Comedy Central (Southeast Asian TV channel)

Comedy Central was a television channel owned by ViacomCBS, broadcasting in Southeast Asia and the domestic version of the international Comedy Central network.

Comedy Central Asia
Broadcast areaSoutheast Asia
NetworkComedy Central
HeadquartersSingapore
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 anamorphic widescreen or letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerViacomCBS Networks EMEAA
Sister channelsMTV
Nickelodeon
MTV Live HD
Nick Jr.
Paramount Network
History
LaunchedNovember 1, 2012 (2012-11-01)
ClosedJanuary 31, 2021 (2021-01-31)
Links
Websitewww.comedycentralasia.com

History

It was launched on November 1, 2012. The channel was first launched in Singapore, followed by other countries in Asia.[1] The network aired most of the post-2000 programming seen on the American network, along with various other programming, both from other ViacomCBS networks and acquired through syndication. On 1 September 2014, this channel was launch in Malaysia.[2]

The channel closed on February 1, 2021, together with MTV China.[3]

References
  1. "Starhub launches Comedy Central Asia tomorrow". AsiaOne. 2012-10-31. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  2. magazine, adobo (2014-09-16). "Comedy Central HD to launch on HyppTV in Malaysia". adobo Magazine Online. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  3. "Cessation of Comedy Central and MTV China" (PDF). Singtel. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
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