Comedy Central (Southeast Asian TV channel) explained

Comedy Central Asia
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
(downscaled to anamorphic widescreen or letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Network:Comedy Central
Owner:ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA
Area:Southeast Asia
Headquarters:Singapore
Sister Channels:MTV
Nickelodeon
MTV Live HD
Nick Jr.
Paramount Network

Comedy Central was a television channel owned by ViacomCBS, broadcasting in Southeast Asia and the domestic version of the international Comedy Central network.

History

It was launched on November 1, 2012. The channel was first launched in Singapore, followed by other countries in Asia.[1] The network aired most of the post-2000 programming seen on the American network, along with various other programming, both from other ViacomCBS networks and acquired through syndication. On 1 September 2014, this channel was launch in Malaysia.[2]

The channel closed on February 1, 2021, together with MTV China.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012-10-31 . Starhub launches Comedy Central Asia tomorrow . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102213938/http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20121031-380546.html . 2012-11-02 . 2024-05-09 . AsiaOne.
  2. Web site: magazine . adobo . 2014-09-16 . Comedy Central HD to launch on HyppTV in Malaysia . 2024-05-09 . adobo Magazine Online . en-US.
  3. Web site: Cessation of Comedy Central and MTV China . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926170556/https://www.singtel.com/content/dam/singtel/personal/products-services/tv/channel/channel-updates/Cessation%20FAQ%20-%20CC%20MTV%20China.pdf . 2022-09-26 . 2024-05-09 . Singtel.