TLC (Asian TV channel)
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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 Warner Bros. Discovery in the region. It was initially focused on providing travel-related entertainment.[1][2][3]
Country | Singapore |
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Broadcast area | Southeast Asia Hong Kong Macau Taiwan |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English Malay |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific |
Sister channels | Discovery Channel Animal Planet DMAX Discovery Science Eve Discovery Kids Discovery Asia Asian Food Network Food Network Travel Channel Asia HGTV Asia |
History | |
Launched | 4 June 2001 |
Former names | Discovery Travel & Adventure (2001-2004) Discovery Travel & Living (2005-2010) |
Links | |
Website | tlcasia |
On 1 January 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]