Hong Kong – The latest channel brands from SPE Networks – Asia (SPENA), AXN BEYOND and Sony Entertainment Television (SET), are set to expand reach in Hong Kong as both join AXN and Animax in a four-channel launch on the Basic Tier of Hong Kong pay-TV platform, TVB Pay Vision, on April 1. The new carriage deal with TVB Pay Vision brings SPENA’s quartet of channels to a total of four pay-TV operators in Hong Kong, the others being PCCW’s nowTV which also has all four linear channels; as well as CABLE TV and Hong Kong Broadband Network’s bbTV, both of which have AXN and Animax. Said Ricky Ow, senior vice president and general manager, SPE Networks – Asia, “This launch marks another important step in our efforts to expand the reach of our two newer channel brands, AXN BEYOND and SET, which are already available in more than 600,000 homes, on eight platforms across four countries in Asia.”