Comedy Central was a television channel owned by ViacomCBS, broadcasting in Southeast Asia and the domestic version of the international Comedy Central network.
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| Broadcast area | Southeast Asia |
|---|---|
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 anamorphic widescreen or letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA |
| Sister channels | MTV Nickelodeon MTV Live HD Nick Jr. Paramount Network |
| History | |
| Launched | November 1, 2012 |
| Closed | January 31, 2021 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editIt 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
edit- Anger Management
- Celebrity Deathmatch
- Happy Tree Friends
- Key and Peele
- Comedy Central Roast
- South Park
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
- The Noose
- Comedy Inc.
- Upton Abbey
- Just for Laughs
- Mind Your Language
- Mr. Bean
- The Sarah Silverman Program
- Tosh.0
- Workaholics
- The Burn with Jeff Ross
- Brickleberry
- Adult Information
- The Magic Crown
- Pabloneto: Legendary Wasteland
- Kroll Show
- Nathan For You
- The Joe and Freddi Show
- Inside Amy Schumer
- Drunk History
- Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!
- Broad City
- TripTank
- Futurama
- Asia Alarm
- The Ultimate Candid Camera
- Saturday Night Live
- Lip Sync Battle
- The Exes
- Betty White's Off Their Rockers
- I Live with Models
- Stand Up, Asia!
References
edit- ^ "Starhub launches Comedy Central Asia tomorrow". AsiaOne. 2012-10-31. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ magazine, adobo (2014-09-16). "Comedy Central HD to launch on HyppTV in Malaysia". adobo Magazine Online. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Cessation of Comedy Central and MTV China" (PDF). Singtel. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
