{"id":4742,"date":"2018-03-06T11:26:21","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T16:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/tv4-entertainment-partners-multi-channels-asia-expand-asia\/"},"modified":"2018-03-06T11:52:01","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T16:52:01","slug":"tv4-entertainment-partners-multi-channels-asia-expand-footprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/tv4-entertainment-partners-multi-channels-asia-expand-footprint\/","title":{"rendered":"TV4 Entertainment Partners with Multi Channels Asia to Expand Footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TV4 Entertainment and Multi Channels Asia (MCA) have launched a strategic joint venture to localize and distribute the streaming operator\u2019s channels and original productions throughout Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Operating under the name Omni Channels Asia, the new venture will see MCA localize and distribute TV4\u2019s original productions and portfolio of channels across the region. Omni Channels Asia will be the exclusive distributor of TV4 Entertainment\u2019s growing portfolio of channels, which already includes more than 30 specialty brands. The venture will also acquire homegrown Asian content for its channels and secure local production partners for original content development. The content will be packaged and distributed to mobile, OTT and pay-TV carriers.<\/p>\n<p>The initial suite of channels will include Motorland, dedicated to cars and motorcycles; horror films and series from Screambox; end-of-days movies from Apocalypse; All Guitar Network, the first global channel dedicated to guitars; and the world\u2019s leading house and garden series on Inside Outside. The portfolio will also feature a series of sports networks covering boxing and other combat sports, e-sports, action sports and soccer, as well as a collection of culture-focused networks spanning food, cooking, drinking and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe launch of Omni Channels Asia is another step in TV4 Entertainment\u2019s ongoing expansion to bring our unique storytelling platform to an international audience,\u201d said Jon Cody, the CEO of TV4 Entertainment. \u201cWe are excited to see how the passionate fans in Asia engage with our diverse array of authentic, high-quality programming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very excited about our new joint venture with TV4 Entertainment to bring their superb content to viewers on all platforms across the region,\u201d said Gregg Creevey, the managing director of Multi Channels Asia. \u201cIt is particularly timely, as telcos, pay-TV and OTT platforms seek to expand their channel and programming offerings with as much flexibility as possible. We are filling an immediate need and will be bringing dozens of more channels as we scale our venture quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV4 Entertainment and Multi Channels Asia (MCA) have launched a strategic joint venture to localize and distribute the streaming operator\u2019s channels and original productions throughout Asia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[204,1011,1012],"class_list":["post-4742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-multi-channels-asia","tag-omni-channels-asia","tag-tv4-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>TV4 Entertainment Partners with Multi Channels Asia to Expand Footprint - TVASIA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/tv4-entertainment-partners-multi-channels-asia-expand-footprint\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TV4 Entertainment Partners with Multi Channels Asia to Expand Footprint - TVASIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"TV4 Entertainment and Multi Channels Asia (MCA) have launched a strategic joint venture to localize and distribute the streaming operator\u2019s channels and original productions throughout Asia.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/tv4-entertainment-partners-multi-channels-asia-expand-footprint\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVASIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-03-06T16:26:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-03-06T16:52:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/tv4-entertainment-partners-multi-channels-asia-expand-footprint\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/tv4-entertainment-partners-multi-channels-asia-expand-footprint\/\",\"name\":\"TV4 Entertainment Partners with Multi Channels Asia to Expand Footprint - TVASIA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-03-06T16:26:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-06T16:52:01+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/tv4-entertainment-partners-multi-channels-asia-expand-footprint\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/tv4-entertainment-partners-multi-channels-asia-expand-footprint\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/tv4-entertainment-partners-multi-channels-asia-expand-footprint\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"TV4 Entertainment Partners with Multi Channels Asia to Expand Footprint\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/\",\"name\":\"TVASIA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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