Mobile Ads shows more success in reaching online consumers

Singapore, 13 February 2018 – Mobile advertising saw strong growth across Southeast Asia in 2017, while at the same time, on-target mobile ad performance improved throughout the year, according to a newly released report by performance management company, Nielsen.

The Singapore Digital Ad Ratings Benchmark report has assessed 430 campaigns since its launch in Southeast Asia in 2015. Some of the key highlights are:

● Almost all (95%) campaigns measured in Singapore had a mobile component.

● In Singapore, digital ads targeting 18 to 49 year olds age bracket reached their intended audience 82% of the time for mobile and desktop devices

● Advertisers in the Entertainment and Shopping/Retail category had the easiest time reaching their desired audience, achieving an on-target success of 89% and 84% respectively, compared to 53% and 55% for advertisers in the Business & Consumer Services and Consumer Packaged Goods (55%) sectors. (Refer to chart 1)

● Mobile achieved a higher on-target rate as compared to desktop benchmarks for Business & Consumer Services/Consumer Packaged Goods and Shopping/Retail.

“The rapid growth of mobile advertising in Southeast Asia is being driven by the mobile-first habits of consumers in these emerging markets,” says Aimee Gerry, Nielsen’s Head of Digital in Southeast and North Asia. “While desktop ads have historically had higher on-target percentages for reaching their intended audience than those on mobile, advertisers have made significant strides in closing the gap in the past year. This shows that advertisers are increasingly harnessing mobile’s power to provide a more personalised platform for their audience, enabling them to have more precise connections.”

Nielsen Digital Ad Ratings Benchmarks and Findings Report serves as guidance for individual campaign effectiveness compared to marketplace averages across total digital, desktop-only, and mobile-only for age and gender demographics, age spans, advertiser categories, and site-type (publishers, platforms/ad networks).

Chart 1: Nielsen Singapore On-Target Benchmarks (Advertiser category)

ABOUT THE NIELSEN DIGITAL AD RATINGS BENCHMARKS REPORT
This report includes data from more than 3,000 Nielsen Digital Ad Ratings campaigns from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand measured through 30 June 2017, where the minimum number of site observations was at least 30. A site observation is defined as the performance of a campaign on one site with at least 5,000 impressions with the specified demographic as the intended audience. With sample sizes exceeding 30, it can be reasonably expected to see stable benchmarks. The average on-target percent is the number of impressions that reached the intended demographic divided by the number of total impressions in the campaign. The on-target percent is calculated by weighting each campaign by the number of impressions it contained within each category or demographic. Weighted data is used to allow site observations with higher impression counts to have a higher contribution to the final benchmarks. This provides a more statistically sound representation of average campaign performance.

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ASIA, 12 February 2018 – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), announced a multi-year collaboration with CANAL+ Myanmar FG, which saw the launch of MTV, MTV Live, and Nickelodeon, in Myanmar last week.

Viewers can access VIMN’s content across CANAL+ Myanmar FG’s two packages in their pay-TV offering. The world’s biggest youth entertainment brand, MTV, and leading kids’ entertainment brand, Nickelodeon, are within the full Pack (Htoo Shall) and available on Channel 74 and Channel 131 respectively. Meanwhile, the best of recorded live music performances, MTV Live, is in the first level Pack (Shall) and will be on Channel 141.

Paras Sharma, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Southeast Asia at VIMN, said, “This collaboration not only deepens our presence in Myanmar but underscores our status as a strong media content provider in the country, especially as high growth is expected in Myanmar’s pay-TV market through to 2021.”

“The MTV and Nickelodeon brands have strong appeal and supplement our current portfolio, as well as demonstrate our commitment to deliver the premium entertainment from music to kids’ content to our subscriber base,” said Erwan Luherne, CEO of CANAL+ Myanmar FG Ltd.

About CANAL+ Group

CANAL+ Group is the leading pay-TV group in France, leader for its premium- content networks with the generalist channel CANAL+ and associated channels, and its themed networks. It is also the top multi-channel platform and distributor for pay-TV offerings in France. CANAL+ Group has a high international profile, with a presence in pay-TV in Africa, Poland and Vietnam. Overall, CANAL+ Group has over 14 million subscribers worldwide. A free-to-air TV operator with three national channels, including France fifth highest rating channel, C8, and in-house advertising sales division CANAL+ REGIE, the Group is also a benchmark player in commercial TV. Through its subsidiary STUDIOCANAL, CANAL+ Group is the European leader in production and distribution of feature films and TV series. Group CANAL+ is fully-owned by Vivendi, a global media and content production and distribution group.

About Viacom International Media Networks

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), is comprised of many of the world’s most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, MTV LIVE HD, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Comedy Central, Paramount Channel, and more. Viacom brands reach more than 3.8 billion cumulative subscribers in 180+ countries and territories via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties, in 40 languages. Keep up with VIMN news by visiting the VIMN PR Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/VIMN_PR. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com, blog.viacom.com and the Viacom Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.

Media Contacts:

Adeline Ong
Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Asia
Viacom International Media Networks
e: adeline.ong@vimn.com

Yvette Yeo
Communications, Southeast Asia
Viacom International Media Networks
T: +65 6420 7154
e: yvette.yeo@vimn.com

BBC Worldwide Asia today announced a deal with CANAL+ Myanmar FG Ltd that sees four of its channels launch on new pay TV platform, CANAL+ : international news and current affairs channel, BBC World News, premium factual brand, BBC Earth, pre-school channel, CBeebies and BBC Lifestyle, with BBC Lifestyle making its debut appearance in the country.

CANAL+ Group, in collaboration with Myanmarese media group FOREVER Group launched the new pay TV platform on 29 January 2018. It offers local and international services.

“We are very pleased to partner Canal+ to be part of Myanmar’s rapid economic growth,” said Myleeta Aga, SVP, South and SouthEast Asia, BBC Worldwide. “We are confident that our channels will inform, inspire, educate, and resonate with viewers in the country.”

Viewers of BBC Earth, home of the latest iconic ratings buster, Blue Planet II, will be able to watch natural history documentaries and factual programmes including Dara & Ed’s Road to Mandalay, in which British comedians Dara Ó Briain and Ed Byrne take to the road, travelling over 3000 miles from Kuala Lumpur, through Thailand, and on to Myanmar; Where The Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle, where adventurer Ben Fogle travels the planet meeting people who have set up home in some of the most isolated locations on Earth; and Snow Bears, a unique glimpse of two newborn polar bear cubs in their natural habitat, narrated by Kate Winslet.

BBC Lifestyle viewers will be able to watch well-loved British programmes such as The Great British Bake Off, a BAFTA-winning baking competition that sees passionate amateur bakers use every crumb of their creativity to impress the judges in each week’s challenges; and The Graham Norton Show, a comedy chat show full of celebrities and gossip, presented by award-winning Irish television personality, Graham Norton.

CBeebies, aimed at pre-schoolers aged six years and under, encourages children to learn through play. Young viewers can look forward to programmes like Hey Duggee, the award-winning animated series aimed at two to five year olds in which Duggee, a big lovable dog, runs a club for pre-schoolers, that encourages children to have fun while discovering new things about the world around them; Go Jetters, an action-packed geographical adventure show that follows the adventures of four plucky international heroes Xuli, Kyan, Lars and Foz, as they travel the world with their teacher, mentor and friend Ubercorn, a funky disco-grooving unicorn; and Sarah & Duck, the multiple award-winning, 2D animated, pre-school series, which follows the curious adventures of seven-year-old Sarah and her loud, quacky friend Duck, as they explore the world around them in unexpected ways.

BBC World News is the BBC’s award-winning, 24-hour global news channel offering world-class international news and feature programmes from an unrivalled network of journalists. Bringing audiences agenda-setting programmes such as HARDtalk and Our World, and projects including 100 Women, BBC World News offers impartial and in-depth analysis of the news that matters most around the globe. With journalists in more places than any other international news broadcaster, BBC World News reports global breaking news whenever and wherever it happens and is the world’s most trusted international news broadcaster.

The BBC has also expanded the reach of its Burmese-language output in Myanmar. Top ten news headlines from bbc.com/Burmese are now published on the Yangon-based website Frontier Myanmar every day, allowing users to click through to full BBC stories in Burmese.

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For more information, please contact:

Jeanne Leong
BBC Worldwide
Tel: +65 6849 5292
Email: Jeanne.Leong@bbc.com

Jessie Lim
BBC Worldwide
Tel: +65 6849 5295
Email: Jessie.Lim@bbc.com

NOTES TO EDITORS

About BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide is the main commercial arm and a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Its vision is to build the BBC’s brands, audiences, commercial returns and reputation across the world. This is achieved through investing in, commercialising and showcasing content from the BBC around the world, in a way that is consistent with BBC standards and values. The business also champions British creativity globally.

In 2016/17 BBC Worldwide generated headline profits of £157.3m and headline sales of £1,059.9m and returned £210.5m to the BBC.

For more detailed performance information please see our Annual Review webpage: bbcworldwide.com/annual-review/

Hong Kong, 9th February 2018 – ABS has announced the launch of its newly revamped website. This redesigned website offers quick and easy access to essential information and features that offer a comprehensive understanding of its capabilities and services.
The new website has a clean design, improved functionality and is easier to navigate. The website goes live today, check it out now at: www.absatellite.com

In a first for the BBC in Myanmar, news headlines from bbc.com/burmese are now directly available to users of Yangon-based website Frontier Myanmar. Top ten news headlines from the BBC’s Burmese site will be published on Frontier Myanmar every day, allowing users to click through to full BBC stories.

Frontier Myanmar is known for its distinctive investigative journalism and insight into issues that matter in today’s Myanmar.

BBC Burmese Editor, Min Htet, says: “We are really thrilled to be expanding our reach via a distinguished media group such as Frontier Myanmar. Over and beyond our top ten stories, visitors to our website will find in-depth analysis of the events and trends that are relevant to them, as well as features on a wide range of themes, video and audio stories.”

Sonny Swe, CEO of Frontier Myanmar, adds: “Over the last two and half years, Frontier Myanmar has been trying to report the true news of Myanmar and has been recognized internationally as ‘the window on Myanmar’. I am glad and proud to partner an internationally renowned broadcaster such as the BBC. I am looking forward to more cooperation with the BBC as I believe it will be beneficial for every reader of our website.”

Burmese-speaking audiences can access the BBC on bbc.com/burmese, via the BBC’s Burmese-language Facebook page (which has around 12m followers) as well as Twitter and YouTube, and tune in to the daily radio broadcasts, evening (GMT 1330-1415) and morning (GMT 0000-0030) on shortwave radio.

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For more information, please contact:
BBC Global News Communications – Lala Najafova lala.najafova@bbc.co.uk

Notes to editors:

The BBC attracts a weekly global news audience of 346 million people to its international news services including BBC World Service, BBC World News television channel and bbc.com/news.

BBC World Service delivers news content around the world, on radio, TV and digital, reaching a weekly audience of 269 million. As part of BBC World Service, BBC Learning English teaches English to global audiences. The BBC World Service Group operates around the world in 39 languages, on radio, TV and digital.

Paris, 8 February 2018 – Eurovision Media Services – the business arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) – and Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) announced today the renewal and expansion of their partnership for capacity in Ku-band via a number of contracts on the EUTELSAT 10A satellite.
These multi-year, multi transponder contracts will further expand the infrastructure used by Eurovision Media Services across the Eutelsat fleet to support the live transmission of major news and sporting events, including major football leagues and tournaments, to audiences in Europe and beyond.
Graham Warren, Chief Operating Officer of Eurovision Media Services, commented: “This strengthened partnership with Eutelsat supports our mission to provide the highest standard of production and contribution services to our Members and clients established at Eutelsat’s 10° East orbital position.”
Michel Azibert, Chief commercial and Development officer at Eutelsat, stated: “We are delighted to remain one of EMS’ preferred and long-standing partners, and to support them in expanding the broadcaster ecosystem in Europe. These contracts highlight the continued importance of satellite in the media supply chain for professional videos.”

About Eurovision Media Services
Eurovision Media Services – the business arm of the European Broadcasting Union – has a global reputation and is the first choice media services provider for many media organizations and sports federations around the world. Eurovision Media Services provides innovative services across the value chain from content production and broadcast services to content distribution and permanent circuits. Eurovision Media Services produces and delivers premium live sports, news and entertainment events around the world on all platforms (TV, radio and online).
Discover more about Eurovision Media Services on www.eurovision.net

Press
Shannon Williams
Tel.: + 41 717 23 70
shannon.williams@eurovision.net

About Eutelsat Communications
Founded in 1977, Eutelsat Communications is one of the world’s leading satellite operators. With a global fleet of satellites and associated ground infrastructure, Eutelsat enables clients across Video, Data, Government, Fixed and Mobile Broadband markets to communicate effectively to their customers, irrespective of their location. Over 6,700 television channels operated by leading media groups are broadcast by Eutelsat to one billion viewers equipped for DTH reception or connected to terrestrial networks. Headquartered in Paris, with offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat assembles 1,000 men and women from 44 countries who are dedicated to delivering the highest quality of service.
Eutelsat Communications is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (ticker: ETL).
For more about Eutelsat go to www.eutelsat.com

Press
Marie-Sophie Ecuer
Tel.: + 33 1 53 98 37 91
mecuer@eutelsat.com

Investors and analysts
Joanna Darlington
Tel.: +33 1 53 98 35 30
jdarlington@eutelsat.com

Cédric Pugni
Tel.: +33 1 53 98 35 30
cpugni@eutelsat.com

HKT (SEHK:6823) – HONG KONG / SINGAPORE, February 8, 2018 – PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider, has entered into an agreement with Youtap, a leader in contactless mobile money payments processing for emerging markets that has been rigorously tested in emerging markets around the world.

Under the agreement, PCCW Global will expand distribution of Youtap Pay and Youtap merchant acquisition services as a complement to HKT’s Tap & Go payment solution. Youtap solutions have been specially developed to enable closed-loop payment, agency banking and disbursement services in-store, on the street and on the go. The agreement will allow PCCW Global to provide both existing and new clients with payment processing and merchant acquisition services designed to support customers transacting in a variety of different ways.

Through this collaboration, carriers, MNOs and financial institutions served by PCCW Global will enjoy the benefits of an enhanced secure mobile payment processing platform which has been tested in some of the most challenging environments in the world.

Communications service providers around the world are discovering the benefits of providing mobile payment solutions, and the collaboration adds an extremely flexible, scalable and easy-to-deploy single global payment platform to PCCW Global’s existing service offering.

Mr. Craig Price, Senior Vice President, International Projects, PCCW Global, said, “Our collaboration with Youtap, in combination with our existing deployment of HKT’s Tap & Go platform, will enable PCCW Global customers to further expand their offer of an end-to-end payments solution regardless of the preferred method of payment. Our expanded mobile payment solutions are now uniquely positioned to overcome all the challenges associated with making contactless payments, and we expect the demonstrable ease of operation which this new relationship brings to our offering will deliver real benefits to our customers around the world.”

Mr. Chris Jones, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Youtap, said, “We believe that our platforms and expertise in emerging markets complement the reach, networks, and pedigree of PCCW Global and their Tap & Go solution. In leveraging our combined knowledge in the payments industry, we can deliver unparalleled experiences for both merchants and consumers alike.”

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About PCCW Global

PCCW Global is the international operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider, which is majority-owned by PCCW Limited. Covering more than 3,000 cities and 150 countries, the PCCW Global network supports a portfolio of integrated global communications solutions which include Ethernet, IP, fiber and satellite transmission solutions, international voice and VoIPX services, managed network & security services and our expanding “as-a-service” solutions including OTT video and Unified Communications.

PCCW Global is headquartered in Hong Kong, and maintains regional centers in Belgium, China, France, Greece, Japan, Korea, Singapore, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. To learn more about PCCW Global, please visit www.pccwglobal.com

About HKT

HKT (SEHK: 6823) is Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider and leading operator in fixed-line, broadband and mobile communication services. It meets the needs of the Hong Kong public and local and international businesses with a wide range of services including local telephony, local data and broadband, international telecommunications, mobile, and other telecommunications businesses such as customer premises equipment sales, outsourcing, consulting, and contact centers.

HKT offers a unique quadruple-play experience in Hong Kong delivering media content on its fixed-line, broadband Internet access and mobile platforms jointly with its parent company, PCCW Limited.

HKT also provides a range of innovative and smart living services beyond connectivity to make the daily lives of customers more convenient, whether they are at home, in the workplace, or on the go. For more information, please visit www.hkt.com

About Youtap

Youtap headquartered in Singapore is a global provider of contactless mobile payments processing, merchant acquiring and financial services software enabling mobile money and stored value wallet customers to tap and pay at any point of sale using any device. Youtap’s secure NFC and QR code solutions support payment acceptance for contactless and non-contactless cards, NFC tags and wearables, and NFC phones. Youtap supports merchants, banks, MNOs and payment service providers by incorporating loyalty programs and other responsive functionalities that benefit both consumers and merchants.

Website: https://www.youtap.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/youtap-limited
Twitter: https://twitter.com/youtap2pay

For further information, please contact:
Ivan Ho
PCCW Group
Tel: +852 2883 8747
Email: ivan.wy.ho@pccw.com

Matt Hardy
Communications Manager
Youtap
Email: matt.hardy@youtap.com

Hong Kong (Feb 8, 2018) – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, announced today a carriage deal with CANAL+ Myanmar FG, to carry CCM, KIX and Thrill on its newly-launched platform CANAL+ in Myanmar.

“We are thrilled to partner with CANAL+ Myanmar FG,” said Todd Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Celestial Tiger Entertainment. “We are very confident that CANAL+ subscribers in Myanmar will enjoy our suite of top-performing, made-in-Asia channels.”

The deal covers the following core channel brands: CCM, the world’s most-widely distributed Chinese movie channel; KIX, the ultimate destination for action entertainment; and Thrill, Asia’s only regional horror, thriller and suspense movie channel. All there channels will be offered with local language subtitles.

This February, under the thematic Chinese New Year Gala, CCM features a slate of Chinese classics such as The Casino and Double Blisswhile KIX presents first and exclusive combat sport events such as Road FC, Kunlun Fight MMA, and action reality shows such as Escape. Meanwhile, Thrill offers some of the most gripping movies including The Conjuring and Firegate under Thrill of the Week.

CCM (Ch. 21), KIX (Ch. 61) and Thrill (Ch. 22) will be included in CANAL+’s Shall package, the most affordable package of CANAL+ Myanmar FG.

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Media Contact:
Pauline Poon
Celestial Tiger Entertainment
T: 852 2239 6131
E: pauline.poon@celestialtiger.com

About Celestial Tiger Entertainment
CELESTIAL TIGER ENTERTAINMENT (CTE) is a leading independent media company dedicated to entertaining audiences in Asia and beyond. The company creates and distributes branded pay television channels and services targeted at Asian consumers.

CTE operates a powerful bouquet of distinct pay television services including: CELESTIAL MOVIES, the premier 24-hour first-run Chinese movie channel in Asia and beyond; CCM, the world’s most-widely distributed Chinese movie channel with an unparalleled array of Chinese movie masterpieces; cHK, a general entertainment channel offering cool, chic, and contemporary celebrity-powered Hong Kong entertainment; KIX, the ultimate destination for action entertainment; MIAO MI, the Mandarin edutainment channel created for preschool kids across Asia; and THRILL, Asia’s only regional horror, thriller and suspense movie channel. All of CTE’s channel brands are available as linear, on-demand and over-the-top services. CTE also produces original production for its bouquet of channels.

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 diversified Asian entertainment company owned by Astro Overseas Limited; and Lionsgate, the world’s largest independent filmed entertainment studio.

For more information, please visit www.celestialtiger.com

About CANAL+ Myanmar FG
CANAL+ Myanmar FG has been created through a strong partnership between Forever Group, leading TV group in Myanmar and CANAL+ Group leading Pay TV operator in many international countries. CANAL+ Group is owned by Vivendi, a global integrated media, content and communications group.

Hong Kong (January 30, 2018) – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, announced today the launch of its action entertainment channel, KIX on Vietnam’s leading IPTV service FPT Television, owned by FPT Telecom, the leading IT conglomerate in Vietnam. This carriage deal further expands CTE’s reach in Southeast Asia, following its recent new deals in Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia. The new carriage deal is handled by CTE’s Vietnam sales representative, Thaole Entertainment.

“We are so excited that the momentum of CTE’s expansion across Southeast Asia keeps building,” said Todd Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Celestial Tiger Entertainment. “KIX is a top performing channel in Southeast Asia and we delighted to share our unique blend of action entertainment with viewers in Vietnam.”

Localized with Vietnamese subtitles, KIX offers a slate of high-octane blend of combat sports, action series and action movies. In February, action fans in Vietnam can watch first and exclusive combat sport events such as Road FC, Kunlun Fight MMA, action reality shows such as Escape and Steve Austin Broken Skull Challenge Season 5, as well as action movies such as Jackie Chan’s Movie Marathon.

KIX (Ch. 54) will be included in FPT Television’s digital basic pack.

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Media Contact:
Pauline Poon
Celestial Tiger Entertainment
T: 852 2239 6131
E: pauline.poon@celestialtiger.com

About Celestial Tiger Entertainment
CELESTIAL TIGER ENTERTAINMENT (CTE) is a leading independent media company dedicated to entertaining audiences in Asia and beyond. The company creates and distributes branded pay television channels and services targeted at Asian consumers.

CTE operates a powerful bouquet of distinct pay television services including: CELESTIAL MOVIES, the premier 24-hour first-run Chinese movie channel in Asia and beyond; CELESTIAL CLASSIC MOVIES, the world’s most-widely distributed Chinese movie channel with an unparalleled array of Chinese movie masterpieces; cHK, a general entertainment channel offering cool, chic, and contemporary celebrity-powered Hong Kong entertainment; KIX, the ultimate destination for action entertainment; MIAO MI, the Mandarin edutainment channel created for preschool kids across Asia; and THRILL, Asia’s only regional horror, thriller and suspense movie channel. All of CTE’s channel brands are available as linear, on-demand and over-the-top services. CTE also produces original production for its bouquet of channels.

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 diversified Asian entertainment company owned by Astro Overseas Limited; and Lionsgate, the world’s largest independent filmed entertainment studio.

For more information, please visit www.celestialtiger.com

The Oscars® Red Carpet And The 90TH Annual Academy Awards® Will Stream ‘Live’ On HBO GO And Broadcast ‘Live’ And Exclusively On HBO On March 5 From 7.30am

SINGAPORE, January 24, 2018 – The 90th Academy Awards® nominations were announced yesterday (January 23) from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theatre by actress-comedian Tiffany Haddish and actor-director Andy Serkis and joined by Academy President John Bailey. If you missed watching the announcement of the Oscar® nominations, catch it on HBO GO and on HBO HITS on January 27 at 6.30pm.

As the home of the Oscars® (#HBOAsiaOscars2018) in Asia, subscribers across Asia can enjoy the ultimate Oscars® experience across multiple screens on TV and connected mobile devices on HBO Asia’s network of channels and online platforms. Stream the Oscars® Red Carpet ‘Live’ from 7:30am followed by The 90th Academy Awards® ‘Live’ at 9am ‘live’ on HBO GO or watch it ‘live’ and exclusively on HBO. Both programs will encore that same night on HBO at 7pm and 8pm respectively.

Please see the complete list of Oscars® nominees below. For more information, visit the HBO Asia’s Oscars® microsite.

Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards®

Performance by an actor in a leading role
• Timothée Chalamet in “Call Me by Your Name”
• Daniel Day-Lewis in “Phantom Thread”
• Daniel Kaluuya in “Get Out”
• Gary Oldman in “Darkest Hour”
• Denzel Washington in “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
• Willem Dafoe in “The Florida Project”
• Woody Harrelson in “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri”
• Richard Jenkins in “The Shape of Water”
• Christopher Plummer in “All the Money in the World”
• Sam Rockwell in “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Performance by an actress in a leading role
• Sally Hawkins in “The Shape of Water”
• Frances McDormand in “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri”
• Margot Robbie in “I, Tonya”
• Saoirse Ronan in “Lady Bird”
• Meryl Streep in “The Post”

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
• Mary J. Blige in “Mudbound”
• Allison Janney in “I, Tonya”
• Lesley Manville in “Phantom Thread”
• Laurie Metcalf in “Lady Bird”
• Octavia Spencer in “The Shape of Water”

Best animated feature film of the year
• “The Boss Baby” Tom McGrath and Ramsey Naito
• “The Breadwinner” Nora Twomey and Anthony Leo
• “Coco” Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson
• “Ferdinand” Carlos Saldanha
• “Loving Vincent” Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman and Ivan Mactaggart

Achievement in cinematography
• “Blade Runner 2049″ Roger A. Deakins
• “Darkest Hour” Bruno Delbonnel
• “Dunkirk” Hoyte van Hoytema
• “Mudbound” Rachel Morrison
• “The Shape of Water” Dan Laustsen

Achievement in costume design
• “Beauty and the Beast” Jacqueline Durran
• “Darkest Hour” Jacqueline Durran
• “Phantom Thread” Mark Bridges
• “The Shape of Water” Luis Sequeira
• “Victoria & Abdul” Consolata Boyle

Achievement in directing
• “Dunkirk” Christopher Nolan
• “Get Out” Jordan Peele
• “Lady Bird” Greta Gerwig
• “Phantom Thread” Paul Thomas Anderson
• “The Shape of Water” Guillermo del Toro

Best documentary feature
• “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” Steve James, Mark Mitten and Julie Goldman
• “Faces Places” Agnès Varda, JR and Rosalie Varda
• “Icarus” Bryan Fogel and Dan Cogan
• “Last Men in Aleppo” Feras Fayyad, Kareem Abeed and Søren Steen Jespersen
• “Strong Island” Yance Ford and Joslyn Barnes

Best documentary short subject
• “Edith+Eddie” Laura Checkoway and Thomas Lee Wright
• “Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405″ Frank Stiefel
• “Heroin(e)” Elaine McMillion Sheldon and Kerrin Sheldon
• “Knife Skills” Thomas Lennon
• “Traffic Stop” Kate Davis and David Heilbroner

Achievement in film editing
• “Baby Driver” Paul Machliss and Jonathan Amos
• “Dunkirk” Lee Smith
• “I, Tonya” Tatiana S. Riegel
• “The Shape of Water” Sidney Wolinsky
• “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri” Jon Gregory

Best foreign language film of the year
• “A Fantastic Woman” Chile
• “The Insult” Lebanon
• “Loveless” Russia
• “On Body and Soul” Hungary
• “The Square” Sweden

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
• “Darkest Hour” Kazuhiro Tsuji, David Malinowski and Lucy Sibbick
• “Victoria & Abdul” Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard
• “Wonder” Arjen Tuiten

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
• “Dunkirk” Hans Zimmer
• “Phantom Thread” Jonny Greenwood
• “The Shape of Water” Alexandre Desplat
• “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” John Williams
• “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri” Carter Burwell

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
• “Mighty River” from “Mudbound”
Music and Lyric by Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson
• “Mystery Of Love” from “Call Me by Your Name”
Music and Lyric by Sufjan Stevens
• “Remember Me” from “Coco”
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
• “Stand Up For Something” from “Marshall”
Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Lonnie R. Lynn and Diane Warren
• “This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman”
Music and Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Best motion picture of the year
• “Call Me by Your Name” Peter Spears, Luca Guadagnino, Emilie Georges and Marco Morabito, Producers
• “Darkest Hour” Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten and Douglas Urbanski, Producers
• “Dunkirk” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
• “Get Out” Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm Jr. and Jordan Peele, Producers
• “Lady Bird” Scott Rudin, Eli Bush and Evelyn O’Neill, Producers
• “Phantom Thread” JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison and Daniel Lupi, Producers
• “The Post” Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers
• “The Shape of Water” Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale, Producers
• “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri” Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers

Achievement in production design
• “Beauty and the Beast” Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
• “Blade Runner 2049″ Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Alessandra Querzola
• “Darkest Hour” Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
• “Dunkirk” Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
• “The Shape of Water” Production Design: Paul Denham Austerberry; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin

Best animated short film
• “Dear Basketball” Glen Keane and Kobe Bryant
• “Garden Party” Victor Caire and Gabriel Grapperon
• “Lou” Dave Mullins and Dana Murray
• “Negative Space” Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata
• “Revolting Rhymes” Jakob Schuh and Jan Lachauer

Best live action short film
• “DeKalb Elementary” Reed Van Dyk
• “The Eleven O’Clock” Derin Seale and Josh Lawson
• “My Nephew Emmett” Kevin Wilson, Jr.
• “The Silent Child” Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton
• “Watu Wote/All of Us” Katja Benrath and Tobias Rosen

Achievement in sound editing
• “Baby Driver” Julian Slater
• “Blade Runner 2049″ Mark Mangini and Theo Green
• “Dunkirk” Richard King and Alex Gibson
• “The Shape of Water” Nathan Robitaille and Nelson Ferreira
• “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Matthew Wood and Ren Klyce

Achievement in sound mixing
• “Baby Driver” Julian Slater, Tim Cavagin and Mary H. Ellis
• “Blade Runner 2049″ Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill and Mac Ruth
• “Dunkirk” Mark Weingarten, Gregg Landaker and Gary A. Rizzo
• “The Shape of Water” Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern and Glen Gauthier
• “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Stuart Wilson

Achievement in visual effects
• “Blade Runner 2049″ John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover
• “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2″ Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Jonathan Fawkner and Dan Sudick
• “Kong: Skull Island” Stephen Rosenbaum, Jeff White, Scott Benza and Mike Meinardus
• “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Neal Scanlan and Chris Corbould
• “War for the Planet of the Apes” Joe Letteri, Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon and Joel Whist

Adapted screenplay
• “Call Me by Your Name” Screenplay by James Ivory
• “The Disaster Artist” Screenplay by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
• “Logan” Screenplay by Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green; Story by James Mangold
• “Molly’s Game” Written for the screen by Aaron Sorkin
• “Mudbound” Screenplay by Virgil Williams and Dee Rees

Original screenplay
• “The Big Sick” Written by Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
• “Get Out” Written by Jordan Peele
• “Lady Bird” Written by Greta Gerwig
• “The Shape of Water” Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor; Story by Guillermo del Toro
• “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri” Written by Martin McDonagh

Performance by an actor in a leading role
• Timothée Chalamet in “Call Me by Your Name”
• Daniel Day-Lewis in “Phantom Thread”
• Daniel Kaluuya in “Get Out”
• Gary Oldman in “Darkest Hour”
• Denzel Washington in “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”

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