Biography Channel Debuts in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, July 21: The
Biography Channel makes its debut in Hong Kong today on now TV, making this the
third AETN All Asia Networks (AAAN) channel to premiere in the Asian region.

The Biography Channel
features non-fiction stories, including the Emmy Award-winning Biography series, which profiles personalities such as Vera
Wang, Angelina Jolie, Elton John, Michelle Kwan, Chiang Kai Shek and Kim
Jong-il. The Hong Kong feed is subtitled in Cantonese.

Among the first
acquisitions of local content is Little Big Dreams, produced by Singapore-based Threesixzero
Productions and distributed by iD Distribution. Shot in high definition, the
film looks at children who come from all over China to attend the infamous Li
Xiaoshuang Gymnastic School to pursue an Olympic dream.

The Biography Channel
launched in Singapore and the Philippines in May. Additional distribution agreements
for other regions are expected in the coming months to build the channel’s
current reach of 67 million TV households in 23 territories.

Now TV also previously
launched AAAN’s The History Channel and Crime & Investigation Network. AAAN
is a joint venture between A&E Television Networks and Astro All Asia
Entertainment Networks.

AAAN’s general manager,
Louis Boswell, said: “The Biography Channel is the third network we have
launched in Hong Kong in just over a year and confirms our commitment to becoming
the leader in factual-entertainment programming in Asia. We are delighted to
launch the channel in partnership with now TV. This channel is dedicated to
real people and their real stories, no matter whether they are famous or
ordinary people with extraordinary stories to tell. There is an infinite supply
of real-life stories to tell here in Asia, and we look forward to telling them.
After the early successes of The History Channel and Crime & Investigation
Network, I am sure that BIO will be equally well received.”

—By Jackie Stewart