Английская Википедия:HBO Asia

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HBO Asia is the Asian division of HBO, based out of Singapore. It was originally launched on 1 May 1992 as MovieVision, later rebranding on 1 June 1995 to its current name after being purchased by Home Box Office, Inc. The Singapore-based broadcast network offers channels and services with no advertisements– HBO, HBO Signature, HBO Family, HBO Hits and Cinemax – as well as HBO Go and HBO on Demand. HBO Asia is also the exclusive distributor of BabyFirst in Asia.

HBO was the first American television network to set up its bases in Singapore in 1992, with its Шаблон:Convert production facility based at New Tech Park in Lorong Chuan.

HBO signed an agreement with Singapore Telecom in June 1992 in order to deliver its output to Singapore CableVision's MovieVision channel, as well as other broadcasters in the region.

HBO Asia began 24 hour broadcasts on 1 March 1994 to cater to travellers who come to hotels. It also increased the number of programmes to 70 a month.

HBO Asia was originally a joint veture between Paramount Films, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Time Warner Entertainment and Universal Studios. On 16 January 2008 Sony and NBC sold their stakes to Time Warner.

Programming

HBO Asia has licensing deals with 5 major Hollywood conglomerate film studios:

• Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, HBO Films, Castle Rock Entertainment)
• Paramount Global (Paramount Pictures, Miramax)
• NBCUniversal (Universal Pictures, Focus Features)
• Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Screen Gems, Stage 6 Films)
• Lionsgate Films (Summit Entertainment)
• Independent Film Productions such as Regency Enterprises, STX Entertainment, Millennium Media, Highland Film Group, AGC Studios and A24, among many others.

HBO Central is a monthly program giving information about which movies and series will be shown in the coming month.

New seasons of HBO's Original Series or Original Productions air on Sunday nights/Monday mornings.

Original programming

HBO also aired their Original Series or Original Films from Asian creators which aired on Sunday nights. Some other Asian original title may also simultaneously release in other platform, for example Catchplay, which has co-produce some HBO Asian titles. Шаблон:Inc-tv

TV series

Drama

Title	Genre	Premiere	Seasons	Runtime	Language(s)	Status
Grace	Horror drama	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Unknown	Шаблон:Ubl	Miniseries
Halfworlds	Dark fantasy thriller	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Unknown	Шаблон:Ubl	Renewed
Folklore	Horror anthology	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	various languages	Ended
Grisse	Epic Western	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Unknown	Шаблон:Ubl	Ended
Food Lore	Slice of life anthology	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Unknown	Various languages	Ended
Invisible Stories	Psychological drama/Anthology	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Unknown	Шаблон:Ubl	Ended
Dream Raider	Science fiction mystery drama	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Unknown	Шаблон:Ubl	Ended
Miss SШаблон:Efn	Period action drama	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Unknown	Mandarin	Miniseries
On The Job	Action thriller	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Filipino	Miniseries
Who's By Your Side	Family thriller	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Ubl	Ended
Scent of TimeШаблон:Efn	Period romantic fantasy	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Unknown	Mandarin	Miniseries

Comedy

Title	Genre	Premiere	Seasons	Runtime	Language(s)	Status
Sent	Comedy drama	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Unknown	English	Ended
Adventure of the Ring	Romantic comedy-drama	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Unknown	Mandarin	Miniseries
Call My Manager!	Comedy drama	TBA	TBA	TBA	Filipino	Upcoming

Unscripted

Title	Genre	Premiere	Seasons	Runtime	Language(s)	Status
Traffickers: Inside the Golden Triangle	True crime docuseries	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Unknown	English	Ended

Co-productions

These shows have been commissioned by HBO Asia with a partner network.

Title	Genre	Partner/Country	Premiere	Seasons	Runtime	Language	Status
Serangoon Road	Period drama	ABC/Australia	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	English	Ended
The Teenage Psychic	Supernatural coming-of-age drama	PTS/Taiwan	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Ubl	Ended
The Talwars: Behind Closed Doors	True crime docuseries	Star World/India	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Unknown	English	Miniseries
Miss Sherlock	Crime drama	Hulu Japan/Japan	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Japanese	Ended
The Bridge	Crime drama	Viu/Malaysia	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Ubl	Ended
The World Between Us	Psychological drama	PTS and Catchplay/Taiwan	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Mandarin	Renewed
Workers	Dark comedy-drama	myVideo/Taiwan	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Unknown	Шаблон:Ubl	Miniseries
The Head	Mystery thriller	Шаблон:Ubl	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Ubl	Season 2 ongoing
Trinity of Shadows	Crime drama	Шаблон:Ubl	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Unknown	Mandarin	EndedШаблон:Citation needed
Twisted Strings	Comedy thriller/Anthology	Шаблон:Ubl	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Mandarin	Ended

Films

Title	Genre	Release Date	Runtime	Language(s)
Dead Mine	Action horror	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	English
Master of the Drunken Fist: Beggar So	Action drama	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Mandarin
Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying		Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort
Master of the White Crane Fist: Wong Yam-Lam		Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Unknown
The Garden of Evening Mists	Romantic period drama	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	English
Gensan Punch	Sports biopic	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Ubl

Censorship

HBO Asia was heavily censored in some Asian countries, with many series such as Sex and the City, The Sopranos, Entourage, The Wire, Hung, Girls, True Blood, Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, True Detective, Westworld, Insecure, Big Little Lies, The Deuce, Succession, Euphoria, I May Destroy You, Perry Mason, Lovecraft Country, Industry, The White Lotus, House of the Dragon, The Last of Us, and The Idol aired in edited versions; certain programmes are not shown in some territories at all.

Typically, movies showcasing gestures like the middle finger, nudity, intense intimacy and vulgar language are edited out. Scenes revealing attire or exposed skin near private areas are commonly censored, especially in predominantly Muslim regions of Southeast Asia (excluding Vietnam). Additionally, depictions of alcohol or pork are often blurred as they are considered haram in Islam.

The HBO-made series Entourage was taken off-air for three weeks by one cable operator in the Philippines, pending clearance by the MTRCB.Шаблон:Citation needed The entire series continued to air without disruption on all other Philippines cable operators.

In Vietnam, programs broadcast on HBO Asia undergo censorship overseen by Vietnam News Agency. Any film that is judged to contradict or misrepresent the Vietnam War (such as depicting the US as heroes, which contradicts the state's official stance), or critical of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, or to contain explicit sexual or gruesome content deemed inconsistent with Vietnamese societal norms, will not be aired. Instead, it will be replaced with another film, accompanied by an on-screen disclaimer indicating that it is a substitute feature replacing a film with sensitive content. Additionally, scenes depicting nudity, violence, or mild profanity are typically toned down.

In China, due to Western product restrictions, and the China-United States trade war, HBO was blocked and restricted, and the replacement is currently Tencent Video and iQIYI.

Channels

Network	Description	Website
HBO	Hollywood films and HBO original series	Official siteШаблон:Efn
HBO Hits	Hits and blockbuster films	Official siteШаблон:Efn
HBO Family	Family oriented films and series	Official siteШаблон:Efn
HBO Signature	Critically acclaimed and original productions	Official siteШаблон:Efn
Cinemax	Action and suspense movies	Official siteШаблон:Efn
HBO On Demand	The best Hollywood films and outstanding HBO originals at your control	Official siteШаблон:Efn
BabyFirst	24-hour channel for babies and infants distributed by HBO Asia	Official site

The live channels remain available on selected pay TV providers as HBO GO not longer provide the live channels in-app and online starting 25 May 2023.

HBO South Asia

HBO formerly provided a separate feed with commercial breaks for audiences in South Asia, namely India, Bangladesh, and the Maldives. All movie promos in this beam are according to IST. A timeshifted feed for Pakistan was launched in the mid-2000s in partnership with ARY Digital Network. The schedule was same as the Indian feed with the difference being the commercial breaks and timings in PST.

Before the launch of HBO South Asia, HBO tried replicating the premium model in India. But then HBO decided it wasn't commercially viable so the South Asia channel was launched in India and also in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Maldives.

HBO Asia and Eros International launched HBO Defined and HBO Hits across India on 21 February 2013 on Dish TV and Airtel Digital TV. These channels are commercial-free. The content of both the channels include movies as well as most of HBO Original Programming. When the channels launched, the main HBO channel stopped airing original series.

In 2015, HBO had decided to exit the Indian market and license the channel to Turner International India. The channel was revamped in February 2016 after a survey conducted by the channel team to better suit the masses. HBO Defined and HBO Hits would be handled by Star India, however HBO Defined and HBO Hits SD was shut down on 31 December 2015 while HBO Hits HD was replaced by HBO HD on 4 September 2016. It only airs Hollywood movies, as Star India has the rights to HBO Original Programming which are available on Star World and Disney+ Hotstar.

WarnerMedia International announced on 15 October 2020 that HBO South Asia and WB Channel would close down on 15 December 2020. The HBO channel would no longer be available in India and Pakistan, while WB Channel ceased to exist in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Maldives.

HBO India had closed down at midnight with the last movie on the SD channel being Mad Max: Fury Road (completed 1 hour before the shutdown) and the last movie on the HD channel being Memoirs of a Geisha. HBO Pakistan was also closed down at midnight.Шаблон:Fact

See also

• HBO
• Cinemax

External links

• Шаблон:Official website (Archive)
• Шаблон:Facebook
• Шаблон:Twitter
• Шаблон:Instagram
• HBO GO Website