HBO Asia
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.
| Country | Singapore |
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| Broadcast area |
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| Network | HBO |
| Headquarters | 151 Lorong Chuan, New Technology Park 04-05, Serangoon Gardens, Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English
Chinese Japanese Malay Filipino Indonesian Thai Vietnamese |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific |
| Parent | Home Box Office, Inc. |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 May 1992 |
| Replaced | Red by HBO (SatLite Only, Philippines) |
| Former names | MovieVision (1992–1995) |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website (Archive) |
HBO was the first American television network to set up its bases in Singapore in 1992, with its 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) 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 Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures. On 16 January 2008 Sony and NBC sold their stakes to WarnerMedia (now Warner Bros. Discovery).