KC GLOBAL MEDIA SCORES KEY AFFILIATE RENEWALS IN SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, THE PHILIPPINES, AND MALDIVES

KC Global Media, Asia’s leading entertainment network announced today its 3rd quarter partnership renewals with key affiliate broadcasters in five territories including Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Maldives, reinforcing and strengthening its growth across Asia by bringing premium content to more households across the region.

Avani Bhanchawat, Vice President and Head of Revenue at KC Global Media said, “Our long term partnerships with the leading broadcasters in Asia have given us the opportunity to deliver world-class entertainment to audiences through our widely distributed channels available across multiple platforms, and strategically expanding into new territories such as our recent launch of AXN and Animax in Mongolia for both linear and digital platforms with one of the biggest IPTV and streaming platform in the country. As Asia’s leading entertainment network and content buyer, we continue to add value to our partners by acquiring diverse and premium English, Korean and Japanese content and grow our slate of Asian original productions. Our four unique channels provide best in class entertainment to every viewer we serve.”

In Singapore, the renewal by StarHub Cable Vision Ltd enables its subscribers to continue to enjoy the best of first and exclusive Asia premieres through English entertainment channel, AXN; Japanese anime channel, Animax; Japanese entertainment channel, GEM; Korean drama, and variety channel, ONE. Fans of English action channel, AXN, can look forward to fresh titles in August including season 2 of medical drama, Nurses, on Aug 26, Fridays 8.50pm, season 4 of Hudson & Rex, on Aug 29, Mondays to Thursdays at 8.50pm, and the premiere of theatrical blockbuster, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, on Aug 21, at 9.45pm. Premiering within 12 hours of their U.S. telecast, AXN will also feature season 2 of NCIS: Hawai’i on Sep 20, Tuesdays at 9.45pm, season 5 of The Rookie, on Sep 26, Mondays at 9.45pm, and CSI: Vegas season 2 on Sep 30, Fridays at 9.45pm.

Hong Kong’s Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) extended its renewal for AXN and Animax, and will be taking up a new channel featuring the best of Japanese entertainment in GEM, where fans in Hongkong can watch popular drama series, NICE FLIGHT!, Mondays at 8.45pm, same week as Japan; with new episodes of Mampuku, the ramen drama series featuring the true story of the founders of Nissin Food products, every Sunday at 6.40pm, Renovation Like Magic, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8.45pm, and Must Be ARASHI! S4, on Mondays, 7.50pm. I LOVE everyone’s zoo, premieres on Oct 18, Tuesdays at 7.50pm, featuring lead actor and singer of the popular Arashi boyband, Masaki Aiba (The Men of the WADA Family).

Cignal TV, Inc (Cignal) the premier DTH satellite provider for the Philippines renewed their partnership for AXN and Animax, adding GEM to the portfolio to boost their subscribers’ demand for Japanese content. For Animax, anime fans can catch season 3 of the hit series, Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These – Collision, with new episodes shown on Mondays and Tuesdays at 10pm; season 2 of the popular evergreen sports series, Kuroko’s Basketball, will be telecast on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8pm; slice of life comedy, Police in a Pod, premieres on Aug 9, Mondays and Tuesdays at 10pm; comedy fantasy series, Life with an Ordinary Guy who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout, premiering on Aug 22, Mondays and Tuesdays at 8pm, with retro fan-favorite title, Gintama season 1, premiering on Aug 26, every Friday at 8pm. Anime sports fans can look forward to a 3-part movie series in Kuroko’s Basketball: Winter Cup Highlights with Kuroko’s Basketball: Winter Cup Highlights ~Shadow and Light~ (Part 1) and Kuroko’s Basketball: Winter Cup Highlights ~Beyond the Tears~ (Part 2) premiering on Aug 21 and 28 on Sunday, 8,30pm, with the 3rd movie, Kuroko’s Basketball: Winter Cup Highlights ~Crossing the Door~ (Part 3) schedule to be screened on Sep 4th, Sunday, at 8.30pm. In September, the 4th season of sports drama, Haikyu!! premieres on Sep 15, Wednesdays to Fridays at 10pm, with action fantasy anime, I’m Quitting Heroing, premiering on Sep 12, Mondays and Tuesdays at 8pm.

For Indonesia, PT Link Net Tbk (Link Net) extended its renewal for subscribers to continue to enjoy contents from channels AXN, Animax, and ONE and added GEM to complement the platform’s Asian channels offering for its subscribers. Korean drama fans can catch the following popular K-drama titles on ONE including the ongoing dark comedy series, Becoming Witch, every Sunday, express within 24 hours from South Korea at 8.30pm, as well as Today’s Webtoon, premiering on Aug 20, featuring award-winning actress, Kim Se Jeong (2019 Winner of K-Drama Hallyu Star Award for I Wanna hear Your Song) and top model and actor, Nam Yoon Su (2021 winner of Model Star Award for The King’s Affection), in this drama about the struggles of a webtoon editor.

Medianet Pvt Ltd of the Maldives has also renewed a long-term deal for AXN, adding Japanese anime and entertainment channels, Animax and GEM, to boost their subscribers’ demand for Japanese content, which reaffirms a demand and viewer base for a variety of good quality premium content on linear and on demand.

About KC Global Media

KC Global Media Entertainment LLC is a global multi-media company based in the United States. The brainchild of former Sony executives Andy Kaplan and George Chien, KC Global Media Asia (KCGM Asia) is Asia’s leading entertainment hub through the production, distribution and programming of quality, ground-breaking content. Backed by more than two decades of industry experience, KCGM Asia boasts an impressive portfolio of premium pay-TV channels in South-East Asia and Korea, including English-language general entertainment network AXN, anime channel Animax, South Korea’s ONE and Japanese entertainment channel GEM. By combining award-winning and well-loved entertainment formats with extensive knowledge and insight of the Asia Pacific market, KCGM Asia is paving the way for a new standard of entertainment in Asia and beyond.

About AXN

AXN features exclusive top-rated drama series, blockbuster features, reality programs and groundbreaking original productions. The channel appeals to a discerning audience seeking content that is smart, intriguing, and unexpected, and all delivered close to U.S telecasts. From CSI: Vegas, FBI franchise, The Rookie, NCIS: Hawai’i and The Amazing Race, AXN is defined not by a genre, but by an attitude that truly redefines action. In Asia, AXN reaches more than 18.6 million households in 18 territories.

About Animax

Animax is Asia’s leading destination for Japanese anime and offers a wide variety of programmes from popular genres such as action, romance, horror, supernatural, sci-fi, comedy and slice-of-life. Home to some of the biggest anime titles, which are simulcast with Japan, Animax entertains hardcore fans in more than 38.8 million homes across 14 territories in Asia. Hit series include Tokyo Revengers, Naruto, Fruits Basket, Haikyu!! and Mushoku Tensei Jobless Reincarnation.

About GEM

GEM – your preferred destination for the best of Japanese entertainment. With an expanded curation of Japanese content, the channel features first run and exclusive dramas and variety entertainment shows from Japan. This includes selected prime time dramas airing at the same time and within the same week of their broadcast in Japan. Hit programs from GEM include Can I Follow You Home? Series, Duty and Revenge, Budget Trip in Japan, AVALANCHE, The Men of the WADA Family. In addition, GEM takes its shows beyond the screen and into the lives of viewers with artiste meet-and-greet events with Japanese stars Kento Yamazaki and Hayami Mocomichi. GEM reaches more than 1.3 million household in 8 territories in Asia.

About ONE

ONE showcases the latest South Korean drama and entertainment programs. These include selected prime time dramas at the same time as Korea and within 24 hours of their debut broadcasts in Korea. Viewers can catch the biggest stars and hottest names in Korean entertainment, from young and trendy idol dramas to popular soap operas, along with the current variety buzz and the top K-pop hits. Popular shows include Running Man, Master in The House, Through The Darkness and Shooting Stars. ONE reaches more than 2.7 million households in 4 territories in Southeast Asia.

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Vice President and Head, Marketing and Communications
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