With a growing interest in e-motorsports, Astro’s gaming and e-sports platform eGG Network has partnered with Axle Sports as they launched the E1 Championship, an online-only racing series that discovers the best drivers in the Asia Pacific region. In a virtual press conference attended by professional race driver Alex Yoong, Founder of Axle Sports and CK Lee, Head of Sports at Astro Malaysia on 20 October, Alex shared that sim racing's popularity has accelerated recently. Alex said, “It’s … [Read more...] about eGG Network and Axle Sports team up to launch the E1 Championship
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Hotstar launches in Singapore with exclusive streaming of the Dream11 IPL 2020 Playoffs and Final
Hotstar, India's premium video streaming service dedicated to live cricket and entertainment, is set to launch in Singapore on 1 November. Audiences in Singapore will now have front row seats to a unique mix of content spanning across live cricket, movie premieres, original series, and movies, shows from Star Vijay and Star Plus, and live news – all in one app! As a launch bonanza, consumers can avail of free access to the last four Dream11 IPL 2020 league matches, including CSK vs. KXIP (6 … [Read more...] about Hotstar launches in Singapore with exclusive streaming of the Dream11 IPL 2020 Playoffs and Final
Celestial Tiger Entertainment announces its first original production on Thrill – ‘Model Family’
Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, announced its first Thrill original production, Model Family, in collaboration with famous Malaysian director Adrian Teh of PASKAL. The two-part suspense-thriller series will premiere worldwide and exclusively on Thrill, Asia’s first regional horror, thriller, and suspense movie channel, on Halloween, 31 October (Part 1) and 7 November (Part 2) at 21:00 HKT. “We are very … [Read more...] about Celestial Tiger Entertainment announces its first original production on Thrill – ‘Model Family’
Euronews launches on Singapore operator StarHub
Euronews, Europe's leading international news channel, has launched recently on StarHub, a leading homegrown Singapore company delivering world-class communications, entertainment, and digital solutions. Since the summer, Euronews' English language edition has been available in HD across the whole APAC region, via Asiasat 5. StarHub is the first operator to access this functionality. StarHub customers on StarHub's Entertainment+ Pass and English Entertainment Pass are the first in the Asia … [Read more...] about Euronews launches on Singapore operator StarHub
The HISTORY Channel greenlights new nonfiction series ‘Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman’ (working title) as part of A+E Networks MIPCOM upfront
The HISTORY® channel announced the greenlight of the new nonfiction series Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman (working title) hosted and executive produced by the Academy Award-winning actor as part of A+E Networks MIPCOM upfront presentation. Produced by Freeman and producer Lori McCreary’s production company, Revelations Entertainment, the six one-hour episode series will reveal in detail history’s greatest convict escapes from some of the most notorious prisons in the world. “I’ve been … [Read more...] about The HISTORY Channel greenlights new nonfiction series ‘Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman’ (working title) as part of A+E Networks MIPCOM upfront
Surviving a pandemic: A look at the evolving tastes of Asian consumers in OTT and pay-TV viewership (Part 3 of 3)
This story appears in the October 2020 issue of Television Asia Plus. Read part two here. The pay-TV perspective Pay-TV company A+E Networks has also felt the hit of the coronavirus pandemic in terms of production. According to Saugato Banerjee, Managing Director of A+E Networks Asia, some of the company’s local productions were affected as a result of travel bans and lockdowns across the region. He admitted that while it was challenging to do shoots, they were able to adapt by quickly … [Read more...] about Surviving a pandemic: A look at the evolving tastes of Asian consumers in OTT and pay-TV viewership (Part 3 of 3)