Channel V

This article is about the music TV channel. For the Quebec TV network, see V (TV network).
The correct title of this article is Channel [V]. The omission of any brackets is due to technical restrictions.

Channel V
Type
CountryChina
Broadcast areaMainland China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia
Network
HeadquartersHong Kong
Programming
Language(s)English
Chinese
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerStar China Media
Sister channelsXing Kong
History
Launched15 September 1991; 33 years ago (1991-09-15)
Closed1 October 2021; 3 years ago (2021-10-01) (Southeast Asia and Middle East)[1]
Replaced byMyx (Cignal channel space)
Nickelodeon (G Sat channel space, Philippines Starting 1 October 2021)
Musik Indonesia (Transvision channel space, Indonesia)
Former namesMTV Asia
15 September 1991 – 1 May 1994

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.

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.

  1. ^ Multiple sources:
    • Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
    • Kanter, Jake (27 April 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
    • Lai, Adrian (29 April 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.