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tvN (formerly known as Channel M) is a Southeast Asian pay television channel managed by CJ ENM HK. It broadcasts a variety of South Korean TV series and shows from the CJ ENM TV networks (which includes the South Korean channel of the same name, as well as Mnet, OCN and others), with a number of original shows made for the Southeast Asian version.
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| Country | Hong Kong SAR China |
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| Owner | CJ ENM HK |
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| Closed | July 2, 2018 (Vietnam) October 1, 2023 (Thailand[citation needed]) |
| Former names | Channel M (2012-2016) |
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| Website | tvnasia |
The channel was firstly launched on October 26, 2009 as tvN and was later rebranded as Channel M on November 23, 2012, which serves K-POP and K-Variety.[2][3] It reverted back to tvN on June 3, 2016, which also carried dramas from CJ E&M's sister channels.[4]
The channel is available in the Philippines, where it is distributed by Creative Programs of ABS-CBN Corporation[5] when their sister cable provider Sky Cable stopped airing the channel in the Philippines starting September 1, 2021.[6] However, it's still available through PLDT's Cignal, Smart GigaPlay. (Smart GigaPlay got the Premium Feed before Cignal TV to replace their feed on November 1, 2023)
The channel was closed down in Vietnam on July 2, 2018 (as tvBlue, although the channel has relaunched with contents from other broadcasters).
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The channel was firstly launched in Singapore through Starhub TV on January 1, 2017.[7]
With the slogan "Home of Korean Blockbusters", they mostly aired K–Movies, with some titles premiered for the first time. Titles that has been aired on the channel includes Train to Busan, The Outlaws and its sequel The Roundup, Parasite (which the film won multiple Academy Awards), and most recently The Moon and Concrete Utopia.
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