Hong Kong – FOX International Channels Asia (FIC) has announced the launch of STAR Chinese Movies’ (SCM) Southeast Asia feed, which went on air November 1, 2013. The channel provides viewers around the world access to the latest Chinese-language blockbuster movies and other content.
In addition to Southeast Asia, SCM’s eight feeds also include SCM Hong Kong in SD and HD, SCM Taiwan in SD and HD, SCM Singapore in SD and HD and SCM International whose footprint covers Canada, U.S., Australia and which was launched in New Zealand in October 2013.
In addition to the linear channel, FIC also offers SCM PLAY, an authenticated online catch-up service via the web or the iOS and Android app, allowing viewers to catch up on their favourite Chinese-language content whenever they want, wherever they want.
SCM’s Southeast Asiafeed is available in Thailand via affiliate partners GMMZ and MeTV, and in Indonesia via affiliate partners First Media, Big TV, Parabola Orange TV, Skynindo and will be available on Aora TV from December 1, 2013. FIC invested in launching SCM’s Southeast Asia feed to further customise content and scheduling to suit viewers. Its current line-up includes blockbusters such as Saving General Yang, Ah Boys to Men 1 & 2 and The Wedding Diary 2, an SCM original co-production. These films will be subtitled in Chinese and English as well as Bahasa Indonesia and Thai respectively.
“The launch of SCM’s new feed for Southeast Asia marks another milestone for FIC’s ambitious goals to develop and promote Chinese entertainment as premium crossover content, not just in Asia but worldwide,” says Cora Yim, Vice President of the Chinese Channels Group at FOX International Channels. “With our global scale, steady investment in not just acquiring but also producing content, and established channel brand of SCM, FIC is in a great position to lead the charge in taking Chinese content global.”
SCM has secured the exclusive first-window rights for the best Chinese-language movies from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and other countries across Asia. Its line-up includes 12 movies that recently garnered an impressive 40 nominations across all the key categories for the 50th Golden Horse Awards, Taiwan’s prestigious annual film festival. These films include Wong Kar Wai’s latest masterpiece The Grandmaster, the blockbuster hit Drug War and the breakout Singaporean film ILO ILO. In addition, for the first time, the Golden Horse Awards will be broadcast LIVE on SCM in seven countries around the world, including North America and the Pacific. The awards will air live in Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand on November 23, 2013.
