East Asia TV | |
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Owned by | East Asia Television Broadcasting Ltd. (Trading ceased) |
Slogan | A channel made by fans for fans |
Country | United Kingdom, Ireland |
Timeshift service | EATV+1 |
East Asia TV was a TV channel supposedly planned for the UK.[1] It aimed to broadcast content from East Asia, initially Anime, they hoped to broadcast K-dramas soon after.[2][3][4] The plan was for it to launch on Sky in summer 2014.[5] They confirmed plans to broadcast on Freeview.[6]
The company was created by Ash Lawliét who born in 1992.[7] Lawliét announced that East Asia TV would cease trading on Friday 7 February and close indefinitely.[8] The company dissolved on 10 June 2015.
Nick Cooney of Japan Curiosity said that he was excited for this.[9] He was disappointed at them ceasing trading.[10]
therealpakistaniguy offered his thoughts on YouTube about the channel.[11][12]
A five-page article was posted on UK Anime Network about them.[13] They have covered them in the past.[14][15]