STAR Movies is an Asian movie channel owned by STAR TV, a subsidiary of News Corporation.

History

STAR Movies was launched on 1 January 1990. At that time it screened both English and Chinese movies and catered for a pan-Asian audience.

On 1 August 1993, STAR Movies launched a separate channel for viewers in the Persian Gulf region and India, followed by STAR Movies International which was launched on 31 March 1996 for viewers in Southeast Asia and selected east Asian countries. STAR Movies currently has five channels, STAR Movies International (in Southeast Asia and China), STAR Movies Taiwan, STAR Movies India, STAR Movies Middle East and STAR Movies Philippines. The official launch of STAR Movies Philippines was on 1 January 2010, viewers there had previously seen STAR Movies International.STAR Movies HD Asia was launched on 1 May 2010 while STAR Movies On Demand on 16 September 2010.

Overview

STAR Movies has first-run contracts for movies distributed by 20th Century Fox, Disney, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Studio Canal and sub-run contracts for movies from Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures for countries where STAR Movies is available.It also features movies from other movie distributors like: Lions Gate Entertainment, Summit Entertainment and The Weinstein Company. It is a Hollywood movie channel whose main competitor is HBO Asia.

WRITTEN BY; KHUON PANHAVUTH