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- StarHub TV to Launch 1st Korean-only Movie Channel in Singapore
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 02, 2017
- tvN Movies HD to Feature 200 Films a Year
StarHub TV in Singapore has announced that they will launch the first channel to exclusively screen Korean films in Asia outside of their home nation. Set to feature 200 titles a year, tvN Movies HD will launch on January 11th. Some of the titles that will feature on the service include recent hits such as A Violent Prosecutor, Inside Men, Time Renegades and The Age of Shadows.The Singaporean broadcaster has patterned with top Korean content producer CJ E&M. StarHub’s Head of Content & TV LEE Soo-hui remarked that “We are glad to partner CJ E&M for the launch of tvN Movies and tvN Movies VOD, which will enable StarHub TV customers to be the first in Asia to catch the premiere of these two highly-anticipated channels. As the parent company of tvN network, CJ E&M is renowned for its quality movie productions and distributions.”Samey LEE, CEO of CJ E&M HK stated that “The introduction of tvN Movies in Asia is a strategic move for CJ E&M to broaden its market reach by tapping on the rising trend of Korean movies, which is in high demand in the Southeast Asian region. Starting with Singapore, we expect to launch in other major Southeast Asian territories including Malaysia, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Indonesia in 2017.”He went on to say that “By launching the world’s first & only Korean Blockbuster channel with StarHub TV in Singapore, we hope to expand our service offerings and, at the same time, deliver a unique and sophisticated Korean home-cinema experience to StarHub TV customers.”
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