Rock Action (TV channel) explained

ROCK Action
Launch Date:December 12, 2022
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
Owner:Rock Entertainment Holdings
Former Names:RTL CBS Extreme (2014-2017)
Blue Ant Extreme (2017-2021)
Rock Extreme (2021-2022)
Sister Channels:Rock Entertainment
Rock Extreme (Taiwan only)
Language:English
Area:Hong Kong
Indonesia
India
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
Cambodia
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Mongolia
South Korea
Africa
Headquarters:Singapore
Terr Serv 1:Nexmedia
Terr Chan 1:Channel 317
Terr Serv 2:Unifi TV
Astro Malaysia
Terr Chan 2:Channel 474
Channel 124
Terr Serv 3:True Visions
Terr Chan 3:Channel 147,228,338
Terr Serv 4:K Vision
Terr Chan 4:Channel 14
Terr Serv 5:Ddish TV
Terr Chan 5:Channel 403
Terr Serv 6:G Sat
Terr Chan 6:Channel 32
Terr Serv 7:Cignal
Terr Chan 7:Channel 57
Terr Serv 8:3BB GIGA TV
Terr Chan 8:Channel 108
Terr Serv 9:AIS Play
Terr Chan 9:Channel 201
Terr Serv 10:Sky Net
Terr Chan 10:Channel 30

Rock Action (visually rendered in all uppercase) is a Southeast Asian English-language movie channel serving Southeast Asia, owned by Rock Entertainment Holdings.

Since its launched in 2014, it was originally known as RTL CBS Extreme, created by RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, a joint-venture of RTL Group and CBS Studios International which focuses on action-packed movies and broadcast in high-definition.[1]

On January 1, 2018, RTL CBS Extreme was renamed Blue Ant Extreme after Blue Ant Media's acquisition of RTL CBS.

On August 18, 2021, Blue Ant Media Asia has rebrand their corporate name as Rock Entertainment Holdings, thus they will rebrand their channels as Rock Entertainment and Rock Extreme respectively.[2]

On December 12, 2022, Rock Entertainment Holdings has restructured their contents, with the plan to focus on movies and special events, which Rock Extreme has been rebranded as Rock Action, which focus on action movies, on selected regions and TV providers.[3]

Rock Action mainly carries films from Hollywood film studios Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Reel One Entertainment, MarVista Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and Lionsgate Films, among others.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rtlgroup.com/www/htm/pressrelease_AECC9A9BC25A4B9DB16C36DD603AB93C.aspx "RTL Group and CBS Studios International announce plans for new venture to launch two new television channels in Asia."
  2. Web site: Release. Press. Blue Ant Channels to be Rebranded as ROCK Entertainment and ROCK Extreme This September - ClickTheCity. 2021-08-18. en-US.
  3. Web site: Rock Action replaces Extreme in 9 Asia markets; linear movie channel goes live in 12 countries in the region from today. ContentAsia. December 12, 2022. December 18, 2022.