Satellite Television

Hong Kong is the home base for Satellite Television Asian Region Limited
(STAR TV). It transmits more than 45 programming services in seven
languages on 25 channels and has an audience reach of approximately 260
million people across Asia, India and the Middle East, using AsiaSat 1 as
its primary satellite platform with additional services available on AsiaSat 2
and Palapa C2. The STAR TV network offers subscription and free-to-air
television services.

Hong Kong is also home to China Entertainment Television Limited
(CETV) and the Chinese Television Network (CTN). Both operate an
entertainment channel and CTN also broadcasts a news channel. Several
other international broadcasters operate studios in Hong Kong and uplink
their signals from Hong Kong, including CNN International, TNT &
Cartoon Network, NBC Asia, and Reuters Asia Limited.

About 533 000 households in Hong Kong can receive regional satellite
channels. The most popular are the four free-to-air channels broadcast by
STAR TV.

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