Gem (Southeast Asian TV channel)
(Redirected from Gem TV Asia)
Country | Singapore |
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Broadcast area | Cambodia Hong Kong India Indonesia Malaysia Maldives Philippines Singapore Thailand |
Headquarters | Number 10, Changi Business Park Central 2 #03-01, Hansapoint @ Changi Business Park, Changi, Singapore |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Japanese Mandarin |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | KC Global Media Asia |
Sister channels | AXN Animax ONE |
History | |
Launched | 1 January 2014 1 October 2015 (Hong Kong, Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand) 17 March 2020 (Singapore and the Philippines) 1 October 2021 (Unifi TV, Malaysia) 1 September 2022 (Hong Kong, second time) 1 May 2023 (Tonton, Malaysia) | (Vietnam)
Closed | 1 April 2019MNC Vision) 21 February 2019 (Vietnam) 16 January 2021 (Hong Kong, first time) 1 January 2022 (Myanmar) 27 August 2022 (TransVision (feed only in Indonesia) 5 April 2024 (Cignal due to the expiration of Cignal's contract with the said networks in Philippines) 31 July 2024 (Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines) | (
Links | |
Website | https://www.gemtvasia.com |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
UseeTV (Indonesia) | Watch Live |
StarHub TV+ (Singapore) | Watch Live |
Mediacorp (Singapore) | meWATCH |
Amazon Prime Video (India) | Watch Online |
Tonton (Media Prima) (Malaysia) | Watch Live; subscription required |
GEM (formerly known as Sony GEM until 2020) is a pay television channel owned by KC Global Media Asia. This channel was first launched in Vietnam on 1 January 2014[1] and was subsequently rolled out in other countries in Southeast Asia. The channel broadcasts Japanese-language programming with subtitle in local languages.
On 21 February 2019, the channel was closed down in Vietnam due to low audience.
On 17 March 2020, both GEM and ONE were rebranded, with newer fonts for their logo and without the stylized "Sony" logo.
On 31 July 2024, due to the changes KC Global Media's strategic. GEM will be closed down it's linear channel. But it's still available on VOD in Malaysia.[2][3][4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Frater, Patrick (21 October 2013). "Sony's GEM to Shine in Vietnam". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Editor, T. V. A. (15 May 2024). "KC Global Media Focuses on Growth Channels". Television Asia Plus. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "KC GLOBAL MEDIA FOCUSES ON GROWTH CHANNELS, CEASES LINEAR JAPANESE CHANNEL, GEM : Asia Video Industry Association". avia.org. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Middleton, Richard (14 May 2024). "Andy Kaplan & George Chien's KC Global to shutter GEM in Japan".
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