UTV Stars

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UTV Stars
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Logo of UTV Stars
Country India
Broadcast area India, UAE, Europe, Malaysia
Network UTV
Headquarters Mumbai
Programming
Language(s) Hindi
Picture format 576i (SD)
1080i (HD)
Ownership
Owner Disney India Media Networks
Sister channels Bindass
UTV Movies
UTV World Movies
UTV Action
Bloomberg UTV
History
Launched19 August 2011;12 years ago (2011-08-19) [1]
Closed1 October 2014;9 years ago (2014-10-01) [2]
Links
WebsiteOfficial website name is now defunct.

UTV Stars was a Bollywood lifestyle and glamour-dedicated Indian television channel from UTV Group. [3] It was available in high-definition and standard-definition across India and UAE. [4] Broadly, the content of the channel focused on Bollywood news and music. The channel was primarily targeted at urban Indian youth.

Karisma Kapoor and Vishal Malhotra on an episode of the UTV Stars' show Lux The Chosen One. Karisma Kapoor,Vishal Malhotra grace the finale of UTV Stars 'Lux The Chosen One' 03.jpg
Karisma Kapoor and Vishal Malhotra on an episode of the UTV Stars' show Lux The Chosen One.

The channel launched on Sky in the UK and Ireland on 11 June 2012. [5] In the region the channel was known as UMP Stars (UTV Motion Pictures Stars) due to legal issues over the UTV brand, which was already in use by the Northern Irish broadcaster UTV Media in Europe. [6] However the channel struggled to attract viewers in the region and was shut down on 23 December 2012. [7]

UTV Stars ceased its operations in May 2014. [8] This channel was rebranded as Bindass Play, launched by The Walt Disney Company (India) on 1 October 2014. [9]

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