Parent brand:
FOX Networks Group (FNG)
Sub or sibling brands:
FOX Movies Premium, FOX Family Movies, FOX Action Movies, STAR Movies, FX
Ownership in Asia:
FOX Networks Group (FNG)
Senior executives for Asia:
Andy Baek, Vice President – Programming, Hollywood Movie Channels
Channel description:
FOX Movies Premium is dedicated to providing first-run and exclusive content through an unmatched entertainment experience. From Hollywood blockbusters to all-time movie classics, FOX Movies Premium brings viewers everything they want.
FOX Family Movies offers a wide variety of animated and live action movies from Disney and other major studios that viewers of all ages can enjoy.
FOX Action Movies explodes onto the television scene providing nonstop, action entertainment all day, every day. There is no other movie channel that defines action like FOX Action Movies.
STAR Movies is Asia’s legendary brand synonymous with blockbuster Hollywood movies. Offering the best of international movie entertainment, this is the go-to destination for all film lovers.
Scheduling policy:
FOX Movies Premium and FOX Family Movies brings 24 hours of classic, evergreen, family-orientated movies in both live-action and animation genres, with premieres every Sunday night.
FOX Action Movies brings 24 hours of iconic, big-name action heroes and blockbuster classics, with premieres every weekend.
STAR Movies provides mainstream, first-run Hollywood Blockbusters and evergreen library movies of all genres, with blockbuster premieres every Saturday night.
Distribution in Asia-Pacific:
FOX Movies Premium: Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Pacific Islands, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
FOX Family Movies and FOX Action Movies: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand
STAR Movies: China, India, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam
Key carriage agreements in Asia:
FOX Movies Premium and FOX Family Movies: Available on most major operators across Asia.
FOX Action Movies: Available on most major operators across Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
STAR Movies: Available on all major operators across China, India, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.
Key tiers:
FOX Movies Premium: Available on the Premium tier.
On-line, VOD, SVOD or mobile deals:
FOX Movies Premium: Available via online and SVOD in select markets across Asia.
Upcoming shows:
FOX Movies Premium and STAR Movies: Insurgent, Inside Out, Ant- Man, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Spy, Fantastic Four, Hot Pursuit, Poltergeist.
FOX Movies Premium has also recently acquired the pay-TV rights to Spectre, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trial, The Good Dinosaur, The 33, Burnt, Mr. Holmes and more.
FOX Family Movies: Big Hero 6, Alexander And The Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day, Cars.
FOX Action Movies: Max Payne, The Negotiator, National Treasure, Battle Los Angeles, I Robot, The Tourist, XXX.
Parent brand:
FOX International Channels (FIC)
Sub or sibling brands:
Channel [V] International, Channel [V] China, Channel [V] Taiwan, Channel [V] India, [V] Thailand, National Geographic Music HD, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo People
Ownership in Asia:
FOX International Channels (FIC)
Senior executive for Asia:
Sun Young Moon, Vice President, Programming – National Geographic Channel, StarWorld & Channel [V] Content & Communications
Channel description:
Channel [V] is Asia’s trend-setting music channel, bringing viewers the latest chart-topping music videos, exclusive interviews, concerts and original programmes. With its hip attitude and persuasive flair, Channel [V] reflects the taste and desires of its vast youth audience.
Nat Geo Music is a 24-hour channel that celebrates the world’s vibrant cultures through music. Exotic beats and smooth rhythms reverberate across the channel along with seasoned artists whose anthems have bridged borders and revolutionized the music scene.
Scheduling policy:
Channel [V]: The latest international music every week.
Nat Geo Music: Nat Geo Music features music videos celebrating the world’s cultures scheduled against a 24/7 rotation.
Distribution in Asia Pacific:
Channel [V]: Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, and China across multiple feeds
Nat Geo Music: Available in Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, India, and Taiwan.
Key carriage agreements in Asia:
Channel [V] and Nat Geo Music: Available on all major operators across Asia.
Key Tiers:
Channel [V] and Nat Geo Music: Basic tier or a-la-carte Upcoming shows:
Channel [V]: The Rave, The Morning Fix, VCD, Top 5, The Playlist, [V]S, Videoscope, KPOP Explosion
Nat Geo Music: Thematic world music blocks featuring Reggae, Latino, African beats and local music.
Parent brand:
Viacom International Media Networks
Ownership in Asia:
Viacom International Media Networks
Senior executive for Asia:
Paras Sharma, Senior Vice President of MTV, Comedy Central & Paramount Brands and Digital Media
Channel description:
MTV is the world’s biggest youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of nearly 785 million households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile. MTV Asia is available in HD.
MTV LIVE HD is an international English language music channel where the best of recorded “LIVE” music performances, music videos, music documentaries and other original productions such as behind-the-scenes and interview specials from around the world are beamed out 24/7 for the ultimate music fans. Broadcast in crystalclear 1080i High-Definition and Dolby Surround Sound, the stateof- the-art channel offers premium content that captivates thrillseeking viewers with an enhanced music entertainment experience.
Scheduling policy:
MTV’s schedule features 24-hour programming catered for young adults between 15 to 34 years old.
MTV LIVE HD’s schedule features 24-hour programming with music performances, music festival highlights, music chart shows and artist curated playlists shows in High Definition, catered for young adults between 15 to 34 years old.
Distribution in Asia:
MTV: 11 feeds in over 30 markets in Asia Pacific.
MTV LIVE HD: 1 feed in 9 markets in Asia Pacific.
Key carriage agreements in Asia:
MTV: Widely available across Asia.
MTV LIVE HD: Available across Asia.
Key tiers:
MTV is available as part of the basic group packages provided by pay-TV operators.
MTV LIVE HD is available as part of the basic group or premium highdefinition packages provided by pay- TV operators.
On-line, VOD, SVOD or mobile deals:
MTV channels and/or content are available for digital simulcast/ OTT broadcast, multi-screen SVOD and Catch-up with various operators in the region.
MTV LIVE HD channel and/or content are available for OTT broadcast with various operators in the region.
Recent and upcoming developments:
MTV Asia saw strong double digit ratings growth across its markets over the past year. In December 2015, MTV released its mobile music app, MTV Trax, in Malaysia offering consumers curated music playlists featuring 100 of the hottest tracks, refreshed on users’ smartphones daily. MTV creates the most talked about live music events around the world and two are Asia productions.
The first is MTV World Stage Malaysia which has run for seven years and last year’s edition saw popular artists such as Jason Derulo, Apink and Carly Rae Jepsen perform to a record-breaking attendance of nearly 20,000 fans. The show was also broadcast on MTV Networks to an international audience of more than three-quarters of a billion households in over 160 countries.
The inaugural event, MTV Music Evolution was produced in 2015 through MTV’s collaboration with the Tourism Promotions Board of the Philippine Department of Tourism. It is a concert that brings to life the evolution of a music genre and enables young people to experience and discover how music styles and sounds have evolved over the years. Recorded live for global telecast, the first edition of MTV Music Evolution took place in Manila and showcased hip hop as the music genre.
MTV had won Best Entertainment Award (One-Off/Annual) at the Asian Television Awards for the latter in the same year. Last year, MTV increased local programming by launching MTV News, a news source consisting of bite-sized multimedia content covering music, entertainment, movies, current events, international and regional artists, and interviews for millennials around Asia. Weekly music and lifestyle show The MTV Show is another local production and currently in its fourth season.
Upcoming shows:
MTV: Catfish: The TV Show (Season 5), Grossbusters, The Ride (Season 2): Martin Garrix, Bugging Out, MTV Movie Awards, Car Crash Couples, Are You the One? (Season 4), MTV Suspect, MTV Video Music Awards, Brothers Green: EATS! (Season 2) and MTV EMAs.
MTV LIVE HD: MTV Brand New Live, Live Lockdown, MTV Crashes Coventry, MTV Hottest, MTV Crashes Plymouth, Isle of MTV and Stars of 2016.
