Star Movies (Indian TV channel)
Logo used since 2009 | |
Type | Television Channel |
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Country | India |
Broadcast area | Indian subcontinent |
Headquarters | Mumbai |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | JioStar, a Joint Venture between Viacom18 & Disney India |
Sister channels | Star Movies Select (SD&HD) JioStar channels |
History | |
Launched | 1991 15 April 2011 (HD) |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
JioHotstar | India |
Star Movies is an Indian English language pay television movie channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It is the Indian version of Star Movies. It' primary focus is Hollywood films.
History
Star Movies was launched by Star TV. It was bought by News Corporation who formed Star India to operate the channel.[1]
In March 2019, The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox for $71 billion.[2]