Celestial Classic Movies (CCM) Expands Footprint with New Deals and Territories

CCM is now the Most Widely Carried Classic Chinese Movie Channel in the World


Hong Kong, 22 April 2013 - Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), the operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, announced three new deals today that further expand Celestial Classic Movies’ (CCM) reach in the Asia Pacific region. The deals include securing a branded primetime programme block on Central Motion Pictures channel (channel 66) in Taiwan, carriage with Cablelink in the Philippines, and carriage with Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited’s (HKBN) bbTV in Hong Kong.

“The momentum for Celestial Classic Movies’ footprint expansion keeps building. The channel is now in 8 territories and on 16 platforms, making it the most widely carried classic Chinese movie channel in the world,” said Ofanny Choi, Executive Vice President, TV Networks. “Even more fans around Asia will now get to enjoy some of the best Kung Fu movies of all time and other Chinese cinematic gems in digitally remastered as well as high definition quality.”

In Taiwan, CTE will launch a CCM branded HD primetime programme block on Central Motion Pictures channel (channel 66) in May. Central Motion Pictures channel, owned and operated by Golden Media Corporation, is available on Chunghwa Telecom MOD, the largest IPTV platform in Taiwan. This will be CTE’s first channel brand presence in Taiwan.  In the Philippines, CCM will launch on Cablelink, a premier cable TV and cable broadband operator covering the southern part of Metro Manila. CCM will be made available on Cablelink’s Digital Movies and Chinese packs.  And HKBN, a leading telecommunications service provider in Hong Kong, will carry CCM on its branded IPTV service, bbTV. bbTV currently carries CTE’s KIX and Thrill channels as well.

CCM presents masterpieces from Chinese cinema by tapping into the world-renowned and digitally remastered Shaw Brothers Film Library as well as other Chinese movie libraries. In April, CCM is featuring the iconic actress Cherie Chung as this month’s Celestial VIP. Four of her hit movies will be shown every Saturday at 9pm including Cherie, Hong Kong Hong Kong, Maybe It’s Love and Prince Charming.  CCM is now available in Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan.

  

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About Celestial Tiger Entertainment

CELESTIAL TIGER ENTERTAINMENT (CTE) is a diversified media company dedicated to entertaining audiences in Asia and beyond. The company focuses on the operation of branded pay television channels, content creation and content distribution targeted at Asian consumers.

CTE operates a powerful bouquet of distinct pay television channels including: CELESTIAL MOVIES, the most broadly distributed 24-hour Chinese and Asian movies channel in the world; CELESTIAL CLASSIC MOVIES, the gateway to an unparalleled array of Chinese movie masterpieces; CELESTIAL MOVIES HD, the latest Chinese movies in high definition; KIX, the ultimate in action entertainment; Thrill, Asia's only horror and suspense movie channel; and KIX HD, featuring the best of action with a late-night dose of thrillers in high definition.

As one of Asia's largest vertically integrated independent entertainment companies, CTE produces original content which complements its channels business. CTE is also the exclusive sales agent for Hollywood studio Lionsgate in Greater China and Southeast Asia, and represents Lionsgate’s television content and vast feature film library in Japan and Korea as well.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, CTE is a joint venture among Saban Capital Group, a leading private investment firm specializing in the media, entertainment and communications industries;  Astro, the owner and operator of the leading DTH platform in Malaysia; and Lionsgate, the world’s largest independent filmed entertainment studio.