Star Movies India

Star Movies India is an Indian English language movie channel owned by The Walt Disney Company. This version of Star Movies is available in India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Star Movies
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaIndian subcontinent
HeadquartersMumbai
Programming
Language(s)• English
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Dolby Surround 5.1 and 7.1 Sound
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company
ParentStar India
History
LaunchedMay 1, 1994 (1994-05-01)
April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01)
Availability
Satellite
Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation LimitedChannel 302 SD
Channel 740 HD
Streaming media
Disney+ HotstarIndia

History

Star Movies launched by Star TV Then it was brought by News Corporation and formed Star India to operate the channel.[1]

In March 2019 The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox with $71 million.

The channel ceased broadcasting in Sri Lanka from 1 February 2015 due to content rights issues, leaving the country with no Star Movies or Fox Movies channel.

The channel was relaunched in Sri Lanka in 2019 after 4 years.

Programming

Star movies has exclusive content deal with 20th century fox and Walt Disney studios since 2006.star movies also showing the movies from the studios like Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Lionsgate.

Audio feed

Star Movies India is available in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

Star Movies HD

Star Movies India launched their HD feed on 15 October 2013.

Other channels

Star India additionally launched an other channel with star movies name attached.

Defunct channels

References
  1. http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/the-biggest-diwali-blockbuster-is-here-181025
  2. Malvania, Urvi (2015-07-08). "STAR India goes premium with STAR Movies Select HD". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  3. "Star Movies Action to replace Fox Action Movies". www.bestmediaifo.com.
  4. "Star TV India to shut down three channels". 16 May 2017.


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