Star Chinese Movies

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STAR TV Chinese Movies
CountryHong Kong
Singapore
Indonesia
Ownership
OwnerSTAR TV
Fox International Channels

STAR TV Chinese Movies (also known as SCM) is a 24-hour Cantonese and Mandarin movie channels 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 American Hollywood and Mandarin Chinese movies and catered to a pan-Southeast Asia and Australia audience split into 2-television stations: STAR TV Movies (was formerly known as "STAR TV English Movies International" now is currently known as Fox Movies Premium) – is an English movie channels and STAR TV Chinese Movies (formerly known as "STAR TV 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 TV Legend Movies

Boasting the world’s largest contemporary Chinese film library, STAR TV 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 TV Chinese Movies 2 currently only now available in StarHub TV in Singapore Channel 867 and Singtel TV in Singapore Channel 573. STAR TV Chinese Movies 2 was officially re-branded from September 2012 which was renamed as STAR TV Legend Movies (SCM Legend).

Operating Channels

  • STAR TV Chinese Movies Taiwan
  • STAR TV Chinese Movies Hong Kong
  • STAR TV Chinese Movies Singapore
  • STAR TV Chinese Movies South East Asia
  • STAR TV Chinese Movies Malaysia
  • STAR TV Chinese Movies HD Taiwan
  • STAR TV Chinese Movies HD South East Asia
  • STAR TV Chinese Movies HD Singapore - (Broadcast times - HKT/SIN) simulcast with the Hong Kong feed at 19:00 to 00:00 (HK/SIN)
  • STAR TV Legend Movies
  • STAR TV Chinese Movies Play
  • STAR TV Chinese Movies Play Singapore - Same with Singapore feed expect for the logo and commercial feed.
  • STAR TV Legend Movies Play
  • STAR TV Chinese Movies USA

Distribution

Singapore

References

  1. ^ Star Chinese Movies Hong Kong crowning glory retrieved via www.onscreenasia.com 05-19-2012

External links

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