Channel V

Channel V
Type
CountryChina
Broadcast areaMainland China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia
Network
HeadquartersHong Kong
Programming
Language(s)English
Chinese
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerStar China Media
Sister channelsXing Kong
History
Launched15 September 1991 (1991-09-15)
Closed1 October 2021 (2021-10-01) (Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Middle East)
Former namesMTV Asia
15 September 1991 – 1 May 1994

Channel [V] ("V" as in the letter, not the Roman numeral "5") is a Chinese and former Asian pay television musical network originally launched by Star TV Hong Kong (now Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific). It was part of the unit of Disney International Operations, and was launched in September 1991 to replace the first incarnation of MTV's Asian operation before it was shut down on October 1, 2021.

The mainland Chinese version is owned by Star China Media, and is still operational. The Australian channels were owned by Foxtel before their closure.

Channel [V] previously operated either a local feed or a relay of the international version in Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Thailand or localized versions in India, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Australia.