PRIMEtime
Country | Malaysia |
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Broadcast area | Malaysia |
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Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 16:9 HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Astro, Measat Broadcast Network Systems |
History | |
Launched | 15 September 2021; 2 years ago (2021-09-15) |
Replaced | Hello HD Kix |
Closed | 4 September 2023; 11 months ago (2023-09-04) |
Replaced by | Showcase |
PRIMEtime was a 24-hour English-language pay television channel in Malaysia owned by Astro. The channel airs general entertainment programmes with content primarily on canned shows from the United States.[1][2]
Alongside its sister channel Showcase Movies, BOO, EGG Network and TA-DAA!, it made its official launch on 15 September 2021 in a response to the closure of the Disney/Fox channels in Southeast Asian region on 1 October 2021 which replaced Kix which ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2022.
Programming
The channel has a line-up of programmes primarily from Paramount Global Distribution Group, Sony Pictures Television and NBCUniversal, in addition to locally-produced English programmes and from Astro's Go Shop block.
Current Programs
- Evil
- Magnum P.I.
- Chicago Fire
- Chicago P.D.
- Chicago Med
- Chucky
- Young Rock
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Rachael Ray
- Transplant
- Private Eyes
- Survivor
- Nazli
- Magnificent Century
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
- Burden of Truth
- Nancy Drew
- Mary Kills People
Former Programs
- Tell Me a Story
- Four Weddings and a Funeral
- The Magicians
- A Discovery of Witches
- Punky Brewster
- Ordinary Joe
- S.W.A.T. (Moved to AXN Asia)
- Kids Say the Darnest Things
- The Affair
- Saved by the Bell
- The Game: Towards Zero
- What in The Malaysia?
- Travel For Love
- Star Vs Food Malaysia
- Best.Ever
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Revival 2020)
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians
- Why Women Kill
- The Royals Revealed
- The Night Shift
- Girls5eva
- Into The Dark
- Riviera
Astro Originals
- Kuasa (Drama)
- Histeria The Series
- Murder By Moonlight
- One Cent Thief (Also aired on Astro Ria, Astro Vinmeen HD & Astro Shuang Xing)
- Kudeta (Also aired on Astro Ria)
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