Star Chinese Movies
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Country | Hong Kong (Closed on 1 October 2021 for SCM Legend) Malaysia (Closed on 1 October 2021) Singapore Taiwan |
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Broadcast area | Hong Kong China Asia (except Malaysia from 1 October 2021) United Kingdom Africa |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Mandarin Cantonese |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific (Disney International Operations) |
Sister channels | Star Chinese Channel |
History | |
Launched | 1 May 1994 15 December 2007 (SCM Legend) |
Closed | September 1, 2021 September 13, 2021 (for SCM Legend Transvision feed, Indonesia)[1] 1 October 2021 (for SCM Legend Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan feeds only and for Star Chinese Movies Malaysia and Singtel TV in Singapore only)[2] 1 December 2021 (Indonesia, MNC Vision feed) | (for SCM Legend Now TV feed, Hong Kong)
Former names | Star Mandarin Movies (1 May 1994 – 31 March 1996) |
Star Chinese Movies is a Chinese language pay television channel owned by Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific. 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) end all operations from 1 October 2021 with the very final and last Raymond Wong Pak-ming movie aired is Happy Ghost III. After final and last Raymond Wong Pak-ming showing the message with Chinese (本頻道將不再提供服務感謝您長期支持與收看; pinyin: Běn píndào jiāng bù zài tígōng fúwù gǎnxiè nín chángqí zhīchí yú shōukàn; lit.: This channel is no longer available, thank you for watching.). All these channels shows moved to Disney+ (in Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Disney+ Hotstar (in Southeast Asia outside Singapore and Philippines), however, Star Chinese Movies continues to operate after this date.[2]
Feeds
- Taiwan
- Hong Kong (Closed on 1 October 2021 for SCM Legend)
- Singapore
- Southeast Asia (Closed on 1 October 2021 for SCM Legend)
- Middle East
- Malaysia (Closed on 1 October 2021)
References
- ^ "Star Chinese Movies And Star Chinese Movies Legends Will Ceased Broadcasting On Transvision 13 September 2021". YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ a b Multiple sources:
- Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- Kanter, Jake (27 April 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- Lai, Adrian (29 April 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 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