Celestial Tiger Entertainment
{{short description|Media company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Celestial Tiger Entertainment
| logo = Celestial_Tiger_Entertainment_Logo.png
| type = Joint venture
| founded = 2008
| former_name = Tiger Gate Entertainment (2008-2011)
| location = Suite 1603, Kwun Tong Harbour Plaza, 182 Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China
| key_people = Todd Miller
{{small|(President and CEO)}}
| owners = {{plainlist|
}}
| parent =
| industry = Entertainment
| products = {{ubl|Television channels|Films|Television programs}}
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.celestialtiger.com}}
| brands = {{ubl|Celestial Movies|Kix|Thrill|CMGO}}
}}
Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), formerly Tiger Gate Entertainment, is a diversified media company based in Hong Kong that operates pay television entertainment channels in Asia and oversees Lionsgate distribution rights in Greater China and Southeast Asia.About [http://www.celestialtiger.com/about-company.asp Celestial Tiger Entertainment] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626184853/http://www.celestialtiger.com/about-company.asp |date=2012-06-26 }}, Retrieved on July 12, 2013 It is a joint venture co-owned by Saban Capital Group, Starz Entertainment and Celestial Pictures.
Overview
Celestial Tiger Entertainment was founded in 2008 as Tiger Gate Entertainment, as a joint venture between private media investment firm Saban Capital Group and entertainment company Lionsgate. Pay television channels Kix and Thrill were later launched in August 2009.
Celestial Pictures Limited joined Tiger Gate Entertainment in late 2011 adding the already established Celestial Classic Movies and Celestial Movies to the company's channel lineup."The Wrap" [http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/saban-lionsgate-launch-celestial-tiger-pay-tv-asia-33856 Saban Invests $30M in Asian Pay-TV Business With Lionsgate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074146/http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/saban-lionsgate-launch-celestial-tiger-pay-tv-asia-33856/ |date=2016-03-04 }} thewrap.com, Retrieved on July 17, 2012"Asia Media Journal" [http://www.asiamediajournal.com/pressrelease.php?id=3208 Celestial And Tiger Gate Join Forces] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313201016/http://asiamediajournal.com/pressrelease.php?id=3208 |date=2016-03-13 }} asiamediajournal.com, Retrieved on July 17, 2012 Following this partnership, the company was renamed Celestial Tiger Entertainment and the high definition (HD) feed was added to existing channels for territories in Asia.[http://china-screen-news.com/2012/02/a-new-hd-channel-for-the-new-celestial-tiger-entertainment/ A new HD channel for the new Celestial Tiger Entertainment], Retrieved on July 15, 2013
In 2013, cHK was launched in Singapore with Hong Kong celebrities Bernice Liu, Him Law and Liu Kai-chi hosting a media event to promote cHK as a Hong Kong general entertainment channel.[https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/singapore-to-get-hong-kong-entertainment-channel-1200714966/ Singapore to Get Hong Kong Entertainment Channel] retrieved on April 23, 2014[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151930932839076.1073741884.93834254075&type=3 SingTel mio TV cHK Channel Launch - Meet & Greet] retrieved on April 23, 2014
On August 15, 2024, CTE launches its first Chinese movie streaming app, CMGO, in Singapore, which focuses on the latest and greatest Chinese movies from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia.
=Lionsgate/Starz partnership=
CTE owns the Shaw Brothers film library[http://playbackonline.ca/2011/12/22/lionsgate-strikes-asian-partnership-with-saban-capital-and-celestial-pictures/#ixzz2YpFwJvP5 Lionsgate strikes Asian partnership with Saban Capital and Celestial Pictures], Retrieved on July 12, 2013 and leverages a library of film and TV from Lionsgate.[http://www.saban.com/html/press/news040610.pdf LIONSGATE AND SABAN CAPITAL GROUP FORM JOINT VENTURE TO OPERATE TIGER GATE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826082326/http://saban.com/html/press/news040610.pdf |date=2011-08-26 }}, Retrieved on July 12, 2013
In February 2012, YOU On Demand Holdings and Lionsgate announced deal to show a number of Lionsgate films on a Transactional Video On Demand (TVOD) and Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) basis in China.[http://china-screen-news.com/2012/02/you-on-demand-announces-licensing-deal-with-lionsgate-and-celestial-tiger-entertainment-for-video-on-demand-in-china/ YOU On Demand announces licensing deal With Lionsgate and Celestial Tiger Entertainment for Video On Demand in China], Retrieved on July 23, 2013
In 2013, CTE sold over 1700 hours of Lionsgate TV series and movies (including Anger Management, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, and the Hunger Games franchise) to broadcasters and media platforms in southeast Asia and China as part of a regional distribution deal.[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/celestial-tiger-sells-1700-hours-430911 Celestial Tiger Sells Over 1700 hours of Lionsgate Product in Asia], Retrieved on July 12, 2013 CTE also expanded its Southeast Asian distribution deal with Lionsgate to cover Japan and Korea,[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgate-celestial-tiger-entertainment-distribution-deal-370736 Lionsgate Extends Celestial Tiger Entertainment Distribution Deal to Korea and Japan], Retrieved on July 15, 2013 and sold a further 700 hours of TV series and feature films in an SVOD deal with MediaCorp’s Toggle digital platform in Singapore.[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lionsgate-celestial-tiger-license-700-664106 Lionsgate, Celestial Tiger License Over 700 Hours of TV and Movies to MediaCorp's Toggle], Retrieved on April 23, 2014[http://www.contentasia.tv/pdf/Emag/177.ContentAsia_9-22Dec2013.pdf Dope show Weeds to air in Singapore] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202105522/http://www.contentasia.tv/pdf/Emag/177.ContentAsia_9-22Dec2013.pdf |date=2014-02-02 }} Retrieved on April 24, 2014
Channels
Celestial Tiger Entertainment operates the following channels:
- Celestial Movies - A channel featuring current Asian films and entertainment news
- Available in Malaysia, Brunei, South Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, and Singapore, also Upcoming in Thailand, Myanmar.
- Celestial Classic Movies* - Featuring classic Hong Kong Chinese films
- Available in Australia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, formerly available in Taiwan.
- Celestial Movies Pinoy** - Filipino and English dubbed, Original Language subtitles in English Asian movie channel distributed and marketed by Viva Communications.
- Available only in the Philippines via Cignal TV Channel 40 SD.
- cHK - Local Hong Kong entertainment and showbiz news channel
- Available only in Singapore until 2021
- CM+ - Featuring the latest blockbusters and exclusive movies from across Asia
- Available only in Singapore via Singtel TV Channel 571.
- PopC - Featuring Chinese online movies from China
- Available only in Hong Kong via myTV SUPER Channel 206.
- Kix* - Action, MMA, TV series, reality television and extreme sports[https://archive.today/20130115133231/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/409645/tiger-gate-kix-into-gear-to-thrill-audiences-launching-two-pan-asian-action-and-horror-channels-and-announcing-financial-partners Tiger Gate KIX Into Gear to Thrill Audiences, Launching Two Pan-Asian Action and Horror Channels and Announcing Financial Partners] newswire.ca, Retrieved on July 18, 2012
- Available in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia, formerly available in Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore. From October 2020, this channel is launched across Africa.
- Thrill* - Horror, thriller and suspense
- Available in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Macau, Myanmar, and Malaysia, formerly available in Thailand and Singapore.
- Miao Mi* - Mandarin Kids Channel.
- Available in Thailand and South Korea.
References
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.celestialtiger.com}}
{{Lionsgate}}
Category:Mass media companies of Hong Kong