Hong Kong – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has announced the appointments of Sylvia Noronha as General Counsel, Betty Tsui as Vice President, Programming, and Athena Ho as Manager, Research. Reporting to CTE President and Chief Operating Officer Todd Miller, Noronha will be responsible for guiding CTE’s legal strategy and leading the legal department in support of the company's three business lines. She brings with her considerable legal experience in the entertainment and media … [Read more...] about CTE strengthens management team with three executive appointments
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CTE concludes several deals
Hong Kong – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) announced today several first and exclusive content deals for its channels. CTE has secured two multi-year output deals with mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter Bellator Fighting Championships and kickboxing promoter It’s Showtime for KIX. The company also concluded a volume deal with CJ E&M Corporation (CJ E&M) that includes action series and thrilling dramas on a first-run basis for all CTE channels in Asia. Bellator … [Read more...] about CTE concludes several deals
Strike a pose
Hong Kong – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has announced the premiere of reality series SupermodelMe Season 3, on March 13 on its channels KIX and KIX HD, across Asia. For the first time since its inception, SupermodelMe will expand its 30-minute format to an hour. Season 3 will also introduce a brand new host, international supermodel Lisa S. Karen Seah, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Refinery Media, said, “The long-term goal of collaboration with Celestial Tiger … [Read more...] about Strike a pose
Celestial Movies goes HD
Hong Kong – (CTE) is launching two HD channels – Celestial Movies HD (CM HD) and KIX HD, in Malaysia on DTH platform Astro, on March 1. Malaysia becomes the first market in the region to carry CM HD, and the second market for KIX HD following the channel’s Singapore launch in November 2011. Celestial Movies HD offers first run and exclusive Chinese and Asian films as well as all-time favorites. KIX HD features five distinct programming pillars: fight events, action series, … [Read more...] about Celestial Movies goes HD
Scalable synergy
Hong Kong – Celestial Pictures Limited, Saban Capital Group and Lionsgate, today announced the creation of Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), an independent Asian media company focused on branded Pay-TV channels, content creation and distribution across the region. CTE brings together a bouquet of pay channel offerings by combining Celestial Pictures' flagship channels – Celestial Movies, Celestial Classic Movies and Celestial Movies On Demand, with the three Pay-TV channels of … [Read more...] about Scalable synergy
Hybrid thrills
Singapore – KIX HD, launches today on Singtel’s mioTV. The channel features high-energy series, blockbuster movies, global fight events and epic anime during the day. At night, it gives viewers a late-night dose of the best thriller, horror, and suspense movies from Asia and Hollywood. The HD channel is a hybrid of Tiger Gate Entertainment’s existing KIX and Thrill channels with programming aimed at Asian audiences. KIX HD is currently exclusively available in Singapore. Other … [Read more...] about Hybrid thrills