EANS-News: CABLE TV Hong Kong is launching FashionTV in HD
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19.10.2012 FashionTV, Victoria Kolossov Investor Relations
After 15 years of FashionTV in SD on its air, CABLE TV Hong Kong, the leading
cable operator in Hong Kong, has launched FashionTV in HD.
FashionTV is one of the best distributed channels in the world, especially in
Asia. FashionTV reaches more than 350 million homes, and has acquired more than
512 million views on YouTube (youtube.com/fashiontv), with a growth of 25
million new views a month. In Asia alone FashionTV has acquired more than 142
million views on YouTube in only 3 years, with 4.6 million views in Hong Kong
and 4.6 million views in Singapore, resulting in the highest per capita views in
Asia.
With this launch FashionTV HD is now distributed and available in key parts of
Asia including Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and
Thailand and all over the Middle-East, with Hong Kong acting as the main
channel.
Hong Kong is the Asian Hub of Fashion, with more than 30 million visitors from
all over the world visiting the region yearly. All leading trading houses that
are involved in fashion and beauty have set up their shops there and have
acquired major presence. FashionTV enjoys great long term relations with the
Hong Kong's forward fashion community and shares their enthusiasm for trends and
fashions.
CABLE TV Hong Kong will carry world-renowned international channels on its basic
and premium programming platforms. The Marketing and Sales Vice President of
CABLE TV Hong Kong Ms. Helena Wong says that the HD channels will help
strengthen the channel line-up and expand the high choice of diverse programming
and provide viewers with more viewing pleasure. FashionTV will be presented as a
premium service available in the HD package, allowing for a high enjoyable
experience.
FashionTV plans to launch FashionTV HD in India in the coming months, while
FashionTV HD content has been sold to various key operators in China since the
year 2008.
For more information please visit fashiontv.com
About FashionTV
Founded by its president, Mr. Michel Adam, FashionTV is the biggest fashion
medium in the world. As the only global 24/7 TV station focused exclusively on
fashion, beauty, trends and style, FTV broadcasts the latest news & information
to over 350 million households and 7 million public places worldwide. FashionTV
is more than a channel, it is a lifestyle. The community of FTV viewers is
considered the most luxurious, glamorous and fashion-oriented target group among
all media consumers, who not only love to watch the fashionable lifestyle on TV,
but they also enjoy LIVING IT. As a result, FashionTV branded products,
locations (F Clubs, F Bars, F Hotels etc..) and high-profile events are
increasingly popular and sought-after by millions of fans around the world.
Fashiontv is owned by fashiontv holding, a listed company on Frankfurt stock
exchange (tv8.f). For more information please visit
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=TV8.F
Broadcast
FashionTV is the global multimedia network leader in fashion and lifestyle
content, broadcasting to over 60 satellites in SD, HD and 3D, 530 TV platforms,
mobile, IPTV, SmartTV, Smart Phones and Androids.
FashionTV broadcasts in 193 countries to over 350 million households and 7
million public locations across the 5 continents. FashionTV is the only 24-hour
fashion, beauty & lifestyle television station worldwide.
New Media
FashionTV has expanded its social media presence with millions of followers on
YouTube, Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Youku, Tudou, Daily Motion, MetaCafe,
vKontakti etc..
On Youtube FashionTV is the leading Fashion Company with more than 434 million
views and 340,000 subscribers. These numbers are bigger than all Top 10 Fashion
magazines YouTube numbers put together. Please visit FashionTV on Youtube under:
http://www.youtube.com/fashiontv
On Facebook, FashionTV has a total fan base of over 1.6M users, with a
tremendous growth of 850,500 new fans over the past 12 months. Please visit
FashionTV on Faceboook under: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/FTV
On Google+ FashionTV has more than 1 million users with a growth of 100,000 new
users each month. Please visit FashionTV on Google+ under:
https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=oz&continue=https://plus.google.com/?gpsrc%3Dgplp0&hl=de#s/fashiontv
Licensing
FashionTV has expanded its licensing business to include F merchandise, F Bars,
F Clubs, F Hotels, F Cafes, F Stores, F Beverages (including f18 and f88), F
Vodka, F Voda, F Mobile Phones, F Perfume and F Couture in over 193 countries.
FashionTV's variety of products and hospitality is experiencing high growth as F
Bars, F Cafes, F Stores and F Hotels have opened in over 200 locations, with new
ones opening weekly across the world. Please find all current presentations on
FashionTV's newest licensing activities under:
http://www.fashiontv.vg/subpages/company-presentations/
Please find the active links for FashionTV below:
FashionTV: www.fashiontv.com
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/fashiontv
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/FTV
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/FashionTV
Google+: https://plus.google.com/#s/fashiontv
vKontakti: http://vk.com/fashiontv
Yahoo! Finance Stocks: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=TV8.F
Further inquiry note:
Victoria Kolossov
Investor Relations
+43 151 31 267
victoria@ftv.com
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company: Fashion TV Holding Ltd.
P.O. Box 958
VG- Road Town
phone: 0043 151 31 267
FAX: 0043 151 31 385
mail: victoria@ftv.com
WWW: http://www.fashiontv.com
sector: Media
ISIN: VGG3335A1003
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