K-Plus (stylized as K+) is a Southeast Asian
pay television
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channel focused on airing drama series, variety shows, movies and lifestyle programmes in K-pop, beauty & fashion as its main programming genre. It was launched on 17 September 2014 and it is available in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines. It also offers select titles to OTT platforms
iflix,
LeEco
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and Tribe. K+ is based in Singapore and is operated by
Plus Media Networks Asia, a subsidiary of South Korea-based
Aniplus
Aniplus Inc. () is a South Korean television channel and anime distributor. Founded in 2004, the company also operates different businesses including a video on demand platform and a merchandising arm in its own country.
Aniplus is owned by JJ ...
.
History
The channel was first launched in Indonesia in September 2014 on pay-TV provider K-Vision (now ceased since 2016 due to the carriage agreement, but now available on
IndiHome
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since 2016 and Dens.TV since 2017).
In the Philippines, it was previously available on
Easy TV Home (from May 25, 2018 until September 30, 2019),
Sky Cable
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(April 2019 to May 1, 2023) and
Cablelink
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(September 2018 till June 1, 2023) with
Cignal
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Cignal's prepaid electroni ...
eventually discontinued the channel operation (alongside its sister channel
Aniplus
Aniplus Inc. () is a South Korean television channel and anime distributor. Founded in 2004, the company also operates different businesses including a video on demand platform and a merchandising arm in its own country.
Aniplus is owned by JJ ...
) on January 1, 2024.
The channel is available on
Unifi TV
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History
An ea ...
in Malaysia on October 1, 2021.
The channel was launched at
Astro on May 18, 2022 (which the channel has previously appeared through their Astro GO app exclusively), while included on their prepaid satellite service
NJOI in early June 2022.
Notes and references
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{{Philippine subscription channels
Television stations in Singapore
Television channels and stations established in 2014
2014 establishments in Singapore
Mass media in Southeast Asia
Korean-language television stations