Hong Kong - Following its first meeting, the CASBAA Board of Directors announced that Jonathan Spink, CEO of HBO Asia, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors for the next 12 months. With almost three decades of experience in the pay television industry, Jonathan Spink is responsible for the overall management of HBO in South East and South Asia. Under Spink’s leadership, HBO Asia has built a growing network of standard-definition and high-definition channels and services, as … [Read more...] about Jonathan Spink heads CASBAA Board
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HBO and StarHub announce initiatives
Singapore – HBO Asia and StarHub announced two initiatives that take HBO’s highly coveted content across multiple digital platforms via StarHub’s new online streaming service, StarHub Go. Ballers S106 - Photo credit HBO Jeff Daly Launch of HBO GO on StarHub Go HBO’s premium proprietary content, including its wildly popular Game of Thrones series, will be available directly to consumers in Singapore without a pay TV subscription. Consumers need only the Internet and a … [Read more...] about HBO and StarHub announce initiatives
DreamWorks debuts in Asia
Glendale/Bangkok – DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. and Thai pay TV operator CTH, along with HBO Asia, will launch the DreamWorks channel, a brand new kids and family program service, in Thailand on 1 August. This is the first country in Asia to premiere the channel, which DreamWorks and HBO are offering across the region. CTH will make the programming available for the first time in High Definition (HD) and programming will be fully dubbed in Thai as of 1 September. DreamWorks programming … [Read more...] about DreamWorks debuts in Asia
HALFWORLDS’ begins production
Singapore – HBO Asia announced that production for the new HBO Asia Original Series, HALFWORLDS, begins this week. Developed in-house, the eight-part hour-long series is an Asian dark thriller starring an ensemble cast of leading Asian actors premiering exclusively on HBO (StarHub Ch 601) at the end of this year. Joko Anwar - Director of HBO Asia Original Series HALFWORLDS A fantastical tale of love, redemption and betrayal set in present day Jakarta, HALFWORLDS is about a young street … [Read more...] about HALFWORLDS’ begins production
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 to premiere original content hours after U.S. telecast
Singapore – HBO Asia announced on April 22 that it will premiere HBO and Cinemax original content less than 24 hours after their U.S. premiere from July 2014. Starting with the brand-new Cinemax Original series, The Knick, starring Academy Award® and Emmy®nominee Clive Owen and directed by Academy Award® and Emmy® winner Steven Soderbergh, viewers in Asia can watch this series the very next evening after it premieres in the U.S. “Whilst this move is no silver bullet … [Read more...] about HBO Asia to premiere original content hours after U.S. telecast