Star Movies (Indian TV channel)

Star Movies

Logo used since 2009
Type	Television Channel
Country	India
Broadcast area	Indian subcontinent
Headquarters	Mumbai
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	JioStar
Sister channels	Star Movies Select (SD&HD) JioStar channels
History
Launched	1991;34 years ago (1991) 15 April 2011;14 years ago (2011-04-15) (HD)
Availability
Streaming media
JioHotstar	India

Star Movies is an Indian English language pay television movie channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It is the Indian version of Star Movies. It' primary focus is Hollywood films.

History

Star Movies was launched by Star TV. It was bought by News Corporation who formed Star India to operate the channel. ^[1]

In March 2019, The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox for $71 billion.^{[ citation needed ] [2]}

References

1. "The Biggest Diwali Blockbuster is Here!". 25 October 2018.
2. "Disney Closes $71.3 Billion Deal for 21st Century Fox Assets Deal for $71.3 billion merges '".