Introduction and details of Star Media

Channel Settings

Star Media Group’s original Chinese name: Satellite TV (1991-2001); Star Media (2001-), also known as STARTV, current English name STAR Group Limited, its main channel Satellite TV Chinese Channel (STAR ??Chinese Channel) was broadcast in Hong Kong and mainland China, and later broadcast in Taiwan. Star Media was headquartered in Hong Kong when it was founded. In 1993, world media tycoon Rupert ·Murdoch's News Corporation fully acquired STAR's equity in installments

When STAR started broadcasting, there were only 4 channels, including STAR Chinese Channel, STAR Sports, and STAR TV. There are 4 channels including Family Fun Station (STAR ??World) and Satellite TV Movie Channel. Later, MTV stopped cooperating with them and added STAR TV Music Station (Channel [V]). Currently, it provides services to more than 50 countries in nine languages. *With a population of about 300 million, it broadcasts channels focusing on entertainment programs, sports, movies, music, news, documentaries and other programs. It has more than 20,000 hours of Chinese and Indian language program content, and has the world's largest contemporary Chinese film library.

In addition, STAR has also established alliances with other organizations to strengthen Asian networks. STAR jointly founded Phoenix TV, jointly controlled ESPNSTAR Sports with the European entertainment television network ESPN, and founded China-Jiaxian Network ("Interactive TV"). , Taiwan Hexin Enterprise Group Cable Television System) acquired Hathway Cable, TATA-STAR DTH JV, Balaji Telefilms, antv and Media Content and Communications Services (MCCS), a large-scale website in China's new media industry, and Myspace, the first music social platform. All have achieved good results. The STAR headquarters is located in Hung Hom, Kowloon West, which is the most prosperous area in Hong Kong. The top floor is the headquarters of Phoenix TV. Looking forward to the next few years, STAR Star Media will be moved from Hung Hom in Kowloon West to Tai Po Industrial Park.

Scope of services: Star Media Group is a wholly-owned company of News Corporation and Asia's leading multi-platform media content and service provider. Currently, we have developed more than 50 channels, broadcasting sports in seven languages. , music, movies, news, entertainment programs and documentaries, covering 53 countries in Asia, India and the Middle East, with a population of more than 300 million, and 100 million people watching it every day. We have the largest contemporary Chinese film library in the world. More than 600 films starring celebrities such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chow Yun-fat and Michelle Yeoh. In addition, our group's business also includes investment in cable television systems in India and Taiwan, as well as providing content to mobile phones and televisions. Digital media platform.

Outstanding business: Excellent performance in all aspects of programming, design and promotion, and has won numerous awards. In 2004, Star Media won 27 awards at the PROMAX and BDA International Design Creation Awards in the United States, including 13 World Gold Awards and 10 World Silver Awards. In addition, we have repeatedly won multiple awards at the Television Asia Awards and the Indian Telly Awards.

History

Star Media was established in 1990 by Li Ka-shing and Hutchison Whampoa. Its original Chinese name was "Satellite TV Co., Ltd." and it started broadcasting in 1991. Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation used more than 500 million to purchase 63.6% of Star Media's shares in 1993, and later purchased 34.6% of the shares in July 1995.

Subordinate Channels

Wholly-owned Channels

Satellite TV Chinese Channel: When it was launched, it was a comprehensive entertainment channel broadcasting for Asia. (In 1994, it broadcast the 83rd anniversary of the founding of the "Republic of China" The event aroused dissatisfaction among the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the National People's Congress. It had previously been a watchable channel in Greater China). After Phoenix TV's Chinese channel was launched in China, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia on March 31, 1996, the Chinese channel of Phoenix TV was only available in Taiwan. It will continue to air until landing in Singapore on October 2, 2006. ***There are 2 channels (inside Taiwan and outside Taiwan).

Satellite TV Movie Channel: "Hong Kong Movies" and Chinese-language movie channels. There are 3 channels (Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia). They are broadcast in Cantonese in Hong Kong and in Chinese in Taiwan and Southeast Asia. .

Satellite TV Cassette Channel (original Satellite TV Movie Channel 2 was renamed Satellite TV Cassette Channel): It mainly broadcasts Chinese-language movie channels from the 1970s to the 1990s. It is currently broadcast in Singapore, Hong Kong and the United States. In Hong Kong, it is broadcast in Cantonese and It is broadcast in Chinese, and in Singapore and the United States, it is broadcast in Chinese.

STAR Movies (Star Cinema/Satellite TV International Movie Channel): Hollywood movie channel, with 4 channels (Taiwan, Southeast Asia, India, and the Middle East).

STAR World (Satellite TV Family Channel): broadcasts variety entertainment programs, dramas and award ceremonies from the United States and the United Kingdom. Formerly known as STAR Plus (STAR ??Plus is also used in India today).

Star HD Movie Channel (newly launched, available in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan).

Star TV: A variety show channel specially produced for China. It is first broadcast in Guangdong Province and then successively broadcast in other countries and regions. The programs broadcast are localized variety shows, TV series, movies, etc. . ***There are 2 channels (China, International).

Channel [V]: In 1994, MTV and Star Media terminated their cooperation, and Star Media set up an independent channel - Channel [V], which is now one of the largest music television stations in Asia. *** There are 7 channels (Mainland China, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, India, Australia, International Note: Taiwan Channel [v] Entertainment Station was renamed FOX Entertainment Station, FOX Entertainment Station was renamed FOX Standard Definition Comprehensive Station; South Korea Channel [V] Renamed TVN Entertainment Channel. )

Indian Channel

STAR Plus: Hindi entertainment channel, targeting the general public in India, with 2 channels (India and Pakistan) ).

STAR Utasv: A free Hindi entertainment channel with programs selected from STAR Plus.

STAR One: Hindi entertainment channel, targeting high-spending audiences in India, *** has 2 channels (India, Pakistan).

STAR Gold: Hindi movie channel.

STAR Vijay: Tamil entertainment channel, *** has 2 channels (India, Sri Lanka).

STAR Cricket: A channel dedicated to broadcasting cricket matches, news and latest information. It is currently broadcast in India, Mainland China and Taiwan.

STAR News: Indian news channel, which provides viewers with real-time reports on the latest developments of every major news and the latest information about the cricket world. ***There are 3 channels (in India, outside India, and the United States).

STAR Ananda: India’s Bengali news channel.

STAR Majha: India’s Marathi news channel.

Life OK: India's comprehensive entertainment channel.

Star Sports

A sports channel in which Star Media has a stake. The two stations were originally competing partners in Asia, bidding for global sports events. In 1997, the two stations began to cooperate with each other and became partners, establishing ESPN STAR Sports, each holding half of the equity, to manage the two channels. In 1998, ***contracted to co-broadcast the Bangkok Asian Games. It has more than ten channels. Satellite TV Sports was formerly known as Prime Sports.

National Geographic Channel

National Geographic Channel: Humanities, geography, animal and science documentary channels, with 5 channels (Taiwan, China, Southeast Asia, South Korea) , India and Asia).

National Geographic Channel HD: broadcast with 16:9 high-definition picture and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, with programs selected from National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Wild Channel and National Geographic Adventures channel, currently broadcast in Singapore and Hong Kong.

Nat Geo Wild: Committed to exploring every corner of the earth, allowing viewers to get up close and personal with the wild world.

Nat Geo People: An all-weather adventure channel with program content focusing on dynamic outdoor and adventure activities around the world. There are 3 channels (China Taiwan, Southeast Asia, India and Hong Kong, China). Formerly known as A1.

Nat Geo Music: introduces viewers to a variety of music from around the world, and guides viewers to listen to the collision of popular and local music from around the world through lyrics and beats.

Invested in Phoenix Channel

(Originally held 45% and 38.8% of the shares, now holds 19.9% ??of the shares)

The original headquarters of Phoenix TV was the original headquarters building of Star Media The top floor of No. 9, Promenade 1, 18 Defong Street, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.

Phoenix TV Chinese Channel: Star Media’s shareholding channel. The most popular Mandarin comprehensive channel among Chinese people around the world, it provides news, variety shows, dramas and other comprehensive programs.

Phoenix Satellite TV Information Channel: A channel jointly owned by Star Media, the first channel to provide Mandarin current affairs and financial news to Chinese people around the world.

Phoenix Movie Channel: A channel owned by Star Media, which broadcasts movies dubbed in Mandarin in mainland China. It is a paid channel and is only broadcast in mainland China.

Phoenix TV Europe: A channel owned by Star Media, which provides Chinese communities in Europe with Mandarin programs so that they can learn about the development of their hometown.

Phoenix TV America: A channel in which Star Media is a shareholder, providing programs for overseas Chinese communities in North America, allowing Chinese far away to understand the development of their hometown.

Phoenix Weekly

Phoenix New Media

British and American Channel

Fox News Channel: American news channel.

Fox Crime: A crime-themed entertainment channel currently broadcast on MDO in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan. FX: An entertainment channel targeting men, currently broadcast on MOD in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, China.

Fox Sports: American sports channel broadcast in the Middle East.

Baby TV: An entertainment channel targeting babies aged zero to three and their parents. It is currently broadcast on MOD in Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Taiwan, China.

Jetix: A channel targeting children aged 2 to 14, currently broadcast in the Middle East.

Sky News: British news channel.

Granada UKTV: A British television station broadcasting in the Middle East.

The History Channel: Provides programs in 20 languages ??to viewers in 70 countries. It is one of the world's TV channels that broadcasts historical programs around the clock.

antv: an Indonesian-language entertainment channel in which Star Media has a stake.

Star Chinese Media

Star TV (Satellite TV Star Channel. Also known as Star Entertainment Channel): An entertainment channel officially launched on March 28, 2002. It is broadcast in mainland China and originally belonged to Star Media is wholly owned and has now become a channel under "Star Chinese Media". It is controlled by SMG (Shanghai Oriental Media/Shanghai Media). Star Media also holds 48%~49% of the equity and has millions of viewers

Channel [v] China Taiwan: Channel [v] After reorganization, the Hong Kong channel will be divided into mainland China channel, Taiwan channel, Southeast Asia channel, international channel, Korean channel (now renamed TVN), Philippine channel, and Thai channel and other channels, many of which are available in Hong Kong. However, the mainland China channel has now become a channel under "Star Chinese Media", with millions of viewers

FortuneSTAR Star Chinese Film Library (a film library under Star Media Distribution and Production Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Star Media Group, It owns many old Chinese classics and self-released films, and is a big seller of classic films at the Cannes Film Festival. Now it is renamed Star Chinese (Net) Film Co., Ltd., and its film library is provided to Star TV, Satellite TV Movie Channel, and Phoenix TV. Movie Channel, Phoenix TV Chinese Channel, Phoenix TV Hong Kong Channel, Satellite TV Movie Channel 2, Star HD Movie Channel and other channels, and spend a lot of money to produce "high-definition movies", that is, using the latest digital restoration technology to restore the best of old movies Best picture quality.

Star TV International Channel: Star TV’s paid channel for some overseas users in China, with a viewership of more than 100,000, broadcasting Star TV’s previous game shows, as well as current interviews, entertainment news programs, China Mainland TV series, etc.

Some channels: Hong Kong Satellite TV Movie Channel (Hong Kong channel, Cantonese broadcast) Satellite TV Cassette Channel (Southeast Asian channel, Cantonese and Mandarin broadcast) STAR Movies (Southeast Asian channel, Chinese subtitles) STAR World (Southeast Asian channel) STAR Plus (Indian channel) STAR One ( Indian Channel) STAR Vijay (Indian Channel) STAR News (Indian Channel) Star TV (Southeast Asia Channel) ESPN (Hong Kong Channel, Cantonese and English Broadcasting) Satellite TV Sports Station (Hong Kong Channel, Cantonese and English Broadcasting) Channel [V] (International Channel ) Channel [V] (mainland China channel) Channel [V] Entertainment Channel (Taiwan channel, overseas version) Channel [V] (Indian channel) National Geographic Channel (Southeast Asian channel, Cantonese and English broadcast, Chinese subtitles) National Geographic Wild Channel (Southeast Asia Channel, broadcast in Cantonese and English) National Geographic Adventure Channel (Southeast Asia Channel, Chinese subtitles) National Geographic HD Channel (Southeast Asia Channel) Phoenix TV Chinese Channel Phoenix TV Information Channel Fox News Channel Fox Crime (Southeast Asia Channel, Chinese subtitles) FX ( Southeast Asia channel, Chinese subtitles) Baby TV Sky News Singapore TV Chinese Channel (Taiwan channel, overseas version) Satellite TV Movie Channel (Southeast Asia channel, Mandarin broadcast) Satellite TV Cassette Channel (Southeast Asia channel, Mandarin broadcast) STAR Movies (Southeast Asia channel) STAR World (Southeast Asia Channel) STAR Plus (Indian Channel) STAR Gold (Indian Channel) STAR Vijay (Indian Channel) STAR Cricket Star TV (Southeast Asian Channel) ESPN (Singapore Channel) Satellite TV Sports Station (Singapore Channel) Channel [V] (International Channel) Channel [V] Music Channel (China Channel) Channel [V] Entertainment Channel (Taiwan Channel) National Geographic Channel (Southeast Asia Channel) National Geographic Wild Channel (Southeast Asia Channel) National Geographic Adventure Channel (Southeast Asia Channel) National Geographic HD Channel National Geographic Music Channel Phoenix TV Chinese Channel Phoenix TV Information Channel Phoenix TV Hong Kong Channel Phoenix TV Europe Channel Phoenix TV America Channel Phoenix TV Movie Channel Fox News Channel Fox Crime (Southeast Asia Channel) FX (Southeast Asia Channel) Baby TV Sky News Sky Sports European Sky Sports Taiwan Satellite TV Chinese Channel (Taiwan Channel, domestic version) Satellite TV Movie Channel (Taiwan Channel, Mandarin broadcast) STAR MOVIES (Taiwan Channel, Chinese subtitles) Satellite TV Family Fun Channel (Southeast Asia Channel) FOX Sports Channel (Taiwan Channel, formerly ESPN Taiwan Channel) Satellite TV Sports Channel (Taiwan Channel) Channel [V] Entertainment Channel (Taiwan Channel, domestic version) National Geographic Channel (Taiwan Channel, Chinese subtitles) National Geographic Music Channel (available to Taiwan Chunghwa Telecom viewers) National Geographic Wild Channel (Taiwan Chunghwa Telecom Digital Available on TV) National Geographic Adventure Channel (available on Chunghwa Telecom’s digital TV in Taiwan) STAR GOLD (Indian channel) Star HD Movie Channel (Taiwan channel, newly launched, available on Chunghwa Telecom’s digital TV) Mainland China TV channel Star Cinema Southeast Asia Channel

Star TV

Mainland China Channel

ESPN

Mainland China Channel

Star Sports

Asia Channel

Channel [V]

Mainland China Channel National Geographic Channel Southeast Asia Channel, Chinese subtitles Phoenix TV Chinese Channel Phoenix TV Phoenix TV Movie Channel (shareholding) Satellite TV Family Fun Station (STARWORLD) (Southeast Asian channel, Chinese subtitles)