Xing Kong

Xing Kong
Launched 1 January 2002
Owned by STAR TV
Fox Networks Group
Picture format 16:9 (SDTV)
Country Hong Kong
Broadcast area Asia-Pacific
Website Official Site
Availability
Satellite
AsiaSat 7 3715MHz Horizontal, Transponder 3H (C-Band) [1]
TransVision
(Indonesia)		 Channel 383
Cable
CBTV China Channel 508
First Media Indonesia Channel 206
Macau Cable TV (Macau) Channel 12
IPTV
Singtel TV (Singapore) Channel 516 (SD)

Xing Kong is a Mandarin-language TV channel owned by STAR TV in partnership with China Media Capital, also known as STAR Entertainment, 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. This channel was similar to other Mandarin language entertainment channels like STAR Chinese Channel in Taiwan and Phoenix Chinese Channel a 50/50 joint venture with STAR TV/Fox International Channels and Phoenix Television.

Xing Kong is currently available in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Middle East (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Yemen, Israel, and the territories), United States, Australia and the Philippines. Xing Kong is available as free-to-view on AsiaSat 7 over the Asia-Pacific region (given that the local laws permit the use of privately owned satellite dishes).

Operating channels

  • Xing Kong International Channel (for countries and territories outside Mainland China)
  • Xing Kong Regional Channel (for Mainland China only)

Availability

Mainland China

  • Xing Kong is available on CBTV Satellite TV.

Macau

  • Xing Kong is available exclusively on Skywave Satellite TV.

Singapore

  • Xing Kong is available on Mio TV part of the Jingxuan Starter on Channel 516

Indonesia

  • Xing Kong is available on First Media(Channel 206 and Channel 207), Big TV (Channel 817) (formerly Kabelvision) and MyRepublic (Channel 72).

Philippines

  • Xing Kong is available on selected provincial cable companies.

Middle East

  • Xing Kong is available on selected cable and satellite operatores in the countries

Asia-Pacific Region

  • Xing Kong is broadcast free-to-air on AsiaSat 3S (now AsiaSat 7) over the Asia-Pacific region (given that the local laws permit the use of privately owned Satellite dishes). This coverage spans from Outer Mongolia all the way to Australia and New Zealand. Although the geostationary satellite is located directly above China, private satellite tuning is prohibited in the mainland.

Citations

  1. ↑ AsiaSat 7 at 105.5°E - LyngSat
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