Channel V is an Asian pay music television network owned by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a pay-TV channel unit of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International. It was launched by what was back then Star TV to replace MTV's original Asian operation. The Mainland Chinese version is owned by Star China Media and the Australian channels were owned by Foxtel until their closures. Channel currently operates either a local feed or a relay of the international version in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Mainland China and Thailand. It previously operated localised versions in India, Australia, Taiwan and the Philippines.
Current feeds
Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and International
Channel Asia is the flagship of the Channel network. It was founded after MTV Asia parted ways with the STAR TV Network. It was produced and operated from Hong Kong from January 1994 until January 2002, after which operations and studios were shifted to Malaysia with some aspects still operating in Hong Kong. Since 1 January 2008, Channel International has moved back to its original studio in Hong Kong, which is also the same studio of Channel China and Taiwan.
Channel Mainland China is the Chinese branch of the Channel network. Fox International Channels Asia Pacific sold certain Mandarin language entertainment television channels that target Mainland China, including Channel Mainland China, to China Media Capital. As a result, Channel Mainland China is a part of Star China Media as of 2014. It is broadcast free-to-air on AsiaSat 7. Channel switches between Simplified and Traditional Chinese with selected Channel International programs airing with Chinese subtitles. It is the only feed that is available free-to-air.
It started operating in Taiwan in 1994 under the name, Channel Chinese. On 1 September 2012 it was replaced by Fox Taiwan, while Channel V Taiwan still operated overseas. On 15 July 2018, Channel V Taiwan was officially shut down.
India (1994 - 2018)
It is operated byStar India. On 1 July 2015, the channel discontinued its musical programming and started focusing on original content through fiction dailies and studio formats that address teenage issues. On 30 June 2016, stopped airing original programming. On 1 August, it rebranded its graphical package. Later,it discontinued operations on 15 September 2018.
Australia (1995 - 2020)
Channel was first launched in 1995 and was owned by Foxtel. It ceased broadcasting in Australia on 26 February 2016, as it merged with Hits, focusing only on music video programming and countdowns. V Hits was also formerly known as Club and Channel 2, and ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2020. Former VJs included Andrew Günsberg, Jabba, James Mathison, Chloe Maxwell and Yumi Stynes
