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Fashion TV
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| Fashion TV | |
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| Launched | 1997 |
| Owned by | Michel Adam Lisowski |
| Audience share | small but not zero (UK) (Jan '06, [1]) |
| Website | www.ftv.com |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freebox TV (France) | Channel 84 |
| Satellite | |
| Sky Digital | Channel 272 |
| Cyfra+ | Channel 63 |
| Tata Sky | Channel 211 |
| DStv (South Africa) | Channel 189 |
| Digiturk | Channel 111 |
| SKY Italia (Italy) | Cnannel 811 |
| Dolce (Romania) | Cnannel 402 |
| Eurobird 1 | 11222H 27500 2/3 |
| Cable | |
| SkyCable Platinum | Channel 132 |
| Starhub Cable TV (Singapore) | Channel 79 |
| Global Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 90 |
| UPC Ireland (Ireland) | Channel 502 |
| KDG (Germany) | Channel 215 |
| RCS&RDS (Romania) | Channel 56 |
| UPC Romania (Romania) | Channel 36 |
| TV Cabo (Portugal) | Channel 73 |
| Indovision (Indonesia) | Channel 48 |
| IPTV over ADSL | |
| Now TV Hong Kong | Channel 532 |
| iNES Romania | Channel |
| Internet Television | |
| VDC | Channel 301 |
Fashion TV is an international television channel devoted to fashion and modelling.
Founded in France in 1997 by its president Michel Adam Lisowski, Fashion TV has become one of the most widely-distributed satellite channels in the world: 31 satellite and 2,000 cable systems, with a total of 300 million households in 202 countries across the five continents.
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Its programming comprises 24 hours a day of style, fashion and beauty clips, with 500 hours of new programs every year, 300 catwalks, and approximately 600 new clips every season.
The worldwide broadcasts are available by cable and satellite. Most of its programming consists of short (approximately 5-minute) clips from fashion shows, behind the scenes glimpses of the modelling industry, special events and awards ceremonies. These are grouped into themed programmes, including:
- In Store Now
- Hair and Make-up
- First Face
- Photographers
- F People
- F Party
- F Diaries
- Fashion Bars
- Fashion Destination
- Fashion Events
- Fashion and Music
- Fashion and Movies
- Fashion Parties
- Fashion Weeks
- Global Fashion (Formerly known as World Fashion is now also used as a separate channel)
- Tendances (trends)
- Lingerie
- Fashion Models
- Designer's at Work
- Model's Talk
- Midnight Hot (erotic lingerie, swimwear and calendar shoots)
- F Hot (same as above but shown after midnight)
- Swimwear
- F Men (Former Programming Block of Fashion TV is now a separate channel)
In 2007 the channel acquired and refitted a luxury cruise ship cruise ship, naming it the F Diamond after the channel's distinctive logo. The ship hosts numerous fashion events and parties and has been heavily promoted both on the channel and its website. As of October 2007 the ship has visited several locations in the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia.
In South Africa, FTV is available on DStv, channel 189.
In Australia, the channel is available on the Foxtel Digital Subscription Television channel 123 and the MidnightHot programme is sometimes on seen on channel 955. Also, Fashion TV is available on SelecTV (as in 'SelecTV.com') Subscription Channel #07.
In Asia, the channel seen live via satellite, free-to-air on AsiaSat 3s. It seen all over Asia in Mongolia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Japan,Sri lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam
In India, the channel has been available on satellite THAICOM 5. It also features Indian Fashion Weeks, Culture and Style seen on Global Fashion Segment. Fashion TV India reaches in India and Indian communities around South East Asia. FTV was banned for 2 months for airing programs which were termed indecent for the audience.
In Italy, Fashion TV is available on SKY Italia channel 811.
Fashion TV Arabia is broadcasting free-to-air, from DTH NileSat satellites located at 7.0°W.
Fashion TV Europe is also available for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Levant territories broadcasting via satellite, free-to-air on HOT BIRD at 13° East and pay-TV networks such as Showtime Arabia and Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network.
In North America the channel is available FTA on Intelesat 5. It is now available on wireless television providers MobiTV and Sprint TV. However, it isn't yet available on major cable or satellite television providers such as DirecTV or Dish Network, however Fashion TV is available on VDC.com in the United States. In Canada, a similar but unrelated channel, FashionTelevisionChannel exists.
FTV started their Latin American version, "Fashion TV Latin America", in late 2001, in association with Claxson, and in late 2006 it was acquired by Time Warner-owned Turner Broadcasting. The Latin American version is their oldest overseas channel.
FTV started their Pakistani channel, "Fashion TV Pakistan", in December 2005 on the ARY Digital network. In 2007, it will host Pakistan's first ever "Pakistan Fashion Week".
In the Philippines, the channel has been available on SkyCable platinum on Channel 132 since February 1, 2006, and Global Destiny Cable on Channel 90, and selected cable affiliate in the Philippines. Some selected cities and provinces they used two feeds both Fashion TV Asia over AsiaSat 3 and Fashion TV India & SE Asia over Thaicom 5 feeds.
British viewers were able to watch the channel via Sky Digital until November 18, 2004. The channel had been carrying trailers warning that it would soon be available in the UK as a standalone subscription channel. The channel returned to its original Sky Digital channel in April 2005 as part of Sky's Basic subscription package, apparently having dropped its original plans. Beginning in the autumn of 2005 the channel added several minutes of British commercials per hour on its UK service, apparently sold through Sky, in addition to its two international ad breaks per hour. The channel is currently on Sky's EPG on channel number 272, in the Lifestyle and Culture block.
Fashion TV Thailand is now broadcasting free-to-air from THAICOM 5 at 78.5°east. The same satellite where Fashion TV India was located in same signal and broadcast. However the channel was immediately off the air. Thailand viewers can still watch in the presence of Fashion TV Asia and India Feed.
Note: This channel is a men's fashion channel.
Fashion TV has another second channel in its FTV family called F MEN, formerly a 30-minute block over Fashion TV itself. F Men is now a 24-hour men's fashion channel dedicated to men's fashion designers, runway collections, male models and lifestyle. Segments feature international Fashion Weeks, Swimwear, Lingerie, Designers, First Faces and Backstage Passes. The F MEN channel is available via satellite in Europe and North Africa on HOT BIRD 3 (now HOT BIRD 8) as well as in Asia. In Asian it was seen via satellite on AsiaSat 3, followed two years later by THAICOM 3 (But now THAICOM 5) and it was moved and better signal and satellite to PanAmSat PAS 8 (There are two frequencies in one satellite in PAS 8 before, but only one frequency remaining.). Presently F MEN is now available in Asia, Australia, Pacific Region, and America after the successful launching in Europe. Also the channel was now seen in India and Russia via satellite ABS 1 (But now scrapped). In Asia F MEN is now available in Hong Kong in Cable TV Hong Kong. F.Diamond Club members may also watch a broadband Internet version of the live F Men programs for a small monthly fee. And other satellite feed are: Eutelsat W5, Eutelsat W2 and Intelsat 805 are both free to air signals before but immediately scrapped.
FTV relaunched its official website www.ftv.com in 2005, broadcasting FTV and F.MEN live, thematic channels and a Video on Demand service to its F.Diamond Club members for a monthly fee.