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"Our firm alliance with China Star is one of the reasons Star
Chinese Movies has held such a dominant position in the Chinese
blockbuster market. Today's announcement, along with our recent
partnership with now Broadband TV, showcases our commitment to providing
our viewers with the best television has to offer," said Askew.
"Our commitment to producing high-quality movies and ensuring
maximum exposure for our productions have found a home in this agreement
with Star. Star Chinese Movies has been an effective platform to
extend our audience beyond the silver screen, and we’re delighted
to be working hand-in-hand with Star again," said Heung.
Reinforced by existing output agreements with Hong Kong's leading
studios including Emperor Motion Pictures, JCE Movies, Universe
and Focus Films, and now China Star, Star Chinese Movies has secured
more rights to current and upcoming Chinese titles than any other
movie channel in the world.
The agreement signing was attended by international superstar Jet
Li, whose kung-fu skills will be on display in Star Chinese Movies'
September Spotlight in a special movie package of his digitally
re-mastered classics. Also present were award winners Cecilia Cheung
and Tony Leung Ka-Fai, as well as Lau Ching-Wan, Jordan Chan, Cherrie
In, Raymond Wong, Andy On and Elaine Jin.
Some of the China Star films currently in pre-production include
-- A new Johnnie To project, My Girl Is A Kung Fu Master,
Shopaholics, The Perfect Deception, Liao Zhai, Karmic Mahjong,
The Come Back and The Hanky-Panky Cop.
Star Chinese Movies is currently available in Hong Kong on now
Broadband TV, in Singapore on StarHub Digital Cable, as well as
in Taiwan and the Philippines. Current and upcoming China Star movies
to exclusively premiere on the channel include Election, Kung
Fu Mahjong, The White Dragon and Himalaya Singh.
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