Tencent Holdings Limited and HBO have announced a strategic partnership at the Tencent Video V Conference in Beijing for Tencent Video to be the exclusive online partner for HBO in China. Tencent Video will be the sole official provider online to offer award-winning HBO drama series including Band of Brothers, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, Rome, The Newsroom, True Detective and a number of other leading TV and movie titles from HBO and HBO Asia. Charles Schreger, President of Programming … [Read more...] about Tencent and HBO announces strategic partnership
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“Westworld” to premiere in Asia
Westworld is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin. It is a one-hour drama which is inspired by the motion picture Westworld, written and directed by Michael Crichton. Cast of the drama includes Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris, Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Miranda Otto, Rodrigo Santoro, Shannon Woodward, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Angela Sarafyan, Simon Quarterman. Production Companies: Bad Robot Productions, Jerry … [Read more...] about “Westworld” to premiere in Asia
HBO Asia’s mini-series “GRACE” premieres in October
Singapore – Chinese-American actor, Russell Wong, was present at HBO Asia’s media conference in Singapore to discuss his latest project, HBO Asia’s new mini-series, GRACE. Also present at the media conference were fellow cast members of GRACE, the Singapore-based actors Constance Song and George Young, and LA-based Singaporean, Pamelyn Chee. George Young Constance Song Russell Wong Pamelyn Chee Tony Tilse at HBO Asia’s media conference GRACE is HBO Asia’s … [Read more...] about HBO Asia’s mini-series “GRACE” premieres in October
HBO Asia enlarges free preview offer for “The Knick”
Hong Kong – HBO Asia announced on August 14 that viewers will have the opportunity to view The Knick's pilot episode on nowTV’s video on-demand service, now Video Express First (Channel 106), starting August 15, for two weeks – free of charge. Beginning August 15, HBO and Cinemax Original content will also appear on HBO On Demand in Hong Kong within a week of their premiere on the HBO and Cinemax channels, starting with the much anticipated Cinemax Original series, The Knick. … [Read more...] about HBO Asia enlarges free preview offer for “The Knick”
New cast members of “Game of Thrones” confirmed
Singapore – HBO has confirmed on July 26 some of the new cast members for the fifth season of the hit series Game of Thrones, with many of them appearing in a video that was recently unveiled at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014. Among the new actors and the characters they will portray are: Alexander Siddig as Doran Martell. Doran Martell is the ruling lord of Dorne and older brother to the late Prince Oberyn Martell. Unlike his brother, Doran is even-tempered and … [Read more...] about New cast members of “Game of Thrones” confirmed
HBO Asia offers free access to pilot episode
Singapore – HBO Asia announced on July 24 that it will – for the first time ever – be offering a free sampling of the first episode of the brand-new Cinemax Original Series, The Knick, on its website and on HBO Asia’s YouTube channel for a period of two weeks from August 11 to 25, just two days after its Asian television premiere. “This is the first time HBO Asia is offering the entire pilot episode of our original series for free to all … [Read more...] about HBO Asia offers free access to pilot episode