Blue Ant Entertainment
Blue Ant Entertainment is a 24/7 Southeast Asian English-language television channel owned by Blue Ant Media. Launched in 2013, it was initially called RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, a joint-venture of RTL Group and CBS Studios International.[1] This channel launched on September 1, 2013 which focuses on entertainment and variety shows and broadcast in high-definition. Within 2 years, the channel became available in 2015 to Philippine cable viewers with a separate feed.
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| Broadcast area | Hong Kong Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Taiwan Thailand Vietnam Mongolia Sri Lanka Maldives Myanmar |
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| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Blue Ant Media |
| Sister channels | Blue Ant Extreme ZooMoo CinemaWorld Love Nature Smithsonian Channel |
| History | |
| Launched | September 1, 2013 |
| Former names | RTL CBS Entertainment (2013-2017) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Nexmedia (Indonesia) | Channel 318 |
| Cable | |
| SkyCable / Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 53 (SD) Channel 196 (HD) |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 337 (HD) |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 37 (SD) Channel 313 (HD) |
| Mindanao Cable (Philippines) | Channel 51 (SD) |
| Macau Cable TV | Channel 43 |
| VTVCab (Vietnam) | Channel 53 (HD) |
| Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | Channel 378 (SD) Channel 317 (HD) |
| First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 335 (HD) |
| Satellite | |
| Transvision (Indonesia) | Channel 305 (HD) |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 337 (HD) |
| Cignal (Philippines) | Channel 120 (SD) |
| CANAL+ (Myanmar) | Channel 31 |
| Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 95 (SD) (Test) |
| IPTV | |
| Unifi TV (Malaysia) | Channel 616 (Old) Channel 473 (New) (HD) |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 318 (HD/VOD) |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 509 (HD) Channel 500 (VOD) |
| CHT MOD (Taiwan ROC) | Channel 384 (HD) |
| myTV Super (Hong Kong) | Channel 501 (HD) |
| FPT (Vietnam) | Channel 68 (HD) |
| 3BB Giga TV (Thailand) | Channel 112 (HD, Coming Soon) |
| Streaming media | |
| Cignal Play (Philippines) | Internet Protocol Television (requires premium subscription) |
On January 1, 2018, RTL CBS Entertainment renamed Blue Ant Entertainment after Blue Ant Media's acquisition of RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network.
Operating channels
RTL CBS Entertainment logo
- Blue Ant Entertainment (HDTV, Asia except Philippines)
- Blue Ant Entertainment (Philippines)[2] - Joint-venture with Viva Communications
Current programs
- America's Got Talent
- Britain's Got Talent
- Bull
- Brave New World
- Charmed
- Celebrity Family Feud
- Devils
- FBI
- First Dates
- Four Weddings And A Funeral
- Late Night with Seth Meyers
- Siren
- Star Trek: Discovery
- The InBetween
- The Masked Singer US
- The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon
- The X Factor UK
TV Specials
- American Music Awards (since 2014)
- Hollywood Film Awards
- People Magazine Awards
- People's Choice Awards (since 2016)
- Golden Globe Awards (since 2015)
- Critics' Choice Movie Awards (since 2015)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards (since 2015)
- Billboard Music Awards (since 2015)
- Critics' Choice Television Awards (since 2015)
- Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve (since 2015)
- Asian Television Awards (since 2015)
See also
References
- "RTL Group and CBS Studios International announce plans for new venture to launch two new television channels in Asia.", RTL Group, Luxembourg/Los Angeles/Singapore, August 13, 2013. Retrieved on August 13, 2013.
- Frater, Patrick (February 16, 2015). "RTL-CBS Asia Starts Separate Philippines Service". Variety.com. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
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