Star Channel
Star Channel logo
Launched	December 4, 1993
Owned by	Nea Tileorasi A.E.
Picture format	576i (PAL)
Country	Greece
Website	Star Channel
Availability
Satellite
NOVA Greece	Channel 107

Star Channel is a Greek television network that broadcasts a mix of foreign and Greek programming. It launched in December 1993 and is owned by Nea Tileorasi A.E.. The main news bulletin is called Star Eidiseis, which used to be hosted by Ellie Stai (1996-2001), followed by Terence Quick (Hellenized) and is currently hosted by Aimilios Liatsos. The Star Channel logo, which is similar to the NBC logo, is a row of 6 rhomboid-shapes (Orange, red, purple, blue, green and yellow) which form part of a stylized star. The word STAR is sometimes placed at the bottom of the logo.

[edit] Programming

Current shows include:

• FOTIS - MARIA LIVE - Entertainment magazine featuring segments on cooking, health, fashion, lifestyle issues and more. Hosted by Foti Sergoulopoulo and Maria Bakodimou., airs weekdays at 4:45pm.

• Gala - Lifestyle program, hosted by Maria Stamateri

• Nistikoi Praktores - Cooking show, with helpful tips on eating well and nutrition. Hosted by Dina Nikolaou & Thanasi Patra; airs weekdays at 10:15am.

• Proini Meleti - Morning show hosted by Eleonora Meleti; airs weekdays at 7:45am

• Star Eidiseis - Newscast featuring top headlines from Greece and abroad, entertainment & sports news; Airs at 12:30pm, 4:30pm (update) & 7:45pm (Main newscast with Amilio Liatso)

• Super Star - Showbiz news and gossip, hosted by Christina Lampiri. airs weekdays at 1:30pm

[edit] Television series

• The Big Bang Theory
• Chuck
• Friends
• Fringe
• House
• Law & Order: SVU
• Monk
• NCIS
• Supernatural
• The Closer

[edit] History

December 1993 Star Channel was launched to compete with Mega Channel, ANT1, Alpha TV, and ERT Channels. It began broadcasting children's programs along with programs produced outside Greece.

1994 Star Channel began to exchange family/children's programs from Alpha, then known as Skai (Greek spelling of Sky) with Star's children's programming.

Early 2000s Star Channel began to add commercials with music clips and paperback commercials to replace the old-fashioned, showing just in the single 30-second commercial.

2001 Star Channel began to exchange family/children's programs to Alter Channel (except Pokémon, and Teletubbies) and the entire set of commercials full of music clips and paperbacks. ANT1 only had a fraction of family/children's programming left (none during the 2001 season). Star Channel began to broadcast its own cartoon channels to replace the ANT1 schedule, doesn't mean that ANT1 shows were moved to Star Channel and Star Channel programs to ANT1 which means the Weekend morning cartoons is revived again.

Kids WB arrived on Star Channel.

2002 Shows that were broadcast by Nickelodeon, mainly Klasky-Csupo to Alpha TV for its own Saturday programming

2005 Star Channel makes its debut Internationally, joining the UBI World TV platform, making Star Channel available to viewers in Australia as well as Asia - Africa region

2008 UBI World TV launches in New Zealand making Star International available.

[edit] Star International

Star International

Star International was launched in November 2005 and airs "the best of" Star Channel programming to Greeks in the Asia Pacific region, South Africa and Australia. Star International is currently available to viewers in Australia, New Zealand, Africa and Asia thru UBI World TV and it operates on a 24 hour schedule.

[edit] See also

• List of programs broadcast by Star Channel

[edit] External links

• Official Site (Greek)