Star Chinese Movies
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Picture format | HDTV 1080i (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed) |
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Owner | Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific |
Sister channels | Star Chinese Channel |
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Launched | 1 May 1994 |
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Former names | Star Mandarin Movies (1 May 1994–31 March 1996) |
Star Chinese Movies (Chinese: 衛視電影台) is a Chinese language pay television channel owned by Disney Networks Group Pacific Ltd. It features Chinese films.
The channel mainly broadcasts Chinese-language films (including Chinese films, Cantonese films, Taiwanese films, Singaporean films, and Malaysian films), as well as bilingual Japanese films, Japanese animations (strip TV series and theatrical versions), Korean films, Thai films, etc., and will digitally restore some Hong Kong action films. It was known as the most widely distributed Chinese-language entertainment channel.
On April 29, 2017, Star Chinese Movies provided bilingual services, and most of the movies were broadcast in Mandarin and original sound at the same time.
In addition, they also obtained the pay TV broadcasting rights of the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards for the Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia (except Singapore and Malaysia, in which sold to their local broadcaster).
History
It was launched on 1 May 1994 as Star Mandarin Movies as a replacement of BBC World Service Television. At that time, it screened both Hollywood and Chinese-language films and was focused to a pan-Asian audience split into two television channels: Star Movies International (now Fox Movies) and Star Mandarin Movies (now Star Chinese Movies).
On 25 January 2008, a sister channel named Star Chinese Movies 2 was launched, the HD and VOD channels launched a few years later.
On 19 May 2012, The channel logo was changed from a star, to a stylized crown.
On 1 October 2021, Star Chinese Movies Legend along with most of Fox and Disney channels ceased operations, concluding with Happy Ghost III. All in favor for Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.
On 13 June 2023, Disney announced that it will be officially ceased broadcasting Star Chinese Movies on 30 September 2023 in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macau and on 31 December 2023 in Taiwan due Global Continuations and Content Expansion to Disney+.
Feeds
Country/Region | Star Chinese Movies | Star Chinese Movies Legend |
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Taiwan | Within Star Chinese Movies HD
1 May 1994 - 31 December 2023 |
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Hong Kong Macau (Localized Feed) |
1 May 1994 - 30 September 2023 | 15 December 2007 - 30 September 2021 |
Singapore (Localized Feed) | 2004 - 30 September 2023 | |
Southeast Asia: Myanmar Thailand Laos Cambodia Vietnam Philippines Indonesia Timor-Leste Maldives Brunei |
1 November 2013 - 30 September 2023 | |
Malaysia (Southeast Asia Feed in Cantonese) | 1 September 2014 - 30 September 2021 | |
Australia New Zealand |
Australia: 2013-2018 New Zealand:1 March 2016 - 28 February 2018 |
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United States Canada |
2010-2018 (Content From Star Chinese Movies Legend Until 2013) |
Star Chinese Movies Legend
Country | Singapore |
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Language(s) | Cantonese |
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Launched | 25 January 2008 |
Closed | 1 October 2021 |
Former names | Star Chinese Movies 2 (2008-2012) |
Star Chinese Movies Legend (Chinese: 衛視卡式台) (also known as SCM Legend) was a sister movie channel of Star Chinese Movies based in Singapore. First launched on 25 January 2008 as Star Chinese Movies 2 (Chinese: 衛視電影2台), later rebranded on 1 October 2012 as Star Chinese Movies Legend. The channel was broadcast Hong Kong-based movies within the 1970s and 1990s; the channel closed on 1 October 2021.