Asia, Malaysia (3 August 2017) – Korea’s leading media & entertainment conglomerate, CJ E&M, is proud to announce the landing of tvN Movies – World’s FIRST and ONLY Korean Blockbuster movie channel – in Malaysia on Astro, a Malaysian and ASEAN digital-first media and lifestyle company in the Digital, TV, Radio and eCommerce space. From 1 August, tvN Movies will be available on demand on Astro GO and Astro TV Channel 435 offering first run and exclusive Korean titles.
tvN Movies continues to introduce Korean movies to Southeast Asian audiences by presenting multiple top grossing Korean films. In support of the Korean movie industry and its launch on Astro, tvN Movies will work with movie distributors Clover Films and GSC Movies Sdn Bhd to proudly present The Battleship Island Star Tour in Malaysia. During the star tour, Best Actor Hwang Jung-min, heartthrobs So Ji-sub, Song Joong-ki and high-octane director Ryoo Seung-wan will be coming to Malaysia to meet with the public and media.
The highly anticipated appearance of The Battleship Island stars and director will kick off at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur’s Main Entrance at 7pm on 9 August, followed by its Gala Premiere at GSC Pavilion KL thereafter.
tvN Movies fans and Astro customers will stand a chance to win premiere passes to the Gala Premiere of The Battleship Island on 9 August. Fans will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Hwang Jung-min, So Ji-sub, Song Joong-ki up close and personal.
The contest for Astro customers will run from now till 6 August 2017. To find out more about the contest and terms and conditions, please visit www.astro.com.my/astrocircle. tvN Movies fans can check out its Facebook (@Ch.tvNMovies) for contest and other updates on the Star Tour.
Bringing over 20 first-run Korean movies in the first year premiering exclusively in Malaysia, tvN Movies’ signature time blocks will allow audiences to indulge in its diverse Korean movies library, paired with English, Simplified Chinese as well as Bahasa Malaysia subtitles. tvN Movies delivers unique and sophisticated Korean home-cinema experiences, stay tuned!
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About tvN Movies
CJ E&M’s latest venture – tvN Movies, the FIRST & ONLY Korean Blockbuster movie channel, is launched in Singapore and Malaysia in 2017. It is expected to be launched in other Southeast Asian territories including the Philippines, Hong Kong and Indonesia progressively. The service is in 100% HD quality on Pay TV, VOD and OTT.
tvN Movies has garnered First & Exclusive Pay TV Rights in Southeast Asia for the Top Grossing Korean films in 2016, namely, Train to Busan, A Violent Prosecutor, The Age of Shadows, Inside Men and Operation Chromite, specific territories apply. The five movies resulted in a combined gross box office of USD300 million and 43 million admissions in Korea alone. Other 2017 megahit titles, including Top 10 highest grossing Korean movies Confidential Assignment, Fabricated City and Master will also be available on the channel. tvN Movies aims at giving an alternative choice of home cinema to audience by featuring blockbuster and all-time favourite Korean movies in all genres round-the-clock.
About CJ E&M
CJ E&M is Asia’s leading content and media company headquartered in Seoul, Korea. It has four main business units - broadcast, film (CJ Entertainment), music and live entertainment. Since 2011, CJ E&M has been contributing to the promotion of Korean culture around the world, through the company's 'one source, multi-content' strategy. As a trend leader in Asia, CJ E&M has produced and distributed various popular content, some of which include Asia’s largest music festival Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), leading Hallyu convention KCON, Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots, record-breaking box office hits Roaring Currents (2014) and Ode to My Father (2014), along with sought-after television series The Incomplete and Grandpas over Flowers. With regional offices in Asia and the U.S., CJ E&M currently employs over 2,000 people worldwide, and is traded on KOSDAQ under the ticker 130960. For more information, please visit: http://en.cjenm.com
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