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History Channel to launch in South East Asia on 15 June

MUMBAI: AETN All Asia Networks (AAAN), a joint venture of A&E Television Networks and Astro All Asia Networks, will launch The History Channel (THC) and Crime and Investigation Network in South East Asia on 15 June.

The channels will be launched in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand.

"We are going to launch both brands in additional territories in the region throughout the summer, and plan to deploy our brands and programming via VoD, mobile, and broadband," says A&E Television Networks senior VP international Sean Cohan.


THC and Crime and Investigation Network will be carried on Astro in Malaysia and Brunei. In Singapore, both channels will be carried on StarHub. In Thailand, The History Channel will be available on TrueVision. Additional distribution arrangements will be announced in the coming months.
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