MUMBAI: Come 2005, and the Indian news genre will witness a dedicated crime news channel from the Star News pad.
With a tentative launch date of March-end 2005, this channel will focus on covering extensive crime as well as content to support the genre revolving around bravery, prevention of crime, re-enactment of the crime acts and more, say reliable industry sources.
Why a dedicated crime channel? This was attributed to the analysis of shows on news channels today, which revealed that the crime shows rated the best out of the whole gamut. Hence the strategic decision to take off on crime as a genre due to its overriding success across all news channels.
When contacted, Star News officials refrained from comment.
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Crime news channel in the offing from the Star stable
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Star Movies extends carriage deal with Hong Kong’s CABLE TV
Hong Kong: The Star Group and CABLE TV have announced an agreement for the continued carriage of Star Movies by CABLE TV. CABLE TV viewers can now subscribe to Star Movies, the Hollywood movie channel from the Star stable, for HK$80 a month.
Star Movies was launched on CABLE TV in August 2001, free for basic tier subscribers, and has now become Hong Kong’s highest rated Hollywood movie channel, according to a company release. The channel shows blockbusters from deals with Hollywood studios including 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, MGM and United Artists. Every month, the channel shows around 90 movies including 30 premieres, and provides subscribers uninterrupted viewing with no commercial breaks within the movies. Every Sunday at 9 pm, the channel features blockbuster premieres with Chinese subtitles to suit Hong Kong audiences.
Movies coming up over the next few weeks include What Lies Beneath, Remember the Titans, Chocolat, Billy Elliot, Men of Honour.