TLC (Asian TV channel)
TLC is a Southeast Asian pay television channel that was launched in June 2001 as Discovery Travel & Adventure. It was the third channel launched by Discovery, Inc. in the region. It was initially focused on providing travel-related entertainment.[1][2][3]
| TLC | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 4 June 2001 |
| Owned by | Discovery Asia-Pacific |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480/576 for the SDTV feed) |
| Slogan | Life that is anything but ordinary. |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Southeast Asia Hong Kong Macau Taiwan |
| Formerly called | Discovery Travel & Adventure (2001-2004) Discovery Travel & Living (2005-2010) |
| Sister channel(s) | Discovery Channel Animal Planet DMAX Discovery Science Eve Discovery Kids Discovery Asia Asian Food Channel Food Network Travel Channel Asia HGTV Asia |
| Website | tlcasia |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 707 (HD) Channel 727 (SD) |
| Indovision (Indonesia) | Channel 248 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 566 |
| Transvision (Indonesia) | Channel 503 |
| DishHD (Taiwan) | Channel 6596 (HD) |
| Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 36 |
| NJOI (Malaysia) | Channel 707 (HD) Channel 727 (SD) |
| Cignal (Philippines) | Channel 63 (SD) |
| Sky Direct (Philippines) | Channel 32 |
| SKYNET (Myanmar) | Channel 58 |
| CANAL+ (Myanmar) | Channel 70 |
| Cable | |
| First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 72 |
| Sky Cable / Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 62 (SD) Channel 243 (HD) |
| Pioneer Cable Vision Inc. (PCVI) (Baybay, Leyte) | Channel 38 (SD) |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 566 |
| Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | Channel 755 (SD) Channel 712 (HD) |
| Bukidnon Z5 Cable (Philippines) | Channel 45 |
| Parasat Cable TV (Philippines) | Channel 39 |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 61 |
| Surigao Cable TV (Philippines) | Channel 43 |
| Macau Cable TV (Macau) | Channel 409 |
| IPTV | |
| PEO TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 49 |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 213 |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 254 (HD/VOD) |
| AIS Play (Thailand) | Channel 207 |
| myTV Super (Hong Kong) | Channel 607 (HD, Coming Soon) |
On January 1, 2005, the channel was rebranded as Discovery Travel & Living and received new programming. This was part of a major action within Discovery International to focus on lifestyle programming. The new schedules featured many cooking programmes and makeover shows.[4][5]
On 1 September 2010, the channel was rebranded again into TLC, with international and local lineups. The new channel was said to be "bigger, better and bolder, featuring new places, genres, and faces."[6]
Programming
- 1,000 Places to See Before You Die
- Amazing Eats
- Anthony Bourdain: The Layover
- Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
- Armando's Asian Twist
- Around the World in 80 Plates
- Bazaar
- Cake Boss
- Chic Eats
- Fabulous Cakes
- The Flying Winemaker
- Fun Asia
- Fun Taiwan
- Fun Taiwan Challenge
- How To Cook Like Heston
- Island Feast With Peter Kuruvita
- Jamie's 15-Minute Meals
- Jamie's 30 Minute Meals
- Kitchen Boss
- Man v. Food Nation
- Mission Menu
- My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding
- Now Boarding India
- The Originals with Emeril
- Project Accessory
- Samantha Brown: Passport To Latin America
- Take Home Chef
- "The Flying Winemaker"
- The World's Richest People
- World's Weirdest Restaurants
See also
- TLC (TV network)
- TLC (India)
References
- Osborne, Magz (June 5, 2001). "Discovery net gets the travel bug". Variety.
- "Discovery travel is born ... Alive dies". Television Asia. June 1, 2001.
- "Going places". Television Asia. July 1, 2001.
- Osborne, Magz (November 28, 2004). "Discovery discovers fresh lifestyle niche". Variety.
- "Cable channel changes focus from adventure to lifestyle". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. January 4, 2005.
- "Discovery To Replace Travel & Living With TLC". Media Research Asia. July 20, 2011.
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