Celestial Tiger Entertainment and LeEco Launch Thrill 360 in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (March 7, 2016) – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, and LeEco (formerly Letv), one of China’s leading vertically-integrated internet companies, announced today the launch of Thrill 360, the Over-The-Top (OTT) linear feed for Thrill, Asia's only regional horror and suspense movie channel. The new channel (Ch. 360) is available to all LeEco subscribers in Hong Kong.  In addition, Thrill 360’s movies and series are also made available to LeEco subscribers on-demand.


 “We are thrilled to be working with LeEco to launch the first OTT service for Thrill,” said Ofanny Choi, Executive Vice President, TV Networks, Celestial Tiger Entertainment.  “LeEco subscribers in Hong Kong can now get their fill of horror, thriller and suspense movies from around the world, anytime and anywhere.  We look forward to working closely with LeEco to satisfy their subscribers’ needs and further our reach through their fantastic next-generation ecosystem.”


“We are excited to team up with Celestial Tiger Entertainment to introduce a newly formed channel to our subscribers. This is the first and only self-composed horror movie channel in Hong Kong. With the support of our big data, our expert team of programming specialists scheduled the movies to best suit the needs and habits of our users,” says Tin Mok, CEO for APAC at LeEco, “We loved the Thrill 360 proposition as soon as we heard about it. We are confident that horror movie fans will love the channel as much as we do. As always, our ultimate goal is to bring about excellent user experience to our users.”


Thrill 360 launches with a slate of exclusive horror and suspense movies under three thematics in March. The Spring Feast of Horror thematic features Asian horror movies Meat Grinder and Spicy Killer; the Zombie Resurrection thematic presents Night of the Living Dead: Re-animation and Open Grave; and the Bunshinsaba Trilogy thematic showcases three terrifying films directed by acclaimed Korean filmmaker Ahn Byeong-ki.  


In addition to movies, horror fans can also enjoy exclusive television series such as Ghost Hunters, the top-rated supernatural investigation series featuring a team of ghost hunters visiting haunted sites; and the paranormal docu-drama series When Ghosts Attack showcasing the first-hand accounts of violent supernatural encounters from ghost attack victims.


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