Celestial Movies Secures Two New Carriage Deals in Indonesia

Celestial Movies secures widest pay-TV carriage for an Asian movie channel in Indonesia with two new carriage deals
Celestial Movies and Celestial Classic Movies launch on PT Mega Media Indonesia and PT Central TiVi Digital’s new platforms.

[November 17, 2011 – HONG KONG] – Celestial Pictures, the Chinese filmed content company and operator of regional pay-TV channels, announced today the signing of two carriage deals with newly launched direct-to-home (DTH) satellite pay television platforms in Indonesia. Celestial Movies (CM) joins PT Central Tivi Digital’s Centrin TV platform, while both Celestial Movies (CM) and Celestial Classic Movies (CCM) joins PT Mega Media Indonesia’s Parabola Orange TV service. With carriage on the two new platforms, Celestial Movies becomes the only Asian movie channel and one of a few regional channels to be carried by six of the seven pay TV operators in Indonesia. In addition, Celestial Classic Movies’ carriage on Parabola Orange TV marks the third platform in Indonesia to carry the channel.

Ofanny Choi, Senior Vice President of TV Channels at Celestial Pictures, said, “We are proud to be part of Centrin TV’s and Parabola Orange TV’s initial channel line-ups. Our wide coverage in Indonesia is a testament to the quality of our channels and the recognition of our brand. Between Celestial Movies and Celestial Classic Movies, we offer a complete and exclusive package of Chinese and Asian movie entertainment in Indonesia; from the latest blockbusters to perennial favorites and iconic classics.”

New pay-TV service Centrin TV adds Celestial Movies, Celestial Pictures’ flagship channel and the most widely-distributed 24-hour Chinese movie channel in the region, to their Packet Seru or “Fun Pack.” Upcoming exclusive blockbusters on CM include the remake of Hong Kong classic A Chinese Ghost Story, starring Louis Koo and Liu Yifei; the all-star martial arts comedy Treasure Inn with Nicholas Tse, Nick Cheung and Charlene Choi; and the hit romantic comedy Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, from an internationally-acclaimed director Johnnie To and starring Daniel Wu, Louis Koo and Gao Yuanyuan. Celestial Movies can be found on Channel 312 on Centrin TV.

PT Mega Media Indonesia is launching their service Parabola Orange TV with Celestial Classic Movies in its initial line-up of 26 channels. CCM offers classic films from half a century of popular and acclaimed Chinese cinema history, and exclusively features many favorites from the vast Shaw Brothers Film Library. Known especially for their legendary martial arts movies like The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and The One Armed Swordsman, the Shaw Brothers Film Library includes masterpieces covering a range of genres and features iconic stars like Gordon Liu, Cheng Pei Pei, Jimmy Wang Yu, Ti Lung, David Chiang and more. CCM can be found on Channel 161 on Parabola Orange TV. CM will launch on the platform as part of its Asia Pack in early 2012.

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Pauline Poon
Celestial Pictures
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About Celestial Pictures

Celestial Pictures is a diversified entertainment company that brings the best of Asian entertainment to the world. The company focuses on Asian-language film and television content origination, aggregation and worldwide distribution, as well as the operation of global television channels, including CELESTIAL MOVIES, CELESTIAL CLASSIC MOVIES and WaTV.

The company owns the Shaw Brothers Film Library, the world’s largest Chinese film collection, with over 760 feature films originally released over a forty-year time frame. These award-winning Shaw Brothers films have been digitally restored frame-by-frame, and distributed in cinemas and on home video, television, and new media markets worldwide.

Celestial Pictures is also active in producing new feature films and acquiring third-party film content for worldwide distribution with an option to broadcast on its television channels. Headquartered in Hong Kong, Celestial Pictures is a subsidiary of ASTRO ALL ASIA NETWORKS plc.

About Celestial Movies

CELESTIAL MOVIES is currently the most broadly distributed 24-hour Chinese movie channel. The channel brings current Chinese blockbusters to the world and also showcases internationally acclaimed titles from Japan and Korea. Also featured: peeks behind-the-scenes and interviews with the hottest stars and directors, entertainment news and film award ceremonies. CELESTIAL MOVIES is now available in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei.

About Celestial Classics Movies

CELESTIAL CLASSIC MOVIES presents Chinese movie masterpieces from various classic Chinese movie collections including the renowned Shaw Brothers Film Library – the largest Chinese movie library in the world. All movies featured are digitally restored to bring viewers sound and picture quality matching the original cinematic prints. Broadcasting 24 hours a day, Celestial Classic Movies gives audiences access to some of the best Chinese films ever produced.