FOX Networks Group Asia Acquires Hottest Feature Films At Cannes

FOX Networks Group Asia (FNGA), Asia’s leading pay-TV network, shone brightly amongst the stars at the 71^st annual Cannes Film Festival earlier this month, walking away with pan-Asian broadcast and streaming rights to some of the festival’s hottest feature films.

Held from 8 to 19 May 2018 on the picturesque French Riviera, the Cannes Film Festival is one of the year’s most important events for acquiring best-in-class content, as distributors and studios from around the globe compete for rights to the festival’s most promising films. This year, in order to continue serving Asian viewers with the most compelling stories and cinematic content, FNGA secured the rights to broadcast and stream buzz-worthy movies, such as The Kingkiller Chronicle, 355, Ironbark, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

These films will be available on FOX Movies Asia and FNGA’s video-streaming service FOX+. FOX+ provides Asia with an unrivalled combination of hit TV series, blockbuster films from the East and West, live sports and thrilling documentaries; all in one place, accessible from any device, at any time and in high definition.

Acquiring the most talked-about movies is nothing new for FOX Movies Asia, the number one Hollywood movie channel in South East Asia since January 2016.

In recent years, FOX Network Group Asia has earned a reputation for snagging the best of the best at Cannes. Bringing viewers in Asia a stunning range of stories from top Hollywood names and creative independent producers, previous Cannes acquisitions such as Arctic, The Spy Who Dumped Me, and Robin Hood.

Keertan Adyanthaya, Executive Vice President, Content & Marketing, APAC for FOX Networks Group said, “As the number one entertainment provider in Asia Pacific, FNGA’s top mission is to deliver the best content and ignite imaginations. We’re constantly searching for new opportunities to bring viewers in Asia the funniest, most thrilling, most dramatic and most emotional stories. By acquiring blockbuster epics, laugh-out-loud comedies and thoughtful independent products at Cannes this year, FOX Movies Asia is maintaining the title of top movie channel in the region and making good on its promise to continually bring viewers in Asia the very best range of premium entertainment. Combined with our video-streaming service FOX+, we are equipped to give viewers’ access to the best and latest content first, whenever and wherever they want it.”