StarPlus
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Star India (The Walt Disney Company India) |
StarPlus is an Indian pay television channel owned by Star India.[1] The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films.[1] It is also distributed internationally by The Walt Disney Company India, subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.[1]
History
When it was first launched on 21 February 1992[1], StarPlus was an English-language television channel showing international TV shows from the U.S., the UK and Australia, with Zee TV being the Hindi-language counterpart.[2] However, after Star ended its relationship with Zee TV, Star Plus was transformed into a Hindi-language channel, with Star World becoming the network's English-language counterpart channel.[3]
In 2000, the company's CEO Sameer Nair and programming chief Tarun Katial introduced a number of new shows, which helped to solidify the channel's position as the leader in the Hindi-language television broadcasting area.[4]
It launched in the United States in November 2004.[5]
The channel's high-definition feed was launched on 15 April 2011.[6] It carries the same schedule as the SD feed, but with different commercials. Star Plus HD was set to launch in both the United Kingdom and Ireland by the end of 2011,[7] but it was delayed until 5 July 2012.[8]
On October 6, 2017, Canada's ATN Channel lost rights to Star programming, with viewers directed to the new streaming service Hotstar, which was recently introduced in the Canadian market.[9]
Star ended transmission of traditional networks in the American market on January 4, 2019, deciding instead to market its Hotstar streaming service direct to consumers as a better overall value than the few linear channels in the suite, which were often marked up by pay television providers to justify their carriage costs, and months before the consummation of the Fox/Disney merger; Hotstar is marketed by The Walt Disney Company as one of the deal's prime assets.[10][11]
Programming
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Description about the Channel Star Plus". Times Of India.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Flegg, Michael (10 September 2001). "India's Star TV Leaps to Top Spot Due to Game Shows, Soap Operas". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 19 September 2001.
- ^ "Zee: Life after Star, and vice-versa". Equity Master.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "History Star Plus Global". Star Plus Global. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "YuppTV Launches Star Plus and Life OK Channels in USA". Business Wire.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Star TV India Launches Five HD Channels". Hollywood Reporter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Star Plus UK to launch HD Channel – http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2011/02/exclusive_star_5.php
- ^ Star Plus HD UK date confirmed – http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/star-plus-hd-to-launch-in-july-in-uk
- ^ "&TV replace Star Plus to be part of the ATN HD channel". Asian Television.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Starting January 5, STAR India's TV Channels will be streaming ONLY on Hotstar in the US". PR Newswire.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Baddhan, Raj (7 December 2018). "Star TV to shutdown television operations in USA". BizAsia. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
