Star TV is an Asian television service owned by News Corporation. It was founded in 1990 in Hong Kong and now reaches 300 million viewers across 53 countries. News Corporation purchased Star TV from Hutchison Whampoa in 1993. Star TV operates numerous television channels across Asia, focusing on genres like movies, entertainment, news, music, sports, and documentaries. It provides channels in languages like English and Hindi to viewers in South and Southeast Asia.