Hong Kong (February 9, 2017) – Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, announced today its appointment of Vanessa Parmisano as Director, Advertising Sales for the Philippines. Parmisano will be charged with growing CTE’s advertising sales business in the Philippines, specifically for its channels KIX and Thrill. She will report to Andy Chang, Senior Vice President, Advertising Sales, Marketing and Original Productions.
“We are really glad to have Vanessa on board. She has demonstrated an ability to drive sales and build solid relationships with agencies and brands. The ratings for KIX and Thrill have been growing rapidly in the Philippines and KIX is a Top 20 pay channel in this market [1]. Vanessa is the ideal person to capitalize on this growth,” said Chang.
“I am ready to get into action with the Tiger Team and establish Celestial Tiger Entertainment channel brands as the preferred platforms for advertisers. I will continue to work closely with our media partners to deliver results that will further drive their brand engagement. There is much to be done, and I look forward to building the company’s advertising business in the Philippines,” said Parmisano.
Prior to joining CTE, Parmisano served as Manager, Airtime Sales & Partnerships at Fox Networks Group. At Fox, Parmisano was responsible for advertising sales focused on key agency accounts for the network’s eight channels. Before joining Fox, Parmisano was Senior Account Manager, Advertising Sales for Media5 Marketing Corporation, where she focused on an integrated approach for multi-platform advertising sales for TV5. At Media 5, she closed several major deals and added key advertisers to TV5’s client list.
The ratings for CTE channels KIX and Thrill have been growing in leaps and bounds in the Philippines. Last year, KIX and Thrill recorded an increase of 143% and 165% respectively in their average channel viewership versus 2015, and both channels also hit their highest viewership ever in December 2016 [2]. KIX was the second most-watched regional English general entertainment channel [3] and Thrill was the fifth most-watched regional movie channel [4] during the second half of 2016 in the Philippines.
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Source:
Kantar Media (National Philippines). C&S 20+; whole day; rankings are based on average audience.
[1] 2H 2016, across all cable & satellite channels
[2] Since data availability in Jun 2012; monthly audience.
[3] 2H 2016; Regional English GE channels (incl. AXN, DIVA UNIVERSAL, E!, FOX, FOX CRIME, HITS, KIX, LIFETIME, RTL-CBS, SONY CHANNEL, STAR WORLD, SYFY, TRU TV, UNIVERSAL CHANNEL, WARNER TV)
[4] 2H 2016; Regional movie channels (incl. AMC, CEC, CCM, CINEMAX, FOX FAMILY MOVIES, HBO, HBO FAMILY, HBO HITS, HBO SIGNATURE, SCREEN RED, STAR CHINESE MOVIES, STAR GOLD, STAR MOVIES, TCM, THRILL)
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Celestial Tiger Entertainment
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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