Xing Kong
Xing Kong is a Mandarin-language television channel targeting Mainland China, currently owned by Star China Media. 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 and Phoenix Chinese Channel.
Outside Mainland China, the international version of Xing Kong is currently available in Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Middle East, United States, Australia and the Philippines. Xing Kong is available as free-to-view on AsiaSat 7 over the Asia-Pacific region.Availability
Xing Kong is broadcast free-to-air on AsiaSat 3S over the Asia-Pacific region. 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
