Todd Miller


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 […]

Chinese kids channel app launches in the US

Mandarin-language kids net Miao Mi has launched via a dedicated iOS app in North America. The channel is operated by Celestial Tiger Entertainment, which is backed by Saban, Astro and Lionsgate. It created its Chinese-language net in 2015 as a local alternative to the big three international kids services – Cartoon Network, Disney and Nickelodeon […]

TBI Kids: Year in Review

Undeniably, 2016 was the year digital platforms established themselves as key kids entertainment market gamechangers. “Netflix, without a doubt” was the network that made the biggest impression across the year, says Halle Stanford, executive VP of children’s entertainment at The Jim Henson Company. Many others agree with her – Andrew Cole-Bulgin of Komixx Media Group […]

Celestial Tiger takes Kix OTT

Asian channel operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment is launching an over-the-top version of its Kix entertainment channel. The OTT version 0of the linear pay TV service will be called Kix 360 and be programmed with the same action series and movies and combat sports content as the original channel. Titles include Bellator MMA, Glory World Series, […]

Celestial Tiger pounces on Chinese kids opportunity

Celestial Tiger Entertainment announced its entry into a very crowded space last month when it said it was launching Miao Mi, a preschool kids channel. With the big three of Disney, Nickelodeon and Turner all well established in the region Miao Mi will need to provide kids and parents with something new, and that is […]

Celestial launching Chinese-language kids channel

Celestial Tiger is seeking to break the dominance of Turner, Viacom and Disney in the Asian kids TV space with the launch of  a Chinese children’s channel that will launch later this year. Celestial Tiger Entertainment, which is backed by Saban, Lionsgate and Astro, operates a bouquet of movie and entertainment channels in Asia 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. […]