Asia – Fox International Channels (FIC) and HBO Asia both had a victorious night at the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. Films and TV series on FIC’s channels won seven awards out of15 total categories. Key wins came from the major Motion Picture categories – Best Cast, Best Actor and Best Actress, and from the Television categories – Best TV Comedy Cast, Best TV Drama Actress and Best TV Comedy Actor. Programmes shown on HBO Asia’s bouquet of channels … [Read more...] about FIC and HBO Asia triumph at SAG Awards
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Golden rewards
HBO Asia and Fox International Channels (FIC) were the biggest winners among Pay-TV operators in Asia at the 2012 Golden Globe Awards. HBO received three wins for Mildred Pierce, Game of Thrones and Enlightened in the respective categories of; Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV; Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV; and Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series. Modern Family and … [Read more...] about Golden rewards
Zombies infect Australia
Los Angeles/ Toronto – Independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) has signed multi-territory deals for several of its series, including The Walking Dead and Call Me Fitz. eOne is partnered with Fox International Channels to sell all television, digital and DVD rights of The Walking Dead outside of North America. An award-winning zombie apocalypse drama, the show has just been renewed for a third season by AMC in the US. Fox Australia purchased the rights to the Gemini award-winning dark … [Read more...] about Zombies infect Australia
StarHub increases offerings
Singapore – StarHub’s VOD service, On Demand, is expanding its content offerings, with the Pay-TV operator entering new licensing agreements with three new studios. This deal includes current and archived movies from 20th Century Fox, NBCUniversal and Walt Disney Studios; HD content from Disney, NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures Television; and movie debuts the same day as their DVD release. The operator, along with Fox International Channels (FIC), also announced that the FX and tvN … [Read more...] about StarHub increases offerings
FIC debuts online content player for Asia
FOX International Channels (FIC) has launched FOX Movies Premium Play, Asia’s first online pay-TV streaming platform. The new service is being launched in conjunction with FOX Movies Premium, a new multi-genre flagship channel that debuts in January 2012. FOX Movies Premium Play is available only to FOX Movies Premium subscribers and will enable them to watch their favourite content on a wide variety of devices—first on PCs, then on tablets and smartphones and eventually all broadband … [Read more...] about FIC debuts online content player for Asia
Sing for your life
Auditions for Reality TV series tvN K-Pop Star Hunt kicks off in Singapore this weekend, followed by Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Philippines during the first two weeks of November. Two finalists from each of the five countries will be selected to appear in the programme. Singapore’s top 100 contestants will be selected to take part in the first round of close-door auditions on 22 October. The judges will pick the best 20 to move on to the second round of the competition. Irene Ang … [Read more...] about Sing for your life
