Star Chinese Movies
Country
  • People's Republic of China (Hong Kong SAR China)
  • Republic of China (Taiwan)
Broadcast area
  • Southeast Asia
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau
  • Taiwan
Headquarters
  • Hong Kong SAR, China
  • Taipei, Taiwan
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 (1994-05-01)
Closed
  • 28 August 1998 (1998-08-28) (Mainland China)
  • 30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) (Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macau)
  • 31 December 2023 (2023-12-31) (Taiwan)
Replaced byPhoenix Movies Channel (Southeast Asia and Mainland China)
Catchplay Movie Channel (Taiwan)
Former namesStar 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

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).

The channel was previously broadcast across Greater China on 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 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) has closing down on January 1, 2024.[5] The channel Taiwanese feed was later replaced by Catchplay Movie Channel following the closure.[6]

Feeds

Country/Region Star Chinese Movies Star Chinese Movies Legend
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 1994–27 August 1998
  • Second incarnation: 21 February 2004–30 September 2023

Phoenix Movies Channel (鳳凰衛視電影台)

  • 28 August 1998–Today (via Satellite through Asiasat-7; Southeast Asia and Mainland China broadcast)
 15 December 2007–30 September 2021
Singapore (localized)
Southeast Asia
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

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
Launched15 December 2007 (2007-12-15)
Closed1 October 2021 (2021-10-01)
Former namesStar 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, 2023.[9]

References

  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. 1 2 "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:
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