Star Channel is a Japanese group of premium television channels operated by Star Channel, Inc. (). Star Channel mainly provides films and television series made outside Japan, on 3 high-definition channels, available on
satellite,
cable and
IPTV platforms. As of 2021, the channel is currently owned by
Tohokushinsha Film.
Corporate
Star Channel was founded as a private company in 1986. Previously, each 25% of the company's stake were owned by
Itochu,
21st Century Fox
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., doing business as 21st Century Fox (21CF), was an American multinational mass media corporation that was based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was one of the two companies formed on June 28, 2013, f ...
(previously as the original
News Corporation),
Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio Conglomerate (company), conglom ...
and
Tohokushinsha Film,
[Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, Eva Tsai, JungBong Choi Television, Japan, and Globalization 1929280599 - 2010- Page 20 "Just like Star TV, Star Channel specializes in the provision of foreign movies to Japanese audiences via the diverse broadcasting venues of digital CS, BS, and cable television. In fact, Japan's Star Channel was an outcome of a bizarre negotiation between Itochu and Star TV's owner, News Corporation. Itochu asked for the right to expropriate Star TV's trademark and content. News Corporation demanded in return a..."] but as of 2018, 21st Century Fox sold its share in the company to Tohokushinsha. Sony Pictures later divested the company in 2019.
Channels
* Star Channel 1 (formerly Star Channel and Star Channel Hi-Vision): The main channel launched on 1 July 1986. Its HD simulcast channel was separately branded as Star Channel Hi-Vision, but the branding was removed with the 1 October 2011 rebrand of channels.
* Star Channel 2 (formerly Star Channel Plus until 30 September 2011)
* Star Channel 3 (formerly Star Channel Classic until 30 September 2011)
References
External links
*
Corporate information in English
Television stations in Japan
Television channels and stations established in 1986
Itochu
1986 establishments in Japan
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