Singapore/Hong Kong - STAR and HP announced the launch of HP SPACE, an original pan-Asian reality television series that celebrates the spirit of creative innovation in Asia and encourages aspiring talents to discover their potential through the use of technology. Each week, the contestants will be challenged with a new creative task ranging from multi-media and visual art, to product design, music, fashion and publishing. They will be provided with the latest product innovations from HP to … [Read more...] about STAR and HP unravel new space for creative expression
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STAR expands offerings to Comcast customers in San Francisco Bay Area
Livermore, CA/Hong Kong - STAR announced the launch of four additional South Asian channels on Comcast's California Bay Area cable platform. The four channels, STAR ONE (Hindi entertainment), STAR India NEWS (Hindi News), STAR India GOLD (Bollywood films) and VIJAY (Tamil Entertainment) compliment STAR India PLUS (India's leading Hindi general entertainment channel), which has been available on the platform since December 2008. The launch represents the first time that a South Asian news channel … [Read more...] about STAR expands offerings to Comcast customers in San Francisco Bay Area
STAR adds nine channels to Indovision’s DTH platform in Indonesia
Hong Kong - Nine STAR channels have made their debut on Indovision's DTH platform. Among the channels are five Hindi language services (Star Plus, Star One, Star Gold, Star News and Channel [V] India), two Mandarin language services (Star Chinese Movies 2 and Channel [V] Taiwan) as well as two international news channels distributed by STAR (Fox News and Sky News). The nine new channels compliment Star World, Star Movies and Channel [V] International, which are already available on the platform. … [Read more...] about STAR adds nine channels to Indovision’s DTH platform in Indonesia
STAR adds nine channels to Indovision’s DTH platform in Indonesia
Hong Kong - Nine STAR channels have made their debut on Indovision’s DTH platform. Among the channels are five Hindi language services (Star Plus, Star One, Star Gold, Star News and Channel [V] India), two Mandarin language services (Star Chinese Movies 2 and Channel [V] Taiwan) as well as two international news channels distributed by STAR (Fox News and Sky News). The nine new channels compliment Star World, Star Movies and Channel [V] International, which are already available on the … [Read more...] about STAR adds nine channels to Indovision’s DTH platform in Indonesia
STAR changes part of NewsCorp restructure
Hong Kong - The confirmed departure of STAR chief operating officer Laureen Ong is believed to be just the start of a wider restructure and realignment being considered by parent NewsCorp. Rumours of Ong's imminent departure had been circulating for at least two weeks, before an internal e-mail sent by Ong was construed by many as a farewell. July 14 saw STAR confirm the COO's mid-August departure, explaining that the operational units under Ong will now report directly to STAR chief executive … [Read more...] about STAR changes part of NewsCorp restructure
FOX Japan, WOWOW, Star and Animax awarded BS licences
Tokyo - June 10 saw the Radio Regulatory Council, advisory body to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) recommend the allocation of licenses to eight companies and organizations, including FOX Japan, when the new BS Digital broadcasts are added Q3-4 2011. A total of 11 channels have been allocated to the new BS Digital, the only free channel among them being The Open University of Japan. The Kids Station channel was also granted, in addition to BS, access to open bandwidth … [Read more...] about FOX Japan, WOWOW, Star and Animax awarded BS licences
