Asia – December 24, 2012 – Following AMC’s Season 4 renewal of The Walking Dead, FOX International Channels (FIC) is excited to confirm the global pick up of the show for a 4th season. FIC will follow its global release model as in previous years, making the series available in all major international TV markets.
The zombie drama continues to break ratings records both domestically on AMC and worldwide across FIC’s 200 entertainment channels in 122 countries. Internationally Season 3 consistently ranks as the number one show on pay-tv, beating out all other completion in major markets and over-preforming all prior season averages.
“We are thrilled about a fourth season and support Glen’s and AMC’s mutual decision. We are confident the show will continue with outstanding and compelling storytelling. The Walking Dead is a rare cultural phenomenon that speaks to the entire world and has a massive audience globally regardless of age, sex or ethnicity. It has a life of its own.”
Season 3 returns this February with 8 additional episodes after the mid-season hiatus.
The Walking Dead is based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics. Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert and Frank Darabont are executive producers. Greg Nicotero is a co-executive producer.
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About FOX International Channels
FOX International Channels (FIC) is News Corporation’s international multi-media business. We develop, produce and distribute 350 wholly- and majority-owned entertainment, factual, sports and movie channels across Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa, in 37 languages. These networks and their related mobile, non-linear and high-definition extensions reach over 1.1 billion households worldwide. We also operate a global online advertising unit .FOX (“dot-fox”) specialized in online video and display, and four TV production houses.
In Asia, FIC operates or distributes 33 channel brands, including the FOX, STAR and National Geographic brands, with over 100 feeds across 14 markets, As the leading pay-TV network in the region, FIC reaches more than 550 million cumulative subscribers across Asia Pacific and the Middle East with offices in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Australia, New Zealand and the UAE. For more information, please visit www.foxinternationalchannels.com.
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