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| Area served | Canada, Western Europe and parts of Asia-Pacific (see full list of countries) |
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| Owner | The Walt Disney Company |
| Parent | Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | February 23, 2021 |
| Current status | Active |
Star (stylized as ST★R) is a content hub within the Disney+ streaming service that launched on February 23, 2021. The hub is available in a subset of countries where Disney+ is operated.[1] In Latin America and the Caribbean, a separate streaming service, Star+, was launched on August 31, 2021.
Star features television and film content intended for mature audiences, in contrast to the family- and franchise-oriented programming featured elsewhere in Disney+. This content is primarily drawn from the libraries of Disney subsidiaries, including FX, Freeform, Hulu, ABC Signature, 20th Television, 20th Television Animation, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Touchstone Pictures and Hollywood Pictures.[1][2][3][4]
History[]
The "Star" brand originated as a Hong Kong-based satellite broadcaster which operated under that name starting and founded by Hutchison Whampoa in 1991, and had been acquired by News Corporation in 1993.[5] After 2009, the Star brand was mainly restricted to the now separately-owned Star China Media, as well as Star India, which operates primarily in India but also distributes Indian vernacular TV programming worldwide and the remaining Asia Pacific rebranded from Star to then Fox International Channels' regional unit.[6] Star India (as well as all of the now Fox Networks Group's Asia Pacific operations[lower-alpha 1]) was then acquired by Walt Disney as part of its acquisition of 21st Century Fox on March 20, 2019.
During an earnings call on August 5, 2020, Disney CEO Bob Chapek announced that Disney planned to launch a new international, general entertainment service under the "Star" brand name in 2021. The plan superseded a previously announced international expansion of the majority-controlled American streaming service, Hulu, which has only expanded outside the United States to Japan.[7] Chapek argued that the Hulu brand is not well known outside of the US, while Star being a much more recognizable brand outside of the United States.[8]
Disney officially announced Star and Star+ on December 10, 2020 at its Investor Day Event.[9] During the event, it was announced that Star would launch as a top-level section within the Disney+ interface. Additional parental controls would be launched alongside Star's introduction. Although Star would be available at no extra cost to Disney+ subscribers, the introduction of Star would coincide with a price increase.[10] Star would launch in Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore on February 23, 2021, while the service would launch in Hong Kong and Taiwan later in 2021.[11] Star+ would launch in Latin America on August 31, 2021. Star will also launch in Central and Eastern Europe, Israel and South Africa in 2022. Star will launch in South Korea on November 12, 2021. Star was launched in Japan on October 27, 2021.[12]
Subsequently, the European feeds of Star Plus, Star Bharat, and Star Gold were rebranded as Utsav Plus, Utsav Bharat and Utsav Gold respectively on January 22, 2021 to avoid confusion with the streaming hub.[13] Disney plans to produce more Korean, Japanese, and other Asian content under Star and Disney+ in the next few years.[14]
Content[]
- Main article: List of Star (Disney+) original programming
General content[]
Star includes a range of content produced or otherwise owned by Disney and its subsidiaries, including television programs produced by ABC Signature, 20th Television, FXP, and their divisions and predecessors, as well films from the 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, and Hollywood Pictures libraries. Much of the TV content was originally produced for Disney-owned networks and services such as ABC, Hulu, FX, and Freeform. Other programs were originally commissioned by third-party networks, but have been made available on Star because Disney has retained the international distribution rights.[3]
In Europe, Disney+ and Star offer local content from third-party distributors in addition to local in-house and co-productions. The reason for this is a regulation that requires a certain percentage of European productions. In order to comply with this requirement, Disney has entered into a partnership with various local distributors from France and Germany, among others.[15][16][17][18]
Original content[]
These are local or international in-house productions by Disney+ that are created exclusively for the streaming service and advertised and made available under the Star Original label.
Exclusive content[]
Many productions for which the local first release is carried out by Star are advertised and offered as Star Originals or Star Exclusives by the streaming hub itself. Most of these productions come from the streaming services (such as Hulu) and TV channels (such as ABC, Freeform, FX, ESPN, or National Geographic) of the Walt Disney Company. In the future, it is planned to add selected productions from the two Disney streaming services Star+ and Disney+ Hotstar.[19][20][21] Disney also has local partnerships with licensors and distributes selected productions there of worldwide. Such a partnership exists, for example, with the Japanese TV broadcaster TBS.[22]
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Explanatory notes[]
- ↑ Although, the Asia Pacific operations do operate "Star"-branded TV services to date, to varying degrees. Not to be confused with the Japanese premium TV network of the same name, which albeit then a co-owned venture with three Japanese partners, is now a wholly separate business as the former 21st Century Fox sold its stake before the Disney acquisition completed.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alexander, Julia (December 10, 2020). Disney unveils Star, its Hulu replacement for international Disney Plus subscribers (en).
- ↑ Disney will fuel international growth with Star brand and Star+ app (en-US).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 R-Rated Features, MA TV Coming to Disney+ Overseas via Star Catalog (en-US) (December 10, 2020).
- ↑ December 11, 2020, Samuel Roberts. Disney Plus UK will get heaps more TV shows and movies via Star in 2021 (en).
- ↑ Tam, Luisa (July 27, 1993). News buys Star TV. South China Morning Post.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chu, Karen (August 18, 2009). "News Corp. confirms STAR TV breakup". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ↑ Disney + to raise its subscription fees, announces 'Star' international streaming service (en-US).
- ↑ Alexander, Julia (August 4, 2020). Disney is launching a new Star-branded streaming service internationally (en).
- ↑ Disney Investor Day 2020 (en-US) (December 3, 2020).
- ↑ Alexander, Julia (December 11, 2020). Disney finally revealed the real Disney Plus (en).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Chris (December 11, 2020). "Disney+ is getting its first price hike, but it's going to be totally worth it". Boy Genius Report. Archived from the original (Template:Dead link) on December 11, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ↑ Frater, Patrick (September 7, 2021). Disney Plus Sets Dates for Korea Launch, Japan Upgrade.
- ↑ {{cite news |last1=Kriek |first1=Jarco |title=Ziggo voert zeref>Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kriek, Jarco (December 30, 2020). "Ziggo voert zenderaanpassingen door". Totaal TV (in Dutch). Veronica Uitgeverij BV. Archived from the original on December 30, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ↑ Frater, Patrick (October 15, 2021). Disney Unveils Over 20 Series and Films in Asian Local-Language Streaming Push.
- ↑ Florian Mihu (February 16, 2021). Fais pas Ci, Fais pas Ça et Je Te Promets arrivent sur Disney+ (fr). Disneyphile.
- ↑ CTC (February 16, 2021). Disney+ : 10 séries européennes dont 4 françaises annoncées (fr). AlloCiné.
- ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (November 26, 2020). France Leading Charge With E.U. Directive to Get Streamers to Invest in Local Content. Variety.
- ↑ Niemeier, Timo (September 21, 2020). Disney+ lizenziert Filmpaket von Constantin Film. DWDL.
- ↑ Palmer, Roger (July 27, 2021). HOTSTAR SPECIALS COULD BE COMING SOON TO HULU & STAR ON DISNEY+. What's On Disney Plus.
- ↑ “LIMBO… HASTA QUE LO DECIDA”, LA NUEVA SERIE EXCLUSIVA DE STAR+, FUE SELECCIONADA EN CANNESERIES. Disney PressPack (September 22, 2021).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ramachandran, Naman (July 27, 2021). "Disney Plus Hotstar Reveals Ambitious India Growth Plans (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ↑ Palmer, Roger (September 29, 2021). Japanese Star Original “Tokyo MER” Coming Soon To Disney+ (en-US).
- ↑ White, Peter (December 10, 2020). Disney To Launch General Entertainment Streaming Service Star Globally In February.
- ↑ Keane, Sean (January 28, 2021). Disney Plus reveals full lineup of Star movies and shows.
- ↑ Frater, Patrick (September 7, 2021). Disney Plus Sets Dates for Korea Launch, Japan Upgrade.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 The Walt Disney Company Celebrates Disney+ Day on November 12 to Thank Subscribers with New Content, Fan Experiences, and More (Press Release). The Walt Disney Company (2021-09-21).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sprangler, Todd (August 12, 2021). "Disney Plus Tops Expectations, Reaches 116 Million Subscribers". Variety. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ryan, Drew (August 3, 2021). "Disney+ Eastern Europe Launch Countries Revealed Featuring Bonus South Africa". DejaViewstream. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lang, Brad (February 19, 2021). "Disney+ might be coming to South Africa sooner than expected…". Stuff South Africa. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
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| Programming | Original programming (Star) • Original films • Premier Access |
| Content hubs | Disney • Pixar • Marvel • Star Wars • National Geographic • Hulu • Star |
| Sister services | ESPN+ • Hulu • Star+ • Disney+ Hotstar |
| See also | Disney+ Day • Disney Streaming • Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International • Disney Entertainment • The Walt Disney Company |
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| Current | Exclusive distribution | American Horror Stories (since 2021) • Big Sky (since 2021) • Bless the Harts (since 2021) • Dollface (since 2021) • Genius (season 3; since 2021) • The Gloaming (since 2021) • Godfather of Harlem (since 2021) • The Great North (since 2021) • Grown-ish (since 2021) • Last Man Standing (season 9; since 2021) • Love, Victor (since 2021) • M.O.D.O.K. (since 2021) • Only Murders in the Building (since 2021) • Reservation Dogs (since 2021) • Solar Opposites (since 2021) • The Walking Dead (season 11; since 2021) • War of the Worlds (season 2; since 2021) • Y: The Last Man (since 2021) |
| Upcoming | Original | Boris (season 4; TBA) • The Ignorant Angels (2022) |
| Exclusive distribution | American Horror Story (season 10; 2021) • The Big Leap (TBA) • Dopesick (2021) • The Dropout (TBA) • The Orville (season 3; 2022) • The Old Man (2021) • Our Kind of People (TBA) • Pam & Tommy (TBA) • Pistol (TBA) • Queens (TBA) • The Wonder Years (TBA) | |
| Films | Hysterical (2021) • Nomadland (2021) • Summer of Soul (2021) • Vacation Friends (2021) | |
| Upcoming | Books of Blood (2021) • Fire Island (2022) • No Exit (2022) • The Valet (2022) | |
| Ended | Original | Blowing Kisses (2021) |
| Exclusive distribution | American Housewife (2021) • Black Narcissus (2021) • Filthy Rich (2021) • Helstrom (2021) • High Fidelity (2021) • Hip Hop Uncovered (2021) • Love in the Time of Corona (2021) • McCartney 3,2,1 (2021) • Next (2021) • Pride (2021) • Rebel (2021) • A Teacher (2021) • A Wilderness of Error (2021) | |
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