Hong Kong – FOX International Channels (FIC) announced that the closing episode of StarWorld’s hit reality series Asia’s Next Top Model (AsNTM) Season 3 recorded the highest finale ratings ever in the show’s history on StarWorld in Singapore and the Philippines when it aired across Southeast Asia. Across both countries, season 3 was on average the highest-rated season of the reality series. Ratings increased more than 140% amongst a wide general audience aged 4+ as … [Read more...] about AsNTM S3 finale smashes ratings record
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FOX acquires three multi-million dollar budget films
Hong Kong – FOX International Channels (FIC) announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the TV and digital media rights of three multi-million dollar budget films from Enlight Pictures, one of China's largest film studios. The films will be available on SCM linear, VOD and online catch-up service (SCM Play) after their theatrical releases in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. This acquisition represents FIC’s continued efforts to bolster SCM’s brand and positioning with … [Read more...] about FOX acquires three multi-million dollar budget films
Beat the Champions’ premieres on FOX
The U.S. network Fox will premiere a local version of the format Beat the Champions on 30 June. Beat the Champions is an original format from TV Asahi in Japan distributed by Eccho Rights. Fox select amateurs who test themselves against current and former top athletes, such as six-time Basket NBA champ Scottie Pippen, New England Patriots player Rob Gronkowski and four-time swimming Olympic Gold Medalist Missy Franklin on this summer special which will be hosted by Saturday Night Live alum … [Read more...] about Beat the Champions’ premieres on FOX
MIPCOM 2015 Personalities of the Year
Paris – Reed MIDEM announced that Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs of Fox Television Group, have been named as MIPCOM 2015 Personalities of the Year - the first time that two industry leaders have jointly received the award since its creation in 1989. Walden and Newman will be honoured at a gala dinner for international entertainment executives to be held at the InterContinental Carlton Cannes on 7 October. Launched in 1989 to recognise outstanding career achievements in … [Read more...] about MIPCOM 2015 Personalities of the Year
‘Fox Formats Lab’ in Singapore
Singapore – Documentary producers in Singapore are set for an opportunity of a lifetime with FOX Formats Lab, the latest initiative between FOX International Channels (FIC) and the Media Development Authority (MDA). A unique initiative devised by FIC in a first-of-its-kind partnership with MDA, FOX Formats Lab was conceived to support the development of local content production talent and ramp up creation of international TV content by local production companies. The initial phase of the … [Read more...] about ‘Fox Formats Lab’ in Singapore
iflix secures top line content deals
Kuala Lumpur – iflix announced it has entered into multiple content agreements with Hollywood’s top studios, including Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution (Fox), BBC Worldwide (BBC), and Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) to offer iflix subscribers the best in television and film programming. The catalogue deals feature award-winning TV series such as: • Fox’s Homeland and American Horror Story; • The longest running sci-fi TV show in … [Read more...] about iflix secures top line content deals
