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  • Star Movies builds up to the New Year with ‘Robomania’

    Mumbai, December 6, 2005: Its part man…part machine…but all cop…it’s the future of law enforcement! Sci-fi movie lovers are in for a special treat this December as Star Movies bids goodbye to the year with the exclusive screening of Robomania, highlighting some of the all time favorite robot movies every Saturday night at 9 p.m.! So gear up and catch the best movies of this genre, starting with the acclaimed classic of a man turned machine, RoboCop, followed by its two sequels, RoboCop 2 and RoboCop 3. And if that was not enough to get your adrenaline rushing, watch one of the biggest movies of 2004- I, Robot which will air back-to-back this New Year’s Eve.

    Starting December 10th, Star Movies will showcase the first part of the action-packed Trilogy of RoboCop. The story of androids on the silver screen cannot pass without a mention of this contemporary classic. This movie talks about the aftermath of economic and moral collapse, which led to city with cesspool of crime and anarchy, forcing the under funded police to fall under the stewardship of corporate juggernaut OCP. In his first day patrolling Old Detroit, feared gang leader Clarence Boddicker kills officer Alex Murphy. OCP scientists are able to use Murphy’s remains to build a cybernetic soldier codenamed Robocop. Dubbed the future of law enforcement, Robocop begins a one-man war on crime. When memories of his former life begin to surface, Robocop becomes obsessed with tracking down Boddicker and claiming revenge, even as his handlers try to rein him in.

    Considered by many critics to be one of the best films of its genre, this Classic was followed by two sequels, which will be aired on December 17, and 24, 2005.

    Race into the future, on New Year’s Eve by tuning into the revolutionary robots-in-revolt thriller I, Robot, where a man must uphold the law and keep the machines in check. The back-to-back premiere of one of the BIGGEST movies of 2004 is all set to enthrall the viewers on December 31st 2005, 9 pm onwards.

    So tune in to Star Movies for a complete action packed month and catch all the very best of sci-fi films with the Robomania starting December 10, 2005.

    Star, a wholly-owned subsidiary of News Corporation, is Asia’s leading multi-platform content and service provider. Star’s over 40 distributed services in seven languages reach more than 300 million viewers across 53 Asian countries. Star television channels include Star Chinese Channel, Star Plus, Star World, Xing Kong, Vijay, Phoenix Chinese Channel, Channel [V], ESPN, Star Sports, Star Chinese Movies, Star Gold, Star Mandarin Movies, Star Movies, Phoenix Movies Channel, Star News, Phoenix InfoNews Channel, in addition to distributed channels National Geographic Channel, A1, The History Channel, Fox News and Sky News. Star has interests in cable systems in India and Taiwan. It also powers the launch of Total TV in Taiwan, Asia’s first interactive digital cable TV services. In addition, it provides advertising sales and marketing services and is a key source of programming expertise for Radio City, the first FM radio network to launch in India.

    For further information please contact:

    In Mumbai
    Zeenat Khan
    Communications Department
    STAR (India) Ltd.
    Tel No. 91-22-56305555

    Shiraz Bhavnani / Aditi Chada
    Vaishnavi Corporate Communications
    Tel: 91-22-5656 8787
    Fax: 91-22-5656 8788
    Email: sbhavnani@vccpl.com / achada@vccpl.com

  • Exclusive premiere of ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ only on Star Movies

    Mumbai, October 10, 2005: With the threat of global warming looming, the world is in for a rough ride ahead. Chaos, catastrophe, a climate out of control… It’s a chilling Hollywood perspective of a world in disaster… Watch the exclusive premiere of the incredible movie THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, on Friday, October 14, 2005 at 9:00 p.m. only on STAR MOVIES. The movie was a smash hit, earning $542,771,772 at the worldwide box office.

    The Day After Tomorrow takes a big-budget, special-effects-filled look at what the world would look like if the greenhouse effect and global warming continued at such levels that they resulted in worldwide catastrophe and disaster. At the center of the story is a paleoclimatologist (a scientist who studies the ways weather patterns changed in the past), Professor Jack Hall, who tries to save the world from the effects of global warming while also trying to get to his son, Sam, who was in New York City when it was overwhelmed by the chilling beginnings of the new Ice Age. In addition to all of the other challenges Dr. Hall faces, he’s also going against the flow as humanity races south to warmer climate, and he’s the only one going north…

    “You’ll be swept away by sights that you’ll never be able to see on The Weather Channel.” – Dallas Morning News

    “If it’s spectacle you crave at the movies, this is the place.”” – Boston Herald

    “The special effects are impressive and some of the ironies are amusing.” – Orlando Sentinel

    The Day After Tomorrow has the cream of Hollywood’s crop leading the star cast. Watch some stunning performances of Jaky Gyllenhall (The Good Girl), Dennis Quaid (In Good Company) and Emmy Rossum (Phantom of the Opera) in a movie directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day).

     

     

    Did you know:

    – Roland Emmerich confided that the Statue of Liberty would be turned over by the force of the massive amount of water flowing around it but said he wanted to create a symbol of American values that stood up to the forces.

    – The US Army loaned several UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters for the rescue scene at the end, prompting the Canadian authorities to reassure the people of Montreal that they weren’t being invaded by America.

    – Before the film was released, N.A.S.A. sent a memo out to all of its employees stating that they were not allowed to comment on the likelihood of the events portrayed in this movie, but later rescinded the restriction. The consultation by NASA scientists was requested before the filming of the movie, but NASA stated that the events in the film were too ridiculous to actually occur, and hence denied the request.

    – The footage shown on TV of the blizzard storm in the UK is taken from an actual news report in January 2002.

    For a night of thrills and excitement, don’t forget to watch The Day After Tomorrow on Friday, October 14, 2005 at 9:00 p.m. only on Star Movies.

    Come home to Hollywood. Come to Star Movies.

    Star, a wholly-owned subsidiary of News Corporation, is Asia’s leading multi-platform content and service provider. Star’s over 40 distributed services in seven languages reach more than 300 million viewers across 53 Asian countries. Star television channels include Star Chinese Channel, Star Plus, Star World, Xing Kong, Vijay, Phoenix Chinese Channel, Channel [V], ESPN, Star Sports, Star Chinese Movies, Star Gold, Star Mandarin Movies, Star Movies, Phoenix Movies Channel, Star News, Phoenix InfoNews Channel, in addition to distributed channels National Geographic Channel, A1, The History Channel, Fox News and Sky News. Star has interests in cable systems in India and Taiwan. It also powers the launch of Total TV in Taiwan, Asia’s first interactive digital cable TV services. In addition, it provides advertising sales and marketing services and is a key source of programming expertise for Radio City, the first FM radio network to launch in India.

     

    For further information please contact:

    Zeenat Khan
    Communications Department
    STAR (India) Ltd.
    Tel No. 91-22-56305555

    Shiraz Bhavnani / Shivani Shah
    Vaishnavi Corporate Communications
    Tel: 91-22-5656 8787
    Fax: 91-22-5656 8788
    Email: sbhavnani@vccpl.com /sshah@vccpl.com

  • PCCW, Star, ESS sign multi-year carriage agreement in Hong Kong

    MUMBAI: PCCW, Star Group and ESPN Star Sports (ESS) announced yesterday that they have entered into an agreement for the carriage of ESPN, Star Sports, National Geographic Channel, Phoenix Chinese Channel, Phoenix InfoNews Channel, Star Movies and ESS Cricket Channel on PCCWs now Broadband TV.

    Under the agreement, ESPN and Star Sports will be broadcast exclusively on now Broadband TV starting from 17 August. With the addition of these channels, now Broadband TV viewers will receive a total number of 58 channels (43 TV channels and 15 digital music channels).

    A new and significant arrangement is for ESS to be progressively localised into Cantonese; whilst also balancing the needs and demands for leading sports from Hong Kongs English speaking audience.

    PCCW Limited is the largest communications provider in Hong Kong and one of Asia’s leading IT&T players. now Broadband TV is operated by PCCW subsidiary PCCW VOD Limited.