FYI (Southeast Asian TV channel)
| Country | Southeast Asia (except Malaysia and Vietnam) |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Indonesia Philippines South Korea Singapore Hong Kong Myanmar Thailand Taiwan |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | 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 |
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. On October 6, 2014, Bio. became FYI.
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.