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Todd Miller goes Celestial

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Hong Kong – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), the Asian media company launched recently by Celestial Pictures Limited, Saban Capital Group and Lionsgate, has unveiled its senior management team, led by industry veteran Todd Miller. Miller, who will serve as President and Chief Operating Officer, brings more than two decades of management and media experience to CTE. He will drive the company's core businesses of branded pay-TV channels, content creation and content distribution across … [Read more...] about Todd Miller goes Celestial

Virtual reality

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Shanghai-based children's virtual world developer and operator Taomee, has launched an online video channel V.61.com. The channel offers language and mathematics education content for primary school children, as well as videos about history, humanities, and travel. An animation based on Taomee's virtual world 51Seer, will begin broadcast on 10 January. Saban Capital Group, which recently entered a joint venture with Lionsgate to form Celestial Tiger Entertainment, is an investor in Taomee. … [Read more...] about Virtual reality

Scalable synergy

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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 Mio

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Hong Kong – KIX HD, the newest channel from Tiger Gate debuts this month on mioTV. The channel is a hybrid of its existing KIX and Thrill channels, with action-packed series, fight events, anime and the best thriller, horror, and suspense movies from Asia and Hollywood. To mark the launch of the channel this month is the first and exclusive series Expedition Impossible, Mark Burnett's most epic production since Survivor. There is also the highly anticipated Korean action drama A Yaksa, … [Read more...] about Hybrid Mio

New EVP at Tiger Gate

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Hong Kong – TV Executive, Wendy Reeds has joined Lionsgate and Tiger Gate Entertainment as Executive Vice President of Sales and Distribution. Based in Tiger Gate's Hong Kong headquarters, Reeds will spearhead all Tiger Gate content sales, marketing and distribution activities, and will also direct Lionsgate's film and TV sales and distribution operations in Asia. Reeds previously served as Vice President of International and Home Entertainment Sales at Lionsgate's corporate headquarters … [Read more...] about New EVP at Tiger Gate

Tim Stuart exits Lionsgate

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Santa Monica / Vancouver - Lionsgate has confirmed that Tim Stuart, vice president of Asia Pacific sales, left the company effective June 10 as Lionsgate looks to expand its regional operations in Hong Kong and reduce its presence in Australia. The company will seek to hire a Hong Kong-based senior distribution executive within the coming months. In the interim, Wendy Reeds, vice president International & Home Entertainment Sales, will manage sales for Japan and South Korea. Jenny Suen, sales … [Read more...] about Tim Stuart exits Lionsgate