agreements in Asia:
Oh!K is currently available on StarHub TV and Singtel TV in Singapore, Astro in Malaysia and Transvision in Indonesia.
Key tiers:
Oh!K is available on StarHub’s Chinese Entertainment and Ethnic packs, Singtel’s various Jingxuan and Inspirasi packs, Astro’s Korea pack and Tranvision’s Platinum + and Diamond + pack.
On-line, VOD, SVOD or mobile deals:
Selected Oh!K content is available on Astro on Demand and Astro on the Go via laptop, tablet and smartphone.
Recent and upcoming developments:
Since its launch, Oh!K has grown its distribution, premiering in Malaysia earlier this year and in Indonesia at the end of the year.
The channel will continue to make further expansion early 2016. Oh!K also became the first channel to provide Korean content in Southeast Asia with local language options for its express titles on the same day as its Korea debut. In November, Oh!K also started to broadcast two brand new express titles, same day as Korea.
Upcoming shows:
Glamorous Temptation, Sweet Mob Family, Infinite Challenge, The Real Men, Just Married, Love of Eve, A Daughter Just like You and for the first time ever, an exclusive simulcast of the MBC Drama and Entertainment awards 2015.
Nippon TV
Parent brand:
Nippon TV
Sub or sibling brands:
Nippon TV
Ownership in Asia:
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Senior executive for Asia:
Yukiko Kimishima, Divisional President of International Business Development
Sue Fujimoto, Managing Director
Cindy Chino, Senior Director
Yuki Akehi, International PR
Channel description:
Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV) is Japan’s number one rated broadcaster, having won the Triple Crown title for the entire year of 2014 and the first nine months of 2015 by topping the charts in the All Day, Prime Time, and Golden Time categories. Since becoming Japan’s first commercial broadcaster in August 1953, Nippon TV has been known as the country’s finest producer and broadcaster of all genres of programmes ranging from news, documentaries, sports, dramas, entertainment shows to animation. One of the biggest successes for Nippon TV is its format Dragons’ Den.
Scheduling policy:
Nippon TV is a 24-hour nationwide general channel available in HD. Employing a unique strategy of broadcasting live daily from 4am to 7pm; Nippon TV is able to provide viewers with breaking news quicker than any other channel. Each quarter, three exciting new drama series are released for weekly broadcast, along with new animation programmes. While Nippon TV’s priority is to continue bolstering its regular line-up of news, infotainment, and entertainment programs, it is also proactively developing blockbuster content and the next generation of talented creators.
On-line, VOD, SVOD or mobile deals:
Nippon TV owns Hulu Japan with most of its programmes made available on the platform soon after its airdate on terrestrial TV. Nippon TV is also available on-demand.
Upcoming shows:
Nippon TV produces exciting and new dramas every 3 months- for the October season, the new series are Fake Marriage, The Memorandum of Kyoko Okitegami and Angel Heart.
TVB
Parent brand:
TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited)
Sub or sibling brands:
TVB First, TVB Cantonese, TVBJ
Ownership in Asia:
TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited)
Senior executive for Asia:
Sherman T.K. Lee, Controller, International Business
Channel description:
TVB8: TVB8 is a 24-hour channel specially tailored for fans of Chinese programming, offering top-notch Mandarin infotainment programmes. The channel produces many signature music, entertainment, lifestyle and variety shows. In addition, TVB8 also acquires informative, educational programmes, travelogues and pop dramas internationally.
TVB Xing He: TVB Xing He is the world’s first dedicated drama channel offering roundthe- clock classic TVB dramas in both Mandarin and Cantonese. All dramas are specially hand-picked and categorised into thematic time-belts like Xing He Drama Fan Club, Passion under the Sky and Dimensional Intrigue.
TVB Classic: TVB Classic promises everlasting scenes, eternal flames, and immortal love… with a selection of classic dramas that are broadcast 24 hours daily in Mandarin.
TVBS News: TVBS News is Taiwan’s first 24-hour news channel which started broadcasting in 1995. In line with its vision of “No boundaries, No delays”, TVBS News continues to provide audiences with the most updated and most credible first-hand reports. The channel reports global events by looking at the big picture with professional news teams located around the globe.
TVBS Asia: TVBS Asia is a 24- hour channel broadcasting toprated programmes from TVBS Infotainment Channel, TVBS NEWS and TVBS Entertainment Channel. Audiences outside Taiwan can enjoy the latest infotainment and news of Taiwan around the clock! TVBS Asia’s coverage includes Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.
Shen Zhou News: Shen Zhou News Channel provides breaking news and information, ranging from national issues to local affairs, via leading broadcasting companies in 10 major cities and provinces in China. The channel also presents special features and exclusive reports to keep viewers abreast of events in Mainland China.
Scheduling policy:
Monitored by TVB programming team.
Distribution in Asia Pacific:
Singapore – StarHub
Malaysia, Brunei – Astro
South Korea – CMB (Central Multi Broadcasting)
Vietnam – SCTV (Saigontourist Cable Television)
Cambodia – PPCTV
Upcoming shows:
Come Home Love
