Hong Kong – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), operator of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, is entering the Year of the Horse on a high, having achieved record ratings performance in 2013. CTE’s flagship Chinese movie channel, Celestial Movies (CM), and action entertainment channel, KIX HD, hit record highs in Malaysia while KIX and suspense and horror channel Thrill experienced rapid growth in viewership in the Philippines. CM celebrated its … [Read more...] about Celestial Tiger Entertainment achieves record ratings in 2013
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CTE signs exclusive output deals with Hong Kong movie studios
Hong Kong - Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), which operates pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, has announced the signing of two exclusive output deals with renowned Hong Kong movie studios, Mega-Vision Project Workshop Limited (MVP) and Universe Entertainment Limited (Universe). The deals secure exclusive first-run pay-TV rights, as well as pay-per-view and VOD rights, of all upcoming movies from the two studios for CTE’s Chinese movie channel CELESTIAL … [Read more...] about CTE signs exclusive output deals with Hong Kong movie studios
Korea’s pop sensation Rain showers on Celestial Movies in September
Hong Kong – Celestial Movies will debut two special events in September – the world TV premiere of Korean pop superstar Rain’s latest concert, Rain: The Best Show, and the first and exclusive broadcast of big-budget Korean action drama HERO. Besides these programmes, Celestial Movies will also continue to bring first and exclusive movie premieres to its subscribers this September, such as the 2012 Hong Kong Film Award-winning movie Life Without Principle. With a budget of over … [Read more...] about Korea’s pop sensation Rain showers on Celestial Movies in September
Celestial Pictures debuts Shaw Brothers movies on iTunes Store
Hong Kong – Celestial Pictures Limited (CPL) announced today that select titles from Celestial’s Shaw Brothers Film Library are now available on the iTunes Store in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and nine additional countries in Asia. This announcement marks the first time the films will be made available on the iTunes Store in these territories. The first titles to debut from the Shaw Brothers multiple genres catalogue are Leslie Cheung’s Behind the Yellow Line, Gordon … [Read more...] about Celestial Pictures debuts Shaw Brothers movies on iTunes Store
Celestial Movies launches new programming block
Hong Kong – Celestial Movies, the premiere Chinese movie channel with the widest distribution across Asia and beyond, has rolled out a summer campaign called Celestial Superstar Club with two months of premieres featuring the latest Chinese blockbusters and biggest superstars in July and August. Kicking off with Let the Bullets Fly starring Chow Yun Fat, Jiang Wen and Ge You, Celestial Superstar Club will feature Chinese movie superstars in their most recent hits including several … [Read more...] about Celestial Movies launches new programming block
CTE expands reach with five new carriage agreements
Hong Kong – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has announced five new carriage agreements, adding up to 13 channel launches across eight pay-TV platforms since the formation of the company. The new deals extended CTE’s channels' distribution in Indonesia and the Philippines with all four of CTE’s primary channel brands, Celestial Movies (CM), Celestial Classic Movies, KIX and Thrill. In Indonesia, the carriage deal launches on PT MNC Sky Vision, PT Mega Media and Topas TV. In … [Read more...] about CTE expands reach with five new carriage agreements