Star Chinese Movies

Star Chinese Movies
Country
  • People's Republic of China (Hong Kong)
  • Republic of China (Taiwan)
Broadcast area
  • Southeast Asia
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau
  • Taiwan
Headquarters
  • Hong Kong
  • Taipei
Programming
Language(s)
Picture formatHDTV 1080i (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerDisney Networks Group Asia Pacific
Sister channelsStar Chinese Channel
History
Launched1 May 1994; 29 years ago (1994-05-01)
Closed
  • 30 September 2023; 4 days' time (2023-09-30) (Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Macau)
  • 31 December 2023; 3 months' time (2023-12-31) (Taiwan)
Former namesStar 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
 Taiwan Within Star Chinese Movies HD

1 May 1994 - 31 December 2023

Red X AN
 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
Red X AN
 United States
 Canada
2010-2018 (Content From Star Chinese Movies Legend Until 2013)

Star Chinese Movies Legend

Star Chinese Movies Legend
CountrySingapore
Broadcast area
  • Southeast Asia
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau
Programming
Language(s)Cantonese
Ownership
Owner
  • Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific
  • (Disney International Operations)
History
Launched25 January 2008; 15 years ago (2008-01-25)
Closed1 October 2021; 23 months ago (2021-10-01)
Former namesStar 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.


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