Disney Star Private Limited is an Indian media conglomerate and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India.[1] It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Disney Star network runs more than 70 TV channels in eight languages, reaching out to 9 out of 10 cable and satellite TV homes in India.[2] The network reaches approximately 790 million viewers a month across India and more than 100 countries.[3] Disney Star generates more than 30,000 hours of content every year.[4] Disney Star is the largest television and entertainment network in India.
History[]
TBA
Business results[]
In August 2012, Business Line of The Hindu group reported that STAR CJ Alive is claiming average sale of products worth Rs. 9.5 million on week days and Rs. 12 million on weekends.[5] Approximately 65% of the sales come from electronics segment while household segment stands second in the race. In December 2012, some sections of the media reported that Rupert Murdoch run News Corp may exit Star CJ by selling its entire stake to Providence Equity Partners.[6] This share transfer reportedly ran into trouble when the Department of Revenue discovered that funds from other jurisdictions were being channelised to exploit Indo Mauritius double taxation avoidance agreement.[7]
STAR India Entertainment provides 51 channels while STAR India Sports provides 17 channels.
Divisions[]
- Star TV Media Networks
- Star Sports
- Star Media Networks South
- Asianet Star Communications
- Maa Television Pvt. Ltd
- Star Studios
- Novi Digital Entertainment
- Mashal Sports (74%)
- Pro Kabaddi league[8]
- Football Sports Development (40%)
- Indian Super League
Owned channels[]
On air channels[]
India[]
| Channel | Launched | Language | Category | SD/HD availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Plus | 1992 | Hindi | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Star Bharat | 2017 | Formerly Star One and Life OK | |||
| Star Utsav | 2004 | SD | |||
| Star Utsav Movies | 2016 | Movies | |||
| Star Gold | 1999 | SD+HD | |||
| Star Gold 2 | 2020 | SD | Formerly Movies OK | ||
| Star Gold Select | 2017 | SD+HD | |||
| UTV Movies | 2008 | SD | |||
| UTV Action | 2010 | ||||
| UTV HD | 2018 | HD | |||
| Bindass | 2007 | Music | SD | ||
| Star Sports 1 Hindi | 2017 | Sports | SD+HD | ||
| Star Sports First | 2017 | SD | |||
| Star World | 1991 | English | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Star World Premiere HD | 2013 | HD | |||
| Disney International HD | 2017 | ||||
| Star Movies | 1991 | Movies | SD+HD | ||
| Star Movies Select HD | 2015 | HD | |||
| Star Sports 1 | 1996 | Sports | SD+HD | ||
| Star Sports 2 | 2013 | ||||
| Star Sports 3 | 2018 | SD | |||
| Star Sports Select 1 | 2016 | SD+HD | |||
| Star Sports Select 2 | 2016 | ||||
| Disney Channel | 2004 | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu | Kids | SD | |
| Disney Junior | 2012 | ||||
| Hungama TV | 2004 | ||||
| Super Hungama | 2022 | Formerly Toon Disney, Jetix, Disney XD and Marvel HQ | |||
| National Geographic | 1998 | English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali | Infotainment | SD+HD | |
| Nat Geo Wild | 2009 | ||||
| Fox Life | 2008 | Lifestyle | |||
| Star Jalsha | 2008 | Bengali | General Entertainment | ||
| Star Jalsha Movies | 2012 | Movies | |||
| Star Sports 1 Bangla | 2019 | Sports | SD | ||
| Star Pravah | 2008 | Marathi | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Star Pravah Picture | 2022 | Movies | |||
| Star Sports 1 Marathi | 2019 | Sports | SD | ||
| Star Kiran | 2022 | Odia | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Star Suvarna | 2007 | Kannada | |||
| Star Suvarna Plus | 2013 | Movies | SD | ||
| Star Sports 1 Kannada | 2018 | Sports | |||
| Asianet | 1993 | Malayalam | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Asianet Plus | 2005 | SD | |||
| Asianet Movies | 2012 | Movies | |||
| Star Vijay | 1994 | Tamil | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Star Vijay Super | 2016 | Movies | SD | ||
| Star Vijay Music | 2020 | Music | |||
| Star Sports 1 Tamil | 2017 | Sports | |||
| Star Maa | 2002 | Telugu | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Star Maa Movies | 2011 | Movies | |||
| Star Maa Gold | 2012 | SD | |||
| Star Maa Music | 2008 | Music | |||
| Star Sports 1 Telugu | 2018 | Sports |
International[]
| Channel | Launched | Language | Category | SD/HD availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Life | 2018 | English | General Entertainment | SD+HD | South Africa Only |
| Utsav Plus | 2021 | Hindi | UK and Europe Only | ||
| Utsav Bharat | 2021 | SD | |||
| Utsav Gold | 2021 | Movies | SD+HD | ||
| Vijay TV | 2021 | Tamil | General Entertainment | SD | International Feed of Star Vijay |
| Asianet Middle East | 2010 | Malayalam | Middle East Only |
Upcoming channels[9][10][11][]
| Channel | Launching Date | Language | Category | SD/HD availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Movies Select SD | TBA | English | Movies | SD | |
| Star Gold Thrills | Hindi | ||||
| Star Gold Romance | |||||
| Star Gold 2 HD | HD | ||||
| Star Jalsha Josh | Bengali | SD | |||
| Asianet Movies HD | Malayalam | HD | |||
| Star Vijay Super HD | Tamil | ||||
| Star Vijay Takkar | SD | ||||
| Star Sports 1 Tamil HD | Sports | HD | |||
| Star Sports 1 Telugu HD | Telugu | ||||
| Disney Channel HD | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu | Kids | |||
| Hungama HD |
Defunct/former channels[]
| Channel | Launched | Defunct | Language | Category | SD/HD availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star One | 2004 | 2011 | Hindi | General Entertainment | SD | Replaced by Life OK |
| Life OK | 2011 | 2017 | SD+HD | Replaced by Star Bharat | ||
| Movies OK | 2012 | 2020 | Movies | SD | Replaced by Star Gold 2 | |
| Channel V | 1994 | 2018 | Music | Replaced by Star Sports 3 | ||
| Star News | 1998 | 2012 | News | Rebranded as ABP News | ||
| FX | 2010 | 2017 | English | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Nat Geo People | 2014 | 2021 | Lifestyle | SD+HD | ||
| Nat Geo Adventure | 2007 | 2014 | Replaced with Nat Geo People | |||
| Nat Geo Music | 2007 | 2017 | Music | |||
| Star Movies Action | 2013 | 2017 | Movies | SD | ||
| Star Cricket | 2007 | 2013 | Sports | SD+HD | Rebranded as Star Sports 1 Hindi | |
| Fox Crime | 2010 | 2015 | Hindi, English | Infotainment | SD | |
| Star CJ Alive | 2009 | 2014 | Shopping | Sold to HomeShop18 in 2017 | ||
| Star Sports 4 | 2013 | 2017 | English, Tamil | Sports | Rebranded as Star Sports 1 Tamil | |
| Star Ananda | 2005 | 2012 | Bengali | News | Rebranded as ABP Ananda | |
| Star Majha | 2007 | 2012 | Marathi | Rebranded as ABP Majha | ||
| Nat Geo Tamil | 2019 | 2020 | Tamil | Documentary | ||
| Nat Geo Telugu | Telugu | |||||
| Baby TV | 2005 | 2021 | English | Kids | SD+HD |
Novi Digital Entertainment[]
Novi Digital Entertainment is a parent company of Disney+ Hotstar and it's a subsidiary of Disney Star.
In January 2015, Star India launched Hotstar, a mobile and online entertainment OTT platform owned by its affiliate, Novi Digital Entertainment. The platform features content in 9 Indian languages and broadcasts sporting events.[12]
In January 2019, Star India shut down its linear TV services in South America, United States, North America, and Canada and shifted all services to Hotstar USA.[13]
In April 2020, the service merged with Disney+ in India forming Disney+ Hotstar. Hotstar operates independently and coexists with Disney+ in Canada and U.S.,[14] since it's launched on 4 September 2017; The United Kingdom on 13 September 2018;[15] and Singapore on 4 November 2020, prior to Disney+ in the country.[16]
On 31 August 2021, Disney announced that it will phase out Hotstar in the US and move all contents into Hulu and ESPN+. It expects that the service will be shut down in the US by late 2022,[17] 'til it takes earlier place back on 30 November 2021.[18]
National Sports Network in India[]
The STAR sports group planned to build a national sports network in India. The plan included broadcasting in Indian languages. ESPN was renamed Star Sports 4, Star Cricket was renamed Star Sports 3, Star Sports was renamed Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 2 kept its name. Star Sports Telugu, Star Cricket HD and ESPN HD renamed Star Sports HD1 and Star Sports HD2 respectively. Star Sports 3 would be predominantly a Hindi-only channel. STAR planned to start with cricket, field hockey and football (soccer) initially. Domestic cricket of India like Deodhar Trophy and Ranji Trophy are considered. Besides this, two non-professional leagues like the University Cricket and University Field Hockey were also planned to be launched by STAR. In football, Barclays Premier League is also considered for regional broadcasting by STAR.[19]
Reception[]
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki, Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Kaun Banega Crorepati aired on Star Plus during 2000s, made the channel the market leader in India becoming the flagship channel of Star India.[20][21]
See also[]
- Star TV (Asian TV networks)
- Star China Media
- Star+
- Star (Disney+)
- Fox Networks Group
- Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific
- Fox Networks Group Middle East
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ K.J., Shashidhar (14 December 2017). [TBA Disney's $52.4 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox includes Star India too – MediaNama] (en-US).
- ↑ Iyengar, Rishi (9 July 2018). [TBA Disney's next 700 million viewers might be in India].
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "Disney Acquires Star India, Tata Sky Stake Via Fox Deal"] Check
|url=value (help). BloombergQuint. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018. Check|archive-url=value (help) - ↑ Bansal, Shuchi (27 June 2018). [TBA What makes star a sought-after business in India] (en).
- ↑ Krishnamurthy, Gokul (13 August 2011). [TBA Star CJ looks to coming 'alive' this festival season].
- ↑ Sheikh, Aminah (13 December 2012). [TBA Star may be close to home shopping channel exit].
- ↑ Sinha, Ashish (11 April 2013). [TBA News Corp entity plans to exit Star CJ run into FIPB hurdle].
- ↑ [TBA Star buys 74% stake in Pro Kabaddi] (27 April 2015).
- ↑ [TBA Disney Star India rejigs its Channel bouquet, to rebrand and add new Channels while Bindass and Star World to go off-air] (en-US) (16 October 2021).
- ↑ [TBA Disney Star India pulls 13 SD and 20 HD channels from bouquets] (en) (16 October 2021).
- ↑ [TBA NTO 2.0: Star India pulls driver GEC, sports chanls out of bouquet – Exchange4media] (en).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Malvania, Urvi (21 March 2015). [TBA "10 million users in 40 days: Hotstar takes digital media world by storm"] Check
|url=value (help). Business Standard India. Retrieved 21 March 2019. Check|archive-url=value (help) - ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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|url=value (help). The Economic Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022. Check|archive-url=value (help) - ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (19 October 2020). [TBA Disney Streaming Platform Hotstar Set For Singapore Launch on StarHub] (en-US).
- ↑ Hayes, Dade (31 August 2021). [TBA Disney Shifts Hotstar Programming To ESPN+ And Hulu; Stand-Alone Hotstar U.S. Service To Sunset In 2022].
- ↑ [TBA Hotstar will be discontinued in the US on November 30.] (en).
- ↑ Choudhary, Vidhi (25 April 2013). [TBA Star plans to build national sports network in India].
- ↑ Bhushan, Nyay (4 November 2008). [TBA Court ends run of India's top soap].
- ↑ Sinha, Ashish (20 January 2013). [TBA Sony does a Star Plus].
Further reading[]
- [TBA Star India, Netflix Part of Global Coalition Fighting Online Piracy] (4 July 2017).
External links[]
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