KIX is a Southeast Asian

pay television Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to Subscription business model, subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichan ...

channel owned by

Celestial Tiger Entertainment Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), formerly Tiger Gate Entertainment, is a diversified media company based in Hong Kong that operates pay television entertainment channels in Asia and oversees Lionsgate distribution rights in Greater China and ...

. Its programming is targeted towards 18- to 45-year-old adults. The channel airs a combination of Asian content (notably Korean shows) with Western programs and attracts a core target audience of international viewers skewed toward male viewers.

Programming blocks

The network has acquired licenses to mixed martial arts tournaments and international content including

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media cong ...

, Mad Dogs,

Top Gear Korea ''Top Gear Korea'' () is the South Korean adaptation of BBC's popular ''Top Gear'' show. Officially announced on 21 June 2011, the show follows a similar format with the British version and season 1 included 3 presenters: singer and professional ...

Special Affairs Team TEN ''Special Affairs Team TEN'' (; also known simply as ''TEN'') is a South Korean crime procedural television series starring Joo Sang-wook, Jo An, Kim Sang-ho and Choi Woo-shik. It was broadcast by cable channel OCN. Season 1 aired from Novem ...

, and

God's Quiz ''Quiz of God'' () is a Korean drama, South Korean television series broadcast on cable channel Orion Cinema Network, OCN. It was the first medical drama, medical/forensic science, forensic police procedural, crime procedural drama, investigation ...

.New cable channels balance Asian, Hollywood entertainment
, Retrieved on July 15, 2013 In 2012, KIX secured first and exclusive rights to bring the

Lingerie Football League The Extreme Football League (X League) is an American women's semi-professional tackle football league. The league was originally founded in 2009 as the Lingerie Football League (LFL), and later rebranded as the Legends Football League in 2013. ...

, "America's fastest growing sports league", to Asia in a multi-year broadcast partnership deal.Celestial brings Lingerie Football League to Asia
retrieved on July 15, 2013

Combat sports

A pillar of MMA combat and fight related tournaments that typically premiere Mondays and Tuesdays at 10PM (GMT+8), 9PM (GMT+7) and Saturdays at 7PM (GMT+8) 6PM (GMT+7). Programs airing in this block include

BAMMA BAMMA (British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) was a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It premiered on June 27, 2009, and was shown on the television channel Bravo. BAMMA events were shown live on ITV4 in the UK and I ...

Road FC Road Fighting Championship (Road FC; ) is a South Korean-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion which was officially launched in 2010. Prior to December 2016, Road FC had held 52 events in three countries - South Korea, Japan, and China. Abou ...

Kunlun Fight Kunlun Fight (KLF) (Chinese: 昆仑决; pinyin: Kūnlún Jué), is a kickboxing promotion headquartered in Beijing, China. It debuted in 2014 and is regarded as one of the top kickboxing promotions in the world. Events are broadcast on Jiangsu T ...

Enfusion Enfusion is a Dutch kickboxing promotion company based in Alkmaar, Netherlands. It produces events worldwide, which showcase twelve kickboxing weight classes (7 male and 5 female). Enfusion held its first event in 2013 in the Zwembad Sporthal ...

, SFL, Australian FC,

Glory World Series Glory, formerly Glory World Series, is an international kickboxing promotion based in Singapore, which is owned by Pierre Andurand. It is one of the largest kickboxing promotion companies in the world, and features some of the highest-level fight ...

M-1 Challenge M-1 Challenge is a competitions organized by M-1 Global with a series of events held in different places around the world where MMA fighters compete against each other. The events are broadcast in over 100 countries. Fighters in over 30 countries ...

, Pacific Xtreme Combat and

Rizin FF Rizin Fighting Federation (Rizin FF or Rizin) is a Japanese mixed martial arts organization created in 2015 by the former Pride Fighting Championships and Dream Stage Entertainment president Nobuyuki Sakakibara. Rizin was founded to be the spir ...

Action reality

Unscripted series and non-combat sporting events from the reality genre. Programs airing in this block include

Top Gear USA ''Top Gear'' is an American driving, motoring television series, based on the Top Gear (2002 TV series), BBC series of the same name. The show's presenters were professional racing driver Tanner Foust, actor and comedian Adam Ferrara, and autom ...

Top Gear Australia ''Top Gear Australia'' was an Australian motoring reality television series, based on the British BBC series ''Top Gear''. The programme first premiered on SBS One on 29 September 2008. A second season was ordered following the high ratings for ...

, Car Matchmaker, Car Crash, Heroes and Superstars,

Infinite Challenge ''Infinite Challenge'' (; abbreviated as ''Mudo'') is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC, that ran from 2005 to 2018. As of January 2013, it had the largest market share for its timeslot; with ...

, The Incredible Mr Goodwin, Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge', White Collar Brawler, Tornado Hunters, Drive, The Next Great Burger, The Ultimate Brocation,

The Dude Perfect Show ''The Dude Perfect Show'' is an American reality and comedy television program that premiered on CMT on April 14, 2016, and moved to July 16, 2017. The program stars Dude Perfect members Coby Cotton, Cory Cotton, Garrett Hilbert, Cody Jones, and ...

Fifth Gear ''Fifth Gear'' is a British motoring television magazine series on Discovery+. It is a continuation of the ''Fifth Gear'' format originally broadcast on Channel 5 from 2002 to 2011, afterwards moving to Discovery Channel in 2012, and then in ...

, Extreme Ends,

Australian Ninja Warrior ''Australian Ninja Warrior'' is a sports entertainment competition spin-off of the Japanese television series '' Sasuke'' which premiered on 9 July 2017 on the Nine Network. It features hundreds of competitors attempting to complete series of ...

, G Wars, The Great Escape,

What Went Down ''What Went Down'' is the fourth studio album by British rock band Foals, released on 28 August 2015 via Transgressive Records in the United Kingdom. The album is produced by James Ford, known for his work with Simian Mobile Disco, The Last ...

, Hunted, XRC,

Britain's Hardest ''Britain's Hardest'' is a game show first broadcast on Sky One from 26 January to 29 March 2004. It was presented by '' EastEnders'' actor Steve McFadden and mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fi ...

, Alternate Route, WeekEnd Fix, Illusions of Grandeur, Escape, Trigger Happy, Crazy Wheels and

Travel Man ''Travel Man'' is a British television travel documentary series, presented by Richard Ayoade and, since Series 10, Joe Lycett. Description The programme focuses on the presenter travelling to a popular city in each episode, accompanied by a ...

Action series

Television series and international drama firmly rooted in the action adventure genre. Programs airing in this block include

, Quiz From God, SAF3, Mad Dogs, Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond, Girl Killer K, and

Cheo Yong ''Cheo Yong'' (; lit. Ghost-Seeing Detective Cheo-yong) is a South Korean television series starring Oh Ji-ho, Oh Ji-eun and Jun Hyo-seong. The first season aired on cable channel OCN from February 9 to April 6, 2014 for 10 episodes. The seco ...

. Selected series are available in DEGUP via Unifi TV in Malaysia.

Action movies

Action blockbuster films from Asia, Hollywood, and beyond with premiere features airing regularly Wednesdays at 10PM (GMT+8), 9PM (GMT+7), and Saturdays at 9PM (GMT+8), 8PM (GMT+7). Programs airing in this block include First Blood,

Rocky ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burge ...

, A Millionaire on the Run,

New Police Story ''New Police Story'' is a 2004 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Benny Chan, and also produced by and starring Jackie Chan. The film was released in the Hong Kong on 24 September 2004. The film is a reboot of the ''Police Story' ...

, The Mechanic, and

Drive Angry ''Drive Angry'' (alternatively titled ''Drive Angry 3D'') is a 2011 American action horror film in the grindhouse cinema tradition, directed by Patrick Lussier, who co-wrote it with Todd Farmer. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, Willia ...

. Selected movies are available on Film Wallet and DEGUP via Unifi TV in Malaysia.

Lupe Fiasco's Beat N Path

In March 2018, American rapper

Lupe Fiasco Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16, 1982), better known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco ( ), is an American rapper, singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, ''Lupe Fiasco's ...

premiered a three-part television documentary called Beat N Path where he embarked on a journey around China to follow his passion for martial arts. This documentary is a tribute to his late father who was a grand master and ran a martial arts school in Chicago.

Asian Dynamite

Programs that feature Asian entertainment shows premiering every Tuesday and Wednesday at 9PM (GMT+8), 8PM (GMT+7). Programs airing on this block include

, 2020 Idol Star Athletics Championships, and G Wars.

References

{{Lionsgate Lionsgate subsidiaries Television channels and stations established in 2009