Cinemax Asia is a pan-Asian pay television channel. Part of the HBO Asia network, it features action, science-fiction, thriller, and adult comedy films.[1] Cinemax Asia is headquartered in Warner Bros. Discovery Asia office in Singapore.
History
Cinemax Asia (15 November 1996–28 March 2009)
Cinemax Asia (a secondary channel of HBO Asia) was launched on 15 November 1996. It was a 24-hour movie channel which featured movies in horror, suspense, thriller and action. Cinemax Asia featured Thriller Cinemax on Thursdays, Action Cinemax on Fridays and Cinemax Superstars on weekends.
In Malaysia, Cinemax Asia was launched on the Astro channel number 18, on 23 April 1998 at 7:45 pm replacing the ill-fated MGM Gold channel on 6 April 1998. In Singapore, it was added to Singapore Cable Vision on 1 April 1997.[2]