Hong Kong – Celestial Pictures Limited, Saban Capital Group and Lionsgate, today announced the creation of Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), an independent Asian media company focused on branded Pay-TV channels, content creation and distribution across the region. CTE brings together a bouquet of pay channel offerings by combining Celestial Pictures’ flagship channels – Celestial Movies, Celestial Classic Movies and Celestial Movies On Demand, with the three Pay-TV channels of Tiger Gate Entertainment – KIX, Thrill and KIX HD. Ross Pollack, CEO of Celestial Pictures Limited, noted that the alliance is designed to grow the companies’ Asian Pay-TV channel operations, through a significant capital investment by Saban Capital Group and an extension of their channel distribution footprint while achieving synergies through a scaled platform. Celestial Pictures will continue to own and distribute the Shaw Brothers Film Library. CTE will license content from Celestial Pictures for its channels and also be the exclusive sales agent for all of Lionsgate’s content in Southeast Asia and China.
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