Xing Kong

Xing Kong
Launched	1 January 2002
Owned by	STAR TV China Media Capital
Picture format	SDTV 576i
Country	Hong Kong
Broadcast area	Singapore Malaysia Macau
Website	Official Site
Availability
Satellite
AsiaSat 3S China	4000MHz Horizontal, Transponder 10H (C-Band) [1]
Cignal Digital TV Philippines	Channel TBA
Astro (Malaysia)	Channel TBA (SD) (Coming Soon)
Cable
CBTV China	Channel 508
StarHub TV Singapore	Channel 821
Vietbao CATV Vietnam	Channel 85
First Media Indonesia	Channel 207
Skywave TV Macau	Channel 15
TelkomVision Indonesia	Channel ???
Cable Star Iloilo Philippines	Channel 59
MyCATV Lucena Philippines	Channel 61
SkyCable Philippines	Channel TBA
Destiny Cable Philippines	Channel TBA
Cablelink Philippines	Channel 251
IPTV
now TV Hong Kong	Channel 161
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 Chinese Channel China, 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, comedies, variety, talk and game shows. This channel was similar to other mandarin 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 and the Philippines. Xing Kong is available as free-to-view on AsiaSat 3S 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 exclusively available on Skywave Satellite TV.

Hong Kong

• Xing Kong is exclusively available on now TV, started late 2004, channel 161.

Singapore

• Xing Kong is available on StarHub TV, part of the Chinese Infotainment Basic Upsize Group on Channel 821.
• Xing Kong is availabie on Mio TV part of the Jingxuan+ on Channel 516

Indonesia

• Xing Kong is available on First Media (formerly Kabelvision) and Telkomvision.

Philippines

• Xing Kong is available on selected provincial cable companies.

Vietnam

• Xing Kong is available on Hanoi Cable Television (BTS) was launched last October 29, 2007 Channel 85.

Asia-Pacific Region

• Xing Kong is broadcast free-to-air on AsiaSat 3S 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 3S at 105.5°E - LyngSat

External links

• Xing Kong Mainland China Official Site (Chinese)
• Xing Kong International Site (Chinese)