STAR Chinese Movies Adds New Southeast Asian Feed

HONG KONG: FOX International Channels has added an eighth feed for its STAR Chinese Movies (SCM) pay-TV channel, rolling out a Southeast Asian service in Thailand and Indonesia.

SCM is now being carried on GMMZ and MeTV in Thailand and, in Indonesia, First Media, Big TV, Parabola Orange TV, Skynindo and, from next month, Aora TV. Offerings like Saving General Yang, Ah Boys to Men 1 & 2 and The Wedding Diary 2, will be subtitled in Chinese and English as well as Bahasa Indonesia and Thai.

SCM also has dedicated SD and HD feeds for Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, plus an international feed for Canada, the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. It is accompanied by SCM PLAY, an authenticated online catch-up service.

“The launch of SCM’s new feed for Southeast Asia marks another milestone for FIC’s ambitious goals to develop and promote Chinese entertainment as premium crossover content, not just in Asia but worldwide,” says Cora Yim, VP of the Chinese channels group at FOX International Channels. “With our global scale, steady investment in not just acquiring but also producing content, and established channel brand of SCM, FIC is in a great position to lead the charge in taking Chinese content global."