FYI (Southeast Asian TV channel)

FYI (stylized as fyi,) was a Southeast Asian television channel (excluding Malaysia, formerly including Malaysia) dedicating to lifestyle. The channel was launched on May 27, 2008 as Bio. by A+E Networks Asia, a joint-venture between A+E Networks and Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd in Malaysia.^[1] On October 6, 2014, Bio. became FYI.^[2]

FYI

Country	Southeast Asia (except Malaysia and Vietnam)
Broadcast area	Indonesia Philippines South Korea Singapore Hong Kong Myanmar Thailand Taiwan
Headquarters	Singapore
Programming
Languages	English Mandarin Cantonese Korean Thai Indonesian Malay Filipino
Picture format	16:9 (SDTV) HDTV
Ownership
Owner	A+E Networks Asia
Sister channels	Crime & Investigation Network History H2 Lifetime
History
Launched	27 May 2008 (as Bio) 6 October 2014 (as FYI)
Closed	14 December 2018 (Malaysia) 30 June 2019 (Thailand, Indonesia and Myanmar) 1 July 2019 (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippines and South Korea)
Former names	The Biography Channel (2008-2014)
Links
Website	fyiasia.tv

After 11 years of broadcasting, the channel ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2019, after which the channel space created in 2008 by The Biography Channel ceased to exist.

Final Programming

FYI Programs

• Affairs Gone Wrong
• Aftermath with William Shatner
• Junkie Monastery
• Hoarders
• Shipping Wars
• Confessions: Animal Hoarding
• Barter Kings
• Private Chefs of Beverly Hills
• Storage Wars
• The Quon Dynasty
• Billy The Exterminator
• One Born Every Minute
• Celebrity Close Calls
• Celebrity Nightmares Decoded
• Cursed
• Monster In-Laws
• Intervention
• Celebrity Ghost Stories ^[a]
• Storage Wars: Texas
• Celebrity House Hunting
• Airline USA
• Way Of Broadway
• Confessions: Animal Hoarding
• I Don't Have Time For This
• Hot, Famous and Forty
• Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
• Reno Vs Relocate
• Shipping Wars
• Sell This House
• Paranormal State
• Visionaries: Inside The Creative
• My Little Terror
• Under 21
• Under 21 And Filthy Rich
• Epic Meal Empire
• World Food Championships
• Tiny House Nation ^[b]
• B.O.R.N. to Style
• Rowhouse Showdown
• Lost in Love
• Best in Bridal
• The Coolest Places on Earth

Bio Programs

• BIO Classroom
• Biography
• My Ghost Story
• My Ghost Story Asia
• My Ghost Story: Caught On Camera
• Hollywood
• Cold Case Files
• Panic 911
• I Survived...
• Ghostly Encounters
• Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
• Child Of Our Time
• Gene Simmons Family Jewels

See also

• A+E Networks
• Crime & Investigation Network Asia
• History Asia
• FYI

Notes

1. Now on Crime + Investigation.
2. Now on Lifetime.