FYI (Southeast Asian TV channel)
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| Country | Southeast Asia (except Malaysia and Vietnam) |
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| Broadcast area | Indonesia Philippines South Korea Singapore Hong Kong Myanmar Thailand Taiwan |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Mandarin Cantonese Korean Thai Indonesian Malay Filipino |
| Picture format | 16:9 (SDTV) HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | A+E Networks Asia |
| Sister channels | Crime & Investigation Network History H2 Lifetime |
| History | |
| Launched | 27 May 2008 (as Bio) 6 October 2014 (as FYI) |
| Closed | 14 December 2018 (Malaysia) 30 June 2019 (Thailand, Indonesia and Myanmar) 1 July 2019 (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippines and South Korea) |
| Former names | The Biography Channel (2008-2014) |
| Links | |
| Website | fyiasia |
FYI (stylized as fyi,) was a Southeast Asian television channel (excluding Malaysia, formerly including Malaysia) dedicating to lifestyle. The channel was launched on May 27, 2008 as Bio. by A+E Networks Asia, a joint-venture between A+E Networks and Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd in Malaysia.[1] On October 6, 2014, Bio. became FYI.[2]
After 11 years of broadcasting, the channel ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2019, after which the channel space created in 2008 by The Biography Channel ceased to exist.
Final Programming
[edit]FYI Programs
[edit]- Affairs Gone Wrong
- Aftermath with William Shatner
- Junkie Monastery
- Hoarders
- Shipping Wars
- Confessions: Animal Hoarding
- Barter Kings
- Private Chefs of Beverly Hills
- Storage Wars
- The Quon Dynasty
- Billy The Exterminator
- One Born Every Minute
- Celebrity Close Calls
- Celebrity Nightmares Decoded
- Cursed
- Monster In-Laws
- Intervention
- Celebrity Ghost Stories [a]
- Storage Wars: Texas
- Celebrity House Hunting
- Airline USA
- Way Of Broadway
- Confessions: Animal Hoarding
- I Don't Have Time For This
- Hot, Famous and Forty
- Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
- Reno Vs Relocate
- Shipping Wars
- Sell This House
- Paranormal State
- Visionaries: Inside The Creative
- My Little Terror
- Under 21
- Under 21 And Filthy Rich
- Epic Meal Empire
- World Food Championships
- Tiny House Nation [b]
- B.O.R.N. to Style
- Rowhouse Showdown
- Lost in Love
- Best in Bridal
- The Coolest Places on Earth
Bio Programs
[edit]- BIO Classroom
- Biography
- My Ghost Story
- My Ghost Story Asia
- My Ghost Story: Caught On Camera
- Hollywood
- Cold Case Files
- Panic 911
- I Survived...
- Ghostly Encounters
- Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
- Child Of Our Time
- Gene Simmons Family Jewels
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Now on Crime + Investigation.
- ^ Now on Lifetime.
References
[edit]- ^ "enews ข่าวประชาสัมพันธ์ enews". Newswit.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- ^ "A+E rebrands BIO channel to FYI in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan". Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
