STAR Shuffles Greater China Execs

HONG KONG/TAIPEI, October
2: Jason Siu, who currently oversees STAR’s Taiwan business, is shifting over
to the Hong Kong-based position of general manager of Chinese movies, with
Daniel Cheung assuming the role as CEO of STAR Taiwan.

Cheung, who has been
serving as the CEO of STAR JV and Indonesian terrestrial channel ANTV, will be
responsible for leading STAR’s Taiwan business. He previously held the role of
COO at China Network Systems, a formerly held cable joint venture between STAR
and the Koos Group, and general manager of STAR Taiwan.

Siu, currently the general
manager of STAR Taiwan, will now be based in Hong Kong, overseeing the operations
of the Chinese movie channels STAR Chinese Movies and STAR Chinese Movies 2. He
will report to Todd Lituchy, the president of entertainment at STAR. Siu will
also work with the recently launched Fox STAR Studios joint venture to explore
and develop Chinese film production projects for local and worldwide
distribution.

Paul Aiello, the CEO of STAR, said: “Daniel is a veteran TV executive with an
in-depth understanding of the market and unrivalled experience in broadcasting
and distribution through his earlier roles, many of which have been in a
leadership position covering the Taiwan market. Bringing in someone of Daniel’s
caliber underscores our commitment to Taiwan and our confidence in the
prospects for this market. I am confident that Daniel will be able to capture
the growth opportunities out there and spearhead our Taiwan business to
exciting new heights.”

Aiello continued, “I would
like to thank Jason for the important contributions he has made towards our
Taiwan operations. As STAR expands its business into filmed entertainment, we’ll
look to Jason to leverage his core skills in Chinese content production and his
in-depth understanding of the movie business, both as far as our highly
successful Chinese movie channels go, as well as contributing materially to our
newly formed joint venture, Fox STAR studios.”

—By Jackie Stewart