STAR Plus
Launched	1992 (as Star TV) 1996 (as STAR Plus)
Network	STAR TV
Owned by	News Corporation
Picture format	576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3), 1080i (HDTV)
Country	India
Broadcast area	Australia, Europe, United Kingdom Hong Kong, India, Middle East, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, United States, Canada
Headquarters	India
Replaced	Zee TV (1992-1995)
Sister channel(s)	Star Ananda, STAR One, STAR Utsav, STAR World, STAR Gold STAR Movies and Asianet
Website	StarPlus.in
Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu (Canada)	Channel 702
Big TV (India)	Channel 206
Dialog TV (Sri Lanka)	Channel 24
DirecTV (U.S.)	Channel 2001
Dish Network (U.S.)	Channel 716
Dish TV (India)	Channel 108
Pehla (Middle East)	Channel 31
Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)	Channel 784
Parabole Maurice (Mauritius)	Channel 25
Parabole Réunion (Réunion)	Channel 25
Parabole Madagascar (Madagascar)	Channel 25
SKY Network Television (New Zealand)	Channel 315
Sun Direct TV (India)	Channel 98
Tata Sky (India)	Channel 103
Tech-Now	Channel 247
Vision Asia (Australia & New Zealand)	Channel 63
WorldTV (Europe)	Channel 7
Airtel Digital TV (India)	Channel 1101
Dream Satellite TV (Philippines)	TBA
G Sat (Philippines)	TBA
Cignal Digital TV (Philippines)	TBA
Cable
CableAmerica (U.S.)	Channel 471
Cincinnati Bell (U.S.)	Channel 622
Comcast (U.S.)	Channel 250
Cox Cable (U.S.)	Channel 275
First Media (Indonesia)	Channel 171
Hathway (India)	Channel 1
MediaNet (Maldives)	Channel 8
OpenBand (U.S.)	Channel 783
RCN (U.S.)	Channel 481
Rogers Cable (Canada)	Channel 604
San Bruno Cable (U.S.)	Channel 233
Shaw Cable (Canada)	Channel 233
SkyCable Platinum (Philippines)	Channel 146
Global Destiny Cable (Philippines)	TBA
Cablelink (Philippines)	TBA
StarHub TV (Singapore)	Channel 41
TelstraClear InHomeTV (New Zealand)	Channel 315
UCS (Bangladesh)	Channel 22
Vietbao CATV (Vietnam)	Channel 73
Virgin TV (UK)	Channel 803
IPTV
now TV (Hong Kong)	Channel 794
Telus TV (Canada)	Channel 520
U-verse (U.S.)	Channel 3706
World On Demand (Japan)	Channel 711

STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment based television channel. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels. STAR Plus' programming primarily consists of family dramas and telefilms.

[edit] History

When it was first launched on February 21, 1992, STAR Plus was an English language television channel showing international content from the U.S., the UK and Australia, with Zee TV being the Hindi language channel. However, after STAR (subsequently acquired by News Corporation) ended its relationship with Zee TV, STAR Plus was transformed into a 24 hour Hindi language channel, with STAR World becoming the network's English language channel. But competitors like Sony Entertainment Television and Zee TV were in the lead, and STAR Plus struggled to survive with shows like Kora Kagaz and Saans

In 2000, the company's CEO Sameer Nair and programming chief Tarun Katial introduced a number of new shows, catapulting the channel to its current number one position.

[edit] Shows

[edit] References

• STAR Plus Hong Kong
• STAR Plus India
• STAR Plus Middle East
• STAR Plus UK
• STAR Plus Mauritius