Singapore – HBO Asia announced on June 27 the premiere date of HBO Asia’s latest original mini-series, Grace. The four-part hour-long horror mini-series will premiere on October 17 at 10pm on HBO / HBO HD (StarHub TV Ch 601) with new episodes airing weekly, culminating in a two-part finale on Halloween, October 31. Also available on HBO GO one hour after it airs on HBO and on HBO On Demand the Monday after its HBO debut. In addition, HBO Asia announced the full talent line … [Read more...] about HBO Asia’s first mini-series to debut in October
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HBO’s “The Normal Heart” to premiere in Asia on May 26
Hong Kong – Directed by Emmy winner Ryan Murphy (Eat Pray Love, Glee) and written by Academy Award nominee Larry Kramer (Women in Love), adapting his Tony Award-winning play of the same name, The Normal Heart tells the story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, and takes an unflinching look at the nation’s sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning … [Read more...] about HBO’s “The Normal Heart” to premiere in Asia on May 26
Tata Sky brings HBO On Demand to India
Mumbai – HBO On Demand, a new service offered for free exclusively to subscribers of the HBO Premium Channels – HBO Hits HD and HBO Defined HD – has been launched on India's DTH platform, Tata Sky on March 21. HBO Hits and HBO Defined are distributed by Turner International in India. Based on the Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) model, HBO On Demand will give HBO Premium Subscribers access to a wide selection of HBO original content with the convenience to watch what they … [Read more...] about Tata Sky brings HBO On Demand to India
HBO’s “Veep” returns for a second season
Hong Kong - Emmy-nominated HBO comedy series Veep created by Armando Iannucci will kick off its ten-episode second season on May 13 on HBO with new episodes airing weekly. Last September, Julia Louis-Dreyfus received the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series’ first season, with the series being nominated as for Outstanding Comedy Series as well. Veep - which follows the whirlwind day-to-day existence of Vice President Selina Meyer as she juggles her busy … [Read more...] about HBO’s “Veep” returns for a second season
HBO Asia launches “Game of Thrones” art exhibition in Singapore
Singapore – In conjunction with the premiere of the third season of HBO’s Game of Thrones, HBO Asia has announced the HBO Game of Thrones Exhibition to be showcased in Singapore for the first time in Asia. The exhibition will be opened for public viewing from April 6 to 13 at The Luxe Art Museum, featuring art pieces by Singapore-based artists and a range of poster art from Mondo’s Games of Thrones collection. Three local designers worked in collaboration with HBO Asia to … [Read more...] about HBO Asia launches “Game of Thrones” art exhibition in Singapore
HBO Asia presents The Newsroom
Singapore – The Newsroom, created by Aaron Sorkin, premieres exclusively across Asia on HBO on August 1. Viewers can also catch the series an hour earlier at 8pm on HBO HD or at one’s own time and convenience on HBO On Demand from August 6. Set at the fictional cable network ACN, the ten-episode drama series follows the news team on their quixotic mission to reclaim the legacy of Murrow and Cronkite in the face of a fickle audience, corporate mandates and tangled personal … [Read more...] about HBO Asia presents The Newsroom
