Star Chinese Movies

Star Chinese Movies

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Country	Hong Kong Malaysia] Singapore Taiwan
Broadcast area	Malaysia United Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)	Mandarin Cantonese
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Star China Media Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific (Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International)
Sister channels	Fox Life Fox Crime FX Fox Fox Sports Fox Filipino Channel V National Geographic Fox Movies Fox Action Movies Fox Family Movies
History
Launched	1 May 1994 (1 May 1994) 15 December 2007 (15 December 2007) (Star Legend Movies)
Closed	1 March 2021 (1 March 2021) (Malaysia)
Former names	Star Mandarin Movies (1 May 1994 – 31 March 1996)

Star Chinese Movies is a Singaporean Chinese language pay television channel owned by Star China Media and Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, subsidiary of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International. It features Chinese films, featuring famous actors such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng, Stephen Chow and many more. Star Chinese Movies headquarters are located in Singapore.

History

It was launched on 1 May 1994 as Star Mandarin Movies. At that time, it screened both Hollywood and Chinese-language films and was focused to a pan-Asian audience split into two television channels: Star Movies International (now Fox Movies) and Star Mandarin Movies (now Star Chinese Movies).

On 15 December 2007, a sister channel named Star Legend Movies was launched.

On 19 May 2012, the Hong Kong was officially rebranded. The channel logo was also changed from a star, to a crown.

Feeds

• Taiwan
• Hong Kong
• Singapore
• Southeast Asia
• Middle East
• Malaysia
• United Kingdom

External links

• STAR Chinese Movies Taiwan(in Chinese)
• STAR Chinese Movies HD Taiwan(in Chinese)
• STAR Chinese Movies Hong Kong
• STAR Chinese Movies Hong Kong at www.now-tv.com