Star Life
Star Life is an international pay television network, launched by Star India, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India in South Africa on 27 August 2018.
 Star Life logo used in Africa | |
| Country | South Africa Latin America |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Africa Latin America The Caribbean |
| Slogan | "It's a beautiful world" (Africa) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Hindi (with subtitles) Spanish Portuguese |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i or 480i for the SDTV feed, dependent on market's SD standard) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Star India (The Walt Disney Company India) (Africa) Fox Networks Group (Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International/Disney Latin America) (Latin America) |
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| History | |
| Launched | 27 August 2018 (Africa) 22 February 2021 (Latin America) |
| Replaced | Fox Life (Latin America) |
The channel showcases Indian family drama, celebrity dance shows and blockbuster movies from Star India's library of A-List Bollywood movies, adapted into English for African audiences on OpenView HD and Multichoice's pay television platforms, DStv and GOtv.[1][2]
Popular shows aired on Star Life include Game Of Love, Not Without My Family, Forever Yours and Waiting For Love.[3][4]
On November 27, 2020 Disney announced that they would be renaming the Fox Life channel in Latin America to Star in 22 February 2021.[5]
Programming
In Africa, the channel aired popular Indian family drama and movies from Star India's library of A-List Bollywood movies, adapted into English and other popular shows aired on Star Life include Game Of Love, Not Without My Family, Forever Yours and Waiting For Love.[6][7][8]
In Latin America, the channel aired soaps. It aired Telefe and Record soap operas from Brazil and Argentina, respectively. Currently, the channel features mostly cooking shows and reality series on the Latin American service. When the current format was launched, it was with the exception of Brazil, where the channel aired, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., content from Utilisima and original shows for the local audience, as Bem Simples, and, from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m., reality series seen on the Fox Life service elsewhere in the region (most non-original cooking shows are not seen on the Brazilian service since the rights are held by GNT). On February 28, 2011, with the launch of the Bem Simples channel in Brazil, all Bem Simples/Utilisima content moved to that channel.
See also
References
- Channel 24, "OpenView ‘launches’ new Entertainment Channel ‘Star Life’", Channel 24 South Africa, August 16, 2018.
- Tellyfeed, "Star Life, New ‘Channel’, 4 Series on DStv, GOtv, and OpenView’", Tellyfeed, August 26, 2018.
- TVSA, "OpenView ‘launches’ new Entertainment Channel ‘StarLife’", Channel 24 South Africa, August 16, 2018.
- Glamtush, "Star Life channel ‘debuts’ in Africa with five new ‘shows’", Glamtush, August 27, 2018.
- "Disney Renaming Fox Channels In Latin America To Star | What's On Disney Plus". November 27, 2020.
- Baddhan, Raj (August 20, 2018). "Star TV to launch lifestyle HD channel in Africa, Star Life".
- "StarLife Tv: The new Channel on Dstv, Gotv for Bollywood Entertainment". TrippleMonline. September 15, 2018.
- "Rapid TV News - Star India prepares African channel launch". www.rapidtvnews.com.