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HBO Hits
Country	Singapore
Broadcast area	Asia
Network	HBO
Headquarters	151 Lorong Chuan, New Tech Park 04–05, Singapore
Programming
Language(s)	English; Hindi (formerly)
Picture format	1080i HDTV; (downscaled to 16:9 anamorphic widescreen or letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	HBO Asia Pte Ltd; (Warner Bros. Discovery International)
Sister channels	Warner TV; Cinemax; HBO; Cartoonito; Cartoon Network; CNN International; HBO Signature; HBO Family;
History
Launched	16 March 2006; 18 years ago; 15 September 2021; 2 years ago (Malaysia); 1 December 2021; 2 years ago (Brunei)
Links
Website	Official website
Availability
Streaming media
HBO Go	Watch live
Astro (Malaysia)	Astro GO

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HBO Hits is a Southeast Asian multiplex channel owned by HBO Asia, launched on 16 March 2006,^[1] which features Hollywood blockbuster movies of various genres.

Programming

HBO Hits Asia has licensing deals with 5 major Hollywood conglomerate film studios:

Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, HBO Films, Castle Rock Entertainment, Warner Independent Pictures)
Paramount Global (Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage)
NBCUniversal (Universal Pictures)
Sony Pictures
Independent Film Productions such as Lionsgate Films, Regency Enterprises, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, A24, etc.

References

^ Osborne, Magz (13 March 2006). "HBO Asia to launch pair". Variety. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

External links

Official website Archived 12 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Osborne, Magz (13 March 2006). "HBO Asia to launch pair". Variety. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

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 | area              = Asia
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 | sister_channels   = {{Plainlist|
 * [[Warner TV]]
 * [[Cinemax (Asia)|Cinemax]]
 * [[HBO (Asia)|HBO]]
-* [[Boomerang (Southeast Asia)|Boomerang]]
+* [[Cartoonito (Asian TV channel)|Cartoonito]]
 * [[Cartoon Network (Southeast Asian TV channel)|Cartoon Network]]
 * [[CNN International]]
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 * [[HBO Family (Asian TV channel)|HBO Family]]
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-'''HBO Hits''' is a [[multiplex (TV)|multiplex]] channel of [[HBO (Asia)|HBO]] in Asia featuring Hollywood blockbuster movies, regardless of genre.
+'''HBO Hits''' is a Southeast Asian [[multiplex (TV)|multiplex]] channel owned by [[HBO Asia]], launched on 16 March 2006,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Osborne |first=Magz |date=2006-03-13 |title=HBO Asia to launch pair |url=https://variety.com/2006/tv/news/hbo-asia-to-launch-pair-1117939640/ |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> which features Hollywood blockbuster movies of various genres.
 ==Programming==
-HBO Hits Asia has licensing deals with two major Hollywood [[conglomerate (company)|conglomerates]] [[major film studios|film studios]]: [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] ([[Warner Bros. Pictures]]; [[New Line Cinema]], [[HBO Films]], [[Castle Rock Entertainment]]; [[Warner Independent Pictures]], [[Franchise Pictures]]) and [[Paramount Global]] ([[Paramount Pictures]], [[Paramount Vantage]]).
+HBO Hits Asia has licensing deals with 5 major Hollywood conglomerate [[major film studios|film studios]]:
+* [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] ([[Warner Bros. Pictures]], [[New Line Cinema]], [[HBO Films]], [[Castle Rock Entertainment]], [[Warner Independent Pictures]])
+* [[Paramount Global]] ([[Paramount Pictures]], [[Paramount Vantage]])
+* [[NBCUniversal]] ([[Universal Pictures]])
+* [[Sony Pictures]]
+* Independent Film Productions such as [[Lionsgate Films]], [[Regency Enterprises]], [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], [[A24]], etc.
 ==See also==
-* [[HBO#List of channels|HBO 2]]
+* [[HBO#List of HBO channels|HBO 2]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.hboasia.com/hits/ Official website]
+* [http://www.hboasia.com/hits/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812083050/http://www.hboasia.com/hits |date=12 August 2013 }}
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