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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BRAN STARK VISITS SINGAPORE FOR HBO ASIA’S
“THE GAME OF THRONES EXPERIENCE: WORLDS OF WESTEROS” EVENT
Fans and StarHub subscribers stand to meet actor Isaac Hempstead Wright there on April 2
Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark and Max von Sydow as the Three-Eyed Raven – Photo credit: Helen Sloan/HBO
Download high res pictures of the #GOTAsiaWOW event here
Download other production stills from the new season of Game of Thrones here
Watch the Game of Thrones season 6 trailer
SINGAPORE, MARCH 11, 2016 – Winter is coming to Singapore this April. 17 year old British actor Isaac Hempstead Wright, best known for his role as Bran Stark in HBO’s GAME OF THRONES series, will be in Singapore to publicize the season premiere of the series’ wildly anticipated sixth season.In Asia for the very first time, Isaac will make his appearance to fans this April 2, at HBO Asia’s “The Game of Thrones Experience: Worlds of Westeros” event (#GOTAsiaWOW) in ION Orchard.
Details of Isaac’s appearance at the event will be broadcast on HBO Asia’s social media platforms. Join the conversation using hashtags, #GOTAsiaWOW and #BranStarkInSG. Fans who want their pictures taken with Isaac at the event should follow HBO Asia on Facebook for updates, or participate in StarHub’s contest which concurrently offers the chance for subscribers to meet Isaac at the same event.
The Game of Thrones Experience: Worlds of Westeros (#GOTAsiaWOW)
When: April 2 to 7, 2016
Time: 10am to 10pm
Where: ION Orchard, Basement 4 Atrium
A free interactive event open to all, HBO Asia’s “The Game of Thrones Experience: Worlds of Westeros” event features:
A meet and greet session with Isaac Hempstead Wright, who plays Bran Stark in the series, for select fans and subscribers on Saturday, April 2
Catch a glimpse of Isaac at the event. Fans who want their pictures taken with Isaac at the event should follow HBO Asia on Facebook for updates, or participate in StarHub’s contest which concurrently offers the chance for subscribers to meet Isaac at the same event.
The Game of Thrones: Ascend the Wall virtual reality experience
Available for the very first time in Asia at this event and powered by Oculus Rift, this 4D immersive entertainment experience will take users on a journey to the top of the 700-foot ice Wall in Westeros, where they find themselves in a virtual version of the Castle Black winch elevator, with everything looking, sounding and feeling extremely real.
A display of the weapons from the series
Including swords Oathkeeper (given to Brienne of Tarth by Jaime Lannister), Arya Stark’s Needle, Ned Stark’s Ice, the White Walker sword, Oberyn Martell’s sword, and Jon Snow’s Longclaw.
A spectacular replica of the iconic Game of Thrones Iron Throne
For both fans and the uninitiated to sit and experience
Original storyboards and concept art from the series
Illustrated by storyboard artist, Will Simpson
Photo opportunities with Drogon against a green screen set up
Probably the only time fans can get their pictures taken with Daenerys Targaryen’s dragon without fearing for their lives.
StarHub customers* will be given priority at “The Game of Thrones Experience: Worlds of Westeros” event, for the Game of Thrones: Ascend the Wall – virtual reality experience and for photo opportunities on the Iron Throne and with Drogon.
HBO’s most successful series of all time, GAME OF THRONES (#GameofThrones) begins its ten-episode sixth season (#GoTSeason6) in Singapore the same time as the US – exclusively on HBO (StarHub TV Ch 601) this April 25 at 9am, with a same day primetime encore at 9pm. The series will also be available on HBO GO on StarHub Go and HBO On Demand.
Based on George R.R. Martin’s popular book series “A Song of Ice and Fire”, HBO’s Emmy®-winning fantasy series chronicles an epic struggle for power in a vast and violent kingdom. The HBO series has won 26 Emmys®, among many other awards.
The ensemble cast for the fifth season included Emmy® and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Aidan Gillen, Kit Harington, Diana Rigg, Natalie Dormer, Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner. Executive producers, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger, Bernadette Caulfield; co-executive producers, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis, George R.R. Martin.
About Game of Thrones: Ascend the Wall – Oculus Rift virtual reality experience
Game of Thrones: Ascend the Wall was developed by HBO in cooperation with its experiential agency, Relevent. Powered by Oculus Rift, this experience combines the latest in interactive technology and computer graphics generated by Framestore, the Academy Award® winning imaging company for Best Visual Effects for its work on the blockbuster, Gravity.
An unprecedented immersive entertainment experience that takes fans into the show and on a journey to the top of the Wall, visitors step into a physical recreation of the Castle Black winch elevator where they don the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset and a pair of headphones. From that moment on, they are transported into Westeros and find themselves inside a virtual version of the same elevator – everything looks, sounds and feels extremely real.
The elevator starts to go up, taking our rider on a journey 700 feet up to the top of the Wall. Along the way, 4D elements create the sensation of wind whipping their hair and the elevator rattling underfoot, adding to the realism. At the top, they can look out across all of the Seven Kingdoms and walk across to the other side for a breath-taking view of the land beyond the Wall.
* StarHub customers and one guest can get ahead of everyone else at “The Game of Thrones Experience: Worlds of Westeros” event, with the provision of one of the following:
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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 that are produced exclusively for HBO viewers. Wholly owned by HBO (a Time Warner company), HBO Asia reaches 23 territories across Asia and offers a bouquet of channels and services including 24-hour commercial-free subscription movie channels in standard-definition and high-definition – HBO, HBO SIGNATURE, HBO FAMILY, HBO HITS, CINEMAX and RED by HBO – as well as HBO GO and HBO ON DEMAND. HBO Asia is also the exclusive distributor of BabyFirst and the DreamWorks channel in Asia. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more information.
GAME OF THRONES, HBO and Home Box Office are trademarks of Home Box Office, Inc. Used with permission
For more information, please contact HBO Asia:
Karen Lai
Director, Communications
Tel: (65) 6381 1796 / 9111 2655
Email: karen.lai@hboasia.com
Angela Poh
Manager, Communications
Tel: (65) 6381 1838 / 9187 0886
Email: angela.poh@hboasia.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Celestial Tiger Entertainment Strengthens Sales Team with
Promotions and a New Addition
HONG KONG (March 10, 2016) – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, announced today enhancements to its sales team with the appointment of Annie Lim and the promotions of Andy Chang and Annie Chan. Andy Chang is now Senior Vice President, Advertising Sales, Marketing and Original Productions, while Annie Chan is promoted to Executive Director, Affiliate Sales. Annie Lim joins CTE as Executive Director, Affiliate Sales.
Annie Lim joins CTE with a strong sales track record in the media entertainment industry. She brings extensive regional distribution and sales experience to CTE from her prior roles with NBCUniversal International Networks and IMG Media. At CTE, Lim will drive the distribution of the company’s expanding portfolio of branded linear and non-linear Asian entertainment services, including the recently launched Miao Mi, an Asian preschool kids channel, KIX 360 and Thrill 360 linear over-the-top (OTT) services, as well as Celestial Movies, cHK, Celestial Classic Movies, KIX HD and Thrill.
In addition to overseeing corporate communications, trade, affiliate and consumer marketing for CTE, Andy Chang will now be responsible for driving advertising sales for CTE channels across the region and assembling sponsored original productions. Chang joined Celestial Pictures in 2010, prior to the formation of CTE, from Sony Pictures Entertainment. Under Chang's leadership, CTE’s channels have grown in brand awareness and ratings. Chang was also responsible for the PromaxBDA Global Excellence award-winning launch campaign of cHK, CTE’s Hong Kong entertainment channel. In addition, Chang created CTE’s first sponsored original production for its channel KIX called “R U Tough Enough?” This search for the toughest individual in a country has expanded from Malaysia to the Philippines and will launch in Thailand in 2016.
Annie Chan is promoted to Executive Director, Affiliate Sales and will continue to drive channel distribution and oversee affiliate relations with platform partners in Asia/Pacific. Chan played a key role in the launch of Miao Mi. She was also responsible for the tremendous growth of CTE’s channels in Indonesia. Prior to CTE, Chan was the Director of Business Development at Celestial Pictures, where she managed corporate finance and business development since her start at the company in 2004.
“The ‘Tiger Team’ continues to grow in leaps and bounds in the Year of the Monkey. Recognizing the need of today’s advertisers and brands for more integrated campaigns spanning on-air, off-air and online, we are now aligning advertising sales, marketing, and original productions under the leadership of Andy Chang. I am confident Andy will build on the momentum of our ad sales business and continue the growth trajectory. With Annie Chan, we are now placing more territories under her care in recognition of the terrific job she has done since transitioning from Business Development, and also on the launch of Miao Mi. And last, but certainly not the least, we are excited to have Annie Lim join the ‘Tiger Team’. Her experience, performance, salesmanship and overall effervescent personality make her an ideal and very valuable addition to our team, especially as we continue to develop and roll out localized and relevant Asian entertainment services” said Todd Miller, CEO of Celestial Tiger Entertainment.
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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.
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Eutelsat Corporate – Mar 09, 2016 08:37 GMT
Photo : Mohamed Said Zerari (left), OSN, receiving Eutelsat's special award from Ali Korur (right), CEO of Eutelsat's Middle East
Paris, Dubai, 9 March 2016 – The threshold of 6,000 channels broadcasting via Eutelsat’s satellites was crossed earlier this year with the launch of OSN First HD – Home of HBO, a new channel broadcast by OSN, the leading Pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa. In honour of this landmark Eutelsat presented a Special Award to OSN at this week’s Cabsat event in Dubai.
OSN First HD – Home of HBO, bringing award-winning and world-class series from the HBO stable at same time as the US. OSN First HD – Home of HBO takes OSN’s long-term partnership with HBO, the leading name in ground-breaking, award-winning series, to the next level. It offers first and exclusive access for OSN subscribers to HBO’s spectacular and award-winning portfolio of TV movies, comedy specials, documentaries and talk-shows. The line-up includesTogetherness, Vinyl, Game of Thrones, Ballers, The Brink, True Detective, Girls, Silicon Valley and Veep, among prime series; the extremely popular Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and several mini-series including Show Me a Hero.
Mark Billinge, OSN’s CTO, said: “With this Award from Eutelsat we are also celebrating a 10-year relationship during which the Middle East and North Africa broadcast landscape has transformed into one of the most vibrant in the global television business. The launch of OSN First HD – Home of HBO reflects our strategy to raise the bar in sound and image quality. Looking beyond HD, Ultra HD is on our roadmap as the next opportunity to give our viewers an exceptional TV experience.”
Soaring channel growth in MENA market
OSN First HD – Home of HBO launched on February 1st from Eutelsat’s 7/8° West neighbourhood that broadcasts over 1,100 channels. Two out of three satellite channels in the Middle East and North Africa have converged at this position, making it the most popular in the region. Over 100 channels are already broadcast in HD by the high-power satellites at 7/8° West, positioning this neighbourhood in the vanguard of premium signal quality.
Meet Eutelsat at Cabsat 2016, Dubai World Trade Centre, until 10 March:
Zabeel Hall Stand: ZB5-10
About Eutelsat Communications
Established in 1977, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is one of the world's leading and most experienced operators of communications satellites. The company provides capacity on 40 satellites to clients that include broadcasters and broadcasting associations, pay-TV operators, video, data and Internet service providers, enterprises and government agencies.
Eutelsat’s satellites provide ubiquitous coverage of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, enabling video, data, broadband and government communications to be established irrespective of a user’s location.
Headquartered in Paris, with offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat represents a workforce of 1,000 men and women from 37 countries who are experts in their fields and work with clients to deliver the highest quality of service.
For more about Eutelsat please visit www.eutelsat.com
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Press Release
For Immediate Publication
ZEE’s APAC Territory to launch a new division – ‘ATL Media APAC’
A Media Sales House for the APAC region
Singapore / Mumbai, India; 08 March 2016: The APAC region of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) today announced the launch of ‘ATL Media APAC’, a new division that will represent varied Indian and South Asian Media businesses in the region for Advertising Sales. ‘ATL Media APAC’ will work with both mainstream and retail clients targeting the South Asian population in the key markets across the region. A similar model is currently operational in the MENAP region where ZEE has tied up with several channels including Geo TV, Imagine Movies, Cartoon Network apart from its own portfolio of ZEE channels.
Commenting on this new division, Mr. Amit Goenka, CEO, International Broadcast Business, ZEEL said, “Our APAC business is on a fast track and ATL Media APAC will help us to consolidate and add new clients into the segment. We believe this initiative will be beneficial in helping us grow the overall Ad Sales pie for the South Asia channels.”
Revealing further details on ATL Media APAC, Mr. Sushruta Samanta, Business Head – APAC said, “The new unit will be led by Ms Deepali Gupta, Revenue Head, ATL Media APAC, who has more than 13 years of experience in advertising sales across media in India and APAC markets. I strongly believe that Deepali, whose new role is effective immediately, is the ideal candidate to lead this new division”.
ZEE’s APAC’s region currently distributes eleven South Asian channels in the region targeting the diaspora population, apart from five localized channels for the local mainstream viewers. ZEE has an existing sales network across key APAC markets including Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney & Jakarta.
Ms. Deepali Gupta, who is based out of ZEE’s Singapore office added, “The decision to launch this new division stems from the need to address the growing market fragmentation in the ethnic media space. The new service is a one stop shop for all media solutions which will help clients achieve significant results for their marketing campaigns and at best prices. We have already initiated discussions with other leading networks across media to represent them”.
ATL Media APAC will represent media businesses including TV, Radio, Print and Digital in the region.
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About Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) is one of India’s leading television media and entertainment companies. It is amongst the largest producers and aggregators of Hindi programming in the world, with an extensive library housing over 210,000 hours of television content. With rights to more than 3,500 movie titles from foremost studios and of iconic film stars, ZEE houses the world’s largest Hindi film library. Through its strong presence worldwide, ZEE entertains over 959 million viewers across 169 countries.
Pioneer of television entertainment industry in India, ZEE’s well-known brands include Zee TV, &tv, Zee Cinema, Zee Action, Zee Classic, &pictures, Zee Anmol, Ten Sports, Ten Cricket, Ten Action, Zee Cafe, Zee Studio, Zee Salaam, Zing, ETC Bollywood, Zee Q and Zindagi. The company also has a strong offering in the regional language domain with channels such as Zee Marathi, Zee Talkies, Zee Bangla, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Telugu, Zee Kannada and Zee Tamil. The company’s HD offerings include Zee TV HD, Zee Cinema HD, &tv HD, Zee Café HD, Zee Studio HD, &pictures HD, Ten HD and Ten Golf HD.
ZEE and its affiliate companies have leading presence across the media value chain including television broadcasting, cable distribution, direct-to-home satellite services, digital media and print media amongst others. ZEEL also operates its own digital platforms with OTT offerings on DittoTV and india.com. More information about ZEE and its businesses is available on www.zeetelevision.com
About Zee TV APAC
Launched in June 2004, Zee TV APAC is the Asia Pacific feed of the Flagship channel – Zee TV (India). Available in 18 countries, Zee TV APAC showcases Indian content with English Subtitles and airs all the programs from India. The channel showcases a variety of genres for all audience segments including prime time drama series, comedy, reality shows and children's programs. With an enviable Hindi Film Library the channel also offers viewers the latest and best of Bollywood.
Zee TV APAC is among the top five cable and satellite channels in Singapore. The city-state is home to one of the largest overseas Indian populations and its’ variety programming is watched by Indian and now increasingly, Malay audiences locally. Almost half (46%) of Zee TV APAC viewers’ have a HHI range which ranges between SGD 4,000 – 10,000 per month. Zee TV APAC continues to dominate in the Hindi General Entertainment Channel content category across local affiliate platforms like StarHub and Singtel TV.
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Media Contact:
Jayshree Kumar / Arantxa Gonsalves
Corporate Brand – Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)
Mobile: +91-9769286661 / 9820336890
Landline: +91- 22 – 7106 1367 / 7108 5464
Email: jayshree.kumar@zee.esselgroup.com / arantxa.gonsalves@zee.esselgroup.com
Deepali Gupta
APAC Territory – Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW GAME OF THRONES SEASON 6 TRAILER
Gives more insight to the new season premiering in Asia this April 25 on HBO
Download production stills from the new season of Game of Thrones here
Singapore, March 9, 2016 – HBO has released the new trailer for the wildly anticipated ten-episode sixth season of GAME OF THRONES (#GoTSeason6), premiering in Singapore the same time as the US – exclusively on HBO (StarHub TV Ch 601) this April 25 at 9am, with a same day primetime encore at 9pm. The series will also be available on HBO GO on StarHub Go and HBO On Demand.
Based on George R.R. Martin’s popular book series “A Song of Ice and Fire”, HBO’s Emmy®-winning fantasy series chronicles an epic struggle for power in a vast and violent kingdom. The HBO series has won 26 Emmys®, among many other awards.
The ensemble cast for the fifth season included Emmy® and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Aidan Gillen, Kit Harington, Diana Rigg, Natalie Dormer, Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner. Executive producers, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger, Bernadette Caulfield; co-executive producers, Guymon Casady, Vince Gerardis, George R.R. Martin.
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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 that are produced exclusively for HBO viewers. Wholly owned by HBO (a Time Warner company), HBO Asia reaches 23 territories across Asia and offers a bouquet of channels and services including 24-hour commercial-free subscription movie channels in standard-definition and high-definition – HBO, HBO SIGNATURE, HBO FAMILY, HBO HITS, CINEMAX and RED by HBO – as well as HBO GO and HBO ON DEMAND. HBO Asia is also the exclusive distributor of BabyFirst and the DreamWorks channel in Asia. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more information.
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GAME OF THRONES, HBO and Home Box Office are trademarks of Home Box Office, Inc. Used with permission
For more information, please contact HBO Asia:
Karen Lai
Director, Communications
Tel: (65) 6381 1796 / 9111 2655
Email: karen.lai@hboasia.com
Angela Poh
Manager, Communications
Tel: (65) 6381 1838 / 9187 0886
Email: angela.poh@hboasia.com
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Punit Goenka & Amit Goenka become the first Indians to receive this coveted honour
Paris, France / Mumbai, India; 08 March 2016 – MIPTV, the world’s leading market event for the international TV industry, today announced that it will honour the top leaders of India’s most valuable listed entertainment entity, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL). Mr.Punit Goenka, Managing Director & CEO, and his brother Mr. Amit Goenka, CEO – International Broadcast Business, will be awarded MIPTV Médailles d’Honneur in a ceremony taking place in Cannes, France on Wednesday 6 April 2016.
The prestigious MIPTV Médailles d’Honneur are awarded to senior executives who have, through their talent, leadership, and passion, made a significant contribution to the world of television and to the development of the international TV community. Punit Goenka and Amit Goenka are the first Indians to receive the coveted Médailles d’Honneur. MIPTV 2016 will welcome 60 Indian TV delegates among over 11,000 leading television executives attending the event from around the world.
Punit Goenka took charge as MD & CEO in 2008 and since then, he has been extremely successful in enhancing ZEEL’s performance and keeping the company at the forefront of the TV business in India. Punit’s younger brother Amit took over as the group’s CEO, International Broadcast Business late last year, and is responsible for spearheading ZEE’s foreign expansion. Today, ZEE is available in 169 countries and reaches over 959 million viewers worldwide.
“For many years, Zee Entertainment has been at the heart of the Indian presence at MIPTV and MIPCOM, and the company’s leaders, Punit and Amit, are among the most respected chief executives in the global TV industry. As the group has developed across the international market, one understands and appreciates ZEE’s corporate philosophy ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – The World Is My Family’, said Laurine Garaude, Director of Reed MIDEM’s Television Division.
Commenting on the award, Punit Goenka said, “Receiving such an honour from MIPTV is as much a personal recognition as it is a tribute to our highly creative and dedicated teams across the globe at ZEEL.”
“It is a great honour and privilege for us to receive this prestigious award and to be named amongst such a stellar group of luminaries from the global Media and Entertainment industry;” Amit Goenka said.
In addition to Punit Goenka and Amit Goenka, three other distinguished TV industry leaders will receive Médailles d’Honneur in Cannes: Ms. Rola Bauer, Managing Director, STUDIOCANAL TV GmbH, Germany; Mr. Ben Pyne, President Global Distribution – Disney Media Networks, USA; and Mr. Marcel Vinay, President, Comarex, Mexico.
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Notes to Editor:
About MIPTV – MIPTVis the world’s biggest TV and digital content market powering the unlimited potential of extraordinary stories. In April, professionals from across the TV and digital entertainment ecosystem gather in Cannes, France, to forge partnerships, seal distribution deals, network with their international executive peers, and attend high-level conferences and keynotes. MIPTV is also a key venue for early-stage development and financing deals, content acquisitions and programme sales. And with the MIPDigital Fronts – the premier global digital content market – empowering the new digital content era and bringing together the new online video ecosystem with the TV industry, MIPTV anticipates and shapes the future of entertainment. http://www.miptv.com
About Reed MIDEM– Founded in 1963, Reed MIDEM is a leading organiser of professional, international tradeshows. Reed MIDEM events have established themselves as key dates in professional diaries. The company hosts MIPTV, MIPDOC, MIPCOM, MIPCANCUN and MIPJUNIOR for the television and digital content industries, MIDEM for music professionals, and MIPIM, MIPIM Asia, MIPIM UK and MAPIC for the property and retail real estate sectors. www.reedmidem.com
About Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) – Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) is one of India’s leading television media and entertainment companies. It is amongst the largest producers and aggregators of Hindi programming in the world, with an extensive library housing over 210,000 hours of television content. With rights to more than 3,500 movie titles from foremost studios and of iconic film stars, ZEE houses the world’s largest Hindi film library. Through its strong presence worldwide, ZEE entertains over 959 million viewers across 169 countries.
Pioneer of television entertainment industry in India, ZEE’s well-known brands include Zee TV, &tv, Zee Cinema, Zee Action, Zee Classic, &pictures, Zee Anmol, Ten Sports, Ten Cricket, Ten Action, Zee Cafe, Zee Studio, Zee Salaam, Zing, ETC Bollywood, ZeeQ and Zindagi. The company also has a strong offering in the regional language domain with channels such as Zee Marathi, Zee Talkies, Zee Bangla, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Telugu, Zee Kannada and Zee Tamil. The company’s HD offerings include Zee TV HD, Zee Cinema HD, &tv HD, Zee Studio HD, Zee Café HD, &pictures HD, Ten HD and Ten Golf HD. ZEE and its affiliate companies have leading presence across the media value chain including television broadcasting, cable distribution, direct-to-home satellite services, digital media and print media amongst others. More information about ZEE and its businesses is available on www.zeetelevision.com
ZEE ENTERTAINMENT PRESS CONTACTS
Jayshree KUMAR, DVP-Corporate Brand: +91 9769286661 > jayshree.kumar@zee.esselgroup.com
Arantxa GONSALVES, Manager-Corporate Brand: +91 9820336890 > arantxa.gonsalves@zee.esselgroup.com
REED MIDEM PRESS CONTACTS
Jane GARTON, Entertainment PR Director: +33 1 79 71 94 39 >jane.garton@reedmidem.com
Philippe LE GALL, PR Manager: +33 1 79 71 96 48 >philippe.legall@reedmidem.com
Yassia FEKIR, PR Manager: +33 1 79 71 95 82 >yassia.fekir@reedmidem.com
Press Release
For Immediate Publication
ZEE’s APAC Territory to launch a new division – ‘ATL Media APAC’
· A Media Sales House for the APAC region
Singapore 08 March 2016: The APAC region of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) today announced the launch of ‘ATL Media APAC’, a new division that will represent varied Indian and South Asian Media businesses in the region for Advertising Sales. ‘ATL Media APAC’ will work with both mainstream and retail clients targeting the South Asian population in the key markets across the region. A similar model is currently operational in the MENAP region where ZEE has tied up with several channels including Geo TV, Imagine Movies, Cartoon Network apart from its own portfolio of ZEE channels.
Commenting on this new division, Mr. Amit Goenka, CEO, International Broadcast Business, ZEEL said, “Our APAC business is on a fast track and ATL Media APAC will help us to consolidate and add new clients into the segment. We believe this initiative will be beneficial in helping us grow the overall Ad Sales pie for the South Asia channels.”
Revealing further details on ATL Media APAC, Mr. Sushruta Samanta, Business Head – APAC said, “The new unit will be led by Ms Deepali Gupta, Revenue Head, ATL Media APAC, who has more than 13 years of experience in advertising sales across media in India and APAC markets. I strongly believe that Deepali, whose new role is effective immediately, is the ideal candidate to lead this new division”.
ZEE’s APAC’s region currently distributes eleven South Asian channels in the region targeting the diaspora population, apart from five localized channels for the local mainstream viewers. ZEE has an existing sales network across key APAC markets including Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney & Jakarta.
Ms. Deepali Gupta, who is based out of ZEE’s Singapore office added, “The decision to launch this new division stems from the need to address the growing market fragmentation in the ethnic media space. The new service is a one stop shop for all media solutions which will help clients achieve significant results for their marketing campaigns and at best prices. We have already initiated discussions with other leading networks across media to represent them”.
ATL Media APAC will represent media businesses including TV, Radio, Print and Digital in the region.
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About Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) is one of India’s leading television media and entertainment companies. It is amongst the largest producers and aggregators of Hindi programming in the world, with an extensive library housing over 210,000 hours of television content. With rights to more than 3,500 movie titles from foremost studios and of iconic film stars, ZEE houses the world’s largest Hindi film library. Through its strong presence worldwide, ZEE entertains over 959 million viewers across 169 countries.
Pioneer of television entertainment industry in India, ZEE’s well-known brands include Zee TV, &tv, Zee Cinema, Zee Action, Zee Classic, &pictures, Zee Anmol, Ten Sports, Ten Cricket, Ten Action, Zee Cafe, Zee Studio, Zee Salaam, Zing, ETC Bollywood, Zee Q and Zindagi. The company also has a strong offering in the regional language domain with channels such as Zee Marathi, Zee Talkies, Zee Bangla, Zee Bangla Cinema, Zee Telugu, Zee Kannada and Zee Tamil. The company’s HD offerings include Zee TV HD, Zee Cinema HD, &tv HD, Zee Café HD, Zee Studio HD, &pictures HD, Ten HD and Ten Golf HD.
ZEE and its affiliate companies have leading presence across the media value chain including television broadcasting, cable distribution, direct-to-home satellite services, digital media and print media amongst others. ZEEL also operates its own digital platforms with OTT offerings on DittoTV and india.com. More information about ZEE and its businesses is available on www.zeetelevision.com
About Zee TV APAC
Launched in June 2004, Zee TV APAC is the Asia Pacific feed of the Flagship channel – Zee TV (India). Available in 18 countries, Zee TV APAC showcases Indian content with English Subtitles and airs all the programs from India. The channel showcases a variety of genres for all audience segments including prime time drama series, comedy, reality shows and children's programs. With an enviable Hindi Film Library the channel also offers viewers the latest and best of Bollywood.
Zee TV APAC is among the top five cable and satellite channels in Singapore. The city-state is home to one of the largest overseas Indian populations and its’ variety programming is watched by Indian and now increasingly, Malay audiences locally. Almost half (46%) of Zee TV APAC viewers’ have a HHI range which ranges between SGD 4,000 – 10,000 per month. Zee TV APAC continues to dominate in the Hindi General Entertainment Channel content category across local affiliate platforms like StarHub and Singtel TV.
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Media Contact:
Deepali Gupta
APAC Territory – Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)
Email: deepali.gupta@zee.esselgroup.com
Jayshree Kumar / Arantxa Gonsalves
Corporate Brand – Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)
Mobile: +91-9769286661 / 9820336890
Landline: +91- 22 – 7106 1367 / 7108 5464
Email: jayshree.kumar@zee.esselgroup.com / arantxa.gonsalves@zee.esselgroup.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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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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.
About LeEco
Founded in November 2004 by Jia Yueting, LeEco is committed to creating the “Le Ecosystem,” a next-generation Internet engine that offers an online platform completed with Content, Device and Application. There are seven sub-ecosystems within Le Ecosystem, namely Internet and Cloud, Mobile, Content, Big Screen, Sports, Automobile and Internet Finance Ecosystem. The sub-ecosystems is engaged in a rich array of businesses, spanning from Internet TV, video production and distribution, smart gadgets, large-screen applications to e-commerce, sports content broadcast and event management, open cloud platform, Internet-based electric vehicles, etc. In 2014, the aggregate sales of Le Holdings amounted to approximately RMB 10 billion. LeEco has undergone a rebranding process in January 2016 and opened a new chapter in Le Ecosystem's development as it fully gears up for global expansion.
Le.com made history on August 12, 2010 when it was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, making it the world’s first IPO Company in the sector. Prolific as well as successful, Le.com currently offers more than 100,000 episodes of TV dramas and over 5,000 movie titles. In addition, the site draws an estimated 250 million page views per day, 350 million users per month, 100 million daily content viewers on mobile devices, and 10 million daily content viewers on large-screen TVs.
LeEco Hong Kong, the headquarters of Asia Pacific region, was officially set up in August 2014, marking an important milestone of the company’s expansion in the overseas market. The company provides Hong Kong with an established, vertically-integrated Le Ecosystem. LeEco has held 15 online sales in Hong Kong, with thousands of smart devices sold on every occasion. Currently, LeEco Hong Kong offers various sales channels for users, including online pre-ordering services and 1,800+ offline outlets in Hong Kong and Macau. As the only entertainment platform with over 1,500 hours of 4K programs in Hong Kong, LeEco has always been committed to providing rich and diverse online content including movies, dramas, variety shows and concerts to its fans.
