AXN Asia Expands Reach in the Philippines via Destiny Cable

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia has signed an agreement with Sky Cable Corporation to expand carriage of AXN Asia to the Destiny Cable pay-TV platform in the Philippines.

AXN will be located on Destiny Cable’s basic tier of channels, which are available to its widest base of subscribers on channel 61 starting November 15, 2012.

Falling Skies

“The Philippines is a key market where we continue to invest and hope to entertain even greater audiences by expanding AXN’s reach to the country’s second most subscribed to pay-TV platform, Destiny Cable. Our expanded partnership with Sky Cable Corporation provides even more viewers with access to our high-quality programming,” said Ricky Ow, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Networks, Asia, Sony Pictures Television.

With the launch of AXN on Destiny Cable, AXN is now available on every pay-TV platform in Metro Manila and on all major systems in the country.

Delivering first run, exclusive top-rated drama series, blockbuster movies, adventure and competitive reality programs from around the world, as well as localized original productions, AXN remains the No.1 rated English GE channel in the Philippines.

On AXN
Premiering November 16 is the second season of Falling Skies, the gripping post apocalyptic alien invasion drama series starring Noah Wyle (E.R.), and co-created by Robert Rodat and Steve Spielberg.

Three weekend special marathons are scheduled to introduce new Destiny Cable viewers to the best AXN shows:

November 17 to 18 – AXN Power Voices: 17-hour catch-up marathon of The Voice Season 3

November 24 to 25 – AXN Star Power: selected episodes of the most popular drama series including the CSI franchise, Leverage season 4, Blue Bloods season 2, Falling Skies season 2, Hawaii Five-0 season 2 and NCIS: Los Angeles season 3.

1 – 2 December – AXN Nuclear Power: Get up to speed on thriller drama series Last Resort in a 6-hour marathon.

Join AXN Asia's The Apprentice Asia

Are you young, bold, with big dreams of
working for one of Asia’s billionaires? If so, you might just be the one we are
looking for in the brand new Asian adaptation of The Apprentice!

The Apprentice Asia will be
the brand new original production on AXN Asia, with Asia’s very own tycoon and Forbes
Asia’s 2010 ‘Asia Businessman of the Year’ – Tony Fernandes – most well-known
for turning around ailing airline Air Asia and breaking even within a year of
taking over. Modelled after the US format, the reality series will be helmed by
reality TV guru Mark Burnett (The Voice,
Survivor) and Fremantlemedia Asia, a leading global entertainment company. The
winning apprentice will stand to walk away with a dream job under Tony
Fernandes!

Call for
participation will begin as of 15 November. We are looking for aspiring and/
successful entrepreneurs with big business ideas, from backgrounds in various
enterprises from sales and marketing, real estate, accounting to consulting
management.

Criteria For Auditions

- Age of 21
years and above



- Currently
living or working in Asia; with a valid passport of at least six months



- Well-versed in
English

If you
think you fulfill the above criteria, head right on to www.axn-asia.com/TheApprenticeAsia
to download the application form right now! Interested applicants will be
required to fill up the application form and send in a video of maximum four
minutes to introduce themselves.

All
entries must reach us by 16 December at midnight Singapore time. Grab this
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the ultimate job interview, for you might
just be one to outwit and outlast the rest! You’re hired!

An Invasion of Apocalyptic Proportions : Falling Skies Season 2 returns on AXN

The ancient Maya calendar predicted the end of the world to be in 2012. While this doomsday prophecy might not come true, executive producer Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Robert Rodat had the foresight to produce Falling Skies. The show breaks the mold of the usual alien invasion series we see on TV, simply by taking a fresh perspective – taking the drama to another dimension after the aliens have trampled and pillaged the planet Earth. Season 2 of US cable TV’s top new series of 2011 is set to unleash an extraterrestrial invasion of apocalyptic proportions upon AXN viewers starting this November 14, 2012 at 10pm.

At the end of Season 1, history professor Tom Mason (Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominee Noah Wyle), took a leap of faith when he followed the alien invaders onto their ship; in the hopes that doing so would ensure the safety of his second son Ben (Connor Jessup, Blackbird), who had previously been captured and ‘harnessed’ by the aliens.

“I think that in a lot of ways, we have a much stronger year. We’ve gotten into a lot of deeper character issue and a lot more interesting conflict,” shares Wyle.

Season 2 picks up three months after Tom’s disappearance. Without his right- hand man Tom by his side, the commander of the resistance team 2nd

Mass, Weaver (Will Patton, Armageddon), is having doubts about his war strategies against the aliens. Tom’s eldest son, Hal (Drew Roy, Hannah Montana), continues to lead the scouts, with his brother Ben on the team. While the rest of the group harbor distrust of

Ben after his return from the aliens, Hal vouches for his credibility. Yet, the gap between the two brothers drift wider as the new, physically enhanced Ben, now has difficulty bowing to Hal’s authority.

Tom’s return from the aliens sets the tone for the season – mistrust among the resistance team against Tom and his mysterious return, stirred by Pope (Colin Cunningham, Flashpoint) and his renegade group the Berserkers; Tom’s doubts about his own allegiance to 2nd Mass’ mission, having been the only survivor to return from the mothership unscathed; and worst of all, disturbing, tell-tale signs of the ‘beamers’ (alien scouts) changing and upping the hunting game.

Through flashbacks, viewers get a glimpse into what Tom went through during those three months at the hands of the aliens. Back in the camp, Tom’s worst fears came to life when he suffers a sudden seizure, and Anne (Moon Bloodgood, Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series), a former pediatrician who now doubles up as camp doctor, extracts a swimming metallic bug from his eye.

Even in an apocalyptic world, romance survives, as we see the sparks grow between Tom and Anne, and between Hal and plucky Margaret (Sarah Carter, The Vow). Also of note is guest star Terry O’ Quinn (Lost), who joins the cast as Tom’s former mentor, Professor Arthur Manchester.

A tale of endurance, commitment and courage in which ordinary people are called upon to become heroes, Falling Skies – with the off- and on-screen magic of Spielberg, Rodat, Wyle and more – will unfold as a blockbuster saga of human’s last stand this November 14, only on AXN.