Multi-Platform World Allows Fans to Watch, Play and Collect

HONG KONG – Cartoon Network, recently named one of the most innovative media companies by Fast Company, continues to redefine content and the fan experience with the evolution of its latest franchise, Mighty Magiswords.

Debuting in 2015 on the Cartoon Network Anything micro-network as a 15-second interactive series, this comedy adventure about a brother and sister team of warriors will now be a full-length linear series launching as part of a connected content ecosystem, giving fans deeper engagement across platforms with the characters and their quest for swords.

Concurrent with the upcoming TV series production, almost 400 pieces of platform-specific original content have been custom developed, including shorts, vlogs, web and mobile games, and interactive narrative content – and all will be enhanced with proprietary technology allowing fans to participate in the world and collect their favorite swords.

“Mighty Magiswords has been an incredible journey, starting as a simple interactive digital product and organically developing into a true multi-story world,” said Chief Content Officer, Rob Sorcher. “Expect Magiswords to continue expansion in tech and content, with new ways for the audience to participate, contribute, play, watch and collect.”

Cartoon Network will begin to introduce the expanded concept to fans this summer through a series of character-driven shorts, a web game and on-air spots.

Created by Kyle A. Carrozza and produced at Cartoon Network Studios in Los Angeles, Mighty Magiswords will join Cartoon Network’s already powerful slate of hit programming including Adventure Time, The Powerpuff Girls, Teen Titans Go!, We Bare Bears, Clarence, Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball and Steven Universe.

Get a taste of the new franchise by watching a Mighty Magiswords short here: https://youtu.be/rv70ZfBgOyo and to discover interactive versions, download Cartoon Network Anything on the App Store or Google Play Store.

About Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network, the number one kids’ channel in Asia Pacific, offers the best in original animated content including the multi-award-winning global hits Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball and Adventure Time and new comedy We Bare Bears. In 2016, the network welcomes back new series of popular franchises Ben 10 and The Powerpuff Girls. Cartoon Network is available in 31 countries throughout Asia Pacific and is currently seen in more than 88 million pay-TV homes. Internationally, it is seen in 192 countries and over 370 million homes, and is an industry leader with a global offering of the best in award-winning animated entertainment for kids and families, known for putting its fans at the center of everything by applying creative thinking and innovation across multiple platforms. Cartoon Network also reaches millions more through its websites, games and apps, including Cartoon Network Watch and Play and Cartoon Network Anything.

About Turner Asia Pacific

Turner Asia Pacific creates and distributes award-winning brands throughout Asia Pacific. In the region, Turner Asia Pacific runs 63 channels in 13 languages in 37 countries, including CNN International, CNNj, CNN, HLN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang, POGO, Toonami, World Heritage Channel, Warner TV, Oh!K, TCM Turner Classic Movies, truTV, MondoTV, TABI Channel, and HBO and WB in South Asia. It manages the business of Pay- and Free-TV-channels, as well as Internet-based services, and oversees commercial partnerships with various third-party media ventures; it teams with Warner Bros. and HBO to leverage Time Warner’s global reach. Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, Inc. (“Turner Asia Pacific”) is a Time Warner company.

Publicity Contacts

James Moore
Director of Communications, Turner Asia Pacific
+852 3128-3720 / James.Moore@turner.com

SHANGHAI, JUNE 10, 2016 – HBO’s Emmy^® and Golden Globe winning hit series, GAME OF THRONES, took home the Magnolia Award for Best Foreign Series held this evening at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center, in conjunction with the 22^nd Shanghai TV Festival.

Present to receive the esteemed award was Jonathan Spink, CEO of HBO Asia, who said, “GAME OF THRONES is HBO’s most successful series of all time, yet it’s always humbling to witness such a massive affirmation of support for our shows. Thank you to the judges and to all our fans in China of course, for making GAME OF THRONES one of the most popular series in China. This award goes to the tireless creators and the very talented cast and crew of the series, who are simply the best in the business and to George RR Martin himself, for his incredible set of novels.” 

Based on the bestselling fantasy book series by George R.R. Martin, GAME OF THRONES chronicles an epic struggle for power in a vast and violent kingdom.

Returning series regulars on GAME OF THRONES this season include: Emmy® and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Aidan Gillen (Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish), Diana Rigg (Lady Olenna Tyrell), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) and Jonathan Pryce (the High Sparrow).

The first and second seasons of GAME OF THRONES can be seen on TV Drama Channel from now to June 15, 2016 and on International Channel Shanghai from June 16 to 25, 2016. Or watch the series on 鼎级剧场 (ding ji ju chang), destination for HBO’s hit series and Hollywood movies, available on Tianhua Media, BesTV and Penguin TV. The series is also available on Tencent Video’s v.qq.com.

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About HBO ASIA

Singapore-based HBO Asia brings the best of Hollywood to Asia first through its exclusive licensing deals with major Hollywood and independent studios, including Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. and Lionsgate. HBO Asia has proprietary and award-winning HBO and HBO Asia Original programmes produced exclusively for HBO viewers. Wholly owned by HBO (a Time Warner company), HBO Asia reaches 23 territories across Asia with six 24-hour commercial-free subscription movie channels: HBO, HBO Signature, HBO Family, HBO Hits, Cinemax and Red by HBO, internet streaming platform, HBO GO, subscription video on demand service, HBO On Demand, and in China, 鼎级剧场 (ding ji ju chang), destination for HBO’s hit series and Hollywood movies. HBO Asia is also the exclusive distributor of BabyFirst and the DreamWorks channel in the region. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more information.

Game of Thrones, HBO and Home Box Office are service marks of Home Box Office, Inc. Used with permission.

For more information, please contact HBO Asia:

Karen Lai | Communications Director | HBO Asia 

DID +65 6381 1796 | Mobile +65 9111 2655 | Fax +65 6287 2210 | www.hboasia.com

LOS ANGELES, June 8, 2016 – FOX channels outside the U.S. have picked up worldwide rights to the FX Productions and Marvel Television series Legion. The series is slated for an early 2017 day & date premiere in more than 125 countries including in the U.S. where it will premiere on FX Networks. The FX Networks first season order was announced last week.

Created by Noah Hawley and set in the universe of Marvel’s X-Men franchise, Legion joins Fox’s growing roster of global, simultaneous launches, a staple of the group’s international programming and marketing strategy for its most viral, high-profile series, such as The Walking Dead, Outcast and Wayward Pines. Fox networks are among the world’s most widely distributed entertainment destinations, available in over 125 countries and to over 250 million homes outside the U.S.

Fox Networks Group Chairman and CEO Peter Rice said: “Legion brings the X-Men universe to life, as a character driven, serialized TV show, in a truly amazing new way, and we’re pleased that X-Men fans will have the opportunity to see it simultaneously in the 125 countries where Fox is available.”

“FX is thrilled to collaborate with our international partners to bring Legion to audiences worldwide and the day-and-date delivery will make this a truly global event,” said Eric Schrier, President of Original Programming, FX Networks and FX Productions. “With the universal appeal of the X-Men franchise, fans will be amazed with the artistry and ambition that Noah Hawley and this extraordinary cast have brought to Legion.”

“We are thrilled to be partnering with FOX Networks Group to launch Legion to a massive global audience,” said Executive Producer and Marvel’s Head of Television, Jeph Loeb. “In our storytelling, it is imperative to us that we’re creating characters and a universe that resonates with people around the world and we are so proud to introduce this cast of characters to fans everywhere.”

Legion is the story of a troubled young man who may be more than human. It introduces the story of David Haller, who since he was a teenager, has struggled with mental illness. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real.

Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey), Rachel Keller (Fargo), Jean Smart (Fargo), Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation), Jeremie Harris (A Walk Among the Tombstones), Amber Midthunder (Hell or High Water), Katie Aselton (The League) and Bill Irwin (Interstellar) star in Legion. Noah Hawley (Fargo) will serve as an Executive Producer along with Lauren Shuler Donner (X-Men: Days of Future Past, Deadpool), Bryan Singer (X-Men: Apocalypse, Superman Returns), Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Martian), Jeph Loeb (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s Jessica Jones), Jim Chory (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel’s Daredevil, Marvel’s Jessica Jones) and John Cameron (Fargo, The Big Lebowski).  Legion is the latest project from Hawley and Cameron, two of the Executive Producers of the Emmy^® and Golden Globe^® -winning FX limited series Fargo.

Production on the eight-episode first season will begin this summer in Vancouver and the new series from FX Productions and Marvel Television will debut on globally in early 2017. FXP will be handling the physical production. Fox Networks Group’s sales arm will be handling distribution to third parties.

ABOUT FOX NETWORKS GROUP

Fox Networks Group (FNG) is a primary operating unit of 21st Century Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA). FNG consists of Fox Television Group, which includes Fox Broadcasting Company and 20^th Century Fox Television; Fox Cable Networks, which includes FX Networks; Fox Sports Media Group, National Geographic Partners, and Fox Networks Group Europe, Asia and Latin America. Together these units create, program and distribute some of the world’s most popular entertainment, sports and nonfiction programming.

ABOUT FX PRODUCTIONS

FX Productions (FXP) produces FX’s acclaimed hit drama series The Strain; the upcoming limited series Trust; the comedy series Louie, Archer and Baskets, and the upcoming Better Things and Atlanta, and the FXX comedy series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, You’re the Worst and Man Seeking Woman. FXP co-produces the drama series The Americans, Tyrant and the upcoming Taboo; the limited series Fargo and American Crime Story; and the comedy series Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll.

ABOUT MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy-five years.  Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.  For more information visit marvel.com.  © 2016 MARVEL

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Media Inquiries:

For Fox Networks Group:

Jonathan Bing

Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications | FOX Networks Group

jonathan.bing@fox.com  | Tel: +310.369.1274

Kelly Jang

Vice President, Marketing & Communications | FOX Networks Group Asia

kelly.jang@fox.com | Tel: +852.2621.8875

For Marvel Television:

Annie Geffroy

ageffroy@marvel.com | Tel: +818.544.9416

More than half of the world’s population will be online by 2020 setting yet another digital milestone

SINGAPORE – June 08 2016 — Internet traffic is set to soar to three times its current volume by 2020, according to the latest Cisco Visual Networking Index™ (VNI). The Cisco flagship report on future Internet traffic trends and data attributed this meteoric rise to more users, more devices, more connections, more video and faster speeds. The report noted that over half of the world’s population (52%) will be online by the end of the decade, marking yet another landmark in the digital era.

The 2016 Cisco VNI also noted that Asia Pacific, home to the largest population of internet users, is set to continue leading the mass adoption of connected devices and online behavior. The report outlines a number of key forecasts for the region in 2020:

1. Asia Pacific will account for over 53% (2.2 billion) of the global Internet population.

2. Internet of Things (IoT) will take a giant leap forward as Machine to Machines, M2M, will make up 45% of the total number of devices and connections – with Connected Home and Connected Work leading the way.

3. The Decline of the Desktop. Smartphones are set to eliminate the PC’s dominance. Smartphones will constitute 44% of all Internet traffic while PCs traffic will continue to fall to 31%.

4. Video will account for 81% of all Internet traffic with faster speeds ushering in an era of the 2 minute, HD Movie download.

The 2016 VNI report highlights a continued trend towards much faster speeds as well as the rapid migration towards mobile and smart devices. All elements from the report point towards a future that is increasingly connected and complex for businesses and consumers.

“The explosion of more users, more devices, and more connections means an exciting era for citizens and businesses as Asia Pacific drives the world’s digital future,” said Chris Heckscher, Cisco’s Vice President, Service Provider Sales for Asia Pacific and Japan. “The digital revolution is well and truly here, and the citizens and companies of Asia are set to reap the benefits.”

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Key Trends Fact Sheet

• Asia Pacific will be home to over half of all internet users (54% or 2.2 billion).
• More than 1 billion new Internet users to join the global Internet community, rising to 4.1 billion.

 

• Asia Pacific will account for 44% of all connections and devices (11.7billion).
• Globally, devices and connections are set to reach 26.3 billion.

 

• In Asia Pacific – M2M connections to grow to 5 billion or 4% of all APAC traffic.

o    Connected Homes and Work leading the increase.

• Globally, M2M connections are set to grow three-fold from 4.9 billion to 12.2 billion – 46% of all connected devices.

 

• Asia Pacific is HOT. It will have 164 million or 37% of all Wi-FI Hot Spots.
• Global Hot Spots set to rise to 433 million.

 

• Video will account for 81% of all Asia Pacific traffic.

o    UHD accounts for 15% of all Asia Video traffic.

• Video will account for 82% of all global traffic.

• Virtual Reality to become the new reality – traffic increasing a massive 61-fold.

• Desktop /personal video-conferencing will be the fastest growing business Internet service, growing from 95 million users in 2015 to 248 million.

• The way consumers and business users access IP networks and the Internet is shifting from PCs to mobile devices. By 2020, 71 percent of total IP traffic will originate with non-PC devices including tablets, smartphones, and televisions, compared to 47 percent in 2015.

• The connected health consumer segment will have the fastest growth (five-fold) of M2M connections from 2015 (144 million) to 2020 (729 million).The connected home segment will have the largest volume of M2M connections over the forecast period with 2.4 billion in 2015, growing to 5.8 billion by 2020—nearly half of all M2M connections.

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Cisco VNI Methodology

The Cisco VNI™ Global IP Traffic and Service Adoption Forecasts for 2015 to 2020 rely upon independent analyst forecasts and real-world network usage data. Upon this foundation are layered Cisco’s own estimates for global IP traffic and service adoption. A detailed methodology description is included in the complete report. Over its 11-year history, Cisco® VNI research has become a highly regarded measure of the Internet’s growth. National governments, network regulators, academic researchers, telecommunications companies, technology experts and industry/business press and analysts rely on the annual study to help plan for the digital future.

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• Infographic: “VNI Complete Forecast Update, 2015-2020”

Additional Supporting Resources

• Cisco VNI Traffic & Service Adoption homepage
• Read the complete Cisco VNI Complete IP Traffic Forecast Update, 2015–2020 white paper
• Read the Zettabyte Era Trends and Analysis white paper
• Read the Cisco VNI Frequently Asked Questions document
• Launch the Cisco VNI Complete Forecast Highlights Tool
• Follow Cisco’s VNI news and activities on Twitter: #VNI and @CiscoVNI
• For more information about Cisco’s service provider news and activities, visit the SP360 Blog
• Connect with the VNI Analyst team via traffic-inquiries@cisco.com

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Now on HBO On Demand. Plays this weekend on HBO Signature

SINGAPORE, JUNE 7, 2016 – HBO Asia remembers Muhammad Ali with the HBO Original movie, MUHAMMAD ALI’S GREATEST FIGHT, now on HBO On Demand (StarHub TV Ch 602 / StarHub Go). The movie also encores this weekend on HBO Signature (StarHub TV Ch 603) – Saturday, June 11 at 8pm and Sunday, June 12 at 12.30pm.

Famous for both his signature shuffle and verbal sparring, boxer Cassius Clay quickly rose to fame in the ‘60s, becoming the world’s best-known athlete – and eventually its most controversial. After joining the Nation of Islam and adopting the name Muhammad Ali, he was widely denounced for refusing to be drafted into the U.S. military, based on his religious opposition to the Vietnam War.

Stripped of his title and banned from the sport, the self-proclaimed “Greatest” lost nearly four years of his boxing prime to legal battles. In 1971, his case for being a conscientious objector eventually reached the United States Supreme Court, rooted by tradition and conservative ideals with Nixon appointed Chief Justice Warren E. Burger at its helm.

Going behind the closed doors of the United States Supreme Court as the nine Justices decide the outcome of Muhammad Ali’s landmark 1971 case for being a conscientious objector. Justice Harlan, a respected jurist with 15 years on the Court, finds himself at odds with the status quo after his perspective is challenged by the contemporary ideals of his new clerk.

MUHAMMAD ALI’S GREATEST FIGHT stars Academy Award^® winner Christopher Plummer (“Beginners”), Academy Award^® nominee Frank Langella (“Frost/Nixon”) and Benjamin Walker (“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”); directed by Academy Award^® nominee Stephen Frears (“The Queen”) from a script by Shawn Slovo (“A World Apart”); and executive produced by Emmy^® winner Frank Doelger (HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and “The Gathering Storm”), Emmy^® winner Tracey Scoffield (HBO’s “The Gathering Storm”), Jonathan Cameron and Stephen Frears.

Executive produced by Frank Doelger, Tracey Scoffield and Jonathan Cameron; directed by Stephen Frears from a script by Shawn Slovo. This movie debuted on HBO in 2013.

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About HBO ASIA

Singapore-based HBO Asia brings the best of Hollywood to Asia first through its exclusive licensing deals with major Hollywood and independent studios, including Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. and Lionsgate. HBO Asia has proprietary and award-winning HBO and HBO Asia Original programmes produced exclusively for HBO viewers. Wholly owned by HBO (a Time Warner company), HBO Asia reaches 23 territories across Asia with six 24-hour commercial-free subscription movie channels: HBO, HBO Signature, HBO Family, HBO Hits, Cinemax and Red by HBO, internet streaming platform, HBO GO, subscription video on demand service, HBO On Demand, and in China, 鼎级剧场 (ding ji ju chang). HBO Asia is also the exclusive distributor of BabyFirst and the DreamWorks channel in the region. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more information.

For more information, please contact HBO Asia:

Karen Lai
Director, Communications
Tel: (65) 6381 1796
Email: karen.lai@hboasia.com

Angela Poh
Manager, Communications
Tel: (65) 6381 1838
Email: angela.poh@hboasia.com

Chan Zi Ning
Executive, Communications
Tel: (65) 6381 1746
Email: zining.chan@hboasia.com