Marvel HQ (TV channel)
Marvel HQ is an Indian pay television channel owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India featuring shows and movies from Marvel Entertainment, as well as some acquired programming. The channel targets pre-teens, teens and young adults (6-17) with action-adventure animation and live action programming.[2][3] The channel is the Indian equivalent to the original American version of Disney XD which uses the same name and branding as the Marvel HQ website and YouTube channel.
 Marvel HQ's logo, since 2019 | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India Nepal Maldives |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | |
| Picture format | 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Star India |
| Sister channels | Star Plus Star Bharat Star Gold Star Gold 2 Star Gold Select HD Star Utsav Star Utsav Movies Star Movies Star Movies Select Star World Star World Premiere Star Jalsha Star Jalsha Movies Star Pravah Asianet Asianet Plus Asianet Movies Star Maa Star Maa Movies Star Maa Gold Star Maa Music Star Suvarna Star Suvarna Plus Star Vijay Star Vijay Super Star Vijay Music Nat Geo Nat Geo Wild Star Sports Disney Channel Bindass Disney International HD Disney Junior Hungama TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 20 January 2019 |
| Replaced | Disney XD (Indian TV channel) |
| Replaced by | Super Hungama |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| DEN Networks | Channel 434 |
| Hathway | Channel 406 |
| Kerala Vision | Channel 460 |
| Satellite | |
| Tata Sky | Channel 655 |
| Dish TV | Channel 979 |
| Asianet Digital | Channel 333 |
| Airtel Digital TV | Channel 457 |
| Videocon D2H | Channel 511 |
| Sun Direct | Channel 534 |
| DishHome(Nepal) | channel 806 |
History
Marvel HQ was officially launched on 20 January 2019, replacing the Indian version of Disney XD.[1] Disney India sees Marvel as a "pop-culture phenomenon" as the reason to have a dedicated Marvel channel.[4] At launch, the main Marvel programming would consist of four animated shows[1] and 40% of the schedule[4] with additional Marvel animated series added or seasons started in March 2019. But other than Marvel shows, this channel provides a number of popular anime Tv series such as Pokémon and Beyblade.[1]
On 18 October 2021, Disney announced that Marvel HQ would be rebranded as Super Hungama on 11 December 2021,[5] however on November 30, it was announced that the rebranding would be delayed until further notice.[6]
Programming
References
- "Disney India to replace Disney XD with Marvel HQ". Best Media Info. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "Disney India to launch Marvel HQ on January 20 Beyblade burst turboo". ET BrandEquity. Economic Times. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- "Disney India to launch new kids channel Marvel HQ in place of Disney XD". TelevisionPost. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- "Marvel HQ, the TV channel for your all-day superhero fix". Exchange4media. Adsert Web Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- Delhi, BestMediaInfo Bureau; October 16; 2021. "Breaking News: Disney Star India exits English general entertainment; Star World, Star World HD and Star World Premiere HD to go off air by November 30". www.bestmediaifo.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/viewership/star-and-disney-india-postpones-new-channel-launches-till-further-intimation-211130