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  1. Star India Private Limited is an Indian media conglomerate and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It has a network of 60 channels in eight languages, reaching out to 9 out of 10 cable and satellite TV homes in India. The network reaches approximately 790 million viewers a month across India and more than 100 countries.
  2.  
  3. Divisions
  4. Star Media Networks
  5. Star Sports
  6. Star Media Networks South
  7. Asianet Star Communications
  8. Star Maa Network
  9. Fox Star Studios
  10. Novi Digital Entertainment
  11. Disney+ Hotstar
  12. Mashal Sports (74%)
  13. Pro Kabaddi league
  14. Indian Super League (40%)
  15. UTV Software Communications
  16. UTV Indiagames
  17. UTV Motion Pictures
  18.  
  19. ===
  20. Star Bharat is an Indian pay television channel owned by Star India which is a part of Walt Disney Company India. It telecasts mythological, historical, crime and comedy shows.
  21.  
  22. The channel was first launched as Star One, an Indian subscription-television youth channel that primarily broadcast in Hindi on 1 November 2004. In November 2006, Star One, along with Star Gold, launched in the UK on Sky.
  23.  
  24. Star One was rebranded as Life OK on 18 December 2011. It was then rebranded again in 28 August 2017 as Star Bharat.
  25.  
  26. On 30 December 2020, Disney announced that the Star branding would be replaced with Utsav from 22 January 2021. On 22 January 2021, Star Bharat became Utsav Bharat, and this change is currently effective in United States, Canada, Europe and the Middle East.
  27.  
  28. ===
  29. Star Plus is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films.
  30.  
  31. When it was first launched on 21 February 1992, StarPlus was an English language entertainment television channel showing international television shows from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, with Zee TV being the Hindi-language counterpart.
  32.  
  33. On July 2000, after Star ended its relationship with Zee TV, Star Plus was transformed into a Hindi-language channel, with Star World becoming the network's English-language counterpart channel and the company's CEO Sameer Nair and programming chief Tarun Katial introduced a number of new shows, which helped to solidify the channel's position as the leader in the Hindi-language television broadcasting area.
  34.  
  35. It launched in the United States in November 2004.
  36.  
  37. The channel's high-definition feed was launched on 15 April 2011. It carries the same schedule as the SD feed, but with different commercials. Star Plus HD was set to launch in both the United Kingdom and Ireland by the end of 2011, but it was delayed until 5 July 2012.
  38.  
  39. On 12 July 2010, it underwent a rebranding along with a change from the blue rectangular logo to a ruby red star with the tagline "Rishta Wahi, Soch Nayi".
  40.  
  41. On 7 October 2016, it underwent a rebranding with the tagline "Nayi Soch".
  42.  
  43. In May 2018, it underwent a rebranding with Alia Bhatt as the face of the campaign with the red crystal star with gold swoosh along with the tagline "Rishta Wahi, Baath Nayi" and signature song composed by A. R. Rahman.
  44.  
  45. On 30 December 2020, Disney announced that the Star branding would be replaced with Utsav from 22 January 2021. On 22 January 2021, StarPlus became Utsav Plus, and this change is currently effective in United States, Canada, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
  46.  
  47. ===
  48. Star Gold is an Indian pay television channel launched in 2000, owned by Star India which is a part of Walt Disney Company India. Its programming consists of Hindi-language movies from Bollywood.
  49.  
  50. On 30 December 2020, Disney announced that the Star branding would be replaced with Utsav from 22 January 2021. On 22 January 2021, Star Gold became Utsav Gold, and this change is currently effective in United States, Canada, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
  51.  
  52. Star Gold brings audiences the golden moments in Hindi cinema from the 1950s to the present. The channel has one of the largest Indian movie libraries and showcases Bollywood's legendary stars, filmmakers and timeless melodies. Programming on Star Gold also includes the latest movie gossip, with coverage of trends and events. Star Gold is far different from the plethora of other Hindi movie channels. The look, feel and style is strongly reflected in the values of "Gold".
  53.  
  54. ===
  55. Star Gold 2 is an Indian pay television channel launched on 6 May 2012, owned by Star India which is a part of Walt Disney Company India. It is Star's second Hindi-language movie channel, the first being Star Gold which was launched in 2000.
  56.  
  57. ===
  58. Star Jalsha is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by Star India which is a part of Walt Disney Company India. It broadcasts Bengali-language programming, such as family dramas, comedies, reality shows, crime shows and telefilms. It launched its own HD feed on 14 April 2016.
  59.  
  60. It is distributed worldwide by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
  61.  
  62. Star Jalsha was officially launched on 8 September 2008 as a Bengali language pay channel, being the second regional channel of Star India after Tamil language channel Star Vijay.
  63.  
  64. In 2011 it was launched on Pehla platform in Middle East.
  65.  
  66. In June 2012, it underwent a revamp with a new diamond star logo.
  67.  
  68. On 22 November 2012, the channel was launched in UK.
  69.  
  70. The channel launched its own high-definition feed, along with Jalsha Movies HD, on 29 April 2016. They were the first Bengali-language HD channels in India.
  71.  
  72. On 2018, Sagnik Ghosh became the head of the channel.
  73.  
  74. In February 2019, the channel underwent a revamp for the second time with a fresh identity and logo.
  75.  
  76. On 30 December 2020, Disney announced that the Star branding would be replaced with Utsav from 22 January 2021. On 22 January 2021, Star Jalsha became Utsav Jalsha, and this change is currently effective in United States, Canada, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
  77.  
  78. ===
  79. Jalsha Movies or Star Jalsha Movies is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by Star India. It was launched on 16 December 2012 as a sister channel of Bengali-language network Star Jalsha. It launched its own HD feed on 14 April 2016.
  80.  
  81. Star India had a television channel Star Jalsha (launched in September 2008) which became very popular and one-stop destination for Bengali movie viewers to watch their favourite Bengali films on television. The success of Star Jalsha and also the overwhelming demand of Bengali viewers encouraged Star Network to launch an all-day long Bengali movie channel and they decided to launch Jalsha Movies.
  82.  
  83. Jalsha Movies was launched on 16 December 2012 by Star India. At the time of launch of this channel there were two more Bengali language movie channels Sony Aath and Zee Bangla Cinema. For the launching campaign, they put 400 promotional hoardings in Kolkata. The launching campaign was created by Ogilvy & Mather, Kolkata.
  84.  
  85. ===
  86. Star Movies is an Indian general entertainment pay television network owned by Star India which is a part of Walt Disney Company India. The channel broadcasts blockbusters from all the leading Hollywood studios.
  87.  
  88. Star Movies brings audiences the biggest blockbusters and showcases over 100 movies a month and 30 premieres. The channel has output deals with all the leading Hollywood studios including 20th Century Studios, Disney, Universal and independent distributors.
  89.  
  90. Star Movies is India's No.1 Hollywood movie channel and has achieved record-breaking successes including 8 out of the top-10-rated English-language movies in 2020.
  91.  
  92. ===
  93. Star Movies Select is an Indian pay television television channel, owned by Star India. It was launched on 9 July 2015 and its programming schedule consists of Hollywood movies.
  94.  
  95. Star Movies Select is not just a movie channel, it’s a promise - to deliver best of storytelling from the house of Star India. The channel is based on the insight that the audience today seeks new and enhanced experience in life.
  96.  
  97. Star Movies Select redefines the movie viewing experience for a Hollywood buff. The unique proposition of 365 days, 365 stories is based on the insight that this audience seeks new and enhanced experiences in life. Every day of the year at 9pm Star Movies Select delights its viewers with the promise of a great story.
  98.  
  99. The channel showcases films that were never released in India. The channel celebrates the finest stories by creating festivals based on the strong consumer insights – movies based on true stories, book adaptations, iconic movies, biopics and many more.
  100.  
  101. ===
  102. Star Pravah is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel that was launched in 2008 by Star India. Its programming consists of Marathi-language television series and shows.
  103.  
  104. ===
  105. Star Utsav is an Indian general entertainment channel that primarily broadcasts Hindi-language programming. It was launched as a Free-to-air channel on 7 June 2004 but was later turned into a Pay channel on 16 August 2015. It is owned by Star India which is a part of Walt Disney Company India.
  106.  
  107. ===
  108. Star Utsav Movies is an Indian pay television channel owned by Star India which is a part of Walt Disney Company India. It was launched as a free-to-view channel on 28 May 2016 exclusively on Doordarshan's satellite platform FreeDish. It is targeted primarily at rural markets. It stopped being free-to-view on 1 March 2019.
  109.  
  110. ===
  111. Star World is an Indian pay television channel owned by Star India, a fully owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel airs popular English shows from around the globe and mainly focuses on 14- to 35-year-old urban population, with 24-year-old working professionals being its primary target demographic.
  112.  
  113. Star World was first launched in India on 15 December 1991 as a flagship feed of Star World Asia. Then known as StarPlus, it was the product of a partnership between Star TV and Zee Telefilms. In order to avoid competition within, the contract between the two conglomerates clearly encased the territories of operation for both networks: StarPlus exclusively aired English programming, with Zee TV being its Hindi-language counterpart. However, on facing severe losses and very little market growth, Star violated the terms of the contract by slowly incorporating more and more Hindi programming into its schedule. Zee took Star to court over violation of the non-competing clause and shortly after that Star's partnership with Zee was dissolved in July 2000.
  114.  
  115. Consequently, Star TV split Star Plus' beam into two, in effect, providing two separate services for different regional audiences within Star TV's footprint. Star India took over the reins of the network in the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East, which enabled the channel to provide appropriate programming at accessible viewing time for audience across different regions of Asia. Subsequently, StarPlus was transformed into a Hindi-language general entertainment channel, with Star World becoming the network's English-language GEC.
  116.  
  117. Initially, the channel followed a scheduling format similar to American networks, with new episodes of shows being aired on a weekly basis, a few days after their US telecast. This was altered in early-2010 to shows being aired on a daily basis (Monday-Friday), to consolidate the channel's core viewership and appeal to the population of India. Thereafter, programming was classified into weekdays, weekends and late night slots, with new shows being brought in on a monthly basis throughout the year.
  118.  
  119. Star World primarily airs popular shows from the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Star also holds exclusive broadcast, as well as streaming rights to all of HBO's original programming in India.
  120.  
  121. ===
  122. Star World Premiere is a 24-hour English language television channel owned by Star India which is a part of Walt Disney Company India. The channel primarily airs popular shows from the United States along with United Kingdom to appeal to the English-speaking population of India.
  123.  
  124. Star World Premiere was launched in India on 24 September 2013. Broadcasting in HD only, the premium ad-free channel was available only by A la carte pay television.
  125.  
  126. The channel was launched as a companion to Star World, to air the latest seasons of popular English shows in India within 24 hours of their US telecast. As part of the penetrative marketing strategies for the then new channel, premiere episodes of the latest seasons of shows like Glee, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Sleepy Hollow and The Blacklist were aired in India a day before their US broadcast.
  127.  
  128. The channel mainly airs shows from the US, along with a few popular British series. A few of these shows also air in syndication on its sister channel, Star World.
  129.  
  130. ===
  131. Channel [V] India is an Indian music television channel, owned by Star India, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. Based in Mumbai, it was launched on 23 May 1994.
  132.  
  133. Reaching out to almost 40 million viewers every week in India, Channel V offers a mix of chart-topping Indian and International music customized to the palate of the Indian youth. Channel V is today known for creating innovative, award winning and cutting edge content and interactions that reflect youth passions.
  134.  
  135. Channel V aims at connecting with the youth & firing their imagination with content that reflects their tastes and preferences and platforms that gives their talent a stage and their voice, a chance to be heard.
  136.  
  137. ===
  138. ESPN Star Sports is a group of Indian pay television sports channels owned by Star India, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. Previously a part of ESPN Star Sports operations based in Singapore, Star India took over the Indian business in 2013.
  139.  
  140. Hong Kong-based Star TV launched Prime Sports (later renamed Star Sports) in partnership with American company TCI, which owned Prime-branded regional sports channels. The channel was broadcast across Asia, including India, as with the footprint of AsiaSat 7. Star TV have since regionalised the channel with a number of versions. Later, ESPN have joined in the region as a competitor to Star Sports.
  141.  
  142. ESPN and Star Sports were competing each other across Asia. But in October 1996, both channels have agreed to combine their operations in the region. As a result, a joint venture named ESPN Star Sports was formed, to be headquartered in Singapore. The joint venture's business in India was managed by its subsidiary, ESPN Software India Private Limited.
  143.  
  144. In June 2012, it was announced that News Corporation would buy ESPN International's share in ESPN Star Sports. In 2013, Star India acquired ESPN Software India from ESPN Star Sports, but kept ESPN brand.
  145.  
  146. On 11 March 2013, Star Sports 2 was launched as a sister channel to Star Sports, Star Cricket and ESPN.
  147.  
  148. On 6 November 2013, Star India relaunched its sports channels under ESPN Star Sports brand: Star Sports 2 became ESPN Star Sports 2; Star Cricket became ESPN Star Sports 3, a Hindi language channel; ESPN became ESPN Star Sports 4, a Tamil language channel; Star Cricket HD and ESPN HD became ESPN Star Sports HD and ESPN Star Sports 2 HD respectively. (ESPN Star Sports 3 and 4 were later renamed ESPN Star Sports Hindi and Tamil, respectively.) This was in contrast to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, where Fox International Channels Asia Pacific relaunched ESPN as Fox Sports on 28 January 2013, and rebranded Star Sports as Fox Sports 2 on 15 August 2014.
  149.  
  150. Star India planned to replace the troubled Channel V India with ESPN Star Sports Kannada on 16 November 2017, but the delay in regulatory approval meant the plan was postponed. Later, Star India replaced Channel V with the new ESPN Star Sports 3 on 15 September 2018, and launched ESPN Star Sports Telugu and ESPN Star Sports Kannada as new channels on 7 and 29 December 2018, respectively. In the meantime, the Kannada commentary of ESPN Star Sports' coverage of 2018 Indian Premier League was broadcast on Star Suvarna.
  151.  
  152. Channels
  153. ESPN Star Sports 1*
  154. ESPN Star Sports 2*
  155. ESPN Star Sports 3*
  156. ESPN Star Sports Select 1*
  157. ESPN Star Sports Select 2*
  158. ESPN Star Sports First
  159. ESPN Star Sports Hindi*
  160. ESPN Star Sports Tamil
  161. ESPN Star Sports Telugu
  162. ESPN Star Sports Kannada
  163. ESPN Star Sports Bangla
  164. ESPN Star Sports Marathi
  165. ESPN Star Sports Malayalam
  166. *Indicates the channel is also available in HD.
  167.  
  168. Sporting events covered by Star Sports include:
  169. Cricket
  170. ICC Events (Cricket World Cup, T20 World Cup)
  171. Indian Premier League
  172. International cricket in India
  173. Asia Cup
  174. International cricket in Bangladesh
  175. International cricket in New Zealand
  176. International cricket in South Africa
  177. Ranji Trophy
  178. Tamil Nadu Premier League
  179. Karnataka Premier League
  180. Global T20 Canada
  181. Caribbean Premier League
  182.  
  183. Football
  184. India national football team
  185. Indian Super League
  186. Intercontinental Cup
  187. I-League
  188. AIFF Super Cup
  189. Durand Cup
  190. FIFA World Cup qualification
  191. AFC Asian Cup qualification
  192. AFC Asian Cup
  193. Premier League
  194. SPFL (Partnership with Rangers F.C)
  195.  
  196. Hockey
  197. Hockey India League
  198. Hockey World League
  199. World Cup
  200. Women's World Cup
  201. Hockey Asia Cup
  202. Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
  203. Champions Trophy
  204.  
  205. Motor Racing
  206. Formula One
  207.  
  208. Tennis
  209. French Open
  210. Wimbledon
  211. US Open
  212.  
  213. Badminton
  214. Badminton World Federation
  215. Premier Badminton League
  216.  
  217. Kabaddi
  218. Pro Kabaddi
  219.  
  220. MMA
  221. ONE Championship
  222.  
  223. ===
  224. Star Suvarna is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in Kannada language owned by Star India.
  225.  
  226. It was launched on 17 June 2007 by Jupiter Entertainment Venture (JEV) as Asianet Suvarna owned by Asianet Communications Limited. In 2013, Star India acquired Asianet Communications from their parent company. On 25 July 2016, the channel was rebranded as Star Suvarna along with its sister channel Star Suvarna Plus.
  227.  
  228. Star Survana launched its own high-definition simulcast on 15 July 2017 exclusively on Tata Sky.
  229.  
  230. ===
  231. Star Suvarna Plus is an Indian pay television channel that broadcasts Kannada-language films. It also airs national and international sports events. It was launched as Sitara TV and was later rebranded as Suvarna Plus on 2013. When it was acquired by Star TV, the channel was rebranded again as Star Survana Plus on 25 July 2016.
  232.  
  233. ===
  234. Asianet is a Malayalam language Indian general entertainment pay television channel operated by Asianet Star Communications, under Star India unit, owned by The Walt Disney Company India. The channel is headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
  235.  
  236. The channel was originally promoted by Sashi Kumar with seed capital provided by Reji Menon in the mid 1990s. In late 2006 Reji Menon partially pulled out of Asianet Communications, turning over control to Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Jupiter Entertainment Ventures). Star India bought a 51% stake in Asianet Communications and formed joint venture with JEV in November, 2008. Star India acquired 100% stake in Asianet Communications in March 2014.
  237.  
  238. Asianet is a Malayalam GEC channel with programming which appeals to all ages and demography. It has programming which appeals to all audiences irrespective of their age groups or demography. The channel is well accepted as the complete family entertainer with game shows, reality show, comedy, spiritual shows, cookery, talk shows, musical shows, drama, films, and events.
  239.  
  240. ===
  241. Asianet Plus is an Indian pay television movie channel broadcasting in Malayalam. Based in Kochi, Kerala, the channel is part of Asianet Digital Network, and is owned by Star India which is a part of Walt Disney Company India. Aside from broadcasting Malayalam-language films, it also airs live sports broadcast with Malayalam commentary.
  242.  
  243. ===
  244. Asianet Movies is an Indian pay television channel that was launched on 15 July 2012. The channel is operated by Asianet Star Communications, under Star India unit, owned by The Walt Disney Company India. It was the first Malayalam-language satellite television channel at the time of its launch. Aside from broadcasting Malayalam-language movies, it also airs Tamil- and Hindi-language content on weekends.
  245.  
  246. ===
  247. Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil-language pay television general entertainment channel that was launched in 1994 by N. P. V. Ramasamy Udayar. This Channel is a part of Asianet Star Communications (wholly owned by Disney India). It is one among the oldest private Tamil TV channel in India. The channel broadcasts from Kochar Jade, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
  248.  
  249. Star Vijay changed hands several times before being partly acquired by the Star TV network in 2001. Since then, the Star TV network has acquired the entirety of the channel. Star Vijay was the network's only Tamil channel until 2012, when Star Vijay Super was launched.
  250.  
  251. Star Vijay has programming which appeals to all audiences irrespective of their age groups or demography. The channel is well accepted as the complete family entertainer with game shows, reality show, comedy, spiritual shows, cookery, talk shows, musical shows, drama, films, and events.
  252.  
  253. ===
  254. Star Vijay Super is an Indian Tamil-language pay television channel which offers movies from Kollywood, Hollywood, Bollywood and Mollywood. Star Vijay Super was launched by Star India on 25 August 2016. Originally it was a male entertainment channel and before it became a movie channel.
  255.  
  256. ===
  257. Star Maa is an Indian Telugu-language general entertainment pay television channel based in Hyderabad, Telangana. Star Maa is owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India.
  258.  
  259. Maa Television Network was founded in 2007 as a corporate entity, while its main TV channel, Maa TV, was launched in 2008. The company's second channel, Maa Music, was launched in 2012.
  260.  
  261. Nimmagadda Prasad along with Telugu film industry stars Chiranjeevi, Akkineni Nagarjuna and Allu Aravind became promoters by purchasing stake from Murali Krishnam Raju.
  262.  
  263. In February 2015, Star India acquired broadcast business of Maa Television Network for ₹2,500 crore (US$350 million) with company remaining with the promoters. In 2017, Maa TV was rebranded as Star Maa with a new logo.
  264.  
  265. ===
  266. Star Maa Movies is an Indian pay television channel owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It broadcasts movies in Telugu. It also airs sports events.
  267.  
  268. ===
  269. Star Maa Music is an Indian pay television channel that broadcasts Telugu-language music. It is owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India.
  270.  
  271. ===
  272. Disney Channel is an Indian pay television channel operated by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel was launched on 17 December 2004. Disney Channel is available as a pay-TV channel on most subscription TV providers. The channel is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra and is available in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English.
  273.  
  274. Before the launch of the channel, a Disney-branded programming block used to air on Sony TV, known as "Disney Hour" and "Disney Mornings".
  275.  
  276. On 17 December 2004, Toon Disney and Disney Channel launched in India.
  277.  
  278. At first, the programming of the channel consisted of Disney's original shows imported from the US, such as Lizzie McGuire, That's So Raven, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place, Sonny with a Chance, The Suite Life on Deck, Jonas LA and Phineas and Ferb. In 2006, the channel launched its first locally produced series called Vicky Aur Vetaal. Since then, the network's programming consisted of even more local productions such as Agadam Bagdam Tigdam, Dhoom Machaao Dhoom, Break Time Masti Time, Kya Mast Hai Life, and Ishaan.
  279.  
  280. ===
  281. Disney Junior India is an Indian television network dedicated towards pre-schoolers that launched on 15 October 2012. It is also available as a programming block on Disney Channel that replaced India's Playhouse Disney. The channel telecasts in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
  282.  
  283. Before 2006, Playhouse Disney was launched in India as a block on Disney Channel. On 4 July 2011, it was replaced by Disney Junior. On 15 October 2012, Disney Junior launched as a 24-hour channel. At the same time, the block on Disney Channel was discontinued.
  284.  
  285. ===
  286. Hungama TV is an Indian pay television channel aimed at children. Originally a subsidiary of UTV Software Communications launched on 26 September 2004, the channel was sold to Disney in 2006.
  287.  
  288. UTV and Ronnie Screwvala formed United Home Entertainment with 51% and 49% ownership interests, respectively. The company was formed to launch an Indian kids channel. It hired TAG for channel packaging. Chief Operating Officer Purnendu Bose was hired and was expected to hire 100 employees for the channel. Rs 100 crore was the expected initial investment with expectations of break even in three years. In September 2004, Hungama TV started broadcasting as the first domestic kids channel in India.
  289.  
  290. In March 2005, one of the UTV founders, Zarina Mehta became Humgama's head of programming. In early 2006, Mehta was promoted to chief operating officer of the channel.
  291.  
  292. In July 2006, Disney India acquired a controlling stake in Hungama TV from UTV Software Communications while also taking a 14.9% share in UTV. In 2006, Disney acquired Hungama TV from UTV.
  293.  
  294. The channel started with both live-action and animated programming but, following the success of Doraemon, gradually shifted its focus to solely animated programming. In 2013, Hungama started adding original Indian series as a part of a localisation strategy.
  295.  
  296. ===
  297. Marvel HQ is an Indian pay television channel owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India featuring shows and movies from Marvel Entertainment, as well as some acquired programming. The channel targets children with action-adventure animation and live action programming. It uses the same name and branding as the Marvel HQ website and YouTube channel.
  298.  
  299. Marvel HQ was officially launched on 20 January 2019, replacing the Indian version of Disney XD. Disney India sees Marvel as a "pop-culture phenomenon" as the reason to have a dedicated Marvel channel. At launch, the main Marvel programming would consist of four animated shows and 40% of the schedule with additional Marvel animated series added or seasons started in March 2019.
  300.  
  301. Marvel HQ programs air in two prime-time day parts, afternoon and evening. Marvel shows and movies, accounting for 40% of the schedule, would be supplemented with similar themed show from other providers and libraries to bring in other viewers. The amount of Marvel content would rise over time. Marvel movies would be shown on Saturday and Sunday. The channel also airs some non-Marvel programs from its sister channels Hungama TV and Disney Channel.
  302.  
  303. ===
  304. Fox Life India is a cable and satellite channel owned by Star India. The channel was previously known as Fox History & Entertainment and was renamed FOX History & Traveller in May 2011 further as Fox Traveller in October 2011 and further renamed Fox Life on 15 June 2014. It is the only Fox-branded channel within the Star India network.
  305.  
  306. Fox Life is aimed at viewers in India and other south Asian countries including Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The channel recently increased its travel based content. The channel aims to present a perspective of the world through the eyes of Indians and undertakes locally produced content. Available in four languages (English, Hindi, Tamil and Bengali). The channel can be viewed on digital cable and satellite television in India.
  307.  
  308. ===
  309. National Geographic is an Indian pay television channel that features non-fiction, documentaries involving nature, science, culture, and history, produced by the National Geographic Society. It broadcasts in five languages (English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Bengali).
  310.  
  311. ===
  312. Bindass is an Indian pay television channel targeted at the youth. It was launched on 24 September 2007. Bindass is owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India.
  313.  
  314. UTV Software Communications launched Bindass as a youth-oriented entertainment channel on 24 September 2007 along with movie channel Bindass Movies (which was later rebranded as UTV Action). Initial programming consisted of a sitcoms Sun Yaar Chill Maar and Lagegi, action series Shakira - The End of Evil, 3rd Degree with Ugesh Sarcar and six international shows The Benny Hill Show, Japanese Pro Wrestling Show, Gotcha, Motorrad Cops, Whacked Out Sports and Challenges of Fire.
  315.  
  316. In February 2010, Bindass launched a new campaign titled "What I Am" which aimed at speaking for the youth of India, and dispel popular misconceptions about their attitude towards responsibilities.
  317.  
  318. The Walt Disney Company acquired UTV in 2012 and Bindass along with other UTV channels became part of Disney India Media Networks.
  319.  
  320. Bindass is the first homegrown youth entertainment channel in India that has gone from strength to strength in the past few years. The channel has delivered genre defining shows and campaigns that have mirrored the realities, dreams and aspirations of the Indian youth to garner a cult following. The channel's most recent initiative, 'b for change' and new shows such as Yeh Hai Ashiqui, Halla Bol and Change Ayega, Hum Layenge as well as old favorites in their new avatars such as Emotional Atyachaar have successfully reiterated bindass' philosophy of 'Enabler of Purposive Action' to its viewers.
  321.  
  322. ===
  323. Bindass Play is an Hindi language Indian television channel based in India, owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel was launched on 1 October 2014 and replaced Disney India's Bollywood news and entertainment channel, UTV Stars.
  324.  
  325. With Bindass PLAY, brand bindass creates yet another immersive experience for the youth of India. The channel celebrates the everyday lives of Young India through a unique blend of music and musically themed content. The vision for Bindass Play is to celebrate moments, to entertain and to inspire. And like all good friends, it understands and empowers the audience through interactive shows that make the channel meaningful and personal.
  326.  
  327. ===
  328. UTV Action is an Indian Hindi-language pay television channel owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India.
  329.  
  330. Marking the trend of maturity in the generic movie platform and realizing the potential of genre specific offerings - UTV Action was launched in January, 2010. The channel showcases the best of action flicks including Hollywood in Hindi and blockbuster Bollywood action titles and provides viewers the one stop destination to enjoy the best of high octane content starring the world’s biggest heroes. UTV Action boasts of an extensive library consisting of titles like Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Dark Knight, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Terminator Salvation, Twilight and a plethora of other action blockbusters.
  331.  
  332. ===
  333. UTV Movies is an Indian Hindi-language pay television channel owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India.
  334.  
  335. UTV Movies is a new age Hindi movie channel which draws on the universal passion for Bollywood fare. The channel promises to deliver instant dose of unrestrained entertainment that encourages the viewer to relax and unwind, expressed creatively through the brand philosophy of 'Soch Mat, Seeti Maar'.
  336.  
  337. ===
  338. Star News is a English-language news channel owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel launched on 18 February 1998.
  339.  
  340. Star News was launched on 18 February 1998. From 2003 Star News became a complete channel. It was the first bilingual (English – Hindi) news service and was initially run by Star India on its own with NDTV doing the production until 2003. When the agreement with the NDTV expired in 2003, Star News was transformed into a complete English-language news channel.
  341.  
  342. Star News is India's first 24-hour television news channel. Broadcast in English, it is India's most trusted news source. It provides exclusive, in-depth news and analysis of issues affecting India and is the most watched television channel in the sub-continent.
  343.  
  344. The channel has the largest nationwide news gathering network of producers, correspondents, camera persons and editors, all linked by satellite. 15 bureaus across the country, one in every major state capital; a dedicated team of 95 reporters, and production crews of over 400 people, are all dedicated to bring you the most accurate and credible news in the country.
  345.  
  346. ===
  347. Asianet News (formerly Asianet Global) is a free-to-air Malayalam-language news channel owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel is based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Asianet News is current the market leader in Malayalam television news sector.
  348.  
  349. Asianet Communications was toying with the idea of a news channel - there was none in Malayalam - for a long time. It was with this intention that Asianet Global - their second channel - was launched in June 2001. The channel was targeting the huge expatriate Malayali population in the Middle East and Europe. However, as it turned out, there were very few news-based programmes in the channel and most of it later gave way to film-based entertainment programmes.
  350.  
  351. With Asianet Global not fetching returns, the management decided to go in for an entertainment channel called "Asianet Plus" and terminate Asianet Global. Midway through the launching and wind up process, there was a rethink and the concept of a news channel was revived. It was initially reported in the media that the a news channel will be launched by December 2002. The channel was expected have news programmes in the evenings after which there would be a variety of entertainment programmes. Hourly news bulletins were also expected. Asianet Global was eventually renamed as "Asianet News" on 1 May 2003. Company MD K. Madhavan told the media that the entire channel had also been restructured in the process.
  352.  
  353. As per the media critics, Asianet News enjoys a good "reputation" among the news channels in Malayalam. It is often described as "a widely trusted" brand and "top player" in the Malayalam media space.
  354.  
  355. Asianet News, the number one Malayalam news channel, stands tall amidst the clutter of news channels in Kerala as the most trusted source of news. It is one of the oldest television news channels in India with a strong team of experienced journalists and an extensive network of news bureaux. Viewers tune into Asianet News for its unbiased reportage and its strong advocacy for the rights of the underprivileged and the marginalised. Equipped with the latest technology, Asianet News has been consistently been on top of TV rankings across all viewership demos. The multiple perspectives on a news story and the honest insight of the seasoned journalist has enabled viewers to form informed opinions and take informed decisions. The innovative and varied nature of programming content and formats have kept a diverse, but loyal, audience forever engaged to Asianet News.
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  357. ===
  358. Suvarna News is a Kannada news channel owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India.
  359.  
  360. Suvarna News was launched as a 24x7 Kannada news channel on 31 March 2008. The channel became the third Kannada language news channel with the launch. It was launched by Asianet Communications Limited, the media enterprise of Jupiter Capital Private Limited under the brand name of Suvarna (Golden). The flagship channel of the brand, Suvarna TV (later renamed to Star Suvarna) had been launched 9 months earlier in June 2007. Suvarna News had existed as a news bulletin on Suvarna TV before the launch of its own channel in 2008.
  361.  
  362. In November 2008, Star India acquired Asianet Communications including its news channels.
  363.  
  364. Suvarna News has emerged as a strong player to empower the voice of common man. It has better reach across Karnataka. The sole aim of the channel is to provide quality and unbiased news coverage to the people of Karnataka. In short span, the channel has become one of the major market players in Kannada regional news scenario. Suvarna News has dedicated professional across all segments to ensure better news coverage and best services.
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  367. UTVi is a 24-hour English-language business news channel owned by Star India, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel lanuched in April 2008.
  368.  
  369. The channel is positioned to cater to the growing business aspirations of young Indians. The programming of the channel de-jargonises the financial markets. The channel's coverage extends from the latest business news, stock quotes, personal finance solutions and expert opinions on investing and management to industry verticals and beyond. The channel connects real time news through multiple platforms like television, web and mobile apps.
  370.  
  371. The channel has a strategic content tie-up with American television network ABC, for ABC News programming and services. This collaboration offers UTVi audiences a global perspective and international programming. Today, the young Indian, the entrepreneur, the CEO - all need to be globally informed and have a 360 degree perspective on Business, much more than stocks and shares, and that’s what we aim to do at UTVi. Our tie up with ABC News not only brings International perspective, but with their prowess in News and Feature shows - adds that cutting edge that our viewers will want from a well rounded Business Channel.
  372.  
  373. UTVi is a product that is built on exhaustive consumer insights and understanding. Our aim is to grow the market for business news and information in India, as it is growing globally. We also believe that today’s students, managers, businessmen and entrepreneurs want information and knowledge that empowers them from within India and the world at large. The service also offers cutting edge shows on careers, technology, automobiles, travel and good living.
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