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Xing Kong
Xing Kong is a Mandarin-language television channel targeting Mainland China, currently owned by Star China Media (a subsidiary of China Media Capital). The channel was originally launched by Star in Hong Kong, but Star later sold the channel to China Media Capital. It was voted "Satellite Channel of the Year" at the 2002 China Television Programme Awards. The channel is packed with more than 700 hours of original programming each year, with content that includes drama series, music, news, cartoon, comedies, variety, lifestyle, health, food, home and living, talk and game shows. Xing Kong was similar to other Mandarin language entertainment channels like Star Chinese Channel in Taiwan (which what was named Star still operates) and Phoenix Chinese Channel (21st Century Fox sold its remaining shares in Phoenix Television in 2013). Outside Mainland China, the international version of Xing Kong is currently available in Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star China Media
Star China Media () is a Chinese media company currently owned by China Media Capital. The company operates television channels Xing Kong and Channel V Mainland China, and maintains Fortune Star film library. Its businesses were previously a part of the original News Corporation's Star group of television channels in Hong Kong. China Media Capital took over a percentage of shares in them in 2010, and completed acquisition in 2014. History Founding Star TV (Satellite Television Asian Region) was founded in British Hong Kong (now called Hong Kong since 1997) in 1991 as a joint venture between Hutchison Whampoa and Li Ka-Shing. It was launched as a Pan-Asian beam-to-air Hollywood English-language entertainment channel for Asian audiences.http://www.globalmediajournal.com/open-access/the-role-of-the-nationstate-evolution-of-star-tv-in-china-and-india.pdf 1991 - 2009 In 1991, Star Greater China included Prime Sports, Star Plus, BBC WSTV, MTV and Star Chinese Channel. In 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |