Legendary Actor Ti Lung Visits Jakarta for the First Time to Attend Launch Event
Hong Kong (June 18, 2012) – Celestial Tiger Entertainment, the operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, announced today the launch of Celestial Classic Movies (CCM) on Indovision and OkeVision, the branded services of PT MNC Sky Vision, Indonesia’s largest DTH operator. To celebrate the channel’s launch, CTE brought legendary actor Ti Lung to attend PT MNC Sky Vision’s launch activities including media interviews and an exclusive dinner with subscribers. Ti Lung has starred in over 120 Chinese and Hong Kong films including some of the most iconic Shaw Brothers movies such as Blood Brothers and The Clans of Intrigue. Most recently, Ti Lung starred in the film Frozen with rising star Aarif Lee. CCM will be airing some of Ti Lung’s best work in July as part of CCM’s Celestial VIP showcase.
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About Celestial Classic Movies
CELESTIAL CLASSIC MOVIES presents some of the best Chinese movies ever produced! From the most iconic Kung Fu films to the most memorable dramas, CELESTIAL CLASSIC MOVIES brings you masterpieces from Chinese cinema history including movies from the world-famous Shaw Brothers Film Library. All Shaw Brothers movies featured have been digitally restored to bring viewers sound and picture quality matching the original cinematic prints. Broadcasting 24 hours a day, CELESTIAL CLASSIC MOVIES also showcases the best work of many legends of Chinese cinema, including master directors like Chang Cheh, King Hu, Li Han-hsiang and Liu Chia-liang and stars such as Cheng Pei-pei, Ti Lung, David Chiang, Gordon Liu, Leslie Cheung and Maggie Cheung.
About Celestial Tiger Entertainment
Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE) is a diversified media company dedicated to entertaining audiences in Asia and beyond. The company focuses on the operation of branded pay television channels, content creation and content distribution targeted at Asian consumers.
CTE operates a powerful bouquet of distinct pay television channels including: Celestial Movies, the most broadly distributed 24-hour Chinese and Asian movies channel in the world; Celestial Classic Movies, the gateway to an unparalleled array of Chinese movie masterpieces; Celestial Movies On Demand, Celestial’s subscription video on demand service; KIX, the ultimate in action entertainment; Thrill, Asia’s only horror and suspense movie channel; and KIX HD, featuring the best of action with a late-night dose of thrillers in high definition.
As one of Asia’s largest vertically integrated entertainment companies, CTE produces original content which complements its channels business. CTE is also the exclusive sales agent of content in all media in Greater China and Southeast Asia from independent Hollywood studio Lionsgate.
Headquartered in Hong Kong, CTE is a joint venture among Saban Capital Group, a leading private investment firm specializing in the media, entertainment and communications industries; Celestial Pictures, a major Asian entertainment company wholly-owned by Astro, the owner and operator of the leading DTH platform in Malaysia; and Lionsgate, the world’s largest independent filmed entertainment studio.
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