Star TV has since regionalized the channel's operation.Ī localised feed intended for the Philippines was launched on 1 January 2010. Star Movies would focus on Western world films from then on. At launch, its programming lineup was consisted of both Hollywood and Chinese films and catered to pan-Asian audiences.Īs Star TV planned to remove BBC World Service Television from its channel lineup for Northeast Asia by mid-April 1994, the company planned to replace it with a Chinese-language film channel. STAR Movies was split up from STAR Plus on, which usually aired movies in the early years of STAR TV from 1991 to 1994. Star Movies in Middle East is operated by Fox Network Group Middle East. However, from March 2021 Star Movies Taiwan started doing short advertisement breaks in between movies. Star Movies HD in Taiwan is operated by Disney Networks Group Taiwan which was the advertisement-free offering of Fox Movies Taiwan. Star India continues to operate the Indian feed of the network as a channel specialized in Western films, while the Middle Eastern feed, operated by Fox Networks Group Middle East, co-exists with Fox Movies. Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific have since rebranded some of the network's international feeds in Hong Kong, Taiwan (SD feed only) and Southeast Asia as Fox Movies, but retains the Star Movies brand in Mainland China (Hong Kong), Taiwan (HD feed), Middle East & South Asia (except Maldives). Star Movies was originally launched as a single channel broadcast across Asia, but it was regionalised into different localised channels since then. Star Movies is an Asian pay television network owned by multiple Disney International Operations. May 1, 1994 28 years ago ( ) (split from Star Plus)Īpril 1, 2022 11 months ago ( ) (India)ġ October 2021 17 months ago ( ) (Mainland China)įox Movies Premium (2012–2017 Southeast Asia)įox Movies (Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan)

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