Blue Ocean Network
| Blue Ocean Network | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 2010 |
| Network |
Satellite & Cable television network |
| Country | China |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
| Website | www.bon.tv |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky (UK & Ireland) | Channel 571 |
| Eutelsat 28A | 11344 H 27500 2/3 |
Blue Ocean Network (BON) is an English-language television news network based in China. According to the Global Times, it is the first privately owned Chinese commercial TV network.[1]
It states it "is one of the first private English-language Television Network to offer International viewers fresh China-focused news and features, including business & technology, travel, art & creativity, and health & living programming, produced exclusively from China." [2]
It previously stated its aim was to provide "comprehensive and objective programming produced exclusively from, and about, China".[3]
It is funded by CDH Venture Partners.[3] Other sources of its revenues include local Chinese governments.
The company has primarily been broadcasting two types of shows, news and culture.
The news shows have included China Price Watch, China Beat, China Take, MicroBlog Buzz, On the Level, and Media Watch. Previous and current news anchors include Fergus Thompson, Joshua Linder, Neal Jones, David Nye, Joseph Nordstrom, Michael Butterworth, Ken Xu, Matt Sheehan, Yue Xu, and a number of others with deep insight into China related topics.
The culture shows vary with a variety of subsets, including reality travel shows, talk shows, and educational programming.
Many of the programs are available on television and online platforms. A number of the videos have gone viral on YouTube and Chinese social media platforms such as Weibo, Baidu Video, Sohu, and Youku Tudou.
Television availability as of December 2014[2]
The official website's About Us section states that its programming "is available on Dish Network USA as part of the International Basic Package and Chinese Package, on Sky TV (BSkyB) across Great Britain as part of the Basic Package, on MHz Networks USA in Washington DC, and on Broadcast Stations and Cable Networks across more than 30 U.S. States."
According to its website, it is available via the following outlets:
Satellite Coordinates:
North America Galaxy 23 C-Band Free-to-air/unencrypted Location - 121 Degrees West Longitude Downlink C-Band Frequency - 3780 MHz Downlink Polarity - Vertical Modulation - MPEG-2/DVB-S QPSK FEC: 7/8 Symbol Rate - 29.27 MS/s Virtual Channel Map # 112
Europe Eutelsat 28a Ku-Band Free-to-air/unencrypted Location: 28.5 Degrees East Longitude Downlink Frequency - 11344 Downlink Polarity - Horizontal Symbol Rate - 27.50MS/s FEC: 2/3
Asia-Pacific/Australasia/Africa/Middle East Measat-3 C-Band Free-to-air/unencrypted Location - 91.5 Degrees East Longitude Downlink Freq - 3920 MHz, V-Pol Symbol Rate - 29.72MS/s FEC - 5/6 Modulation - 8PSK, DVB-S2 Service ID: 306 Service Name: BON Video PID: 3060 Audio PID: 3061
BON TV International Coverage
• Currently available 24/7 (unless otherwise described) via:
NETWORK
PACKAGE/CHANNEL
LOCATION
Galaxy 23 See satellite coordinates above Covering North America, Mexico and the Caribbean Islands
Eutelsat 28A Europe and NW Africa
Measat 3 Greater Asia and Asia-Pacific region, Africa, the Middle East, and Australasia
Dish Network International Basic Package Channel 9792 Chinese Basic Package Channel 9794
All USA Territories Sky TV (BSkyB)
Freeview HD (DTH-to-IPTV platform)
Channel 571 (News Category)
Channel 244 (Vision TV bouquet) UK
MHz Networks (USA) Washington, DC Metro Area (24/7) MHz 5 [Channel 30.5] Comcast Cable – Channel 275 Cox Cable – Channel 474 Verizon FiOS - Channel 457 MHz Worldview National Channel (across 20 States), and MHz 1 (Washington, DC Metro Area)
24/7
A 1-hour prime time morning news feature and a 1-hour prime time evening news feature - 7 days a week
BON TV is available on MHz Networks across the following U.S. broadcast and cable regions on MHz Worldview (morning prime time and evening prime time):
BROADCAST
Station Channel Number California - Los Angeles KLCS 58.4 California – San Francisco KCSM 43.1/60.1 Colorado – Denver CPT12 12.3 D.C. – Washington WNVC 30.1 Florida – Orlando / Daytona Beach WDSC 15.3 Illinois – Charleston WEIU 51.2 Illinois – Chicago WYCC 20.3 Illinois – Moline WQPT 24.2 Kansas – Topeka KTWU 11.2 Louisiana – New Orleans WLAE 32.2 Michigan – Flint WDCQ 19.1 Michigan – Grand Rapids WGVU 35.2 Michigan – Kalamazoo / Battle Creek WGVK 52.3 Minnesota – Austin / Rochester KSMQ 15.2 Missouri – Warrensburg KMOS
6.3
New Mexico – Las Cruces KRWG 22.2 New York – Plattsburgh WCFE 57.2 North Carolina – Charlotte WTVI 42.2 Ohio – Athens WOUB 20.3 Ohio – Akron / Youngstown WEAO 49.3 Ohio – Cleveland WNEO 45.3 Tennessee – Nashville WNPT
8.2
Utah – Salt Lake City KUEN
9.2
Virginia – Charlottesville WHTJ 41.3 Virginia – Richmond WCVE 23.3 Washington – Seattle / Tacoma KBTC 28.2 Washington – Spokane KWSU 10.1 Washington – Yakima KTNW 31.3
CABLE
Network
Channel Number
California – San Francisco
Comcast
17, 717 HD
California – Stanford University
Student Cable
182
D.C. – Washington
Comcast
271
D.C. – Washington
Cox
470
D.C. – Washington
RCN
30
D.C. – Washington
Verizon FIOS
451
Florida - Orlando
Brighthouse
1153
Illinois – Charleston
Comcast
418
Illinois – Charleston
Time Warner
351
Illinois – Chicago
Comcast
372
Illinois – Moline
Mediacom
116
Kansas – Topeka
Cox
671
Michigan – Flint
Charter
433
Michigan – Grand Rapids
Charter
137
Michigan – Lansing
Comcast
15,31
Minnesota – Austin / Rochester
Charter
397
Minnesota – Minneapolis
Comcast
76
Minnesota – St. Paul Comcast 20 Missouri – Warrensburg Mediacom 86 Nevada - Las Vegas Cox 114 North Carolina – Charlotte Time Warner 175 Ohio – Akron Time Warner 369 Ohio – Cleveland Armstrong 417 Ohio – Youngstown Masillion 85 Tennessee – Nashville Comcast 241 Tennessee – Nashville Charter 176 Utah – Salt Lake City Comcast 114 Virginia – Charlottesville Comcast 201 Virginia – Richmond Comcast 202 Washington – Pullman/Spokane Time Warner 10,18 Washington – Seattle/Tacoma Click! Network 454
• TV Everywhere 24/7 availability:
• DishWorld (on Roku) - Live stream of BON TV (available with any Dish Network International Package) • DishWorld (App - iMac/iPad) - Live stream of BON TV (available with any Dish Network International Package) • NETV UK - Live mobile streaming of the BON TV channel and Video On Demand BON content across the United Kingdom on Apple, Android and Windows Phone devices (February 2014) • NETV Africa - Live mobile streaming of the BON TV channel and Video On Demand BON content across English-speaking African countries on Apple, Android and Windows Phone devices (upcoming January 2015) shortly followed by all of the African continent during 2015.
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