Star World (Philippine TV channel)

Star World Philippines (stylized as StarWorld) was a 24-hour English language cable and satellite television network owned by STAR TV and Fox Networks Group, fully owned subsidiaries of 21st Century Fox. The channel is the successor of STAR Plus, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox. Star World syndicates several popular shows from the United States, United Kingdom and sometimes from Australia to appeal to the English-speaking population of the Philippines.[1]

Star World Philippines
CountryPhilippines
Broadcast areaPhilippines
NetworkFox Networks Group (Philippines)
Programming
Picture format480i/576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3),
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner21st Century Fox (STAR TV, Fox Networks Group)
(OmniContent Management, Inc.)
Sister channelsFox Filipino, Channel V Philippines, Fox Sports, Fox Philippines, Fox Movies Philippines, Fox Family Movies
History
LaunchedDecember 15, 1991 as STAR Plus
April 1, 1996 as STAR World (relaunched in mid-2000s as a Philippine-exclusive feed)
ReplacedFox Life Philippines
ClosedOctober 1, 2017
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitalChannel 48.2

History

Star World (then known as STAR Plus) was STAR's English language entertainment channel which has started its operations on 1 January 1994 and its Indonesia counterpart was Film Indonesia and India was Zee TV. But after STAR ended its partnership with Soraya Intercine Films and Zee Telefilm, STAR changed its content from STAR Plus to launch as STAR World on 31 March 1996 which then was known as STAR PLUS International for a brief time (STAR Plus in India was once combine both US and Hindi entertainment until its full transform into a Hindi entertainment channel on 1 July 2000 after its contract with Zee TV ended the previous day).

In the mid-2000s, STAR replaced STAR World's main feed (Southeast Asia) with a Philippine-dedicated feed for Filipino viewers.

Fox Life era

On October 1, 2017, Star World Philippines was rebranded as FOX Life Philippines. The main feed was shut down on October 1, 2021.

See also

References
  1. STAR World: Feature Channel retrieved via www.foxinternationalchannels.com 11-13-2010
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