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Comedy Central (Southeast Asian TV channel)

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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; 12 years ago (2012-11-01)
ClosedJanuary 31, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-31)
Links
Websitewww.comedycentralasia.com

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

History

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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 launched in Malaysia.[2]

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

Programming

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References

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  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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