Screen
Simon Wong
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Jackie Chan takes action against organised crime
22-Mar-2001
Warning that overseas productions could be scared off, action star Jackie Chan has called for measures to fight organised crime after a triad member was arrested for blackmailing a Hong Kong location on New Line Cinema's Rush Hour 2. -
Star TV drops plans to launch HK pay-TV platform
5-Dec-2000
News Corp-owned Star TV has withdrawn its application to operate a pay-TV service in Hong Kong in favour of providing content to the recently-liberalised Hong Kong pay-TV market. -
Star strikes output deal with Andy Lau's Teamwork
28-Nov-2000
Star TV has signed a five-year output agreement with Hong Kong star Andy Lau and his Teamwork Motion Pictures production company. -
Star wins pay-TV licence for Pakistan
10-Nov-2000
News Corp's Star TV has bagged the first pay-TV licence to be granted by the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority. At the same time, Star chairman James Murdoch has confirmed that the company still plans to go ahead with launching pay-TV services in Hong Kong. -
SPH, Star East form joint TV production venture
9-Nov-2000
Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has acquired a 50% stake in Hong Kong-based Star East Holding's new TV production subsidiary, Star East Works, for $19m (HK$150m). -
Star TV appoints Smith to head China
26-Oct-2000
Hong Kong-based broadcaster Star TV has appointed Laurie Smith as executive vice president, China, as part of a drive to step up operations on the mainland. -
Hong Kong's Mei Ah steps up film, TV production
30-Aug-2000
Encouraged by the new crop of pay-TV channels about to hit Hong Kong, local producer Mei Ah Entertainment is expanding its film production slate and ploughing an additional $13m-$26m (HK$100m-HK$200m) into television production. -
Star inks output deal with Media Asia
3-Aug-2000
Star TV has signed a five-year output agreement with Media Asia granting it exclusive pay-TV and internet rights to the Hong Kong-based company's films. -
UK's Yes taps Cox, Young to head Asian operations
27-Jul-2000
UK video-on-demand (VoD) pioneer Yes Television has appointed Randall Cox and Greg Young to head up its Asian operations after securing one of five pay-TV licences for Hong Kong that were handed out by the local government last month (Screendaily, July 5). -
Sleeper hit holds strong against Dragon
14-Jul-2000
Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon had a sleepy opening last week accumulating a modest $1m (HK$7.1m) from 44 screens in its first eight days on release. Despite the presence of Hong Kong star Chow Yun-fat and the popular Michelle Yeoh, this only gave Crouching Tiger a screen average of $22,727 per screen. Its opening day gross on July 6 was similarly disappointing, grossing $0.1m (HK$1,099,370) from 42 screens. -
Yes Television among winners of HK pay-TV licences
5-Jul-2000
The Hong Kong authorities awarded five pay-TV licences yesterday in a long-awaited move to open the local subscription television market to competition. -
Filmart reports record-breaking attendance
30-Jun-2000
Buyer numbers rocketed at leading Hong Kong film event Filmart which closed today (June 30), a surge pundits say highlights the recovery of the local film and TV sector. -
China Star launches web-site for Chinese film
19-Jun-2000
Hong Kong-based production house China Star Entertainment made its entry into the growing numbers of entertainment dotcoms today (June 19) with the launch of its web-site Chinastar.com. -
Time Warner strikes alliance with CETV
16-Jun-2000
Time Warner has broken into the potentially lucrative Chinese-language programming market through a ground-breaking strategic alliance with Hong Kong-based broadcaster China Entertainment Television (CETV). -
Star pledges $64m for Chinese-language production
13-Jun-2000
News Corp-owned broadcaster Star TV is setting up a Chinese Programming Department through which $64m (HK$500m) will be invested in Chinese-language film and television productions, some of which will be aimed at the international market. -
Starry Hong Kong dot.com floats for $24m
2-Jun-2000
Stareastnet.com, an entertainment portal formed by Hong Kong celebrities, rode a local market rally on its flotation yesterday to raise $24m (HK$200.6m). -
Star stalls on joint venture with HKT
30-May-2000
The future of a pay-TV and Internet joint venture between Star TV and Cable & Wireless HKT has been cast into doubt after Star TV questioned the viability of the proposal.
