A+E Networks Asia Rebrands BIO Channel to FYI, Coming to Asia In Fall 2014

On October 6, Biography Channel (Bio) becomes FYI™ (For your inspiration, for your imagination or for your innovation), a new lifestyle channel with food, travel, property and leisure programming, across Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Pacific Islands, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan. The announcement was made  by Alan Hodges, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, A+E Networks on August 27.

BIO was also rebranded to FYI in the US on July 8th.

FYI Channel

“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.”

The network embraces the way audiences really live their lives – proudly-hyphenated and not constrained by one passion or interest. FYI is all about inspired, improvised, creative living and  believes that every individual is entitled to living their life by design, thus offers shows and series that ‘inspire, not instruct’ today’s audience. FYI’s shows cover the main lifestyle pillars namely Fashion and Style (For Your Style), Travel (For Your Journey), Food (For Your Taste), and Home and Decoration (For Your Space).

FYI’s primetime premiere line-up in Asia includes: 

Tiny House Nation

Tiny 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 Showdown

Rowhouse Showdown. Featuring renovation expert, Carter Oosterhouse, 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

Destination Flavour: Down Under. Host Adam Liaw continues to unearth hidden flavours, this time those nestled in the Australian and New Zealand landscapes. 

Travels with Bondi Vet

Travels with the Bondi Vet. Features Dr. Chris Brown, a charismatic vet who leaves his practice in Sydney to begin his exploration of the world’s most beautiful and bizarre places, cultures and animals!

Other exciting shows (and a lot more!) to watch out for:

B.O.R.N To Style

B.O.R.N. To Style. A fresh lifestyle makeover format centered around a fierce fashion foursome from New York and their larger than life boss Jonathan. Springing from their shop B.O.R.N.(Borrowed, Old, Recycled, New) in Harlem, our style super heroes land at the door of those desperately in need of some color in their lives. 

The Coolest Places on Earth

The Coolest Places on Earth. Peels away the layers of history and takes viewers on a journey of discovery to the most astonishing places on the planet: from the most supercharged modern metropolis, to the ruins of ancient ones, and from jaw-dropping works of nature, to the most amazing creations of humankind.

World Food Championships. Take place each year in Las Vegas, and consists of a series of competitions (between pros and amateurs alike), each framed around a theme (Burgers, Desserts, Bacon, etc) - really accessible american food. There is a winner for each competition, and it culminates in a 'best of show' winner. The series will be built around these competitions - each episode built around a single competition (so each episode will have a winner).

FYI will feature over 300 hours of original content each year across four programming genres - taste, space, look, and journey.  FYI will include locally-commissioned productions and local acquisitions.   
 
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.   

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