Singapore – SingTel mio TV and RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network have announced a carriage deal that will bring RTL CBS Extreme HD (SingTel mio TV Channel 335) to Singapore on March 27. Singapore is the first market in Asia to broadcast the channel.

“RTL CBS Extreme HD is a great addition to our suite of entertainment channels. The channel’s action-packed programmes will certainly appeal to the adrenaline enthusiast among our customers,” said Goh Seow Eng, Managing Director of TV, SingTel.

“We are delighted to once again bring a strong channel into Singapore together with SingTel mio TV,” said Jonas Engwall, Chief Executive Officer, RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network. “RTL CBS Extreme’s unique channel positioning and compelling mix of action series, extreme sports, action reality programs and masters of illusion is a very strong programming proposition for our target audience. We have a great partnership with SingTel mio TV and we look forward to continue to serve the SingTel mio TV viewers with our fantastic channels and content.”

Criss Angel BeLIEve

RTL CBS Extreme HD will feature first and exclusive titles such as Dynamo: Magician Impossible, Red Bull Art of Motion, Red Bull Cliptomaniacs, and Red Bull Air Races. The channel will also bring first and exclusive, the new series Criss Angel BeLIEve beginning in June, and will be home to master illusionists Troy and the International Magician of the Year 2013, Cosentino, along with Fear Factor and earlier seasons of favourite action series from CBS such as NCIS: Los Angeles and Hawaii Five-O.

RTL CBS Extreme HD is the second channel to be launched by RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, a joint venture between European entertainment network RTL Group and distributor CBS Studios International. In September 2013, the network entered the region with its first channel, RTL CBS Entertainment HD.