Star Channel (Greek TV channel)
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| Type | Broadcast |
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| Country | |
| Availability | Worldwide via satellite |
| Owner | Nea Tileorasi A.E. |
Launch date | 4 December 1993 |
Official website | www.star.gr |
Star Channel is a Greek television network that broadcasts a mix of foreign and Greek programming. It launched in December 1993 and is owned by Nea Tileorasi A.E.. The main news bulletin is called Star Eidiseis, which used to be hosted by Elli Stai (1996-2001), followed by Terence Quick (Hellenized) and is currently hosted by Amilio Liatso. The children's programming, was called Superstar before 1994, and was similar to Kids WB. They then exchanged it for Alter Channel, its competitor. Astra is an affiliate of Star Channel in Cyprus. Some people think it is a division of Time Warner, because Star Channel features programming from Kids WB and The WB.[citation needed] The Star Channel logo, which is similar to the NBC logo, is a row of 6 rhomboid-shapes (Orange, red, purple, blue, green and yellow) which form part of a stylized star. The word STAR is sometimes placed at the bottom of the logo.
Programming
Currently Telenovelas
Star Channel TV Shows
- Mesa S'Ola - Morning entertainment talkshow hosted by Stefano Chio ( Formerly EXTRA 3 Channel ) and Christina Aloypi talk about news, gossip, music etc weekdays at 11:00am
- MPORO - Talkshow hosted by Anna Drouza ( Formerly ET1 ) weekdays at 4:45pm
- Fort Boyard - Gameshow
- Gala - Lifestyle program
- Κathe Mera Kalimera - Morning show hosted by Emy Livaniou and Antoni Kokoriko, airs weekdays at 6:45am
- Μazi Sto Star - Discussion about current events, political & social issues and news from the entertainment world. Hosted by Amilio Liatso, airs infrequently.
- Star Eidiseis - Newscast featuring top headlines from Greece and abroad, entertainment & sports news; Airs at 1pm, 6:55pm (update), 7:45pm (Main newscast with Amilio Liatso) and 1:45am (overnight news bulletin).
- Super Star - Showbiz news and gossip
- Ti Tha Fame Simera - Cooking show, with helpful tips on eating well and nutrition
- Love Generation - Reality program
See Also, List of programs broadcast by Star Channel.
History
Star Channel was launched in December 1993 to compete with Mega Channel, ANT1, Alpha TV, and ERT Channels. It began broadcasting children's programs along with programs produced outside Greece.
1994 Star Channel began to exchange family/children's programs from Alpha, then known as Skai (Greek spelling of Sky) with Star's children's programming.
Early 2000s Star Channel began to add commercials with music clips and paperback commercials to replace the old-fashioned, showing just in the single 30-second commercial.
2001 Star Channel began to exchange family/children's programs to Alter Channel (except Pokémon, and Teletubbies) and the entire set of commercials full of music clips and paperbacks. ANT1 only had a fraction of family/children's programming left (none during the 2001 season). Star Channel began to broadcast its own cartoon channels to replace the ANT1 schedule, doesn't mean that ANT1 shows were moved to Star Channel and Star Channel programs to ANT1 which means the Weekend morning cartoons is revived again.
Kids WB arrived on Star Channel.
2002 Shows that were broadcasted by Nickelodeon, mainly Klasky-Csupo to Alpha TV for its own Saturday programming
2005 Star Channel makes its debut Internationally, joining the UBI World TV platform, making Star Channel available to viewers in Australia as well as Asia - Africa region
2007 Star Channel coming soon to the USA on DirecTV launch date yet to be confirmed
Star International
Star International was launched in November 2005 and shows "the best of" Star Channel programming to Greeks in the Asia Pacific region, South Africa and Australia. Star International is currently available to viewers in Australia, Africa and Asia thru UBI World TV and it operates on a 24 hour schedule.