 | |
| Country | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Southeast Asia Hong Kong Macau Taiwan |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese; Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia) Indonesian (Indonesia) Malay (Malaysia & Singapore) Thai (Thailand) Filipino (Philippines) Vietnamese (Vietnam) |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9480i/576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific |
| Sister channels | Discovery Channel Animal Planet DMAX Discovery Science 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 |
TLC is a Southeast Asianpay television channel that was launched in June 2001 asDiscovery Travel & Adventure. It was the third channel launched byWarner Bros. Discovery in the region. It was initially focused on providing travel-related entertainment.[1][2][3]
On 1 January 2005, the channel was rebranded asDiscovery 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]
