Asia Street Explained

Asia Street was the umbrella title for the International Channel's nightly three-hour^[1] prime-time block of shows geared towards Asian-Americans in the United States. The lineup continued in a different and modified approach on its successor, AZN Television.

Asia Street offered a mix of English-language original programming^[2] ranging from sitcoms to sketch comedy programs, as well as anime, dramas, movies and variety shows. One of the better-known shows that came out of that lineup was the in-house sketch variety series Asia Street Comedy, which debuted in 2004.^[3]

The block also sponsored the 23rd Annual San Francisco Asian American Film Festival.^[4]

From March 28, 2005, Asia Street became the basis for a shift towards the International Channel's rebrand and reprogramming as AZN Television.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sachdev . Ameet . TV gains Asian flavor . . June 12, 2005 .
2. Web site: Wallenstein . Andrew . Comcast cable channel targets Asian viewers . . January 21, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120926145120/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/6853877/ns/today-entertainment/. live. September 26, 2012.
3. Web site: Asia Street Comedy (2004) . . February 11, 2011.
4. Web site: Huang . Hubert . The 23rd Annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival: A Little Something for Everyone . . March 9, 2005 .
5. Web site: Kao . Larry . International Channel reformats . Asia Pacific Arts . . March 24, 2005 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100727182649/http://asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=21971 . July 27, 2010 .