FYI™ COMING TO ASIA IN FALL 2014
FYI™COMING TO ASIA IN FALL 2014
A+E NETWORKS
ASIA REBRANDS BIO CHANNEL TO FYI IN
SOUTHEAST ASIA,
HONG KONG AND TAIWAN
On October
6, BIO™ Channel will rebrand to FYI™, a contemporary lifestyle network
reflecting how people live their lives today, across Cambodia, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the
Pacific Islands, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan. The announcement was made
today by Alan Hodges, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, A+E Networks.
BIO was also rebranded to FYI in the
US on July 8th.
For your
inspiration, for your imagination or for your innovation, FYI will be a
personalized experience for each viewer.
The network embraces the way audiencesreally live their lives –
proudly-hyphenated and not constrained by one passion or interest. Never an
instruction manual and always an inspiration engine, FYI offers viewers a more
adventurous, personalizedand non-prescriptive approach to programming with a
range of stories that reflect how people actually live their lives today, not
defined by just one passion or interest.
“FYI’s mission is to inspire personal
creativity that emphasizes improvised living, while reflecting our authentic
slate of programming,” says Michele Schofield,Senior VP, Programming &
Marketing at A+E Networks Asia. “And
with its rich mix of inspirational content, the new channel’s Asian premiere is
sure to bring its viewers a season of quality entertainment.”
FYI will feature
over 300 hours of original content each yearacross
four programming genres - taste, space, look, and journey. FYI will includelocally-commissioned productions and local acquisitions.
FYI’s
primetime premiere line-up in Asiaincludes:
InTiny House Nation, renovation experts and hosts, John Weisbarth and
Zack Giffin, travel across America to show off ingenious small spaces and the
inventive people who live in them. They also help families design, construct
and prepare to downsize into their own mini-dream homes no larger than 300
square feet!
Rowhouse Showdownfeaturingrenovation expert, Carter
Oosterhouse as he leads three teams who battle it out to transform dilapidated
homes. The team that increases the appeal of their home the most, wins the
grand prize of $50,000.
Destination Flavour: Japan: From the frozen ponds of
Hokkaido in the north to the southern multicultural island of Okinawa, we
savour the cuisine from local legends and master chefs while watching Adam Liaw
immerse himself in a vibrant food culture that embraces innovation and
cherishes tradition.
Destination Flavour: Down
Under:Host Adam
Liawcontinues to unearth hidden flavours, this time those nestled in the
Australian and New Zealand landscapes.
Travels with the Bondi Vetfeatures Dr. Chris Brown, a
charismatic vet wholeaves his practice in Sydney to begin his exploration of
the world’s most beautiful and bizarre places, cultures and animals!
About A+E Networks Asia
A+E
Networks™ Asia is owned by the award-winning, global media content company, A+E
Networks™, which is dedicated to offering consumers a diverse communications
environment ranging from television networks to websites, to home videos/DVDs
to gaming and educational software. A+E
Networks Asia is comprised of Lifetime®, HISTORY®, FYI™ (formerly bio.®), H2™
and Crime & Investigation™. A+E Networks Asia operates and distributes its
portfolio in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Fiji, Macau, Taiwan,
Korea, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Myanmar,
Laos and Thailand. Globally, A+E Networks’ channels and branded
programming reach more than 330 million households in over 160 countries.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Hazel Yap
Sharon Pang
Martha Sta. Barbara
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