FIC triumphs with 10 Awards in top-tier categories across multiple channels
Hong Kong / Southeast Asia, September 27, 2012 – At this year’s 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, TV programs broadcasted by FOX International Channels (FIC) across Asia Pacific won 10 top Awards. As Asia’s leading pay-TV network, FIC brings to viewers some of the most popular channels in the region including FOX, home of all the top US series, and FOX Movies Premium, the premier destination for Hollywood blockbuster movies.
FOX Movies Premium’s Homeland and FOX’s Modern Family were the big winners of the night taking home 4 Awards each, including ‘Outstanding Drama Series’ and ‘Outstanding Comedy Series’ respectively. It is Modern Family’s third year in a row winning best comedy series, while Homeland broke Mad Men’s (FX) four year winning-streak on the best drama series award. Other highlights include American Horror Story, one of FX’s groundbreaking shows, taking home the award for ‘Outstanding Supporting Actress’ for Jessica Lange’s chilling performance; and Louie, another first and exclusive show from FX, winning ‘Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.’
These stunning achievements at this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards reinforce FIC’s long-standing commitment to providing viewers in Asia with the best in entertainment content on television.
The full list of award-winning shows includes:
FOX Movies Premium – Homeland (4 Awards): Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor – Damien Lewis, Outstanding Lead Actress – Claire Danes, and Outstanding Writing.
FOX – Modern Family (4 Awards): Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing, Outstanding Supporting Actor – Eric Stonestreet, and Outstanding Supporting Actress – Julie Bowen.
FX – American Horror Story (1 Award): Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie – Jessica Lange.
FX – Louie (1 Award): Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.
– End –
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 32 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.
This press release is distributed by Fleishman-Hillard on behalf of FOX International Channels. For more information and high-resolution images (media only), please contact:
Fleishman Hillard
Shirley Lam
Tel: +852 2111 3173
Email: Shirley.Lam@fleishman.com
FOX International Channels
Kelly Jang (Asia)
Tel: +852 2621 8875
Email: Kelly.Jang@fox.com