Celestial Pictures

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Celestial Pictures is a diversified entertainment company focusing on Asian-language film and television content including production, aggregation, distribution and the operation of TV channels.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, the company acquires from Shaw Brothers Studio and owns the Shaw Brothers film library, the world's largest Chinese film collection. Celestial Pictures is restoring the Shaw Brothers movies and distributing these films into cinemas and the worldwide television and home video markets. Celestial’s Shaw Brothers library encompasses 760 Chinese-language films, the largest Chinese film library. The Shaw films represent all genres, including kung fu, action, social satire, situation comedies, historical epics, erotic movies, horror and suspense, among others.

In 2003, Celestial Pictures launched Celestial Movies, a 24-hour Chinese-movie channel, which has expanded to 11 territories across Asia Pacific. The company launched its second TV brand in February 2006; WaTV claims to be the first infotainment channel wholly dedicated to the "trendy youth" lifestyle of the "new China".

Celestial Pictures is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astro All Asia Networks plc.

v • d • e Astro All Asia Networks plc

Corporate directors	Chairman and non-executive director: Badri Masri · CEOs group: Augustus Ralph Marshall Others: Tan Poh Ching · Mohamed Khadar Merican · Bernard Anthony Cragg · Chin Kwai Yoong

Subscription TV services	Astro · Kristal-Astro · Astro Nusantara

Radio networks	Airtime Management and Programming · Airtime Marketing and Sales India

Publications	MEASAT Publications

Filmed entertainment	Tayangan Unggul · Astro Shaw

Misc. assets	Multimedia Interactive Technologies · Maestro Talent and Management · Celestial Pictures · TVB Publishing Holding · Philippine Animation N.V.

Annual revenue: RM 2,224 million (▲10% FY 2007) · Employees: 3,271 (January 2008) · Stock Symbol: (MYX: ASTRO) (5076) · Website: Astro All Asia Networks plc