Star Movies (Indian TV channel)
Star Movies is an Indian regional-language pay movie channel owned by The Walt Disney Company India. a wholly owned by The Walt Disney Company. this is the Indian version of Star Movies. It' primary focus is Hollywood films.
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| Type | Television Channel |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Broadcast area | Indian subcontinent |
| Network | Disney Star |
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Hindi Tamil Telugu |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company India |
| Sister channels | Disney Star Channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 April 2011 (SD) 13 October 2013 (HD) 9 July 2015 (Star Movies Select HD) 15 March 2023 (Star Movies Select SD) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Disney+ Hotstar | India |
History
Star Movies was launched by Star TV. It was bought by News Corporation who formed Star India to operate the channel.[1]
In March 2019, The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox for $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.
Programming
Star Movies has had an exclusive content deal with 20th Century Studios and Walt Disney Studios since 2006. Star Movies also shows movies from other studios.
Star Movies India HD
Star Movies India launched their HD feed on 15 October 2013.
Channels
| Channel | Category | SD/HD availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Movies | Movies | SD+HD | |
| Star Movies Select |
Defunct channels
| Channel | Defuct | Category | SD/HD availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Movies Action | 2017 | Movies | SD | |
| Fox Action Movies | 2012 | Replaced by star Movies Action |