Disney-ABC in Taiwanese VOD IPTV Deal

HONG KONG, May 20:
Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific) has reached an agreement to
supply a selection of current movies and TV series to Chunghwa Telecom’s
Multimedia On-Demand (MOD) IPTV VOD service in Taiwan.

Under this agreement,
facilitated by Deltamac Taiwan, Taiwanese viewers will be able to watch a range
of content from Disney-ABC for the first time on demand, including drama series
such as Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate
Housewives and Lost. Chungwha’s MOD subscribers will also have
on-demand access to all current features and library titles from Walt Disney
Pictures, Disney/Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films, including Pirates
of The Caribbean: At World’s End, Ratatouille, Cars,
National Treasure and Meet
the Robinsons, in addition to
Disney’s Chinese co-production, The Magic Gourd.

“We’re delighted to be
making our great Disney content available on-demand for the first time to
Taiwanese audiences on Chunghwa’s MOD service,” commented Rob Gilby, the senior
VP and managing director at Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific).
“This represents another step in our commitment to let as many people as
possible enjoy our content in flexible and innovative ways.”

—By Irene Lew