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. The channel is available on

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and publishes videos on

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and

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. Between June 2017 and January 2020 the channel was also available on

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cable. In August 2017 the channel outsourced its playout operations to ABS Broadcasting. In 2017 the channel changed ownership from brothers Jaz and Davy Bal to a consortium with Tony Shergill as CEO. The new ownership significantly saved the channel's declining ratings by introducing a new vision for the channel and making the channel available to watch in North America (Canada & America), India, Africa and Australia with monthly viewing figures currently averaging 1 million viewers per month. In 2018 Brit Asia TV established the Punjabi Film Awards to support and acknowledge the contributions made by Punjabi Cinema, the first of its kind to be held outside of India. The event saw some of the biggest names from Punjabi Music and Cinema attend such as

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, Tarseem Jassar, Jasmin Sandlas and more. The JW Mariott Grosvenor House Hotel London played host to the BritAsia TV Punjabi Film Awards (PFA) on Saturday, March 30, 2019.The awards celebrated the very best of Punjabi Films during 2018. There were also awards for special recognition and outstanding achievement on the night. The event saw the likes of

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in attendance.

is an annual event held by the channel which has seen some of the biggest artists perform at some of the biggest venues in the world. In 2018 the awards were held in Wembley Arena which saw

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. headline with the track 47 produced by

. It was reported that both Banglez and Sidhu Moose Wala met at the Punjabi Film awards in 2018 and as a result of being in attendance they confirmed the deal for a collaboration then. In 2019, Brit AsiaTV launched a new chart and programme in partnership with the

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detailing the world's top Punjabi music. On 16 January 2025, Brit Asia TV ceased linear operations on

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in favor of digital-only distribution.

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