CTE stitches content deals for its TV stations

MUMBAI: Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), the operator of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, has announced several first and exclusive content deals for its channels.

CTE has secured two multi-year output deals with renowned mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter Bellator Fighting Championships and kickboxing promoter It?s Showtime for action entertainment channel, Kix.

CTE has also concluded a volume deal with CJ E&M Corporation (CJ E&M) that locks in edgy action series and thrilling dramas on a first-run basis for all CTE channels in Asia.

Premiering in May is the sixth season of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which is distributed by FremantleMedia Enterprises, involves single-elimination tournaments with champions crowned across a number of weight classes.

The company has also signed an exclusive multi-year output deal with French media rights agency Fighting Spirit for It?s Showtime, a global championship kickboxing tournament featuring top level fights.

The largest entertainment company in South Korea, CJ E&M Corporation, will also be bringing a selection of its latest and most exciting TV series first and exclusively to CTE?s channels in Asia.

Included in the volume deal are hits like Blood Thirsty Prosecutor, Hero, Quiz from God, Ten, and Girl Killer K.

"With the growing popularity of mixed martial arts tournaments in Asia, we are securing two major combat promotions exclusively for Kix which, together with the current MMA programs, will make KIX the ?home of combat? in Asia," said CTE EVP TV Networks Ofanny Choi. "In addition, our partnership with CJ E&M guarantees our channels a pipeline of big-budget action series and thrillers that are truly daring, distinctive and Asian."