The Asian Food Network (AFN), formerly known as Asian Food Channel, is a Southeast Asian pay television channel and website owned by Warner Bros. Discovery International. Launched in 2005, it provides a mix of food programming content primarily focused on Asian cuisine.

History

The Asian Food Network was co-founded by Hian Goh and Maria Brown in 2005. The idea was conceived by Goh, an investment banker, and Brown, a journalist at the BBC, in 2004 to bring a food television channel to Asia. Launched under the name Asian Food Channel, it was Asia's first pay-TV food channel. Content for the network was originally purchased from overseas markets and included shows such as ''Meat and Greet'' and ''Singapore Flavours'' from

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. In 2009, it launched AFC Studio at

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in Singapore. It allowed fans to purchase branded merchandise and also used for original content creation such as ''Great Dinners Of The World'' and ''Big Break''. By 2013, the network reached 130 million viewers in 12 markets. Scripps Networks Interactive purchased the channel in 2013. It became part of

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in 2018 when Discovery acquired Scripps Networks Interactive, The channel was rebranded as Asian Food Network in 2019, with a larger focus placed on multi-platform content.

Programming

The Asian Food Network provides a wide mix of food programming content that are sourced internationally such as the United Kingdom, the US,

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, Europe, Australia, as well as Asian specific content from

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, Japan, China,

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, Singapore and

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. Most shows are subtitled, but English shows are sometimes subtitled in Chinese, like in

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. Others don't have subtitles in English programming such as on

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Featured Chefs/Hosts

References

External links

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About Asian Food Network

Channel Availability
* Ngiam Ying Lan

The Business Times, 12 August 2005. Retrieved on 3 November 2007.
Founder of AFC on ten lessons for a successful career
{{Programs Food and drink television Food Network Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific Warner Bros. Discovery networks Television stations in Singapore Television channels and stations established in 2005 Former E. W. Scripps Company subsidiaries