Star Chinese Movies
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| Country | Hong Kong Malaysia Singapore Taiwan |
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| Broadcast area | Malaysia United Kingdom |
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| Language(s) | Mandarin Cantonese |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
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| Launched | 1 May 1994 15 December 2007 (SCM Legend) |
| Closed | 1 October 2021 (for Star Legend Movies Southeast Asia and Hong Kong feeds only)[1] |
| Former names | Star Mandarin Movies (1 May 1994 – 31 March 1996) |
Star Chinese Movies is a 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.
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 Chinese Movies 2 was launched.
On 19 May 2012, the Star Chinese Movies 2 and Hong Kong was officially rebranded as Star Chinese Movies Legend. The channel logo was also changed from a star, to a crown.
On 1 October 2021, Star Chinese Movies Legend along with many other Fox Networks Asia channels (except National Geographic Asia and National Geographic Wild Asia) will end its broadcast in the rest of Asia to focus on Disney+ Hotstar (or Disney+ in Hong Kong and Singapore), however, Star Chinese Movies will continue to operate after this date.
Feeds
- Taiwan
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- Southeast Asia
- Middle East
- Malaysia
References
- ^ "Disney to Close 18 TV Channels in Asia". Variety. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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
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