Utsav Bharat
Star Life (formerly known as Star Bharat UK and Utsav Bharat) is a European English pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company India Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.[1] the channel operated by Disney Star It telecasts family dramas, mythological, historical, crime, romantic and comedy shows. Its programming is in English and automated subtitled in English.
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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Europe |
| Network | Disney Star |
| Headquarters | Southall, London |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Audio: English Subtitles: English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Disney Star |
| Sister channels | Utsav Plus Utsav Gold |
| History | |
| Launched | 22 January 2021 |
| Replaced | Star Bharat |
| Former names | Utsav Bharat (2021-2023) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Hotstar | hotstar.com |
History
In November 2006, Star One, along with Star Gold, launched in the UK on Sky. The channel was an Indian subscription-television youth channel that
Star One was rebranded as Star Life OK on May 2012. It was then rebranded again on 28 August 2017 as Star Bharat.[2]
On 30 December 2020, Disney announced that the ‘Star’ branding would be replaced with ‘Utsav’ in 2021.[3] This was done to avoid confusion with Disney's then upcoming service STAR on Disney+.
On 11 January 2021, Star TV UK/Europe revealed the new logo identity.[4]
On 22 January 2021, Star Bharat rebranded to Utsav Bharat, and this change is currently effective in parts of UK/Europe.[5] On 1 March 2023, Utsav Plus and Utsav Bharat were rebranded to Star Channel and Star Life, the only channel that used the Utsav branding was Utsav Gold.
Programming
The channel line-up consists of family dramas, mythological, historical, crime, romantic, comedy shows and television films. It also broadcast shows which are exclusive to Utsav Bharat viewers, Hindi Bollywood movies and movies dubbed in Hindi.
The channel Launched a programming block: Star Zaika.[6]
The programming Of ‘Star Zaika’ consists of cooking shows which are aired during different times of the day on both Star Life and Star Channel.
Its programming is in English and automated subtitles in English.
Current Broadcast
- Utsav Bharat Originals
| Year | Show | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–present | Woh Toh Hai Albelaa | Family Drama |
| Na Umra Ki Seema Ho | Drama | |
| Ajooni | Drama | |
| Dheere Dheere Se | Family Drama | |
| 2023- Present | Meri Saas Bhoot Hai | Family Comedy |
Star Life exclusives
| Year | Show | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020–present | Chef’s Special
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Acquired Cooking Show |
| 2021–present | Savdhaan India | Rerun |
| 2022–present | Musakaan | Rerun |
Sanjeev Kapoors Kitchen
|
Acquired Cooking Show | |
References
- "Star India launches new channel, STAR BHARAT - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- "Life Ok rebranded as Star Bharat, may start from 15 August". Indian Television.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Palmer, Roger (30 December 2020). "Disney Renaming Star Channels In The Netherlands | What's On Disney Plus".
- "Exclusive: Star Plus to become Utsav Plus in UK & Europe". 11 January 2021.
- "Exclusive: First look at Star TV's new Utsav TV branding". 11 January 2021.
- Baddhan, Raj (11 April 2018). "Star TV UK to launch food strand 'Star Zaika'".