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Hong Kong: NBCU launches DreamWorks on Now TV

NBCUniversal International has announced the launch of DreamWorks – the 24-hour, HD channel dedicated to kids and family entertainment – on the Now TV pay-TV service in Hong Kong. DreamWorks is available on Now TV immediately and on demand from July 19th, with programmes dubbed in Cantonese and Putonghua. The channel will be offered as […]

June 17, 2021

Friends: The Reunion is Sky One’s most watched show ever

Friends: The Reunion has broken viewing records for Sky One with 5.3 million watching the long-awaited cast reunion.  The one-off special, available exclusively on Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK and Ireland, pulled in the biggest ever audience in the channel’s history. The special was also one of the most-watched piece of content […]

June 11, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Hong Kong: PCCW, beIN extend Champions League deal

PCCW Media and beIN Asia Pacific have extended their collaboration to offer live coverage of UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Youth League to Hong Kong audiences from 2021/22 to 2023/24 seasons. Now TV becomes the first TV platform in Hong Kong that collaborates with beIN Sports to bring […]

June 9, 2021

Roku orders 2nd season of Kevin Hart’s Die Hart

Roku and Laugh Out Loud, the multi-platform comedy brand, have announced Kevin Hart’s comedy action series, ‘Die Hart,’ will return to The Roku Channel for a second season titled, ‘Die Harter.’ Following the series premiere on May 20, the greenlight is the first Roku Original renewal for The Roku Channel. ‘Die Hart’ had a spectacular […]

June 9, 2021

PCCW Media, Sceenic team for Euros Watch Party

Hong Kong multimedia and entertainment company PCCW Media has collaborated with interactive viewing experiences solution provider Sceenic to bring the Watch Party feature to customers its Now TV pay-TV service, allowing them to watch live matches of UEFA Euro 2020. “We are thrilled to bring this new feature to our customers as they can now […]

June 1, 2021

Sky to air Friends: The Reunion in UK

Friends: The Reunion will be available exclusively on Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK & Ireland. The TV special will air on demand from 8am on May 27th, and on Sky One at 8pm on the same day. The long-awaited get together will see Friends stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer return […]

May 21, 2021By Nik Roseveare

ViuTV, Now TV bring Tokyo Olympics to Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Government has announced the acquisition of the broadcast rights to the Tokyo Olympics, and ViuTV and Now TV will now bring the sporting event to all Hong Kong viewers. All Hong Kong residents will be able to watch this summer’s Olympics Games at home or on-the-go via ViuTV, Now TV, Now E […]

May 11, 2021

Animated Riverdance movie on Sky

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure, a new Sky original movie bringing the spirit of Irish dance to family audiences, will be available to watch later this month. The film is co-produced by Aniventure and River Productions and will be available in the UK & Ireland exclusively on Sky Cinema and streaming service NOW on May 28th. […]

May 11, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Oscar win for Sky’s Promising Young Woman

Sky Original movie, Promising Young Woman, has taken home an Academy Award, with Emerald Fennell earning the honour of Best Original Screenplay. The movie is available exclusively on Sky Cinema and streaming service NOW in the UK. Promising Young Woman, which also won two BAFTAs for Outstanding British Film and Original Screenplay, stars Carey Mulligan […]

April 26, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Sky wins first BAFTA Film Awards

The EE British Academy Film Awards winners were announced on April 11th with Sky Original movie Promising Young Woman, picking up two awards – for Outstanding British Film and Original Screenplay – marking the first time a Sky Original film has won a BAFTA. Promising Young Woman stars Carey Mulligan as Cassie; a smart but […]

April 12, 2021By Nik Roseveare