Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific Limited, (formerly Satellite Television Asian Region Limited (from 2001 trading as Star TV, stylised as STAR TV, and then as Star until 2009), subsequently Fox International Channels Asia Pacific Limited and Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific Limited), is a Singapore and Taiwan-based commercial broadcasting company operating multiple specialty television channels. The company is formerly part of the Fox Networks Group, and is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company since March 2019. Originally established by Hutchison Whampoa and later acquired by the original News Corporation, Star TV was once the prominent satellite television broadcaster in the entire Asia region. On 20 March 2019 following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets, FNG Asia and Star India became a part of Disney, and FNG Asia Pacific merged with Disney Branded Television unit. DNG Asia Pacific's channels are available in Southeast Asia and it previously served East Asia, South Asia and the Middle East. History Launch The company was originally registered to the Companies Registry of Hong Kong as Quford Limited on 31 August 1990. The company was renamed Hutchvision Channel Services Limited on 31 January 1991 before becoming Satellite Television Asian Region Limited () on 4 July 1991. It was established by Hutchison Whampoa (which also owned the health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson Group at the time) and was headed by Richard Li (son of Li Ka-Shing, the founder of Cheung Kong which owns Hutchison Whampoa). The company operated its television channels under a unified brand, Star TV (). In its initial years, the channels were broadcast over AsiaSat 1 communication satellite operated by Asia Satellite Telecommunications which was a consortium of Hutchison Whampoa, China International Trust and Investment Corporation and Cable & Wireless Worldwide. As with the satellite's footprint, the channels reached from the Far East to the Middle East. The Star TV Network's initial line-up of advertisement-supported five free-to-air channels at its launch was digital electronic by Sony based in Tokyo were as follows: Prime Sports (; officially launched on 26 August 1991): 24-hour multi-sport television channel broadcast in English and Chinese; joint venture with TCI in the United States which owned Prime Network. MTV (; officially launched on 15 September 1991): 24-hour music channel broadcast in English, Hindi and Chinese, focused on pop music; joint venture with Viacom in the United States which owned the American TV channel of the same