Wedding TV Asia

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Wedding TV Asia
Country United Kingdom
Ireland
Programming
Picture format 4:3, 576i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerWedding TV Limited
Sister channels Wedding TV
History
Launched1 July 2009
Replaced Wedding TV +1
Closed14 December 2010

Wedding TV Asia was a woman's lifestyle television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom, on the Sky platform. It launched on 1 July 2009, replacing Wedding TV +1. Wedding TV Asia was the first channel in the UK to be dedicated to Asian weddings. [1]

On 6 December 2010, Wedding TV Asia was removed from Freesat channel 401. [2] The channel ceased broadcasting completely on 14 December. [3]

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References

  1. "UK's first Asian wedding channel set for launch". Biz Asia. 21 May 2009.
  2. "Update Scan – 06/12/10". Join Freesat. 6 December 2010.
  3. "Wedding TV Asia to cease broadcasting on Sky". Biz Asia. 7 December 2010.