Thrill To Premiere Highly-Anticipated Korean Series Cheo Yong: The Paranormal Detective

Hong Kong, (March 18, 2014) – Thrill, Asia’s only regional channel dedicated to horror, thriller and suspense programming, will exclusively premiere one of the most highly-anticipated Korean series of 2014, Cheo Yong: The Paranormal Detective, starting March 20th.

The premiere of Cheo Yong: The Paranormal Detective in Korea won its timeslot among core pay TV viewers*, and broke the ratings record for a series premiere among all OCN original productions since 2004.

The 10-episode series stars Korean heartthrob Oh Ji-ho, as Cheo Yong, a detective who has the supernatural ability to see, listen, and touch ghosts.  Assisting Cheo Yong in solving mysterious cases is the ghost of a female high school student, played by pop star Jun Hyo-Seong from the girl band Secret.

Cheo Yong: The Paranormal Detective is set to exclusively premiere on Thrill starting March 20. Catch it Thursdays at 10PM (HK/SG/PHIL), 9PM (JKT/BKK).


* 24% share among core pay TV viewers aged 20- 49; 12% share among total household


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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; 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, thriller and suspense movie channel.

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.

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