SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 – SINGAPORE – FOX International Channels (FIC) Asia has named television industry veteran Theresa Ong as Senior Vice President, Affiliate Partnerships for Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
Theresa joins the company on October 12th and will report to Rohit D’Silva, EVP – Commercial and Sports, APAC & Middle East.
In her new role, Theresa will be responsible for enhancing partnerships with FIC’s affiliates in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam, across the company’s entire channel portfolio covering all content genres including factual, entertainment (Hollywood and Chinese) and sports. She will also be tasked with developing new revenue streams in both the linear and non-linear space.
Theresa joins FIC from Discovery Networks International where she was SVP & General Manager for Southeast Asia.
Commenting on the appointment Rohit D’Silva said, “With factual, entertainment and sports brands in our portfolio, FIC Asia has grown rapidly into a multi-faceted media and content business. Hong Kong and Southeast Asia is a key region for us and it is imperative that we have a top-notch senior executive driving and upping the level of collaboration we have with our partners. Theresa brings with her unrivalled experienced and together with our local country GMs, will further strengthen our relationships, share best practices across markets and unlock value for us and our partners in a rapidly evolving ecosystem.”
Theresa adds, “I am thrilled to be joining FIC’s incredibly dynamic team. FIC is Asia’s #1 network with the widest distribution and scale, and the breadth of their content and genres are second to none. Taking up this role at a time when they are experiencing tremendous momentum, with the ability to offer a compelling and varied slate of strong globally recognized brands, and have such vast prospects for growth and new opportunities is very exciting.
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FOX International Channels (FIC) is 21st Century FOX’s international multi-media business. We develop, produce and distribute 300+ wholly- and majority-owned entertainment, sports, factual and movie channels in 45 languages across Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. FIC’s core channel brands include FOX, FOX Sports, FOX Life, FOX+ and National Geographic Channel. FIC’s movie channels include FOX Movies, FOX Movies Premium and SCM (formerly Star Chinese Movies). Our non-linear brands include FOX Play, FOX Play+ and Nat Geo Play. These networks and their related mobile, non-linear and high- definition extensions, reach over 1.8 billion cumulative households worldwide. In addition, FIC owns and operates two production studios and produces thousands of local programming hours for its wholly owned channels and third parties. In operation since: August 14, 1993.
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