Channel V

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Channel [V] is an international music channel chain. Owned by STAR TV, it is aired in many countries around Australasia, Asia and the Middle East. They play both mainstream and alternative music, with some focus on local music. Mainly English music is played, though the country-specific channels do play content of their own mother tongue.

The letter V is the subject of many theories, but none of them are confirmed as to what the letter stands for. The leading theory points to V for victory. Another theory pits the V as a random end alphabet popular in Asia such as XYZ. Another possible theory is V as in video.

Contents 1 Channel [V] International 2 Channel [V] Australia 3 Channel [V] India 3.1 Current VJs 3.2 Former VJs 4 Channel [V] Thailand 5 Channel [V] Philippines 6 Other Channel [V]s 7 See also 8 External links

[edit] Channel [V] International

Channel [V] International is the main channel. It was produced and operated from Hong Kong from 1992 until 2002, after which operations were shifted to Malaysia in order to save on costs. Currently a small portion of production is still based in Hong Kong, mostly notibly promos. Channel [V] International has a slightly bigger audience in Asia than MTV Asia as it airs in more countries. They are known for providing original and interactive music programming, with TV shows such as Bid It, The Ticket, Poparazzi,(formerly know as Smash Hits) , and many others.

Various well-known hosts of Channel [V] throughout the years include:

• Adrian da Silva
• Alessandra
• Amanda Griffin
• Asha Gill
• Cindy Burbridge
• Dominic Lau
• Joey
• Maya Karin
• Paula Malai Ali
• Sarah Tan
• Sophiya
• Trey Farley
• Vivian Tan

[edit] Channel [V] Australia

Arguably the most popular Australian cable television music channel, and also the newest (and second-biggest) Channel [V] channel. It is available on Foxtel, Optus TV and Austar. It is targeted at the youth market, and plays both mainstream and alternative music. Although it uses the name, Channel [V] in Australia is not associated with the international affiliates and uses the name under license. Previously called Red, Channel [V] commenced broadcasting in 1995 on the now defunct Galaxy service. The name change to Channel [V] came about after owners XYZ Entertainment (now xyznetworks) and Channel [V] International came to agreement over naming rights.

Network [V]J's are:

• James Mathison
• Maya Jupiter
• Yumi Stynes
• Danny Clayton
• Stephen Bourke

Channel [V] supported the Channel [V] Detour, a skate and music tour in the eastern states of Australia, in early 2004.

They are also host of the Band in a Bubble concept, in Federation Square in Melbourne. Regurgitator was the participant in the first series, as they recorded their next album over a period of three weeks in September 2004.

In 2004, the launch of Foxtel Digital and other digital cable and satellite services, has seen a second [V] branded channel hit the subscription airwaves. Club [V] is a non-stop music video channel with a focus on dance music.

[edit] Channel [V] India

Airing shows like US Billboard Countdown, Luke's After Hours, Smash Hits etc; it provides a quality music. Hindi Film music and music video shows like First Day First Show also make it popular among general public.

Some humorous shows like Lola T[V] gives a variety of entertainment.

The Popstars show for selecting young faces and making them pop stars was very popular and the last group so far to hold the title is the extremely popular "Aasma".

With two seasons of [v] Popstars, two seasons of [v] Get Gorgeous, a season of [v] On The Run, [v] Freedom Express, [v] Super Singer and [v] Launchpad, Channel [v] India is undeniably the most prolific producer of Reality Television in India.

[edit] Current VJs

• Aditya
• Archana Vijaya
• Juhi Pandu
• Lola Kutty
• Luke Kenny (only in the packaging of Luke's After Hours)
• Pia Trivedi
• Purab Kohli
• Sarah Jane
• Tina Thadani

[edit] Former VJs

• Amit
• Anushka Manchanda
• Gaurav Kapoor
• Julie
• Komila (Kim) Jagtiani
• Nina Manuel
• Ranvir Shorey
• Shruti Seth
• Sushma Reddy
• Uma Chiplunkar
• Yudhishtir (Yudi) Urs
• Meghna Reddy
• Anish Trivedi
• laila Rouass
• Sophiya Haque
• Sorabh Pant
• Cyril D'abreo
• Ritu (Mahima) Chowdhry

[edit] Channel [V] Thailand

Channel [V] Thailand is a joint-venture between STAR TV and Broadcasting Network Thailand (BNT). It is now available exclusively on Thailand's main pay-TV platform, UBC. It is a popular channel for Thai youths and its VJs are well-known celebrities (Paula Taylor et al.) Under joint management of BNT and STAR, the channel plans to expan into multimedia, events, and other exciting ventures. Former Managing Director of Channel [V] includes Mr. Tanawat Wansom. "Byrd" Kulapong Bunnag was General Manager of the venture in the early days.

[edit] Channel [V] Philippines

The Channel [V] in the Philippines was the former UHF Channel of the GMA Network- Citynet TV 27. The fate of Channel [V] Philippines has been murky since the announcement of the acquisition of a controlling stake in GMA Networks by telecom giant PLDT was made. While GMA operated Channel [V] Philippines, the PLDT company Nation Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) runs rival music video network MTV Philippines. This in turn is a joint venture between MTV Asia and NBC involving a 24-hour terrestrial broadcast of MTV Asia over UHF Channel 41 (and piped to Philippine cable networks) and the development of more Philippine-oriented programming. Channel [V] Philippines has officially shut down broadcasting as of July 25, 2001. Channel [V] still maintains a presence on pay-TV Philippine cable networks as Channel [V] International.

Before Channel [V] Philippines came in, between 1995, Channel [V] International (a mix of international, indian and mandarin music video before) was shown on UHF Channel 23 as a 24-hour music channel (Originally It was MTV Asia Channel before under in partnership and produced with STAR TV but it was canceled due to conflict of interrest both parties in 1995). It suddenly signed off to Channel 23 then replaced by Studio 23 which is handled by the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. When Citynet UHF Channel 27 (handled by GMA Network) went into broadcast, some Channel [V] shows is being shown as a replay. Channel [V] Asian Top 20, and Billboard U.S. Countdown are one of those shows. Will Channel [V] Philippines reincarnated again in the air waves? Find out soon.

[edit] Other Channel [V]s

Other countries with Channel [V]s include China, Taiwan and Korea.

[edit] See also

• VH1
• MTV

[edit] External links

• Channel V Philippines Official Site
• Channel V China Official Site
• Channel V Taiwan Official Site
• Channel V Main Official Site
• Channel V International Official Site
• Channel V India Official Site
• Channel V Korea Official Site
• Channel V Australia Official Site
• Club V Official Site
• Yumi Stynes Information