The Asia-Pacific region is now a favourite haven for medium-to long-term over-the-top video streaming services. Since 2015, broadband adoption has seen notable market traction in several countries including Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. In light of the implementation of various OTT initiatives by local and out-of-market OTT players, Asia may eventually become one of the world’s liveliest OTT playing fields. Australian OTT had a busy first quarter in 2015, with three OTT services … [Read more...] about Asian OTT playing fields
CINEMAX
Strike Back returns in August
Singapore − From the tropical beaches of Thailand to the towering peaks of the Swiss Alps, the Cinemax Original action series, Strike Back returns for its ten-episode, fourth and final season the same day as the U.S. – 1 August at 10pm on HBO GO and on CINEMAX, with one new episode airing every Saturday at the same time. Starting 4 to 18 August, non-subscribers in 19 Asian territories including the Philippines, can watch the first episode of this season for free on cinemaxasia.com … [Read more...] about Strike Back returns in August
Asian casts in ‘Strike Back’
Singapore – The fourth and final season of Strike Back will premiere on 1 August at 10pm (9pm Thai.Jkt) on CINEMAX. Shot in Europe and Asia, this season features new Asian cast members, Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II), Will Yun Lee (The Wolverine) and Pu Vithaya Pansringam (The Hangover Part II) who join returning cast members in this Emmy-nominated Cinemax action series, which follows a stealth counterterrorism unit as it … [Read more...] about Asian casts in ‘Strike Back’
“Banshee” returns on CINEMAX and HBO GO
Banshee Hong Kong – Banshee returns for its ten-episode, third season in less than a day after its U.S. premiere – Saturday, 10 January on HBO GO with new episodes airing at the same time every Saturday. The new season of this Emmy-winning action drama will also be released on HBO On Demand from Monday, 19 January. Executive produced by Jonathan Tropper, Peter Macdissi, Alan Ball and Greg Yaitanes, Banshee stars Antony Starr (Wish You Were Here) as Lucas Hood, an ex-con and master … [Read more...] about “Banshee” returns on CINEMAX and HBO GO
New on HBO and CINEMAX
Singapore – Starting this January with a brand new HBO Original drama series, Togetherness (12 January on HBO), and new seasons of Girls (January 12 on HBO) and Cinemax action series, Banshee (10 January on CINEMAX), HBO Asia has announced a line-up of new programmes – feature film Bessie, documentary series Project Greenlight and new HBO Original series The Brink and Ballers – all of which will premiere 2015 in Asia, less than a day of their U.S. debut. New home of the … [Read more...] about New on HBO and CINEMAX
“Strike Back” resumes production
Singapore – A star-studded cast heads season four of Cinemax’s action drama series Strike Back, which recently resumed production in Europe. Stars Sullivan Stapleton and Philip Winchester return as an unlikely pair of counterterrorism operatives, Scott and Stonebridge, and are joined by Robson Green, Michelle Lukes and Milauna Jackson as their fellow Section 20 members. New cast members include award winner Michelle Yeoh, Dustin Clare, Will Yun Lee, James Wilby, Adrian Paul , Joseph … [Read more...] about “Strike Back” resumes production
