New York & Hong Kong – Celestial Pictures Limited (Celestial Pictures) announced on February 26 that it has concluded a multi-year content deal with El Rey Network, the new English-language cable channel from maverick filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. Under the agreement, El Rey Network will offer subscribers access to the classic martial arts titles from the Shaw Brothers library, which includes The 36th Chamber … [Read more...] about Celestial Pictures and El Rey Network partner for licensing deal
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Celestial Classic Movies to pay homage to Sir Run Run Shaw
On January 7, 2014, TVB's founder and long-serving Chairman Sir Run Run Shaw passed away at home, aged 107. As Executive Chairman, he led TVB to become HK's leading TV station and a global leader in the Chinese language TV industry. He served at the helm for 30 years. Following the announcement, Celestial Classic Movies will pay tribute with special programming “æ°¸é 懷念邵逸夫> 紀念特輯”. The programme will air … [Read more...] about Celestial Classic Movies to pay homage to Sir Run Run Shaw
Celestial Pictures to license martial arts content to India’s BoxTV
Celestial Pictures Limited (CPL) has concluded a multi-year content deal with BoxTV, licensing more than 100 titles of Shaw Brothers' martial arts movies to India’s newest video streaming portal under Times Internet. All films will come with English dubbed tracks with English subtitles. Officially launched in February 2013 after the invite-only alpha phase, BoxTV currently offers full length movies and television content on its portal. “Celestial Pictures is excited to … [Read more...] about Celestial Pictures to license martial arts content to India’s BoxTV
Shaolin meets Africa
Hong Kong – Shaw Brother’s classic Kung Fu movies are landing in Africa, following a landmark deal between Celestial Pictures and Sony Max, Sony Pictures Television’s 24-hour action and reality channel in Africa. The deal gives exclusive cable and satellite broadcast rights to Sony Max for a package of titles from Celestial’s Shaw Brothers Film Library. Sony Max, which launched in February 2011 on digital pay TV platform Multichoice, currently has 3.3 million subscribers … [Read more...] about Shaolin meets Africa
Shaw Brothers launches remake screenplay competition
Celestial Pictures announced the launch of a programme to cultivate new Chinese filmmakers. Entitled the ‘New Directors Workshop’, the project aims to discover and nurture the next generation of Chinese filmmakers through mentorships and production opportunities. Phase one of the program,e is a screenplay competition to remake selected Shaw Brothers classics. The competition is a collaboration between Celestial Pictures, Beijing Film Academy (BFA) and Youth Film Studio (YFS) and is … [Read more...] about Shaw Brothers launches remake screenplay competition
Shaw Brothers Films on Portable Viewing Devices to make debut in Singapore
Celestial Pictures, Chinese motion picture company and operator of regional pay-TV channels, announced today a strategic licensing agreement with Creative Technology Ltd to distribute more than 600 Shaw Brothers films and 500 hours of original TV dramas from Celestial Pictures on its portable viewing devices in Singapore. More in the next Executive News. … [Read more...] about Shaw Brothers Films on Portable Viewing Devices to make debut in Singapore
