LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 28 --PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest
On First Anniversary There, Channel Adds Taiwan and Malaysia
to Rapidly Growing Presence
MGM Networks, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (NYSE: MGM), has launched The MGM Channel in Taiwan and signed an agreement to launch the channel in Malaysia in coming months. Since debuting a customized MGM-branded channel a
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"Distributors across Greater China and Southeast Asia have greeted The MGM Channel with a level of enthusiasm far beyond our original expectations," said Bruce Tuchman, executive vice president of MGM Networks. "We are so pleased to add the key markets of Taiwan and Malaysia to the channel's current reach in
In Taiwan, The MGM Channel can now be seen via Taiwan Broadband
"CNBC Asia Pacific could not be happier about our strategic alliance with MGM and the success we are having in the marketplace," said Alexander P. Brown, president and CEO of CNBC Asia Pacific. "It's gratifying to see that the
"As we arrive later this month at CASBAA, we are very honored to have
"The MGM Channel's first year of operations is a great story about reaching out to our viewers and distributors," said Shawn Galey, CNBC Asia Pacific's vice president, business and legal affairs. "With even more exciting MGM movie titles coming to the channel, we look forward to building upon the strong foundation that we have formed in the past 12 months.
"Separately, MGM Networks holds interests in MGM-branded and other channels reaching scores of countries and territories worldwide. In the Asia-Pacific region, these interests include two branded channels in Korea and one in New Zealand. In addition, branded MGM Channels reach millions of subscribers across Europe, Latin America and Africa. Among MGM Networks' latest channel launches are The MGM Channel in Spain, which launched this summer and a Russian-language version of The MGM Channel, which is scheduled to launch to subscribers in Russia and Latvia later this fall.
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About CNBC Asia Pacific
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CNBC Asia Pacific's channels -- CNBC Asia, CNBC-TV18 (India), Nikkei-CNBC (Japan), MBN-CNBC (Korea), CNBC Australia, CNBC Singapore and CNBC Hong Kong -- are available in more than 35 million homes across the Asia Pacific region. CNBC also has a strategic alliance with China Business Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Shanghai Media Group. The channels are distributed via
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LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct. 28 PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest On First Anniversary There, Channel Adds Taiwan and Malaysia to Rapidly Growing Presence MGM Networks, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (NYSE: MGM), has launched The MGM Channel in Taiwan and signed an agreement to launch the channel in Malaysia in coming months. Since debuting a customized MGM-branded channel a year ago in Hong Kong for the Greater China and Southeast Asia market, The MGM Channel has extended its reach into seven of
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