STAR Chinese Channel

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STAR Chinese Channel
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All new STAR Chinese Channel Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong Logo as of 1st July 2012
Launched October 21, 1991
Owned by STAR TV
Fox International Channels
Country Taiwan
Language Chinese
Broadcast area Worldwide
Website Official Site
Availability
Satellite
Indovision (Indonesia) Channel TBA
Dish Network (USA) Channel 719
Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) Channel 85
G Sat (Philippines) Coming Soon
Cable
Rogers Cable (Canada) Channel 820
Shaw Cable (Canada) Channel 521
StarHub TV (Singapore) Channel 822
CATV (Taiwan) Channel 31
SkyCable (Philippines) Channel 120
Destiny Cable (Philippines) Channel TBA
Cablelink (Philippines) Coming Soon
IPTV
Bell Fibe TV (Canada) Channel 708
UniFi (Malaysia) Channel 150
KylinTV (USA) Channel ??
Mio TV (Singapore) Channel 507

STAR Chinese Channel is the Mandarin general entertainment channel in Taiwan. Its programming features drama, news, lifestyle, and talk shows in Mandarin. This channel is owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, subsidiary of News Corporation.

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History[edit]

STAR Chinese Channel was launched in 1991, one of the five original channels of STAR TV. This channel formerly reached the Chinese communities across Asia. Several reformats transform this channel from being analog to a digitally encrypted channel through subscription. Today the channel is limited to viewers in Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines. Today STAR Chinese Channel has two feeds namely STAR Chinese Channel Taiwan and STAR Chinese Channel International (For viewers outside Taiwan). Aside from this channel, There are two different content of STAR Chinese Channels. The first one is Phoenix Chinese Channel, a 24-hour Mandarin entertainment and news channel owned by Phoenix and STAR TV/Fox International Channels itself, and the other one is Xing Kong another STAR TV/Fox International Channels general Mandarin entertainment channel for viewers outside Taiwan.

Previous logo for Star Chinese Channel used from July 1, 2001 To June 30, 2012

Shiau says that the original business for STAR TV was to broadcast popular American shows to Taiwanese audience with as less effort as possible. Shiau then argues that however the plan was unsuccessful and STAR TV had to invest on localized branches such as Chinese Channel and Channel V Taiwan and make local shows.[1]

Programming[edit]

Operating Channels[edit]

  • STAR Chinese Channel Taiwan
  • STAR Chinese Channel International

Press Release[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shiau, Hong-chi. Animating the cute, the mean and the beautiful: the production and consumption of animation: Taiwan's struggles in the age of globalization. Saarbrucken [Germany]: VDM, Verlag Dr. Muller. 2008. ISBN 3639093976

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