Hong Kong, 9 October 2015 – RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network and Letv today announced a carriage deal that expands Letv’s current offerings with the inclusion of RTL CBS Entertainment HD channel and RTL CBS Extreme HD on its platform. Both channels will be available on 15 October packaged with Letv’s existing channel line-up.
“We are delighted to bring RTL CBS Entertainment HD and RTL CBS Extreme HD to a wider audience in Hong Kong through Letv,” says Jonas Engwall, Chief Executive Officer, RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network. “With Letv’s advanced technology and devices Letv subscribers can watch our great content wherever and whenever they want”
“Letv is enthusiastic about promoting music, movie and TV entertainment business development in the region with the aim of creating the largest and most influential internet entertainment platform in Asia. In keeping with this goal, Letv is proud to present RTL CBS Entertainment HD and RTL CBS Extreme HD to Hong Kong viewers. Their co-operation enriches our content platform and marks a remarkable milestone in our expansion,” says Tin Mok, CEO for APAC at Letv. “We take great pleasure in offering our viewers such high-quality TV channels, which is a vital part of Letv’s full range of smart entertainment.”
The launch of RTL CBS Entertainment HD channel on Letv brings some of the hottest US TV series such as the new action drama series Limitless, the new seasons of Scorpion and Elementary to its subscribers. RTL CBS Entertainment HD features the best of reality talent shows including the latest season of The X Factor UK, which airs within eight hours of its UK broadcast. Additionally, fans of late night talk shows can catch The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Late Late Show with James Corden as well as entertainment news magazines such as Entertainment Tonight and The Insider.
RTL CBS Extreme HD is the destination channel for extreme and action-packed content such as Kingdom, the upcoming new show The Player, The Xtreme Collxtion, Dynamo: Magician Impossible, Criss Angel: BeLIEve and Close Up Kings and popular titles such as Fear Factor, NCIS: Los Angeles and Hawaii Five-0.
RTL CBS Entertainment HD and RTL CBS Extreme HD will be available on channel 18 and channel 17, respectively. Letv subscribers will be able to enjoy the new HD channels at no additional charge.
About Letv
Founded in November 2004 by Jia Yueting, Letv Group is committed to creating the “Letv Ecosystem,” a next-generation Internet engine that is vertically-integrated to offer an online platform completed with content, terminals and applications. The Group is engaged in a rich array of businesses, spanning from Internet TV, video production and distribution, smart gadgets and large-screen applications to e-commerce and Internet-linked super-electric cars, which were launched in late 2014. The Group comprises a number of subsidiaries, including Letv.com, Leshi Zhi Xin, Le Vision Pictures, Wangjiu.com, Letv Holding, Letv Investment Management and Le Mobile. In 2014, the aggregate sales of the Group amounted to approximately RMB 10 billion.
Letv.com made history on August 12, 2010 when it was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, making it the world’s first IPO Company in the sector. Letv.com was also the first video company listed on China’s A-share market. As of June 10, 2015, the market value of Letv amounted to RMB 130 billion. Prolific as well as successful, Letv.com currently offers more than 100,000 episodes of TV dramas and over 5,000 movie titles. In addition, the site draws an estimated 250 million page views per day, 350 million users per month, 100 million daily content viewers on mobile devices, and 10 million daily content viewers on large-screen TVs.
Letv Hong Kong, as the headquarters of Asia Pacific region, was officially set up in August 2014, marking an important milestone of the company’s expansion in the overseas market. The company provides Hong Kong with an established vertically integrated ecosystem of “Platform + Content + Terminal + Application”. Letv has teamed up with 3 Home Broadband, subsidiary of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited, allowing customers to enjoy the best home entertainment experience with high speed broadband connectivity. As of May 2015, Letv has held 12 online flash sales in Hong Kong, with 1,000 smart TVs sold in less than 10 minutes on every occasion. Currently, Letv Hong Kong offers various sales channels for potential smart TVs customers to accommodate massive demands, including online pre-ordering services and 100+ offline outlets in Hong Kong and Macau. As the only entertainment platform with over 800 hours of 4K programmes in Hong Kong, Letv has always been committed to providing rich and diverse online content including movies, dramas, variety shows and concerts to its fans.
About RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network
RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network is a venture formed in August 2013 bringing together two of the world’s largest content producers: RTL Group, the leading European entertainment network, and CBS Studios International, the leading supplier of programming to the international market place. Its two new channels, RTL CBS Entertainment HD and RTL CBS Extreme HD, will be distributed in more than 20 Asian markets.
About RTL CBS Entertainment
Launched in Asia in 2013, RTL CBS Entertainment HD is the first channel of RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, the venture formed by world leading content producers, RTL Group and CBS Studios International. A general entertainment channel, it offers a balanced mix of reality, drama, comedy and daily programs and features exclusive first run content aired soon after the initial US broadcast including series Scorpion, Extant, House of Cards, Under The Dome, Elementary and Beauty and the Beast; talent competitions Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor UK; and daily shows Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Late Late Show with James Corden.
About RTL CBS Extreme
Launched in March 2014, RTL CBS Extreme HD is the destination for extreme and action-packed content with a combination of action series, extreme sports, world-famous illusionists, shockumentaries and action reality programs.
Contacts:
Omar Gepiga
RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network
T: +65 6421 8308
E: omar.gepiga@rtlcbasia.com
Karris Law
Le Corporation Limited
T: +852 3128 9304
E: karrislaw@letv.com