New York – AETN International continues has expanded its digital footprint throughout Asia through video-on-demand and mobile agreements in Japan, Korea and Malaysia. In Japan, an agreement was reached with USEN to license programs for the set-top box VOD service, GyaO NEXT, which has over 75,000 subscribers. This represents AETN International’s first set-top box VOD deal in Japan. The service will feature episodes from the AETN series Biography, Modern Marvels, Conspiracy, Special Ops and UFO Files, plus several specials including, Beyond the DaVinci Code and Beyond the Big Bang. The programs will be available in Japanese. In Korea, an agreement was reached with Homechoice to provide a HISTORY-branded SVOD service to cable operators throughout Korea. The service will be refreshed monthly and will feature a selection of Korean-languaged HISTORY series, including Ancient Discoveries, The Universe, Dogfights, Lost Worlds and Human Weapon. In addition to the Homechoice, HISTORY-branded VOD is currently available through Korean IPTV platforms, SK Broadband, LG, and Korea Telecom’s MegaTV, which offers a HISTORY HD VOD service. In Malaysia, an agreement was reached between AETN International, AETN All Asia Networks and Multimedia Interactie Technologies (MIT), the multimedia arm of ASTRO ALL ASIA NETWORKS, to offer HISTORY on the Maxxis mobile TV service. MIT will provide a simulcast of the live HISTORY television signal from South East Asia to Maxxis mobile customers. AETN All Asia Networks, a joint venture of AETN and Astro All Asia Networks, programs and operates a number of AETN channel brands in South East Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, including HISTORY and HISTORY HD.
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