FashionTV is an international fashion and lifestyle broadcasting television channel. Founded in France in 1997, by its Polish-born president Michel Adam Lisowski, FashionTV is a widely distributed satellite channels in the world with 31 satellite and 2,000 cable systems. As of 2014, it had 400 million views all over the world. FashionTV is a multi-media platform offering a review of global fashion and is independently owned and operated from the headquarters in Paris, London and Vienna. Other Regions South Africa In South Africa, FashionTV has been available on DStv, channel 178 and on the newly launched TopTV. In early 2016, DStv put up an "important notice" on channel 178, announcing that FashionTV would stop airing on February 28, 2016. Fashion TV Channel FTV EU FTV America FTV Affirm FTV Africa FTV Australia FTV Japan FTV Russia FTV Brazil FTV Singapore FTV Korea FTV Central Asia FTV Canada Latin America Was available in the period 1998 until 2011, when Turner Broadcasting replace the channel because finished the contract. Australia In Australia, the channel was available on the Foxtel Digital Subscription Television and Austar channel 123 and the MidnightHot programme was sometimes seen on channel 955. As of February 26, 2012, Foxtel and Austar no longer offer FashionTV, however it will still be offered by IPTV service FetchTV. It was originally reported that dropping the channel was due to it being liquidated, but the original franchisee (FTV Oceania Pty. Ltd) was liquidated in July 2011 and FashionTV International took back control of all the activities in Australia then, so the reason the channel was dropped from Foxtel and Austar is unknown. Asia In Asia, the channel is seen live via satellite, free-to-air on AsiaSat 3s. It is seen all over Asia in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Mongolia. In Hong Kong, the channel is available on all direct broadcast satellite service providers and all cable television operators. It is available in Bangladesh via the Bongo video-on-demand service since June 2022. Belgium In Belgium the channel is available on Proximus TV, Telenet, and VOO via IPTV & cable and via Satellite DVB-S on the Astra 19.2° East Brazil Released with August 6, 2007, Fashion TV Brasil by Turner Broadcasting, in 2011 the company terminated the contract with its owner, giving rise to Glitz. The company Box Brazil TV relaunched the channel in