STAR is a leading media and entertainment company in Asia. STAR
broadcasts over 50 television services in eight languages to more than
300 million viewers across 53 Asian countries. STAR channels cover all
genres including general entertainment (Star Plus, Xing Kong, Star
Chinese Channel, Star One, Star Utsav, Star World, Vijay, Phoenix
Chinese), sports (ESPN, Star Sports), movies (Star Chinese Movies, Star
Gold, Star Movies), music (Channel [V]), and news and current affairs
(Star News, Star Ananda, Phoenix InfoNews Channel). STAR controls over
20,000 hours of Indian and Chinese programming and also owns the world's
largest contemporary Chinese film library, with more than 600 titles,
featuring superstars including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat and Bruce Lee.
In partnership with leading companies in Asia, STAR businesses extend to
filmed entertainment, television production, cable systems and wireless
and digital services. STAR is a wholly owned subsidiary of News
Corporation.
