Celestial Tiger Entertainment announces five new carriage agreements

Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), the operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, has announced five new carriage agreements on the first day of the 2012 CASBAA Convention, the annual pay TV industry conference held in Hong Kong. The newly-inked deals will, for the first time, extend CTE's channel distribution to Cambodia, extend CELESTIAL CLASSIC MOVIES'reach into the Philippines, and create a new on demand service called KIX Thrill Select for a new Over-The-Top (OTT) interactive service in Singapore.

The five new deals include carriage on PPCTV and One TV in Cambodia, on MeTV in Thailand, on SKYCable in the Philippines, and on MediaCorp's Toggle in Singapore. All four of CTE’s primary channel brands are included in the deals: CELESTIAL MOVIES (CM), the biggest 24-hour Chinese movie service in Asia and beyond, offering viewers the biggest stars and the biggest blockbusters; CELESTIAL CLASSIC MOVIES (CCM), featuring some of the best movies in Chinese cinema history, all digitally remastered for optimal picture quality; KIX, the ultimate destination for action entertainment in Asia with a diverse mix of "All Action" content from the East and West; and Thrill, Asia's first and only horror, thriller and suspense movie channel.

Todd Miller, President and Chief Operating Officer of Celestial Tiger Entertainment remarked, "The momentum continues to build on our bouquet of channels. Since the beginning of the year, we have signed 17 new carriage deals with 13 platforms. These new carriage agreements truly reflect the wide appeal of our daring, distinctive and uniquely Asian channels."

The new deals signed are as follows:

Cambodia

• PPCTV, the first and leading provider of cable TV service and broadband Internet in Cambodia, signed a deal to carry CCM. This marks the first time CTE is entering the Cambodian market.

• One TV, the latest digital terrestrial television provider in Cambodia, will carry CCM. One TV was recently launched by Royal Media Entertainment Corporation Ltd (RMEC).