Star Chinese Movies

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For a TV channel that replaced the STAR Chinese Movies in Chinese mainland in 1998, see Phoenix Movies Channel.

Chinese language pay TV channel

Television channel

Star Chinese MoviesCountry|

* People's Republic of China (Hong Kong SAR China)
* Republic of China (Taiwan)

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Broadcast area|

* Southeast Asia
* Hong Kong
* Macau
* Taiwan

Headquarters|

* Hong Kong SAR, China
* Taipei, Taiwan

Programming
Language(s)|

* Mandarin
* Cantonese

Picture format| HDTV 1080i (downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner| Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific
Sister channels| Star Chinese Channel
History
Launched| 1 May 1994; 30 years ago (1994-05-01)
Closed|

* 28 August 1998; 25 years ago (1998-08-28) (Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Mainland China and Macau (First incarnation))
* 30 September 2023; 8 months ago (2023-09-30) (Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macau (Second incarnation))
* 31 December 2023; 5 months ago (2023-12-31) (Taiwan)

Replaced by| Phoenix Movies Channel (Southeast Asia and Mainland China)
Phoenix Movies 2
Phoenix Movies 3
Catchplay Movie Channel (Taiwan)
Catchplay Movies (Asiapacific)
Former names| Star Mandarin Movies (1 May 1994–31 March 1996)

Star Chinese Movies (Chinese: 衛視電影台) was 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.[1]

On April 29, 2017, Star Chinese Movies provided bilingual services, and most of the movies were broadcast in Mandarin and original sound simultaneously.

In addition, they also obtained the pay TV broadcasting rights of the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards for Hong Kong, Macau and Southeast Asia (except Singapore and Malaysia, in which sold to their local broadcaster).

## History[edit]

It was launched on 1 May 1994 as Star Mandarin Movies as a replacement for BBC World Service Television.[2] 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 1 February 1996, The channel logo was changed from a STAR wordmark to a box-type star logo.

The channel was previously broadcast across on Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China. 28 August 1998 at 19:00 Hong Kong Time, Star TV split STAR Chinese Movies into certain areas and reduced its broadcasting area to just Taiwan (Viewers in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China were offered Phoenix Movies Channel instead).

On 21 February 2004, the channel relaunched localized feeds in Hong Kong and Macau (in Cantonese), Singapore (in Mandarin), Southeast Asia (in Mandarin), and Malaysia (Southeast Asian feed in Cantonese).

On 25 January 2008, a sister channel named Star Chinese Movies 2 was launched,[3] 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.[4]

As Disney, who had previously brought FOX International Networks, decided to further enroll Disney+ across the Asian markets, they had decided to ceased their entire pay TV networks, including Star Chinese Movies. The channel has already ceased in operation in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macau on October 1, 2023, while the Taiwanese feed (alongside its separated HD feed) closed down on January 1, 2024.[5] The channel Taiwanese feed was later replaced by Catchplay Movie Channel following the closure.[6]

## Feeds[edit]

Country/Region  | Star Chinese Movies  | Star Chinese Movies Legend

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Taiwan | 1 May 1994–31 December 2023; launched alongside separated Star Chinese Movies HD (星衛HD電影台)  | None
Hong Kong
Macau (localized)  | Star Chinese Movies (衛視電影台)

* First incarnation: 1 May 1994–28 August 1998
* Second incarnation: 21 February 2004–30 September 2023

Phoenix Movies Channel (鳳凰衛視電影台): 28 August 1998–Today

| 15 December 2007–30 September 2021
Singapore (localized)
*Southeast Asia
Myanmar
Maldives
Thailand
Laos
Vietnam
Philippines
Indonesia
Timor-Leste
Papua New Guinea
Brunei
Malaysia (SEA Feed; in Cantonese)
Australia
New Zealand | Australia: 2013–2018
New Zealand: 1 March 2016–28 February 2018  | None
United States
Canada | 2010–2018 (Titles from SCM Legend lasted till 2013)

## Star Chinese Movies Legend[edit]

Television channel

Star Chinese Movies LegendCountry| Singapore

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Broadcast area|

* Southeast Asia
* Hong Kong
* Macau

Programming
Language(s)| Cantonese
Ownership
Owner|

* Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific
* (Disney International Operations)

History
Launched| 15 December 2007; 16 years ago (2007-12-15)
Closed| 1 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-01)
Former names| Star Chinese Movies 2 (2007-2012)

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.[7] First launched on 25 January 2008[3] as Star Chinese Movies 2 (Chinese: 衛視電影2台), later rebranded on 1 October 2012[8] as Star Chinese Movies Legend. The channel was broadcast British Hong Kong oldies historical heritage and colonial movies from 1 January 1970 to 31 December 1992 durated 23 years was officially main production company took place by STAR TV Filmed Entertainment.

As Disney continued to expand Disney+ across Asian territories, they decided to shutting down many of their pay TV channels, which include Star Chinese Movies Legend, on October 1, 2021.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Middleton, Richard (1 November 2013). "FIC adds SCM to Thailand, Indonesia". C21Media. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
2. ^ "Murdoch's STAR TV to drop BBC". UPI. 22 March 1994. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
3. ^ a b "Singapore gets Star treatment". C21Media. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
4. ^ "Fox International and NBCUniversal rebrand channels in Asia". Campaign Asia. 5 October 2012.
5. ^ Frater, Patrick (14 June 2023). "Disney to Close Remaining Linear TV Channels in Southeast Asia and Korea". Variety. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
6. ^ "迪士尼撤台！CATCHPLAY接手「邵雨薇床戰鳳小岳」超狂片單全公佈". SET News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
7. ^ "STAR CHINESE MOVIE LEGENDS". Lumbre. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
8. ^ "衛視電影2台革新成衛視卡式台" [Star Chinese Movies 2 was transformed into Star Chinese Movies Legend]. Macau Cable TV (in Chinese). 15 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
9. ^ Multiple sources:
* Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
* Kanter, Jake (27 April 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
* Lai, Adrian (29 April 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

## External links[edit]

* STAR Chinese Movies Taiwan (in Chinese)
* STAR Chinese Movies HD Taiwan (in Chinese)
* STAR Chinese Movies Hong Kong
* STAR Chinese Movies Hong Kong (at Now TV)

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services|

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* China Entertainment TV
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Macau|

| Free-to-air|

* TDM
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Cable|

* Macau Cable Television

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* MASTV
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See also
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Former TV networks|

* BabyTV
* Star Chinese Channel
* Star Chinese Movies
* Star Chinese Movies Legend
* Xing Kong
* Channel V
* Phoenix Chinese Channel
* Phoenix InfoNews Channel
* Phoenix Movies Channel
* Phoenix Hong Kong Channel
* Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel
* Phoenix North America Chinese Channel
* antv
* Star One
* Star Movies Action
* Star Sports 4
* Star News
* Channel V India
* BBC World Service Television
* BBC World News
* BBC Prime
* MTV Asia
* Star Plus Japan
* Star Sports (East Asia)
* ESPN Star Sports
* ESPNews Asia
* FARSI1
* Zemzemeh
* Rotana
* Viva Cinema
* Movies OK
* Life OK
* National Geographic (Asia)
* Star Cricket
* Hong Kong/Singapore
* Star Cricket Plus
* Hong Kong/Singapore
* Star Premium
* Star World India
* Star World Premiere HD

Other holdings|

| Current|

* Disney+ Hotstar
* Star Studios

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Former|

* Star TV
* Star China Media
* Phoenix Television (17.6%)
* Star DEN (50%)
* ESPN Star Sports (equity stake, 1996–2012; incl. ESPN Asia 1995-2013, incl. Star Sports Asia 1991-2013)
* Star Select

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