Comedy Central Asia


Chinese SVOD net grabs Nick awards show

China’s LeEco is bringing the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards into the territory for the first time. A licensing agreement with Viacom International Media Networks hands LeEco’s subscription on-demand platform, LeEco VIP, rights to the show as of this year. The deal also hands LeEco select Mandarin-dubbed episodes of Nickelodeon shows. “We are elated to be […]

New Comedy Central, MTV and Nick Jr. launches in Malaysia

Viacom is launching its Comedy Central Asia, MTV Live and Nick Jr. channels on ABNxcess, the fledgling Malaysian pay TV channel. The trio of channels will roll out tomorrow, July 9. VIMN Asia’s executive VP and managing director, Indra Suharjono said: “We are pleased to be part of ABN’s official debut in the Malaysian pay-TV […]

ATF Buyer Profile: Sian Ju Tan, MTV and Comedy Central

Sian Ju Tan Vice President of MTV & Comedy Central Brands, Asia Viacom International Media Networks  Comedy Central launched a dedicated Asian network across the region at the start of November and struck a raft of deals with carriage operators including Singapore’s Starhub. Philippines’ SkyTel and Mongolia’s SkyMedia. The channel will also launch on Mediacorp’s […]