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.
| Type |
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|---|---|
| Country | China |
| Broadcast area | Mainland China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia |
| Network |
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| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Chinese |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Star China Media |
| Sister channels | Xing Kong |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 September 1991 |
| Closed | 1 October 2021 (Southeast Asia and Middle East) |
| Replaced by | Myx (Cignal channel space) Nickelodeon (G Sat channel space, Philippines Starting 1 October 2021) Musik Indonesia (Transvision channel space, Indonesia) |
| Former names | 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.