STAR MOVIES

Channel Profile
Star Movies is a 24 hour movie channel showcasing Hollywood's biggest blockbusters with over 100 movies every month including 25 premieres.

Launch Date
Southeast Asia/Taiwan : 1996
India/the Middle East   : 1994

Distribution
29 million homes in Asia.

Markets
Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Mainland China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, the Middle East, the Philippines, Vanuatu and Vietnam.

Programming
A popular mix of movie genres including action, sci-fi, romance, drama, comedy, thrillers, family, horror and children's movies.

Movie deals with all major Hollywood studios including exclusive output deals with 20th Century Fox, Disney (including Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Walt Disney Productions and Miramax), MGM/United Artists, Lucasfilm Canal+ and Lions Gate.

No commercial breaks within movies (except in Taiwan and India)

Target Audience
Movie lovers of all ages

Special Programme Highlights
Sunday Mega Movie (guaranteed movie premiere every Sun at 9pm)
Must See Saturday
Hollywood Action Night
TV mega series: Steven Spielberg Presents TAKEN
Live and exclusive events
  The Academy Awards?
  The Golden Globe Awards?
Concerts

Language
English

Subtitles
Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan: Traditional Chinese
Malaysia: Bahasa Malaysia for Sunday Mega Movie
Middle East: Arabic
Thailand: Thai