Thrill (TV channel)

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Thrill
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Launched April 28, 2010
Owned by Celestial Tiger Entertainment
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Language English
Broadcast area Southeast Asia
Singapore Singapore
Indonesia Indonesia
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Thailand Thailand
Philippines Philippines
Malaysia Malaysia
Sister channel(s) Celestial Movies
Celestial Classic Movies
cHK
KIX
Website Official Website
Availability
Satellite
Indovision (Indonesia) Channel 19
Aora TV (Indonesia) Channel 221
TelkomVision (Indonesia) Channel 155
TVB Network Vision (Hong Kong) Channel 51
Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) Channel 69 (SD)
Cable
StarHub TV (Singapore) Channel 618
SkyCable (Philippines) Channel 107 (Digital)
Destiny Cable (Philippines) Channel 107 (Digital)
Cable TV (Hong Kong) Channel 48
Cablelink (Philippines) Channel 49
Casa Miranda Sats Cable TV (Kigjack Cable TV) (Philippines) Channel 84
ABNXcess (Malaysia) Channel 333
IPTV
Now TV (Hong Kong) Channel 125
HKBN bbTV (Hong Kong) Channel 411
Singtel TV (Singapore) Channel 415
Channel 416(Thrill on Demand)
Groovia TV (Indonesia) Channel 610
TOTiptv (Thailand) Channel 259

Thrill is a pay television horror channel in Asia owned by Celestial Tiger Entertainment and billed as Asia's first and only movie channel dedicated to 24/7 to the horror suspense genre. It primarily broadcasts Hollywood and Asian horror films (primarily Japanese, Taiwanese, South Korean, Hong Kong, Filipino and Indonesian) but also airs other programs including thrillers and Western supernatural dramas.

Programming

The network features many iconic horror movie franchises including The Ring, Ju-on, The Amityville Horror, Friday the 13th, and The Blair Witch Project. Each month a thematic composed of first airings from contemporary horror movies or classic horror features from the 1990s is aired typically Fridays at 11PM (HK/SG/PHIL), 10PM (JKT/THAI).

Korean TV shows are aired in partnership with South Korea's OCN channel [1][2] to show popular serialised horror suspense dramas including Vampire Prosecutor, The Virus, Cheo Yong The Paranormal Detective.[3] Other shows include Western dramas including Psychoville, Coma, Bedlam, and Holliston; and unscripted paranormal reality shows including Ghost Hunters and Most Haunted.

Unlike other movie channels, this movie channel has commercial breaks.

References

  1. Celestial breaks into 1st & exclusive Retrieved on April 24, 2014
  2. Tiger sinks claws into Korean content Retrieved on April 24, 2014
  3. Thrill To Premiere Highly-Anticipated Korean Series Retrieved on April 24, 2014