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On May 19, 2012, STAR Chinese Movies Hong Kong was officially re-branded. The channel logo was also changed from a star, to a crown. The crown features three points, which represent the channel's aims of offering the best premium programmes, the best screening service and the largest Chinese movie inventory.<ref>[http://www.onscreenasia.com/article/star-chinese-movies-crowning-glory/9863 Star Chinese Movies Hong Kong crowning glory] retrieved via www.onscreenasia.com 05-19-2012</ref>
On May 19, 2012, STAR Chinese Movies Hong Kong was officially re-branded. The channel logo was also changed from a star, to a crown. The crown features three points, which represent the channel's aims of offering the best premium programmes, the best screening service and the largest Chinese movie inventory.<ref>[http://www.onscreenasia.com/article/star-chinese-movies-crowning-glory/9863 Star Chinese Movies Hong Kong crowning glory] retrieved via www.onscreenasia.com 05-19-2012</ref>


==Star Legend Movies==
==STAR Legend Movies==
Boasting the world’s largest contemporary Chinese film library, STAR Chinese Movies 2 showcases some of the best movies from the Golden Age of Hong Kong productions from the 1970s to 1990s. With 24 hours of commercial-free and non-stop programming, the channel offers a line-up of box office blockbusters featuring top rated movie stars and directors. Early films by [[Bruce Lee]], Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, [[Jet Li]], and Stephen Chow are frequently aired. All the movies are broadcast in Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. STAR Chinese Movies 2 currently only now available in [[StarHub TV]] in Singapore Channel 867 and on Channel 226 via HyppTV in Malaysia.<ref>[http://www.kylintv.com/NowPlaying/channels2.asp?name=starMovie Kylintv launched STAR Chinese Movies 2 launched February 8, 2008]</ref><ref>[http://www.startv.com/pressroom/pressrelease.jsp?seq=3404 STAR TV lunached another STAR Chinese Channel 2]</ref><ref>[http://www.starhub.com/portal/site/CableTV/menuitem.ead74d834477efb3f75eb1109b1000a0/?vgnextoid=05792a0a19134010VgnVCM100000b901000aRCRD&vgnextfmt=ItemCMId%3A860718ffd5247110VgnVCM100000464114acRCRD Second STAR Chinese Movies launch in StarHub website]</ref><ref>[http://www.startv.com/pressroom/pressrelease.jsp?seq=3480 STAR CHINESE MOVIES 2 Launches on now TV in Hong Kong]</ref> STAR Chinese Movies 2 was officially re-branded from September 2012, which was renamed as [[STAR Legend Movies]] (SCM Legend).
Boasting the world’s largest contemporary Chinese film library, STAR Chinese Movies 2 showcases some of the best movies from the Golden Age of Hong Kong productions from the 1970s to 1990s. With 24 hours of commercial-free and non-stop programming, the channel offers a line-up of box office blockbusters featuring top rated movie stars and directors. Early films by [[Bruce Lee]], Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, [[Jet Li]], and Stephen Chow are frequently aired. All the movies are broadcast in Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. STAR Chinese Movies 2 currently only now available in [[StarHub TV]] in Singapore Channel 867 and on Channel 226 via HyppTV in Malaysia.<ref>[http://www.kylintv.com/NowPlaying/channels2.asp?name=starMovie Kylintv launched STAR Chinese Movies 2 launched February 8, 2008]</ref><ref>[http://www.startv.com/pressroom/pressrelease.jsp?seq=3404 STAR TV lunached another STAR Chinese Channel 2]</ref><ref>[http://www.starhub.com/portal/site/CableTV/menuitem.ead74d834477efb3f75eb1109b1000a0/?vgnextoid=05792a0a19134010VgnVCM100000b901000aRCRD&vgnextfmt=ItemCMId%3A860718ffd5247110VgnVCM100000464114acRCRD Second STAR Chinese Movies launch in StarHub website]</ref><ref>[http://www.startv.com/pressroom/pressrelease.jsp?seq=3480 STAR CHINESE MOVIES 2 Launches on now TV in Hong Kong]</ref> STAR Chinese Movies 2 was officially re-branded from September 2012, which was renamed as STAR Legend Movies (SCM Legend).


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Revision as of 02:32, 20 December 2015

Star Chinese Movies
衛視電影台
CountryHong Kong
Singapore
Taiwan
Malaysia
Ownership
OwnerSTAR TV
Fox International Channels

Stay Chinese Movies (also known as SCM) is a 24-hour Cantonese and Mandarin movie channel owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, subsidiaries of 21st Century Fox. It features Chinese films with Chinese stars, including Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng and Stephen Chow. STAR Chinese Movies headquarters is in Singapore, STAR Chinese Movies has to abide by censorship laws there.[citation needed]

History

It was launched on 1 May 1994. At that time, it screened both Hollywood and Chinese movies and catered to a pan-Asian audience split into two stations: STAR Movies (was formerly known as STAR Movies International, now is currently known as Fox Movies Premium) – is an English movie channel and STAR Chinese Movies (formerly known as STAR Mandarin Movies).

File:Starchinesemovies logo.jpg
Star Chinese Movies before 1 July 2012 for Hong Kong and Singapore. Some countries are still using the old logo

On May 19, 2012, STAR Chinese Movies Hong Kong was officially re-branded. The channel logo was also changed from a star, to a crown. The crown features three points, which represent the channel's aims of offering the best premium programmes, the best screening service and the largest Chinese movie inventory.[1]

STAR Legend Movies

Boasting the world’s largest contemporary Chinese film library, STAR Chinese Movies 2 showcases some of the best movies from the Golden Age of Hong Kong productions from the 1970s to 1990s. With 24 hours of commercial-free and non-stop programming, the channel offers a line-up of box office blockbusters featuring top rated movie stars and directors. Early films by Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, Jet Li, and Stephen Chow are frequently aired. All the movies are broadcast in Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. STAR Chinese Movies 2 currently only now available in StarHub TV in Singapore Channel 867 and on Channel 226 via HyppTV in Malaysia.[2][3][4][5] STAR Chinese Movies 2 was officially re-branded from September 2012, which was renamed as STAR Legend Movies (SCM Legend).

STAR Legend Movies
卫视卡式台
CountryHong Kong
Singapore
Malaysia
Ownership
OwnerSTAR TV
Fox International Channels

Operating Channels

  • STAR Chinese Movies Taiwan
  • STAR Chinese Movies Hong Kong
  • STAR Chinese Movies Singapore
  • STAR Chinese Movies South East Asia
  • STAR Chinese Movies Malaysia
  • STAR Chinese Movies HD Taiwan
  • STAR Chinese Movies HD South East Asia
  • STAR Legend Movies。
  • STAR Chinese Movies Play
  • STAR Legend Movies Play
  • STAR Chinese Movies USA

References

  1. ^ Star Chinese Movies Hong Kong crowning glory retrieved via www.onscreenasia.com 05-19-2012
  2. ^ Kylintv launched STAR Chinese Movies 2 launched February 8, 2008
  3. ^ STAR TV lunached another STAR Chinese Channel 2
  4. ^ Second STAR Chinese Movies launch in StarHub website
  5. ^ STAR CHINESE MOVIES 2 Launches on now TV in Hong Kong

External links

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