Singapore – Sony Pictures Television’s networks, Asia, announced it has secured the rights from Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. to premiere Falling Skies, the new drama series from DreamWorks Television and TNT Productions. The show is executive produced by Steven Spielberg and stars Noah Wyle (E.R). Falling Skies will premiere on AXN Beyond across South East Asia; and AXN in Taiwan, India and Korea later this year. It debuted in the U.S last month and a second season … [Read more...] about Aliens invade AXN
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SPT Networks gets ONE on Indonesia’s Groovia
Singapore - Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia has debuted ONE in Indonesia via the market’s first IPTV platform, Groovia, by TelkomVision. Also launching on the maiden IPTV service are the company’s Sony Entertainment Television, AXN and AXN Beyond channels. Sony Entertainment Television is a new addition, while AXN and AXN Beyond expand on their existing carriage on TelkomVision’s cable and satellite pay-TV platforms. ONE debuts in Indonesia following successful … [Read more...] about SPT Networks gets ONE on Indonesia’s Groovia
AXN launches The Kitchen Musical
Singapore - Television musical The Kitchen Musical will premiere on AXN across Asia in October. The Asian original production, conceptualized and currently in production by The Group Entertainment features drama, music, dance and culinary recipes, and will be told through 13 one-hour episodes to be aired during primetime in some 22 Asian markets where AXN is available. The Kitchen Musical is set in the musical world of a famous restaurant where a young girl, just out of culinary school Le Cordon … [Read more...] about AXN launches The Kitchen Musical
Ratings rise for House Season 7 in Singapore and Malaysia
Singapore - Ratings for the premiere of House Season 7 cemented its no. 1 spot among international channels year-to-date, reaching 14.7 million viewers year-to-date in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, according to Kantar Media Singapore/Philippines and AGB NMR Malaysia (January 1 to May 9). The new season of House drew high ratings for the series when it premiered on May 3. AXN rose to the top of the charts as the no. 1 international channel among pay TV 4+ on the StarHub and Astro … [Read more...] about Ratings rise for House Season 7 in Singapore and Malaysia
NCIS: LA Season 2 first and exclusively on AXN
Singapore - NCIS: Los Angeles (NCIS: LA) is making a comeback in June. Season 2 will see a new cast member, spicy love interests, and more life-threatening missions. Shane Brennan, executive producer said, "To spin off such a successful and much-loved show, it became apparent that it had to be familiar but different, so I decided to make NCIS: LA a show with a much stronger narrative drive. Stories move more quickly, and there's often a ticking clock, so by the time you hit that fourth act, … [Read more...] about NCIS: LA Season 2 first and exclusively on AXN
AXN tops English channel spot in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines
Singapore - AXN announced it is the most watched international channel year-to-date in 2011, reaching more than 14 million viewers in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. In comparison to the programme before CSI: NY Season 7, the series delivered a lead-in growth of 51% in Singapore, 103% in Malaysia and 1325% in the Philippines. Leverage Season 3 drew in new pay-TV viewers, with current season-to-date rating surpassing last season’s performance by 150% in Singapore, 6% in Malaysia … [Read more...] about AXN tops English channel spot in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines
