Hong Kong – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) has announced five new carriage agreements, adding up to 13 channel launches across eight pay-TV platforms since the formation of the company. The new deals extended CTE’s channels' distribution in Indonesia and the Philippines with all four of CTE’s primary channel brands, Celestial Movies (CM), Celestial Classic Movies, KIX and Thrill. In Indonesia, the carriage deal launches on PT MNC Sky Vision, PT Mega Media and Topas TV. In … [Read more...] about CTE expands reach with five new carriage agreements
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CTE strengthens management team with three executive appointments
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
BIG RTL launches new action channel
Mumbai – BIG RTL, the television joint venture between Reliance Broadcast Network and RTL Group, is launching action channel THRILL by the third quarter of this year. Positioned as the first action entertainment channel, it is the result of a detailed audience mapping and insight mining among Indian audiences to determine entertainment need gaps. The joint venture channel will address this need gap and serve international content from across the globe, dubbed in Hindi. With several options … [Read more...] about BIG RTL launches new action channel
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
Hybrid Mio
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