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HONG
KONG: The Hallmark Channel is about to launch a weekly two-hour
programming block showcasing original productions on Hong
Kong's terrestrial network, ATV World Channel from 1 September
1, 2002.
The block has been titled Hallmark Channel Special and is
to be shown every Sunday during primetime, offering high
quality original Hallmark productions to the 1.5 million
TV homes in Hong Kong, an official release says. Hallmark
Channel currently serves 19 million households in the Asia
Pacific region.
Hallmark
Channel Special will showcase Emmy Award-winning and Emmy-nominated
television movies and mini-series that provide entertainment
for the entire family. This special block will launch with
the premiere of the well-known Hallmark original The Monkey
King.
Another
mini-series never before seen in Hong Kong, which will premiere
on the block is The Infinite Worlds of HG Wells. This ambitious
new mini-series brings to life the futuristic visions as
seen by HG Wells in his novels The Time Machine and The
War of the Worlds, with an inventive speculation on the
origins of his brilliant flights of fantasy.
Hallmark
Channel Special will also showcase such favourite Hallmark
originals as Alice In Wonderland (Whoopi Goldberg), Moby
Dick (Patrick Stewart and Gregory Peck), Merlin (Sam Neil,
Isabella Rossellini and Helena Bonham Carter), Gulliver's
Travels (Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen), Odyssey (Armand
Assante and Vanessa Williams), The Magical Legend of the
Leprechauns (Randy Quaid), Noah's Ark (Jon Voight) and The
10th Kingdom (John Larroquette).
Commenting
on the launch Hung Shuen Shuen, Controller of ATV World
Channel said: "ATV World Channel has shown Hallmark original
mini-series over the past few years. These original movies
and mini-series like Alice In Wonderland and The Magical
Legend of the Leprechauns have always been popular with
our viewers in Hong Kong. We are hence privileged to formally
launch the Hallmark Channel Special on ATV World Channel.
We hope that this Special Block will enrich our programming,
provide a wider viewing option for our viewers and provide
entertainment for the entire family."
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