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Headquarters | 1 Fusionopolis View, #06-01 Sandcrawler Building, Singapore 138577 |
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Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
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Launched | 15 September 2012 (Malaysia) [1] March 16, 2013 (Singapore) [2] 19 October 2013 (Indonesia & Thailand) [3] 31 May 2014 (Philippines) [4] 2016 (Bangladesh) |
Closed | 1 March 2019 (SD feed, Malaysia) 1 June 2020 (Singapore) 1 January 2021 (Southeast Asia & Bangladesh) [5] |
Replaced by | Metro Channel (Cignal channel space, Philippines) TA-DAA! (Astro channel space, Malaysia) |
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