- Celestial Pictures
Celestial Pictures is a diversified entertainment company focusing on Asian-language
film andtelevision content including production, aggregation, distribution and the operation of TV channels.Headquartered in
Hong Kong , the company acquires fromShaw Brothers Studio and owns the "Shaw Brothers film library", the world's largest Chinese film collection. Celestial Pictures is restoring Shaw Brothers movies and distributing these films into cinemas and the worldwide television and home video markets. Celestial’s Shaw Brothers library encompasses 760 Chinese-language films, the largest Chinese film library. The Shaw films represent all genres, including kung fu, action, social satire, situation comedies, historical epics, erotic movies, horror and suspense, among others.In 2003, Celestial Pictures launched
Celestial Movies , a 24-hour Chinese-movie channel, which has expanded to 11 territories across Asia Pacific. The company launched its second TV brand in February 2006; "WaTV" claims to be the first infotainment channel wholly dedicated to the "trendy youth" lifestyle of the "new China".Celestial Pictures is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Astro All Asia Networks plc .External links
* [http://www.celestialpictures.com Celestial Pictures]
* [http://www.hkcinema.co.uk/Articles/shawbronewsq12002.html Shaw Brothers news]
* [http://www.celestialpictures.com/pressDetail.asp?lang=1&pid=122 Celestial Pictures' China-Content Infotainment Channel Launches in Southeast Asia]
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