The Company Delivers Four of the Top 35 Pay TV Channels in November
HONG KONG (December 13, 2016) – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), the operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, achieved stellar ratings for four of its channels in Singapore according to the new Singapore national television audience measurement system (SG-TAM). CTE’s Chinese movie channels Celestial Movies (CM) and Celestial Classic Movies (CCM), Chinese entertainment channel cHK, and its action entertainment channel KIX all placed within the top 35 most-watched pay TV channels reported in Singapore in November. This means CTE is second, among all pay TV channel operators in Singapore, in terms of the most number of channels in the top 35 channels last month.
KIX’s fans drove the channel to the number one spot among regional English GE channels with Singapore pay TV viewers 4+ in November [1]. Movies such as Rush Hour and Shaolin, and combat sports series such as Lucha Underground were the top performers on KIX. Meanwhile, CTE’s Chinese channels cHK, CM and CCM ranked within the top 20 most-watched channels among all reported pay TV channels with pay TV Chinese audiences 4+ in November. cHK ranked at number nine, CM came in at 15 and CCM at 16 among all pay TV channels, both regional and local. Movies such as Dragon Blade, From Vegas to Macau 3 and The Monkey King 2 helped garner the high ratings.
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Source: SG-TAM. Nov 2016. Pay TV 4+/ Pay TV Chinese 4+. All time. Ranked by rtg (‘000) across all individual reporting pay TV channels. Numbers as of Dec 7, 2016. (SG-TAM linear TV viewership measures up to 200 FTA & pay TV channels).
[1] Regional English GE includes Animax (HD), AXN (HD), Comedy Central Asia (HD), DIVA (HD), E! Entertainment (HD), FOX (HD), FOXCRIME HD, FX HD, HITS (HD), KIX HD, Lifetime (HD), MTV Asia, Sony Channel, Star World (HD), truTV (HD), Universal Channel (HD), Warner TV (HD).
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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; CELESTIAL MOVIES PINOY, the Chinese movie channel that is programmed, dubbed and promoted specifically to Filipino viewers; cHK, the Chinese entertainment channel offering the latest Hong Kong and other Asian blockbuster movies, alongside highly-anticipated Chinese dramas and series; KIX, the ultimate destination for action entertainment; KIX 360, the dedicated Over-The-Top (OTT) linear feed for KIX; MIAO MI, the Mandarin “Edutainment” channel created for preschool kids across Asia; THRILL, Asia’s only regional horror, thriller and suspense movie channel; and THRILL 360, the dedicated Over-The-Top (OTT) linear feed for THRILL. 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.