K-Plus
K+ (also known as K-Plus) is a Southeast Asian pay television channel focused on airing drama series, variety shows, movies and lifestyle programmes in K-pop, beauty & fashion as its main programming genre. It was launched on 17 September 2014[1] and it is available in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines. It also offers select titles to OTT platforms iflix, LeEco and Tribe. K+ is based in Singapore and is owned by Plus Media Networks, a subsidiary of South Korea-based JJ MediaWorks.
K+ | |
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Launched | 17 September 2014 |
Owned by | Plus Media Networks Asia |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
Slogan | The Ultimate Korean Entertainment |
Country | Singapore |
Broadcast area | Indonesia Malaysia Philippines |
Headquarters | Singapore |
Sister channel(s) | ANIPLUS |
Website | kplus-asia |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
G Sat (Philippines) | Channel 22 (HD) |
Cable | |
Sky Cable (Philippines) | Channel 144 (SD) |
Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 222 (SD) |
IPTV | |
IndiHome (Indonesia) | Channel 523 (SD) Channel 952 (HD) |
Streaming media | |
Dens.TV (Indonesia) | |
UseeTV (Indonesia) | Watch Live |
Astro GO (Malaysia) | Watch live |
History
The channel was first launched in Indonesia in September 2014 on pay-TV provider K-Vision (now ceased since 2016 due to the carriage agreement).
On February 16, 2017, K+ is available on Astro GO in Malaysia.[2]
On May 25, 2018, K+ was available on Easy TV Home in the Philippines, and now ceased to the operators until September 30, 2019 due to the agreement for broadcasting.[3] On September of that same year, the channel is available on Cablelink. In April 2019, the channel is available on Sky Cable.
Notes and references
- "Ultimate Korean Entertainment Channel". www.kplus-asia.com.
- "Comedy Central Asia, K PLUS and ANIPLUS is now available on Astro on the Go". astrobyondinfo.weebly.com.
- "EasyTV creates alternative viewing experience". philstar.com.