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Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...
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television channel
A television channel is a terrestrial frequency or virtual number over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the terrestrial or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with ...
(excluding Malaysia, formerly including Malaysia) dedicating to lifestyle. The channel was launched on May 27, 2008 as Bio. by A+E Networks Asia, a joint-venture between
A+E Networks
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Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd
Astro Malaysia Holdings () is a Malaysian media and entertainment holding company that began as a paid digital satellite radio and television service, Astro. The company is owned by Astro Holdings Sendirian Berhad, which also owns Astro Oversea ...
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Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
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On October 6, 2014, Bio. became FYI.
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After 11 years of broadcasting, the channel ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2019, after which the channel space created in 2008 by The Biography Channel ceased to exist.
Final Programming
FYI Programs
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Affairs Gone Wrong
An affair is a sexual relationship, romantic friendship, or passionate attachment between two people without the attached person's significant other knowing.
Affair may also refer to:
* Foreign affairs,
**as in Foreign policy
**or Foreign Affairs ...
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Aftermath with William Shatner
''Aftermath with William Shatner'' is an American TV show hosted by William Shatner.
Overview
''Aftermath with William Shatner'' takes viewers back to dramatic events that shocked the world. Subjects of the series include The Unabomber, Randy ...
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Junkie Monastery
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Hoarders Hoarding is the gathering and storing of goods.
Hoarding may also refer to:
Animal and human behavior
* Hoarding (animal behaviour), an animal behaviour related to storing surplus goods for later use
* Hoarding (economics), the practice of ob ...
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Shipping Wars
''Shipping Wars'' is a reality television series that aired on A&E from January 10, 2012 to April 29, 2015. Season 9 premiered on November 30, 2021 with a new cast of shippers. The show follows various independent shippers who have discovered tha ...
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Confessions: Animal Hoarding
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Barter Kings
''Barter Kings'' is an American reality television series on A&E in the United States. The series premiered on June 12, 2012. It features Antonio Palazzola and Steve McHugh as they trade items for better items without any currency exchange. Anto ...
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Private Chefs of Beverly Hills
Private Chefs of Beverly Hills is a scripted reality television show airing on Food Network. The show follows six chefs from the Big City Chefs private chef placement agency in Beverly Hills, California. The show chronicles preparations for lavi ...
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Storage Wars
''Storage Wars'' (stylized as ''STORAGE WAR$'') is an American reality television competition series that airs on A&E (TV channel), A&E. It initially aired for 12 seasons, from December 1, 2010, to January 30, 2019. A 13th season premiered in ...
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The Quon Dynasty
''The Quon Dynasty'' is a Canadian television program that premiered on October 16, 2011, on Citytv. Produced by Anaid Productions, it is a documentary following the Quon family, restaurateurs in Edmonton, Alberta. The family had also appeared on ...
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Billy The Exterminator
''Billy the Exterminator'' (formerly ''The Exterminators'') is an American reality television series which aired on the A&E network.
The show followed the professional life of William "Billy" Bretherton, an entomologist, pest control technician ...
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One Born Every Minute
''One Born Every Minute'' is a British observational documentary series which shows activities taking place in the labour ward. The first series aired on Channel 4 in 2010, the second in 2011. Series 7 made its debut on 10 March 2015.
Productio ...
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Celebrity Close Calls
''Celebrity Close Calls'' is a television series on BIO and Reelz Channel, a reality show that interviews various celebrities who have experienced life-or-death situations.
Episodes
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Celebrity Nightmares Decoded
''Celebrity Nightmares Decoded'' is a show that airs on FYI (formerly The Biography Channel) in the United States. It premiered on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 10pm EST.
Description
"Everyone dreams of being rich and famous, but what do th ...
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Cursed
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Monster In-Laws
A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...
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Intervention
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Celebrity Ghost Stories
''Celebrity Ghost Stories'' is an American paranormal reality television series that debuted on October 3, 2009, with the pilot airing on September 26, 2009. Its first four seasons aired on The Biography Channel with the fifth airing on Lifetime Mo ...
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Storage Wars: Texas
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Celebrity House Hunting
Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group as a result of the attention given to them by mass media. An individual may attain a celebrity status from having great wealth, their participation in sports ...
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Airline USA
''Airline'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British fly on the wall television programme produced by London Weekend Television, LWT that showcases the daily happenings of passengers, ground workers and flight crew of Britannia Airways ...
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Way Of Broadway
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Confessions: Animal Hoarding
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I Don't Have Time For This
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Hot, Famous and Forty
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Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
''Big Fat Gypsy Weddings'' is a British documentary series broadcast on Channel 4, that explored the lives and traditions of several British Traveller families as they prepared to unite one of their members in marriage. The series also feature ...
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Reno Vs Relocate
Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the c ...
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Shipping Wars
''Shipping Wars'' is a reality television series that aired on A&E from January 10, 2012 to April 29, 2015. Season 9 premiered on November 30, 2021 with a new cast of shippers. The show follows various independent shippers who have discovered tha ...
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Sell This House
''Sell This House'' is an American reality television series that premiered July 6, 2003 on A&E and May 18, 2020 on FYI. Host Tanya Memme and home stagers/interior designers Roger Hazard and Daniel Kucan help homeowners who are having trouble s ...
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Paranormal State
''Paranormal State'' is an American paranormal TV, paranormal reality TV, reality television series that premiered on the A&E Network on December 10, 2007. The program follows and stars the Pennsylvania State University Paranormal Research Societ ...
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Visionaries: Inside The Creative
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My Little Terror
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Under 21
Under may refer to:
* "Under" (Alex Hepburn song), 2013
* "Under" (Pleasure P song), 2009
*Bülent Ünder (born 1949), Turkish footballer
*Cengiz Ünder (born 1997), Turkish footballer
*Marie Under (1883–1980), Estonian poet
* Under (restaurant) ...
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Under 21 And Filthy Rich
Under may refer to:
*Under (Alex Hepburn song), "Under" (Alex Hepburn song), 2013
*Under (Pleasure P song), "Under" (Pleasure P song), 2009
*Bülent Ünder (born 1949), Turkish footballer
*Cengiz Ünder (born 1997), Turkish footballer
*Marie Under ...
*Epic Meal Empire
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World Food Championships
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Tiny House Nation
''Tiny House Nation'' is an American reality television series. It is a tiny house movement-inspired series which features renovation experts John Weisbarth and Zack Giffin who assist families around the country building their desired houses th ...
*B.O.R.N. to Style
*Rowhouse Showdown
*Lost in Love
*Best in Bridal
*The Coolest Places on Earth
Bio Programs
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BIO Classroom
Bio or BIO may refer to:
Computing
* bio(4), a pseudo-device driver in RAID controller management interface in OpenBSD and NetBSD
* Block I/O, a concept in computer data storage
Politics
* Julius Maada Bio (born 1964), Sierra Leonean politici ...
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Biography
A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or ...
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My Ghost Story
''My Ghost Story'' is an American television series on the paranormal, which premiered on July 17, 2010, on the Biography Channel. The series features ghost stories told from a person's own supposed experience with the supernatural. Each episode ...
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My Ghost Story Asia
My or MY may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station
* Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe
* ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak
* ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon
Business
* Market ...
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My Ghost Story: Caught On Camera
*Hollywood
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Cold Case Files
''Cold Case Files'' is a reality legal show/ documentary on the cable channel A&E Network and the rebooted series on Netflix. It is hosted by Bill Kurtis and the original series produced by Tom Golden. The show documents the investigation o ...
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Panic 911
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I Survived...
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Ghostly Encounters
''Ghostly Encounters'' is a Canadian paranormal TV, paranormal documentary television series that premiered on to January 19, 2011. on Oprah Winfrey Network (Canadian TV channel), Viva/W Network. The program also aired on A&E Television Networ ...
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Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
''Big Fat Gypsy Weddings'' is a British documentary series broadcast on Channel 4, that explored the lives and traditions of several British Traveller families as they prepared to unite one of their members in marriage. The series also feature ...
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Child Of Our Time
''Child of Our Time'' is a documentary commissioned by the BBC, co-produced with the Open University and presented by Robert Winston. It follows the lives of 25 children, born at the beginning of the 21st century, as they grow from infancy, thr ...
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Gene Simmons Family Jewels
''Gene Simmons Family Jewels'' is an American reality television series that premiered on A&E on August 7, 2006. It follows Kiss bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons, his longtime partner and wife Shannon Tweed, and their two children, Nick and Sop ...
See also
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A+E Networks
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Crime & Investigation Network Asia
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History Asia
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FYI
"FYI" is a common abbreviation of "for your information" (or "for your interest").
"FYI" is commonly used in email, instant messaging and other messages to indicate an informational message, with an intent to communicate to the receiver that they ...
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Defunct television channels
Mass media in Southeast Asia
Television channels and stations established in 2008
English-language television stations
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2019