This story appears in the October 2020 issue of Television Asia Plus. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has got everyone staying at home. With movement limited, the television screen has become a quick escape from the reality that this virus is not going anywhere anytime soon. Before the pandemic, traditional TV, broadcast, print media, and pay-TV platforms were popular among Asian consumers. According to the leading analytics company GlobalData, the Asia Pacific region closed 2019 with a … [Read more...] about Surviving a pandemic: A look at the evolving tastes of Asian consumers in OTT and pay-TV viewership (Part 1 of 3)
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A+E Networks International pacts with TVNZ to launch the first Lifetime-branded AVOD channel in New Zealand
A+E Networks® International has signed a deal with New Zealand’s TVNZ for the launch of the first Lifetime®-branded AVOD channel in the territory, it was announced jointly by Glen Hansen, Senior Vice President of Content Sales, Asia-Pacific and Cate Slater, TVNZ Director of Content. Kicking off in August with 40 Lifetime movie titles, TVNZ will add four new titles each month from Lifetime’s extensive library of globally relevant, high-quality TV movies during the first year of the … [Read more...] about A+E Networks International pacts with TVNZ to launch the first Lifetime-branded AVOD channel in New Zealand
A lifetime of deliciously addictive movies exclusive to Foxtel
Foxtel announced it is expanding its already extensive movie offering launching the iconic LMN® - Lifetime Movie Network from global media company A+E Networks®; exclusive to Foxtel subscribers from 1 September 2020 and adding a slew of new movies to its on-demand library. LMN is an entertainment destination for women, featuring inspired made for television movie programming. LMN films tell both fictional and real-life stories steeped in drama and shining a light on women facing unbelievable … [Read more...] about A lifetime of deliciously addictive movies exclusive to Foxtel
A+E Networks Korea’s first Korean drama series ‘Backstreet Rookie’ hits international popularity
Backstreet Rookie the first Korean TV series invested in by global media group A+E Networks®, has found fans both internationally as well as on Lifetime® Korea and on SBS Korea since its premiere in June. It is being aired as an SBS Korea Friday-Saturday primetime drama in Korea and ranks No. 1 in viewer ratings among all mini-series in Korea in its timeslot. In its second window on Lifetime, it ranks first in the same time slot for cable viewing in multiple key demo targets (Male and Female) … [Read more...] about A+E Networks Korea’s first Korean drama series ‘Backstreet Rookie’ hits international popularity
A+E Networks International, History U.S., and Hulu Japan set to air co-production ‘Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later’
Groundbreaking two-hour documentary Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later, co-produced by A+E Networks® International, HISTORY® U.S. , and Hulu Japan, will premiere on Hulu Japan and on HISTORY in the United States on Sunday, 2 August; and on HISTORY Japan on 30 August. The announcement was made by Steve MacDonald, President, Global Content Sales and International, A+E Networks and Kazufumi Nagasawa, Managing Director and Chief Content Officer, Hulu Japan. Directed by award-winning … [Read more...] about A+E Networks International, History U.S., and Hulu Japan set to air co-production ‘Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 75 Years Later’
A+E Networks® International builds relationship genre powerhouse on DPG Media’s Vitaya channel in Belgium
A+E Networks® International announced it had greatly increased its presence in Belgium via a deal with DPG Media, the biggest media company in the country. DPG picked up all English-speaking seasons of Seven Year Switch, Marrying Millions, and Bride & Prejudice to air on its Vitaya channel, as well as all five TV movies including the adaptation of V.C. Andrews’ Casteel Family series, marking A+E’s biggest deal with DPG to date. The DPG partnership follows the substantial success of the … [Read more...] about A+E Networks® International builds relationship genre powerhouse on DPG Media’s Vitaya channel in Belgium
