Washington, D.C. / Los Angeles, California – National Geographic Channel (NGC) has received the most Emmy Award nominations in the network’s history with 18 nominations, including 12 with FOX for Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. With 12 nominations, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey tied such buzz-worthy shows as HBO’s True Detective and Netflix’s Orange is the New Black in nominations. Additionally, NGC’s second foray into original … [Read more...] about NGC receives a record of 18 Emmy Award nominations
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HBO Asia renews another season of “Hollywood On Set”
Prime Entertainment Group announced on July 4 the renewal of Hollywood On Set with HBO Asia. Hollywood On Set The premium television company will continue to license another 52 episodes of Prime Entertainment Group’s Hollywood On Set 52 x 26’ / year in HD. This is the third year in a row Hollywood On Set will be broadcast across 23 territories on HBO Asia’s bouquet of channels. “It’s a true pleasure to reinforce our presence in the Asian … [Read more...] about HBO Asia renews another season of “Hollywood On Set”
HBO Asia’s first mini-series to debut in October
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
Quickflix launches its service on Xbox One
Australian movie and TV-show streaming company Quickflix announced on May 21 that its service has launched on the new Xbox One console. Quickflix on Xbox One offers affordable subscription streaming of standard and high definition TV shows including HBO series; and blockbuster and family favourite movies, as well as premium latest release movies and current and recent drama TV drama series for a few dollars more, giving gaming and entertainment fans more ways to watch the content they love. TV … [Read more...] about Quickflix launches its service on Xbox One
HBO Nordic closes multi-year licensing deal with CBS Studios
HBO Nordic has bought the exclusive rights for Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland for first run of all new Showtime original series including the new John Logan, Pippa Harris and Sam Mendes executive-produced thriller series Penny Dreadful and drama series Ray Donovan and The Affair. In addition, HBO Nordic has acquired rights to air a large number of Showtime library titles including Dexter, Californication and Nurse Jackie. The first of the new … [Read more...] about HBO Nordic closes multi-year licensing deal with CBS Studios
Amazon and HBO ink multi-year deal
Seattle – Amazon.com, Inc. announced a content licensing agreement with HBO on April 23, making Prime Instant Video the exclusive online-only subscription home for select HBO programming. The collection includes award-winning shows such as The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, The Wire, Big Love, Deadwood, Eastbound & Down, Family Tree, Enlightened, Treme, early seasons of Boardwalk Empire and True Blood, as well as mini-series like Band of Brothers, John Adams and more. Previous seasons of … [Read more...] about Amazon and HBO ink multi-year deal