Channel V
Channel [V] ("V" as in the letter, not the Roman numeral "5") is a Chinese and former Asian pay television musical network originally launched by Star TV Hong Kong (now Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific). It was part of the unit of Disney International Operations, and was launched in September 1991 to replace the first incarnation of MTV's Asian operation before it was shut down on October 1, 2021.
This article is about the music TV channel. For the Quebec TV network, see V (TV network).Type
- Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific (formerly)
- Star China Media (a subsidiary of China Media Capital)
Hong Kong
English
Chinese
15 September 1991
1 October 2021 (Southeast Asia and Middle East)[1]
Myx (Cignal channel space)
Nickelodeon (G Sat channel space, Philippines Starting 1 October 2021)
Musik Indonesia (Transvision channel space, Indonesia)
MTV Asia
15 September 1991 – 1 May 1994
The mainland Chinese version is owned by Star China Media, and is still operational, since they're a subsidiary of China Media Capital. The Australian channels were owned by Foxtel before their closure.
Channel [V] previously operated either a local feed or a relay of the international version in Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Thailand or localized versions in India, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Australia.
Operating channel[edit]
Mainland China[edit]
Channel [V] Mainland China is the Chinese branch of the Channel [V] network. It started operating in Mainland China in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia. Fox International Channels Asia Pacific sold certain Mandarin language entertainment television channels that target Mainland China, including Channel [V] Mainland China, to China Media Capital. As a result, Channel [V] Mainland China is a part of Star China Media as of 2014. It was broadcast free-to-air on AsiaSat 7. Channel [V] switches between Simplified and Traditional Chinese with selected Channel [V] International programs airing with Chinese subtitles.