Star Bharat
 | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worldwide (except UK) |
| Network | Star India |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed and to letterboxed 576i for India) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company (India) |
| Sister channels | Asianet and other Star group channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 28 August 2017 |
| Replaced | Life OK |
| Replaced by | Utsav Bharat (UK) |
| Links | |
| Website | Star Bharat on Disney+ hotstar |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Channel slots vary in each city |
| Cable | |
| Asianet Digital | Channel 506 (SD) Channel 851 (HD) |
| Kerala Vision Digital TV | Channel 214 (SD) Channel 851 (HD) |
| Siti Cable | Channel 117 (SD) Channel 1108 (HD) |
| Satellite | |
| Tata Sky | Channel 122 (SD) Channel 121 (HD) |
| Sun Direct | Channel 318 (SD) Channel 877 (HD) |
| Airtel Digital TV | Channel 114 (SD) Channel 115 (HD) |
| Dish TV & d2h | Channel 113 (SD) Channel 112 (HD) |
| Zuku TV (Kenya) | Channel 902 |
| Streaming media | |
| Disney+ Hotstar | (India) |
Star Bharat is an Indian pay television channel owned by Star India which is a part of Walt Disney Company India.[1] It telecasts dramas, crime and comedy shows. The channel was launched on 28 August 2017 replacing Life OK.
History[]
The channel was first launched as Star One, an Indian subscription-television youth channel that primarily broadcast in Hindi on 1 November 2004. Part of News Corporation's Star TV network in Asia and distributed internationally by Fox International Channels. In November 2006, Star One, along with Star Gold, launched in the UK on Sky.
Star One was rebranded as Life OK on 18 December 2011. It was then rebranded again on 28 August 2017 as Star Bharat.[2]
On 30 December 2020, Disney announced that the Star branding would be replaced with Utsav from 22 January 2021. On 22 January 2021, Star Bharat became Utsav Bharat, and this change is currently effective in parts of Europe.[3]
Programming[]
The current broadcast of Star Bharat include RadhaKrishn, Tera Mera Saath Rahe, Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki,Sasural Genda Phool 2.
References[]
- ^ "Star India launches new channel, STAR BHARAT - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Life Ok rebranded as Star Bharat, may start from 15 August". Indian Television. 21 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Disney Renaming Star Channels in the Netherlands | What's on Disney Plus". 30 December 2020.
- Hindi-language television channels in India
- Television stations in Mumbai
- Television channels and stations established in 2017
- Star India