Hong Kong, July 14 2009 – STAR today announced that Laureen Ong,
its Chief Operating Officer, will be stepping down in mid August. Upon Ong's
departure, the operational units under Ong will report directly to Paul
Aiello, Chief Executive Officer of STAR.
Paul Aiello said, “Laureen is an experienced and valued media executive. She
has been a friend and a mentor to many in the company – we will miss her.”
Aiello continued, “Laureen has played a key leadership role in rejuvenating
some of our brands and expanding the reach of our popular channels globally.
We thank her for her contributions and wish her every success in the
future."
Ong said, "I feel fortunate to have joined a company as vibrant and
progressive as STAR and to have worked with so many talented colleagues. It
has been an honour for me and I would like to thank everyone for their
support and wish them all the best.”
Ong joined STAR in May 2007.
About STAR
STAR is a leading media and entertainment company in Asia. STAR broadcasts
over 60 television services in 13 languages to more than 300 million viewers
across 53 Asian countries. STAR and its joint venture channels cover all
genres including general entertainment (Star Plus, Xing Kong, Star Chinese
Channel, Star World, Star One, Star Utsav, Star Jalsha, Star Pravah, Vijay,
Asianet, Asianet Plus, Sitara, Suvarna, antv, Phoenix Chinese Channel),
sports (ESPN, Star Sports, Star Cricket), movies (Star Chinese Movies, Star
Chinese Movies 2, Star Gold, Star Movies), music (Channel [V]), and news and
current affairs (Star News, Star Ananda, Star Majha, 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, STAR businesses extend to
filmed entertainment, television production, cable systems and distribution,
direct-to-home services, terrestrial TV broadcasting, wireless and digital
services. STAR is a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation.
www.startv.com
Contact:
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