Star Gold Network is a group of Indian Hindi-language pay television movie channels, operated by Disney Star a subsidiary of Disney India which premiere Hindi films. With a total of eight channels, including high-definition (HD) feeds, Star Gold broadcasts Hindi films and occasional sporting events in Hindi audio feed.
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| Type | Television Channels |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Broadcast area | Indian subcontinent |
| Network | Disney Star |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Disney India |
| Sister channels | Disney Star Channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 1999 |
| Links | |
| Website | hotstar |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Disney+ Hotstar | India |
History
editStar Gold was launched by Star India in 17 September 2000, as a part of Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate, News Corporation. It was created to cater to the growing demand for Bollywood films on television. Star Gold is launched as a classic Hindi movie channel, airing a mix of old and new films.
In 2004, Star Gold rebrands to a mainstream Bollywood channel, focusing on recent blockbusters and popular stars.Star Gold becomes the most-watched Hindi movie channel in India.
In 2011, Star Gold launches its HD feed.
Star India launches a new movies channel Star Gold Select in 2017. The Walt Disney Company acquires 21st Century Fox, including Star India. Later, MoviesOK was rebranded to Star Gold 2. Star Gold is rebranded as Utsav Gold in UK and Europe. In 2023, Star Gold Romance focuses on Romantic Movies. UTV Movies was replaced with this channel and UTV Action was replaced with Star Gold Thrills on 15 March 2023.
Channels
editStar Gold
editStar Gold is an Indian Hindi language movie pay television channel operated by Disney Star a subsidiary of Disney India which primarily telecasts Hindi and Hollywood films.
Star Gold 2
editStar Gold 2 is an Indian Hindi-language movie pay television channel operated by Disney Star a subsidiary of Disney India which serves as a sister channel to Star Gold. While its SD feed was launched first as a replacement for Movies OK, its HD feed has replaced UTV HD.[1]
Star Gold Select
editStar Gold Select is an Indian Hindi language movie pay television channel. It Replaced Star Movies Action operated by Disney Star a subsidiary of Disney India which primarily telecasts critically acclaimed movies.[2]
Star Gold Thrills
editStar Gold Thrills is an Indian Hindi language movie television channel operated by Disney Star a subsidiary of Disney India which primarily telecasts Hollywood, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam action-based movies, dubbed in Hindi. Also telecasting Hindi language film in genres of action, suspense, thriller and horror from Disney Star (as Star Studios). It replaced UTV Action.[3]
Star Gold Romance
editStar Gold Romance is an Indian Hindi language movie pay television channel operated by Disney Star a subsidiary of Disney India which primarily telecasts romantic movies. It replaced UTV Movies.
References
edit- ^ www.ETBrandEquity.com. "Star India announces to launch Star Gold 2 - ET BrandEquity". ETBrandEquity.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Star India announces launch of Star Gold Select HD". Indian Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ Singh Thakur, Tanay. "Star Gold Thrills, Star Gold Romance and Asianet Movies HD Launched in India". telecomtalk.info. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.