Sun TV (Hong Kong)
Encyclopedia
Sun TV is a commercial Mandarin-language satellite television station broadcasting from Hong Kong
, mostly to the Asia-Pacific region on the following satellites: Telstar 18
, Apstar VI
, NSS 11 and AsiaSat 3S
. Online streaming
is available at tv.isuntv.com/live, which embeds a Windows Media Player
control pointed at a 310-kilobit MSS2
-codec DirectShow
stream mms://65.49.26.231/suntv (on Linux
this steam can be played directly with MPlayer
if Windows DLLs are added).
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, mostly to the Asia-Pacific region on the following satellites: Telstar 18
Telstar
Telstar is the name of various communications satellites, including the first such satellite to relay television signals.The first two Telstar satellites were experimental and nearly identical. Telstar 1 was launched on top of a Thor-Delta rocket on July 10, 1962...
, Apstar VI
Apstar VI
Apstar VI is a communications satellite built by Alcatel Space, a subsidiary of Alcatel, and was boosted into orbit on April 12, 2005 by Long March 3B launcher from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China...
, NSS 11 and AsiaSat 3S
AsiaSat
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. is a commercial operator of communication spacecraft. AsiaSat is based in Hong Kong with two major shareholders, CITIC and General Electric.-Satellites:...
. Online streaming
Internet television
Internet television is the digital distribution of television content via the Internet...
is available at tv.isuntv.com/live, which embeds a Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices...
control pointed at a 310-kilobit MSS2
Windows Media Video
'Windows Media Video is a video compression format for several proprietary codecs developed by Microsoft. The original video format, known as WMV, was originally designed for Internet streaming applications, as a competitor to RealVideo. The other formats, such as WMV Screen and WMV Image, cater...
-codec DirectShow
DirectShow
DirectShow , codename Quartz, is a multimedia framework and API produced by Microsoft for software developers to perform various operations with media files or streams. It is the replacement for Microsoft's earlier Video for Windows technology...
stream mms://65.49.26.231/suntv (on Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
this steam can be played directly with MPlayer
MPlayer
MPlayer is a free and open source media player. The program is available for all major operating systems, including Linux and other Unix-like systems, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Versions for OS/2, Syllable, AmigaOS and MorphOS are also available. The Windows version works, with some minor...
if Windows DLLs are added).
See also
- Shuowen Jiezi (television program)Shuowen Jiezi (television program)Shuowen Jiezi is the title of an educational television series broadcast daily on China's Sun TV channel and presented by Zhuang Jing . The title is taken from the ancient Chinese etymological dictionary Shuowen Jiezi, and each episode briefly explains a Chinese character.For scheduling purposes...
an educational program about Chinese characters broadcast on Sun TV