Celestial Tiger Entertainment Expands its Reach with Three Carriage Deals

Hong Kong, 3 December 2014 – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), the operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, announced today three carriage deals across Asia. The deals will expand the reach of CTE’s channels in Indonesia and Hong Kong.

The newly inked deals cover: CELESTIAL MOVIES (CM), the biggest 24-hour Chinese movie service in Asia and beyond; CELESTIAL CLASSIC MOVIES (CCM), the home of the best movies in Chinese cinema history in digitally remastered quality; KIX, the ultimate destination for action entertainment; and THRILL, Asia’s only pan-regional horror, thriller and suspense movie channel.

The new deals signed are as follows:

Indonesia

NexMedia, the pay TV platform of PT. Elang Mahkota Teknologi (EMTEK), one of the leading media companies in Indonesia, will carry CM.  

Matrix TV, a new Indonesian pay-TV platform, will carry CM, KIX and Thrill in their basic pack. Matrix TV is the subsidiary of PT Stella Satindo, which has operated a satellite decoder business since 1990. 

Hong Kong

bbTV, an IPTV service provider in Hong Kong, will now carry CCM, KIX and Thrill in their basic pack, expanding the reach of the three channels to all of their subscribers. bbTV is a service provided by HKBN, a leading telecommunications service provider in Hong Kong.

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Celestial Tiger Entertainment

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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; cHK, a one-stop channel for cool, chic, and contemporary celebrity-powered Hong Kong entertainment; KIX, the ultimate destination for action entertainment; and THRILL, Asia's only horror 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.

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