Xing Kong is a Mandarin-language television channel targeting

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, currently owned by

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(a subsidiary of

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). The channel was originally launched by

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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

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in Taiwan (which what was named Star still operates) and Phoenix Chinese Channel (

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sold its remaining shares in

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in 2013). Outside Mainland China, the international version of Xing Kong is currently available in Hong Kong,

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, Malaysia, 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).

Availability

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

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all the way to Australia and New Zealand. Although the

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satellite is located directly above China, private satellite tuning is prohibited in the mainland.

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* Television networks in China Cable television in Hong Kong Television channels and stations established in 2002 2002 establishments in Hong Kong {{China-tv-station-stub