26-508: (Redirected from SWN ) Swn or SWN can mean: Something With Numbers , Australian Band Sŵn , a festival Single-Walled Nanotubes ICAO designator of the Swedish cargo airline West Air Sweden (or West Atlantic ). Socialist Workers Network , Irish Trotskyist organisation Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
52-710: A local feed or a relay of the international version in Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Thailand or localized versions in India, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Australia. Channel [V] was originally launched on 15 September 1991 as MTV Asia ( 音樂台 ). It was a 24-hour music channel broadcast in English, Hindi and Chinese , focused on pop music . The STAR TV Network , which
78-612: A post on their Facebook page the band mentioned that fans should expect some new material in the later half of the year, and in addition to this, the band will most likely be going on tour to accompany the release. In an interview with rock journalist Nick Milligan in August 2011, Grigg said of their fourth record: "I really want to make a heavy, catchy album. I don't particularly listen to heavy music anymore, but I enjoy playing it live. I want to write some energetic, heavy music that you can sing along to." Something with Numbers performed at
104-456: A result, Channel [V] Mainland China is a part of Star China Media as of 2014 along with Xing Kong . It was broadcast free-to-air on AsiaSat 7. Channel [V] switches between Simplified and Traditional Chinese with selected Channel [V] International programs airing with Chinese subtitles. Channel [V] Asia was the flagship of the Channel [V] network. It was founded after MTV Asia separated with
130-781: Is a rock band based in Australia. The band was formed on the New South Wales Central Coast , in Australia, in 2001. They have released an EP and four studio albums in their 7-year career. Something with Numbers found success in 2006, with the release of " Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down) ", which peaked at No. 34 on the ARIA Singles Chart , and placed No. 64 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006 . Something with Numbers formed in 2001, coming out of
156-772: Is based in British Hong Kong (now called Hong Kong , China since 1997), operated the channel in partnership with Viacom in the United States, which owned MTV-branded regional music channels there. The channel was broadcast across the continent of Asia , reaching from the Far East to the Middle East , as with the AsiaSat 1 's footprint. The STAR TV Network have since regionalized the channel to serve its huge viewerships. On 2 May 1994, MTV Asia left
182-592: The ARIA Singles Chart , and placed No. 64 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006 . The second single from the album was "Chase the Chaser", which failed to reach the ARIA Singles Chart; however, it did receive airplay on Australian music network, Channel V . Something with Numbers played at the Sydney Big Day Out on 25 January 2007. Channel V described the show as having the "best mosh of
208-799: The AsiaSat 1 's footprint. This enables the channel to provide appropriate programming and viewing time for its viewers from different regions in Asia. On 5 June 1994, Channel [V] has opened up its production facilities in Taipei , Taiwan . On 4 July 1994, Sigaw Manila was launched on the Northern Beam. On 1 August 1994, BPL Oye! was launched on the Southern Beam. On 5 June 1994, Channel [V] has opened up its production facilities in Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay ), India . On 27 April 1995,
234-683: The Central Coast punk scene in New South Wales . The name of the band derived from a friend's suggestion that the band's name should be "something with numbers" (meant in the vein of blink-182 or Sum 41 ). The band soon signed to small indie label, Below Par Records , and worked towards releasing their first EP, The Barnicles & Stripes , in 2002. Two years later, in 2004, Something with Numbers released their debut album, Etiquette . The band continued to grow their sound and in 2006 they made their commercial breakthrough, with
260-926: The STAR TV Network after the expiration of its contract. It was produced and operated from Hong Kong from January 1994 until January 2002, after which operations and studios were shifted to Malaysia with some aspects still operating in Hong Kong. Since January 1, 2008, Channel [V] International has moved back to its original studio in Hong Kong, which is also the same studio of Channel [V] China and Taiwan. After 27 years of broadcasting, Channel [V] along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong ( Fox Crime , Fox , Fox Life , FX , Disney Junior , Disney Channel , Nat Geo People , Fox Movies , Fox Action Movies , Fox Family Movies , SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels ) officially ceased broadcasting and transmission on October 1, 2021, at exactly midnight (based on Jakarta's time) with
286-667: The STAR TV Network as the contract with Viacom expired. On 27 May 1994, under the leadership of managing director Gary Davey, Channel [V] was launched as a replacement of MTV Asia with VJs (who used to work on MTV Asia ) celebrating on air from various locations; the Great Wall of China , the Taj Mahal , Downtown Tokyo , the Himalayas etc. At the same time, Channel [V] officially 'split' its beam, in effect, providing two separate services for different regional audiences within
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#1732779685171312-647: The STAR TV Network starts transmitting Channel [V] on the Palapa B2R satellite to Indonesia and the Philippines . On 30 April 1995, Channel [V] has opened up its production facilities in Dubai , the United Arab Emirates producing Sony Yalla!, the first ever Arabic Top 10 Countdown in the Middle East was launched on the Southern Beam. On 4 August 1996, a Thai-localized feed of Channel [V]
338-638: The Coaster festival in September 2011. Previous Members The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music . They commenced in 1987. Channel V Channel [V] ("V" as in the letter, not the Roman numeral "5") is a Chinese and former Asian pay television musical network originally launched by Star TV Hong Kong (now Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific ). It
364-473: The Philippines in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia. It discontinued operations on 13 July 2012. Channel [V] Australia was the Australian branch of the Channel [V] network. It was first launched as Red in 1995 and was owned by Foxtel . It ceased broadcasting in Australia on 26 February 2016, as it merged with [V] Hits (later rebranded as [V] ), focusing only on music video programming and countdowns. V Hits
390-763: The STAR Select package. On 15 July 1997, Channel [V] International was launched in Japan on the Japanese digital satellite TV platform SKY PerfecTV! . In 1999, the president of rival MTV Networks Asia conceded that Channel V was a very close competitor in Taiwan and Thailand. On 27 April 2021, Disney announced that Channel [V] would be closing down on 1 October as part of its winddown of traditional cable/satellite networks across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong in favor of focusing on both Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar ,. Thus
416-723: The channel space initially created by the first incarnation of MTV Asia in 1991 subsequently ceased to exist on October 1, 2021. As a result, Channel [V] remains on-air only in Mainland China. Channel [V] Mainland China is the Chinese branch of the Channel [V] network. It started operating in Mainland China in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia. Fox International Channels Asia Pacific sold certain Mandarin language entertainment television channels that target Mainland China, including Channel [V] Mainland China, to China Media Capital. As
442-585: The day". Other notable concert appearances for the band have been alongside Lagwagon , Good Charlotte , Millencolin , The Ataris , Amber Calling and Panic! at the Disco . The band released their third album, Engineering the Soul , on 6 September 2008. They have returned from recording the album over nine weeks in March/April, at Mission Sound Studios, Brooklyn, New York , in the United States. The album
468-457: The final music video being M to the B by Millie B. In the Philippines, the channel space was now replaced by ViacomCBS's Nickelodeon on October 1, 2021 on G Sat and ABS-CBN cable music channel Myx on Cignal, while in the rest of Southeast Asia, Channel V was now replaced by other channels from other content providers. Channel [V] India was the Indian branch of the Channel [V] network. It
494-464: The release of their second studio album Perfect Distraction in October of that year. Their Goodbye Mickey Finn tour saw them play around the country with up-and-coming bands The Inches and The Lazys . The album featured a range of styles and genres, touching on soul rock and their usual punk rock sound. It featured three singles. " Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down) " peaked at No. 34 on
520-471: The title Swn . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swn&oldid=1249307672 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Something With Numbers Something with Numbers
546-515: Was also formerly known as Club [V] and Channel [V] 2, and ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2020. Former VJs included Osher Günsberg (then "Andy G"), Jabba , James Mathison , Chloe Maxwell and Yumi Stynes . Channel [V] Taiwan was the Taiwanese branch of the Channel [V] network. It started operating in Taiwan in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia. On 1 September 2012 it was replaced by Fox Taiwan (and later Star World Taiwan ). Channel [V] Korea
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#1732779685171572-534: Was launched in Thailand , as carried on Thai cable and satellite providers. This apparently replaced Channel [V] International in the country, but the pan-Asian feed would still be available in Thailand via both AsiaSat and Palapa satellites. In 1997, Channel [V] International was launched in the Middle East on the Middle Eastern digital satellite TV platform Orbit Communications Company as part of
598-462: Was operated by Star India . It started operating in India in 1994 as part of Channel [V] Asia. On 1 July 2012, the channel discontinued its musical programming and started focusing on original content through fiction dailies and studio formats that address teenage issues. On 30 June 2016, stopped airing original programming. On 1 August, it rebranded its graphical package. Later, it discontinued operations on 15 September 2018. Channel [V] Philippines
624-447: Was part of the unit of Disney International Operations , and was launched in September 1991 to replace the first incarnation of MTV 's Asian operation before it was shut down on October 1, 2021. The mainland Chinese version is owned by Star China Media , and is still operational, since they're a subsidiary of China Media Capital. The Australian channels were owned by Foxtel before their closure. Channel [V] previously operated either
650-564: Was produced by Tim O'Heir. The first single off the new album was "Stay With Me Bright Eyes", which reached No. 48 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2008 . A music video was created for it. A second music video is planned, with the band advertising the filming to get extras for the video. On 14 September 2008, Engineering the Soul debuted at number 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart . In February 2011, Something with Numbers released news that they were writing for their fourth record. In
676-496: Was the Filipino branch of the Channel [V] network. It was a joint venture between Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific , Fox International Channels , Previous channel providers and partners like Ermita Electronics Corporation (Channel 23 where MTV Asia also air on the same channel as a first launch), CityNet (Channel 27, A GMA Network affiliate), TV Xtreme Broadcasting Company and Northern Star Productions. It started operating in
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