FYI | |
Launch Date: | 27 May 2008 (as Bio) 6 October 2014 (as FYI) |
Closed Date: | 14 December 2018 (Malaysia) 30 June 2019 (Thailand, Indonesia and Myanmar) 1 July 2019 (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippines and South Korea) |
Language: | English Mandarin Cantonese Korean Thai Indonesian Malay Filipino |
Picture Format: | (SDTV) HDTV |
Owner: | A+E Networks Asia |
Country: | Southeast Asia (except Malaysia and Vietnam) |
Area: | Indonesia Philippines South Korea Singapore Hong Kong Myanmar Thailand Taiwan |
Headquarters: | Singapore |
Former Names: | The Biography Channel (2008-2014) |
Sister Channels: | Crime & Investigation Network History H2 Lifetime |
Availability Note: | (at the time of closure) |
FYI (stylized as fyi,) was a Southeast Asian television channel (excluding Malaysia, formerly including Malaysia) dedicating to lifestyle. The channel was launched on May 27, 2008 as Bio. by A+E Networks Asia, a joint-venture between A+E Networks and Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd in Malaysia.[1] On October 6, 2014, Bio. became FYI.[2]
After 11 years of broadcasting, the channel ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2019, after which the channel space created in 2008 by The Biography Channel ceased to exist.