Star Chinese Movies

Star Chinese Movies
Country	Hong Kong (Closed on 1 October 2021 for SCM Legend) ; Malaysia (Closed on 1 October 2021) ; Singapore ; Taiwan
Broadcast area	Hong Kong; China; Asia (except Malaysia from 1 October 2021); United Kingdom; Africa
Programming
Language(s)	Mandarin ; Cantonese
Picture format	1080i HDTV ; (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd.; (Disney Branded Television)
Sister channels	Star Chinese Channel
History
Launched	1 May 1994; 15 December 2007 (SCM Legend)
Closed	September 1, 2021 (for SCM Legend Now TV feed, Hong Kong); September 13, 2021 (for SCM Legend Transvision feed, Indonesia)[1]; 1 October 2021 (for SCM Legend Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan feeds only and for Star Chinese Movies Malaysia and Singtel TV in Singapore only)[2]; 1 December 2021 (Indonesia, MNC Vision feed)
Former names	Star Mandarin Movies (1 May 1994 – 31 March 1996)

Star Chinese Movies is a Chinese language pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. It features Chinese films, featuring famous actors such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng, Stephen Chow and many more.

History

It was launched on 1 May 1994 as Star Mandarin Movies. At that time, it screened both Hollywood and Chinese-language films and was focused to a pan-Asian audience split into two television channels: Star Movies International (now Fox Movies) and Star Mandarin Movies (now Star Chinese Movies).

On 15 December 2007, a sister channel named Star Chinese Movies 2 was launched.

On 19 May 2012, the Star Chinese Movies 2 and Hong Kong was officially rebranded as Star Chinese Movies Legend. The channel logo was also changed from a star, to a crown.

On 1 October 2021, Star Chinese Movies Legend along with many other Fox Networks Asia channels (except National Geographic Asia and National Geographic Wild Asia) end all operations from 1 October 2021 with the very final and last Raymond Wong Pak-ming movie aired is Happy Ghost III. After final and last Raymond Wong Pak-ming showing the message with Chinese (本頻道將不再提供服務感謝您長期支持與收看; pinyin: Běn píndào jiāng bù zài tígōng fúwù gǎnxiè nín chángqí zhīchí yú shōukàn; lit.: This channel is no longer available, thank you for watching.). All these channels shows moved to Disney+ (in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Disney+ Hotstar (in Southeast Asia outside Singapore), however, Star Chinese Movies continues to operate after this date.[2]

Feeds

Taiwan
Hong Kong (Closed on 1 October 2021 for SCM Legend)
Singapore
Southeast Asia (Closed on 1 October 2021 for SCM Legend)
Middle East
Malaysia (Closed on 1 October 2021)

References

"Star Chinese Movies And Star Chinese Movies Legends Will Ceased Broadcasting On Transvision 13 September 2021". YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
Multiple sources:
- Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- Kanter, Jake (27 April 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- Lai, Adrian (29 April 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

External links

STAR Chinese Movies Taiwan(in Chinese)
STAR Chinese Movies HD Taiwan(in Chinese)
STAR Chinese Movies Hong Kong
STAR Chinese Movies Hong Kong at www.now-tv.com

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[1] "Star Chinese Movies And Star Chinese Movies Legends Will Ceased Broadcasting On Transvision 13 September 2021". YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[SEAShutdownBundle-2] Multiple sources:
Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

Kanter, Jake (27 April 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

Lai, Adrian (29 April 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[3] Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[4] Kanter, Jake (27 April 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[5] Lai, Adrian (29 April 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.