MUMBAI: Club Channel, owned and operated by Zone Vision Networks Ltd, launched in Korea on 3 April.

The Club Channel will air 24-hours a day, seven days a week, initially to one million cable subscribers. Series such as the popular Globe Trekker, Saturday Kitchen, Fashion File and the ‘Uncovered’ series, will be among the titles included in the 60 per cent of acquired content for the channel.

The remaining 40 per cent of content for the channel will be produced locally. One of the MSO’s which Club Channel will launch on is CJ, one of Korea’s leading producers and distributors of entertainment products and services in Korea.

Zone Vision general manager Asia Pacific Alan Hodges said, "Asia continues to be a key growth area for Zone Vision, and we are delighted that our next channel launch will be in Korea. Club Channel has such an eclectic mix of programming, we are sure that its shows will appeal to the broad spectrum of viewers in Korea."

Club Channel Korea managing director of programming and strategy Ki-Myung Kim added, "Club Channel Korea has unlimited potential to fascinate young generations who love clubbing, party, and leading new cultural trends. This channel will build up club maniacs and grow with them to be the best lifestyle channel specializing in Clubbing & Party. Based on this unlimited potential of channel style, we are expecting the number of subscribers to increase considerably over the next 12 months."