{"id":5707,"date":"2020-01-10T09:14:15","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T14:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/hits-movies-lands-astro\/"},"modified":"2020-01-10T09:14:15","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T14:14:15","slug":"hits-movies-lands-on-astro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/hits-movies-lands-on-astro\/","title":{"rendered":"HITS Movies Lands on Astro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rewind Networks has secured carriage for its HITS Movies channel in Malaysia, inking a deal with leading pay-TV operator Astro.<\/p>\n<p>At launch, HITS Movies will be available in HD as part of a complimentary preview for two months for all Astro customers. The year-old service, which features blockbuster films from the &#8217;60s to the &#8217;90s, is now in five markets, following rollouts in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka, reaching 7 million homes. It joins the HITS channel, showcasing classic series, on Astro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe launch of HITS Movies on Astro\u2014one of the region\u2019s largest multiplatform content and consumer companies\u2014marks an important milestone for Rewind Networks\u2019 footprint in Asia,\u201d said Avi Himatsinghani, CEO of Rewind Networks. \u201cWe are confident that HITS Movies\u2019 solid curation and unique proposition of the best Hollywood blockbusters from the &#8217;60s to the &#8217;90s will be well-received by viewers in Malaysia, which will drive high viewer engagement and even stronger customer loyalty for Astro.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Agnes Rozario, director of content at Astro, added, \u201cWe are delighted to work with Rewind Networks to bring more feel-good shows on HITS Movies to movie fans, and strengthen our content offerings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The HITS Movies slate includes <em>The Sound of Music<\/em>, <em>Sister Act<\/em>, <em>Magnificent Seven<\/em>, <em>Freaky Friday<\/em>, <em>Mary Poppins<\/em> and <em>Alien<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rewind Networks has secured carriage for its HITS Movies channel in Malaysia, inking a deal with leading pay-TV operator Astro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":290,"featured_media":5708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1055,1189,160],"class_list":["post-5707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-avi-himatsinghani","tag-hits-movies","tag-rewind-networks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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