Star Chinese Movies
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Country | Hong Kong Malaysia Singapore Taiwan |
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Broadcast area | Malaysia United Kingdom |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Mandarin Cantonese |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
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History | |
Launched | 1 May 1994 15 December 2007 (Star Legend Movies) |
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
References
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