Rock Entertainment
Southeast Asian pay TV channel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Southeast Asian pay TV channel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rock Entertainment (formerly RTL CBS Entertainment and Blue Ant Entertainment; stylized as ROCK entertainment) is a 24/7 Southeast Asian English-language television channel owned by Rock Entertainment Holdings.
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| Country | Singapore |
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| Broadcast area | Hong Kong Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Cambodia Singapore Taiwan Thailand Mongolia Sri Lanka Maldives Palau Myanmar South Korea |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rock Entertainment Holdings |
| Sister channels | Rock Extreme (Taiwan only) Rock Action |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 September 2013 |
| Closed | April 1, 2023 (Vietnam) |
| Former names | RTL CBS Entertainment (2013–2016) Blue Ant Entertainment (2017–2021) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Cignal Play (Philippines) | Internet Protocol television (requires premium subscription) |
| Vidio (Indonesia) | OTT streaming (requires premium subscription) |
| meWATCH (Singapore) | OTT streaming (requires add-on premium subscription via Rock 24/7) |
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| Formerly | RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network (2013–2016) Blue Ant Media Asia (2017–2022) |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1 September 2013 |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
Area served | Southeast Asia |
Key people | Ward Platt |
| Products | Television production Television channels |
| Brands | Rock Entertainment Rock Extreme (Taiwan only) Rock Action ZooMoo Love Nature Smithsonian Channel Makeful Global Trekker Outdoor Channel Golden Chinese Drama (Hong Kong only) |
| Website | www |
Launched in 2013, it was initially called RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, a joint-venture of RTL Group and CBS Studios International.[1] This channel launched on 1 September 2013, which focuses on entertainment and variety shows and broadcast in high-definition. Within 2 years, the channel became available in 2015 to Philippine cable viewers with a separate feed.
On 1 January 2018, the channel was renamed Blue Ant Entertainment after Blue Ant Media's acquisition of the said channel, along with Blue Ant Extreme.
On 18 August 2021, it was announced that Blue Ant Entertainment and Blue Ant Extreme will rebrand to Rock Entertainment and Rock Extreme starting September 1.[2] Blue Ant Media Asia, the owner of the said channels, was officially renamed as Rock Entertainment Holdings and continues to operate other Blue Ant Media channels (Love Nature, Smithsonian Channel, Makeful and ZooMoo), as well as Global Trekker, Golden Chinese Drama and Outdoor Channel for the Southeast Asian region.[3]
On 12 December 2022, Rock Entertainment Holdings has restructured their contents, with the plan to focused on movies and special events, which also lead to the launch of the sister channel Rock Action as the replacement for Rock Extreme.[4]
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