Star World Philippines

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
Final logo used November 10, 2013 until October 1, 2017
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
Cable
Cable Star Iloilo
(Philippines)		Channel 31
Cablelink
(Philippines)		Channel 28 (SD)
Channel 310 (HD)
Pioneer Cable Vision Inc. (PCVI)
(Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines)		Channel 31 (SD)
SkyCable
(Philippines)		Channel 48 (Digital)
Channel 172 (HD)
Channel 51 (Digital) (Starting October 1, 2017) Channel 606 (Cebu, Davao, Baguio, Iloilo, Dumaguete and General Santos)
Parasat Cable TV
(Philippines)		Channel 47
Destiny Cable
(Philippines)		Channel 48 (Digital)
Channel 172 (HD Digital)
Channel 51 (Digital) (Starting October 1, 2017)
Satellite
Dream Satellite TV
(Philippines)		Channel 16
Cignal TV
(Philippines)		Channel 124 (SD)
Channel 232 (HD)
G Sat
(Philippines)		Channel 36 (HD)

History

Before STAR World, 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 launched as STAR World 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).

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

Logos

In 2001, STAR World with all the letters in the box in red, then plum color.

On November 3, 2008, STAR World revealed its new logo. The new logo is STAR's corporate logo, and a star-O. This also applied to Star Sports (until 2013 in India and until 2014 in Southeast Asia due to upgrade to Fox Sports 2 in Southeast Asia) and Star Movies (until 2011 in some countries due to its upgrade to Fox Movies Premium in Southeast Asia). The 2008 logo is still used in Indian feed.

On November 11, 2010, STAR World once again revealed its new logo (with exception of South Asian feed). The new logo is a diamond star with the trademark swoosh in magenta and the name of the channel in Bariol font. The new logo is set to be adopted universally on January 1, 2011. Star World is the highest rated female-oriented channel in the Philippines.

On March 1, 2012, the Southeast Asian feed of its HD counterpart was replaced with Philippine feed except for the logo and commercial feed.

On the final quarter of 2012, Star World (Philippine feed) now puts hashtags for shows in the top-left corner.

On November 9, 2013, Star World revealed its new logo, which is all pink with the trademark swoosh in pink and the name of the channel in the same font.

On March 20, 2017, Star World revealed its new logo, which is all silver in place of its pink logo.

Fox Life era

On October 1, 2017, Star World Philippines was rebranded as FOX Life Philippines.

Programming

Sitcom

Drama

Reality and lifestyle

Events

Local programming
  • The Bag Hag Diaries
  • She Said Yes

See also

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