Gem (Southeast Asian TV channel)
 Logo since 17 March 2020 | |
| Country | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Southeast Asia |
| Headquarters | Number 10, Changi Business Park Central 2 #03-01, Hansapoint @ Changi Business Park, Changi, Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Japanese English Mandarin Cantonese (2015–2021; 2022–2024) Thai Indonesian Malay Vietnamese (2014–2019) |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | KC Global Media Asia |
| Sister channels | AXN Animax ONE |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 January 2014 (Vietnam) 1 October 2015 (Hong Kong, Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand) 17 March 2020 (Singapore and the Philippines) 1 October 2021 (Malaysia) 1 September 2022 (Hong Kong, relaunch) |
| Closed | 1 August 2024 |
| Former names | Sony GEM (2014–2020) |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.gemtvasia.com |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| UseeTV (Indonesia) | Watch Live |
| StarHub TV+ (Singapore) | Watch Live |
| Mediacorp (Singapore) | meWATCH |
| Amazon Prime Video (India) | Watch Online |
| Tonton (Media Prima) (Malaysia) | Watch Live; subscription required |
GEM (formerly known as Sony GEM until 2020) is a pay television channel owned by KC Global Media Asia. This channel was first launched in Vietnam on 1 January 2014[1] and was subsequently rolled out in other countries in Southeast Asia. The channel broadcasts Japanese-language programming with subtitle in local languages.
On 21 February 2019, the channel was closed down in Vietnam due to low audience.
KC Global Media has announced that GEM will be closed down on 1 August 2024 (at 12AM) due to low viewers, low demand on Japanese entertainment contents and since some titles may not be available outside Japan, lack of Japanese TV series and new shows, as they shift the focus on their other channels (AXN, Animax, and ONE).[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Frater, Patrick (21 October 2013). "Sony's GEM to Shine in Vietnam". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Middleton, Richard (14 May 2024). "Andy Kaplan & George Chien's KC Global to shutter GEM in Japan". TBI Vision. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (25 July 2024). "KC Global Media Shuts Down GEM TV Channel on August 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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