HBO Hits
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HBO Hits is a multiplex
channel of HBO
in Asia featuring Hollywood blockbuster movies, regardless of genre. It is currently available in 8 territories: in Hong Kong
via now TV
, In Taiwan
via Total TV and in the Philippines
via the SkyCable
Platinum plan, In Singapore
via StarHub TV, In Indonesia
via First Media
. Other Asian countries like Taiwan
(R.O.C
) also available.
and their film studios: Time Warner
(Warner Bros. Pictures; New Line Cinema
, HBO Films
, Castle Rock Entertainment
; Warner Independent Pictures
, Franchise Pictures
) and Viacom
(Paramount Pictures
, DreamWorks
; Paramount Vantage
). It also licenses movies from Columbia Pictures
and many independent distributors such as Village Roadshow Pictures
, Morgan Creek
, Screen Gems
and Universal Studios
.
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|HBO HiTS
|Shows hits and blockbuster films
|Official site
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|HBO HiTS HD
|Shows hits and blockbuster films in High Definition
|Official site
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|HBO Family Asia
|Shows family oriented films
|Official site
|-
|HBO Signature Asia
|Shows critically acclaimed productions
|Official site
|-
|HBO Asia
|Shows Hollywood films and HBO Original series
|Official site
|-
|HBO HD Asia
|Shows Hollywood movies and HBO Originals in superb clear pictures
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|HBO On Demand Asia
|Shows the best Hollywood films and outstanding HBO Originals at your control
|Official site
|-
|MAX Asia (Cinemax Asia)
|Shows action and suspense movies
|Official site
|-
|RED
|HBO Asia's brand new 24-hour, Asian movie channel
|Official site
|-
PBS Kids
Multiplex (TV)
A multiplex or mux is a group of TV channels that are mixed together for broadcast over a digital TV channel and separated out again by the receiver...
channel of HBO
HBO Asia
HBO Asia is a franchise of HBO in Asia. HBO Asia is now a joint venture of media giants Viacom and Time Warner . Sony Pictures Entertainment and Universal Studios exited the fifteen year-old HBO Asia premium movie joint venture on January 16, 2008....
in Asia featuring Hollywood blockbuster movies, regardless of genre. It is currently available in 8 territories: in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
via now TV
Now TV
Now TV is a 24-hour pay-TV service provider in Hong Kong.It is transmitted through the company's Netvigator broadband network via an IPTV service...
, In Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
via Total TV and in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
via the SkyCable
SkyCable
SkyCable is a direct-to-home cable TV subscription service and the largest cable company in the Philippines. It is established by the Lopez and Central CATV group of companies, and one of ABS-CBN Corporation subsidiaries. In January 1990, SkyCable was founded and started its CATV operation on...
Platinum plan, In Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
via StarHub TV, In Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
via First Media
First Media
First Media is a triple play Cable Television network in Indonesia.The products are Fastnet, HomeCable, and DataComm. Because First Media is a relatively new company the coverage area is limited.-FastNet:...
. Other Asian countries like Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
(R.O.C
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
) also available.
Programming
HBO Family Asia has licensing deals with two major Hollywood conglomeratesConglomerate (company)
A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure , usually involving a parent company and several subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company...
and their film studios: Time Warner
Time Warner
Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
(Warner Bros. Pictures; New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema, often simply referred to as New Line, is an American film studio. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne as a film distributor, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of Time Warner in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner...
, HBO Films
HBO Films
HBO Films is a division of the cable television network HBO that produces feature films and miniseries. While much of HBO Films' output is created directly for the television market, such as the film Witness Protection and the mini-series Band of Brothers, Pacific, Generation Kill and Angels in...
, Castle Rock Entertainment
Castle Rock Entertainment
Castle Rock Entertainment is a film and television production company founded in 1987 by Martin Shafer, director Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, Glenn Padnick and Alan Horn. It is a subsidiary of Warner Bros...
; Warner Independent Pictures
Warner Independent Pictures
Warner Independent Pictures was the specialty division of film studio Warner Bros. Entertainment. Established in August 2003, its first release was 2004's Before Sunset...
, Franchise Pictures
Franchise Pictures
Franchise Pictures LLC was an independent motion picture production and distribution company founded by Elie Samaha and Andrew Stevens. They were known for their production in the action film genre...
) and Viacom
Viacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
(Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
, DreamWorks
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures, also known as DreamWorks, LLC, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC, DreamWorks Studios or DW Studios, LLC, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming...
; Paramount Vantage
Paramount Vantage
Paramount Vantage is the specialty film division of Paramount Pictures , charged with producing, purchasing, distributing and marketing films, generally those with a more "art house" feel than films made and distributed by its parent company.Paramount Classics was launched in 1998 and...
). It also licenses movies from Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
and many independent distributors such as Village Roadshow Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures is an Australian motion picture production company. It is a subsidiary of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, an Australian entertainment company. Most of its films are co-produced in partnership with Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema...
, Morgan Creek
Morgan Creek
Morgan Creek is a stream in Mono and Inyo counties of eastern California, in the western United States.It flows from the high eastern Sierra Nevada in the Inyo National Forest, through Round Valley, to its confluence with Pine Creek near the Owens River northeast of Bishop in the Owens...
, Screen Gems
Screen Gems
Screen Gems is an American movie production company and subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation....
and Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
.
Other channels
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Website
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|HBO HiTS
HBO Hits
HBO Hits is a multiplex channel of HBO in Asia featuring Hollywood blockbuster movies, regardless of genre. It is currently available in 8 territories: in Hong Kong via now TV, In Taiwan via Total TV and in the Philippines via the SkyCable Platinum plan, In Singapore via StarHub TV, In Indonesia...
|Shows hits and blockbuster films
|Official site
|-
|HBO HiTS HD
|Shows hits and blockbuster films in High Definition
|Official site
|-
|HBO Family Asia
HBO Family Asia
-Programming:HBO Family Asia has licensing deals with two Hollywood conglomerates and their film studios: Time Warner and Viacom...
|Shows family oriented films
|Official site
|-
|HBO Signature Asia
|Shows critically acclaimed productions
|Official site
|-
|HBO Asia
HBO Asia
HBO Asia is a franchise of HBO in Asia. HBO Asia is now a joint venture of media giants Viacom and Time Warner . Sony Pictures Entertainment and Universal Studios exited the fifteen year-old HBO Asia premium movie joint venture on January 16, 2008....
|Shows Hollywood films and HBO Original series
|Official site
|-
|HBO HD Asia
HBO Asia
HBO Asia is a franchise of HBO in Asia. HBO Asia is now a joint venture of media giants Viacom and Time Warner . Sony Pictures Entertainment and Universal Studios exited the fifteen year-old HBO Asia premium movie joint venture on January 16, 2008....
|Shows Hollywood movies and HBO Originals in superb clear pictures
|
|-
|HBO On Demand Asia
|Shows the best Hollywood films and outstanding HBO Originals at your control
|Official site
|-
|MAX Asia (Cinemax Asia)
MAX Asia
MAX Asia is the secondary channel of HBO which only features action and suspense movies like its US counterpart. MAX Asia is headquartered in Time Warner Asia office in Singapore; hence it is subject to the same censorship as HBO Asia.-History:...
|Shows action and suspense movies
|Official site
|-
|RED
Screen RED
Screen RED is HBO Asia's 24-hour, Asian movie channel that premieres the region’s latest Asian blockbuster movies, television series, and features celebrity interviews, entertainment news.-Programming Slots:...
|HBO Asia's brand new 24-hour, Asian movie channel
|Official site
|-
PBS Kids
PBS Kids
PBS Kids is the brand for children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States founded in 1993. As with all PBS programming, PBS Kids programming is non-commercial. It is aimed at children ages 2 to 10...