Celestial Tiger Entertainment launches KIX HD and Thrill on TVB Network Vision in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, November 13, 2013 – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), the operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, announced today the launch of KIX HD and Thrill on TVB Network Vision (TVBNV), one of the leading pay TV service operators in Hong Kong, in November.  TVBNV subscribers will now have access to first and exclusive MMA events, action series, reality shows and movies with KIX HD and a dedicated horror, thriller and suspense movie channel with Thrill. TVBNV currently carries Celestial Classic Movies (CCM) as part of its channel offerings of over 60 channels.

“We are extremely excited to expand our relationship with TVB Network Vision and offer KIX HD and Thrill to their broad base of subscribers.  Our partnership with TVB Network Vision represents the 32nd carriage deal we have concluded since the inception of CTE in 2012, and we look forward to working with them to continue the momentum of our growing audience base while increasing their subscribers in Hong Kong,” said Ofanny Choi, Executive Vice President, TV Networks, Celestial Tiger Entertainment.

“Celestial Tiger has brought a good deal of high-energy programming to TVB Network Vision through the two channels.  I would like to congratulate the Celestial Tiger team for making very substantial progress over the past year.” said Felix To, Chief Executive Officer, TVB Network Vision.

KIX HD, the ultimate destination for action entertainment in high-definition, offers TVBNV subscribers an exhilarating mix of combat sports, action series, cutting-edge reality shows and action movies. Viewers can catch the first and exclusive broadcasts of mixed martial arts tournaments such as Bellator MMA featuring world champions Ben Askren and Michael Chandler; and action series such as SAF3, produced by Baywatch creator Gregory J Bonann, about an elite unit of the Malibu Fire Department specializing in sea, air and fire rescues. In December, KIX HD will also offer action babes galore with blockbuster Hollywood movies featuring kick-ass heroines every Wednesday night at 9.

Thrill is Asia’s first and only regional 24-hour movie channel dedicated to the horror, suspense and thriller genres. TVBNV subscribers can tune in to Thrill any time of the day to get their scare fix with iconic horror movies such as Stephen King’s Carrie and its remakes, the entire Species franchise, as well as The Amityville Horror, The Blair Witch Project and Ju-on: The Grudge. Fans of the supernatural can also watch the first and exclusive broadcasts of ghost-hunting TV series Most Haunted from the U.K. and Ghost Hunters from the U.S.

KIX HD (Ch. 37) and Thrill (Ch. 51) will be included in TVBNV’s basic pack. For more information, visit www.tvbnetworkvision.com


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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 widely distributed 24-hour Chinese movie 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; cHK, a one-stop channel for cool, chic, and contemporary celebrity-powered Hong Kong entertainment; KIX, the ultimate destination for 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’s majority shareholders are Saban Capital Group, a leading private investment firm specializing in the media, entertainment and communications industries; Celestial Pictures, a major Asian entertainment company wholly-owned by Astro, the owner and operator of the leading DTH platform in Malaysia; and Lionsgate, the world’s largest independent filmed entertainment studio.

For more information, please visit www.celestialtiger.com.


About TVB Network Vision

TVB NETWORK VISION Limited is principally engaged in providing pay TV services and teleport services both in Hong Kong and internationally.  Major shareholders of TVB NETWORK VISION Limited include Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), Gemstone Pacific Limited and See Corporation Limited.

TVB NETWORK VISION offers over 62 local and international channels. Other than the driver channels provided by TVB, namely “Drama 1”, “Drama 2”, “TVB Classic”, “TVB Encore”, “TVB Movies”, “TVB Window”, “TVB Good Show”, “TVB Sports “,  “TVB Food”, “TVB Kids”, “TVB Entertainment News”, “TVBN”, “TVBN2“, TVBS-News”, “TVBS-Asia” and “TVB8”, TVB NETWORK VISION also provides programming in news, movies, sports and infotainment to meet the diverse needs of the Hong Kong audience.

TVB NETWORK VISION is currently transmitted via satellite through existing communal aerial broadcast distribution (CABD) networks into set-top boxes of individual homes or via DTH to homes without CABD networks. It also transmits its service via the broadband television networks of PCCW’s NOW TV and the broadband and optical- fibre networks of Hutchison Global Communications Limited.

For more information, please visit www.tvbnetworkvision.com