Celestial Tiger


The kids OTT tidal wave

As technology continues to blur the line between linear and OTT, the opportunities for content providers are never greater than when delivering programming to digital natives. What began as a trickle is becoming a tidal wave, TBI reports. Hopster was an early entrant into the world of entertainment apps for kids and, with its emphasis […]

Raft of OTT channel deals for Celestial Tiger

Celestial Tiger Entertainment has struck a raft of OTT deals for its movies, action and horror nets. The Lionsgate and Saban-backed channel operator runs a bouquet of linear nets in the region including Celestial Movies, Celestial Classic Movies,action channel Kix and horror net Thrill. In Hong Kong free-to-air broadcaster TVB has added CCM, Kix and […]

Celestial Tiger renews output deals

Asia’s Celestial Tiger Entertainment has renewed three key output deals, securing a pipeline of Chinese movies for its channels. The Saban-, Lionsgate- and Astro-backed channel operator has re-upped with Hong Kong-based studios Emperor Motion Pictures, Mega-Vision Project Workshop Limited and Universe Entertainment. The agreements give Celestial exclusive pay TV, pay-per-view and OTT rights to the […]

MBC, France Télévisions buy GRB shows

MBC in the Middle East and France Télévisions are among buyers of factual programming from US distributor GRB Entertainment. MBC has bought a Spanish-language version of auto customisation show West Coast Customs and La Competencia, while Remembering Whitney  as gone to France Télévisions ahead of the February 11 anniversary of singer Whitney Houston’s death. Celestial […]

Celestial Tiger renews movie output deal

Saban, Lionsgate and Astro-backed channel operator Celestial Tiger has renewed a key content deal with Media Asia Group. The deal gives CTE exclusive first-window rights to a raft of movies from Hong Kong-based studio Media Asia. It also covers pay-per-view, VOD and streaming rights to the features across CTE’s channels in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and […]

Celestial Tiger ups chief exec

Asian pay TV operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment has promoted its president and COO to CEO. Former Sony Pictures Television channels exec Todd Miller joined CTE in January last year as COO upon the merger of Celestial Pictures’ channels business with Lionsgate- and Saban Capital Group-backed Tiger Gate Entertainment. He will now head up the company […]

Celestial Tiger hires Fox exec

Lionsgate, Saban and Celestial joint venture Celestial Tiger has hired Magdalene Cheung from Fox International Channels. She will be director of advertising sales at the Asian channel operator, a role she previously held at FIC. Celestial Tiger has also upped Annie Chan to director, affiliate sales. Before joining Celestial she worked at UK telco BT. […]

Lionsgate widens distribution pact with Celestial

Lionsgate and Celestial Tiger Entertainment have widened the scope of their programme sales pact. Celestial will now distribute Lionsgate content throughout China and Southeast Asia. The deal means that Celestial will be shopping Lionsgate TV titles including Anger Management and Weeds to broadcasters in China, Japan, Korean and the rest of the region. It will […]