STAR World
| STAR World | |
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| Launched | 1995 from STAR Plus |
| Owned by | STAR TV |
| Sister channel(s) | STAR Plus |
| Website | Official Site |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Astro (Malaysia) |
Channel 711 |
| Astro Nusantara (Indonesia) |
Channel 44 |
| Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) |
Channel 16 |
| Dream Satellite TV (Philippines) |
Channel 16 |
| Tata Sky (India) |
Channel 201 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) |
Channel 37 |
| TelkomVision (Indonesia) |
Channel 803 |
| Indovision (Indonesia) |
Channel 43 |
| Dish TV (India) |
Channel 457 |
| ADD (Middle East) |
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| Big TV (India) |
Channel 253 |
| Sun Direct TV (India) |
Channel 82 |
| Cable | |
| Cable Star Iloilo (Philippines) |
Channel 31 |
| Cablelink (Philippines) |
Channel 35 |
| SkyCable (Philippines) |
Channel 48 |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) |
Channel 18 |
| First Media (Indonesia) |
Channel 35 |
| Macau CATV (Macau) |
Channel 63 |
| VietBao CATV (Vietnam) |
Channel 35 |
| Hathway (India) |
Channel 25 |
| UCS (Bangladesh) |
Channel 32 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) |
Channel 37 |
| MediaNet (Maldives) |
Channel 6 |
| WorldCall CATV (Karachi, Pakistan) |
Channel 64 |
| IPTV over ADSL | |
| now TV (Hong Kong) |
Channel 528 |
| IndosatM2 (Indonesia) |
Channel ??? |
| PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan) |
Channel 61 |
STAR World is an Asian English language cable and satellite television owned by STAR TV. The channel is the successor of STAR Plus, which is now an Indian Hindi language entertainment channel. Star World syndicates several popular shows from the United States and United Kingdom to appeal to the English-speaking population of India, the Middle East, the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
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History
Before STAR World, STAR Plus was STAR's English language entertainment channel which has started its operations in 1992 and its Hindi counterpart was Zee TV. But after STAR ended its partnership with Zee TV (now Zee Telefilms, Ltd.), STAR changed its content to Hindi and launched STAR World which then was known as STAR PLUS International for a brief time.
Some of the shows originate from the United States, but there is also programming from United Kingdom.
Operating channels
Although the channel shows the same programming, they mostly differ when it comes to showtimes.
- STAR World Asia - (Broadcast times - HK/SIN and WIB/THAI) simulcast with the Middle-east feed at 24:00 to 06:00 (HK/SIN)
- STAR World India - (Broadcast times - IND) This has different content from the other feeds.
- STAR World Middle-East - (Broadcast times - KSA, UAE and PAK) including Channel [V] programs.
- STAR World Philippines - same programming with Asia feed, with local commercials and Channel [V] programs, but without the Middle-east simulcast. Selected programs are not available in this feed.
Availability
Afghanistan
- STAR World is available on local cable and Dish TV
India
- STAR World is available in Digital via DTH operators Dish TV, Big TV and Tata Sky, Tata Sky is also a STAR TV asset.
- STAR World is available in Hathway CAS on channel no. 025, in Digitelly CAS on channel no. 171 and also by all digital cable providers.
- STAR World is also available on local cable network.
Bangladesh
- STAR World is carried by most of the nationwide cable operators
Hong Kong
- STAR World is exclusively available on now TV, starting January 26th, 2005.
Serbia
- STAR World is exclusively available on RTS.
Sri Lanka
- Star World is available in DTH operator Dialog TV
Malaysia
- STAR World is available in Astro (Satellite TV)
Indonesia
- STAR World is available in Astro, Indovision, First Media and TelkomVision.
Macau
- STAR World is available in Macau Cable TV.
Middle East
- STAR World is shown on STAR Select and ADD.
Pakistan
- STAR World is available on local cable and WorldCall CATV
- STAR World is available on Sun TV Networks (MMDS Systems)
- STAR World is available on PTCL Smart IPTV
Philippines
- STAR World is available only in SkyCable, Dream Satellite TV and Cablelink in Metro Manila. (Philippine feed only)
- Although STAR World is available in some provincial cable companies, some are showing the Philippine feed and some are also showing the Southeast Asia feed.
Papua New Guinea
- STAR World is available in Hitron Limited.
Singapore
- STAR World is available only through subscription to StarHub TV.
Taiwan
- STAR World is available in some local cable.
Thailand
- STAR World is available in TrueVisions and on some provincial cable television networks.
Vietnam
- STAR World is available in Ho Chi Minh City (through HTVC & SCTV), Ha Noi (through VCTV), Can Tho (through TayDo Cable), and Vietbao CATV.
Myanmar
- STAR World is available in Rangoon via MRTV-3.
South Pacific
- Star World is available throughout the South Pacific through Sky Pacific.
Station IDs
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- When the channel was re-launched for the 3rd time in 2005, the song that was played on their SIDs was "Let's Get It Started" by Black Eyed Peas.
- On 11 December 2006, the song has been changed to "Come Rain Come Shine" by Tata Young.
- On 15 June 2007, the song has been changed to "Love Today" by Mika.
- On 16 January 2008, the channel was re-launched with its new look. The song has changed to "Mercy" by Duffy.
- On October 2008, STAR World Middle East feed was first to re-launched with its new look including the logo and station ID. However on November 3, 2008, Southeast Asia and the Philippines feeds received the new logo and station ID which the Middle East feed was already using. [1]
- The “Reface” campaign rolled out in India on December 16, 2008. [2]
Shows
Current schedule
These are the shows broadcast on STAR World Asia. All times are HK/SIN time (subtract one hour for WIB/THAI time.) [3] Programmes in Bold are not available for the Philippines only. [4][5][6][7]
Returning comedies are in red; new comedies are in pink; returning dramas are in green; new dramas are in blue; reality shows are in yellow; wrestling shows are in gold; talk shows are in orange.
| 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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| Sunday | Sunday Night At The Movies | Asia Uncut (E) | ||||
| Monday | My Wife and Kids / Rita Rocks / Kath & Kim / How I Met Your Mother / The IT Crowd | 30 Rock | Stacked | |||
| Tuesday | Ghost Whisperer | 90210 | Dirty Sexy Money | |||
| Wednesday | Howie Do It | Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader | Ghost Hunters | |||
| Thursday | Bones | Criminal Minds | Prison Break | |||
| Friday | Eli Stone | Boston Legal | Shark | |||
| Saturday | Last Comic Standing | Most Haunted | ||||
- (E) = Encore Presentation
See also
References
- ^ STAR WORLD SPORTS A NEW LOOK AND LAUNCHES HOT NEW DRAMAS 11-03-2008 via www.startv.com
- ^ STAR WORLD SPORTS A NEW LOOK AND LAUNCHES HOT NEW DRAMAS 11-03-2008 via www.startv.com
- ^ STAR World Asia Program Schedule
- ^ STAR World Philippines Program Schedule via Telebisyon.net
- ^ STAR World Philippine Schedule
- ^ STAR World India Program Schedule
- ^ STAR World Middle East Program Schedule
External links
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