Gem TV (Southeast Asia)

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Gem TV Asia
Sony GEM logo.jpg
Launched1 January 2014;6 years ago (2014-01-01) (Vietnam)
1 October 2015;4 years ago (2015-10-01) (Hong Kong, Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand)
27 June 2016;3 years ago (2016-06-27) (Singapore and Philippines)
Closed21 February 2019;12 months ago (2019-02-21) (Vietnam)
Network Sony Pictures Television
Owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment (50%)
Nippon Television Network Corporation (50%)
Picture format 1080i HDTV
SloganThe Best of Japanese Entertainment
Country Singapore
Language Japanese
Broadcast area Hong Kong
Thailand
Indonesia
Cambodia
Singapore
Philippines
Macau
Myanmar
Maldives
HeadquartersNumber 10, Changi Business Park Central 2 #03-01
Hansapoint @ Changi Business Park, Changi, Singapore
Sister channel(s) AXN (Asia)
Animax Asia
Sony One (Korean)
SET Asia (Hindi)
Sony Max (Hindi)
Sony Mix (Hindi)
SAB TV (Hindi)
Website https://www.gemtvasia.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Satellite
TrueVisions (Thailand) [1] [2] Channel 244
CANAL+
(Myanmar)
Channel 75
Transvision (Indonesia) [1] [3] Channel 372 (HD)
G Sat (Philippines)Channel 62
Dialog TV (Sri Lanka)Channel 135
Cable
PPCTV (Cambodia) [1] Channel 42 (Analog)
Channel 126 (Digital)
Parasat Cable TV (Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines)Channel 79
Macau Cable TV (Macau)Channel 182
SkyCable (Philippines)Channel 116 (Digital)
MediaNet (Maldives)Channel 530
StarHub TV (Singapore)Channel 814 (HD)
First Media (Indonesia)Channel 38
South Luzon CATV (Philippines)Channel 308 (Digital)
IPTV
now TV (Hong Kong) [1] [4] Channel 151 (SD/HD) [5]
MyRepublic (Indonesia) [1] [3] Channel 65
Singtel TV (Singapore)Channel 519 (HD/Before)
Channel 374 (HD/After)

Gem TV Asia (sometimes referred to as Sony Gem or simply as Gem) is a pay television channel owned by Sony Pictures Television, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment. The channel was first launched in Vietnam on 1 January 2014 [6] and was subsequently rolled out in other countries in Southeast Asia (excluding Malaysia). The channel broadcasts its programming either dubbed or subtitled in local languages.

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On 21 February 2019, the channel was closed down in Vietnam due to low audience.

On 18 March 2020, both GEM and Sony One have been rebranded, now having newer fonts for their logo and omitted the stylized "S" logo.

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References

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  2. "Get GEM Thailand".
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  5. "now TV (PCCW) offers viewers even greater choices by ramping up its repertoire of Asian entertainment content". 10 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  6. Sony Pictures launches new channel in Vietnam marketing-interactive.com 21 October 2013, Retrieved on 4 August 2015