Star Channel
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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 is currently hosted by Aimilios Liatsos. The Star Channel logo is a row of six 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.
Star Channel is mostly known in Greece for its unique light programming style, both in terms of live shows and news content, with increased focus on lifestyle, showbiz and fashion news and on comedic and innovative presentation, diverging from the traditional format followed by other channels. This has resulted in the channel's large popularity, especially among youth demographics where it consistently has the highest ratings, and contributed to it being the only profitable Greek television network for almost a decade.
In 2010, Star Channel were escorted away from the Eurovision Song Contest by police after accusations of illegally transmitting footage from the dress rehearsal.
, ANT1
, Alpha TV
, and ERT Channels. It began broadcasting children's programs along with foreign series.
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.
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
2008 UBI World TV
launches in New Zealand making Star International available.
2010 Forcibly removed from the Eurovision Song Contest
and banned by the European Broadcasting Union
for three years for illegally airing live feed from Norwegian broadcaster NRK of the Eurovision dress rehearsals.
2011 In march Star Channel started showing some of its programs in 16:9 (Mostly TV Series and Films) and since April it switched to 16:9 for all its programs, including all of its own shows and its news broadcast.
Star International was launched in November 2005 and airs the "best of" Star Channel programming to Greeks in the Asia Pacific region, South Africa
, Australia
/New Zealand
& North America
.
Star International is currently available to viewers in Australia
/New Zealand
, Africa
and Asia
thru UBI World TV
and it operates on a 24 hour schedule.
In October 2009, Star International officially launched in North America, available exclusively on RCN Cable
in the United States
. In June 2010, RCN Cable
dropped the channel due to low subscriptions.
In May 2011, Star International re-launched in the US, available via satellite on the Home2US
platform.
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
, purple
Purple
Purple is a range of hues of color occurring between red and blue, and is classified as a secondary color as the colors are required to create the shade....
, blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
, green
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
and yellow
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
) which form part of a stylized star. The word STAR is sometimes placed at the bottom of the logo.
Star Channel is mostly known in Greece for its unique light programming style, both in terms of live shows and news content, with increased focus on lifestyle, showbiz and fashion news and on comedic and innovative presentation, diverging from the traditional format followed by other channels. This has resulted in the channel's large popularity, especially among youth demographics where it consistently has the highest ratings, and contributed to it being the only profitable Greek television network for almost a decade.
In 2010, Star Channel were escorted away from the Eurovision Song Contest by police after accusations of illegally transmitting footage from the dress rehearsal.
History
December 1993 Star Channel was launched to compete with Mega ChannelMega Channel
Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV or just Mega, is a major television network in Greece. Teletypos S.A. was founded in 1989 under the name Teletypos Television Programmes S.A...
, ANT1
ANT1
Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by...
, Alpha TV
Alpha TV
Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens...
, and ERT Channels. It began broadcasting children's programs along with foreign series.
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.
2005 Star Channel makes its debut Internationally, joining the UBI World TV
UBI World TV
UBI World TV is an Australian digital satellite pay television service that broadcasts predominantly ethnic channels. It launched in late 2004 and currently offers over 80 channels in its lineup from over 20 countries in over 12 languages.The company also provides entertainment and information...
platform, making Star Channel available to viewers in Australia as well as Asia - Africa region
2008 UBI World TV
UBI World TV
UBI World TV is an Australian digital satellite pay television service that broadcasts predominantly ethnic channels. It launched in late 2004 and currently offers over 80 channels in its lineup from over 20 countries in over 12 languages.The company also provides entertainment and information...
launches in New Zealand making Star International available.
2010 Forcibly removed from the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
and banned by the European Broadcasting Union
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
for three years for illegally airing live feed from Norwegian broadcaster NRK of the Eurovision dress rehearsals.
2011 In march Star Channel started showing some of its programs in 16:9 (Mostly TV Series and Films) and since April it switched to 16:9 for all its programs, including all of its own shows and its news broadcast.
Programming
Star Channel airs 24/7 news, shows, movies and foreign series. Τhe network also airs a six-hour Weekend morning animation block named Star Land.Current Shows
- Mad in Star - Showbiz news and gossip, hosted by Nikoleta Ralli. airs weekdays at 1:45pm
- MilaMilaMila , is a female name of Slavic Origin. It is a diminutive of Slavic names beginning or ending with Mila which derived from the element Мил Mil meaning "gracious, dear".- Notable people with this name :First...
(Talk) - Discussions about various issues based on woman's life (men, relatioships, sex, kids etc.) with showbiz guests. Hosted by Tatiana StefanidouTatiana StefanidouTatiana Stefanidou is a Greek television host and former journalist on Greek television.-Personal life:In 1995, Stefanidou got married to businessman Panayiotis Stavropoulos, but the marriage ended in a divorce seven years later, in 2002. While married to Stavropoulos, she met a rising TV...
airs weekdays at 3:45pm - Fotis kai Maria live - Entertainment magazine featuring segments on cooking, health, fashion, lifestyle issues and more. Hosted by Fotis Sergoulopoulos and Maria Bakodimou., airs weekdays at 5:50pm.
- Nistikoi Praktores - Cooking show, with helpful tips on eating well and nutrition. Hosted by Dina Nikolaou & Iosif Marinakis. airs weekdays at 10:15am. (Now it's in third year)
- Proini Meleti - Morning show hosted by Eleonora Meleti; airs weekdays at 7:30am
- Star Eidiseis - Newscast featuring top headlines from Greece and abroad, entertainment & sports news; Airs at 12:30pm, 4:30pm (update) & 7:45pm (Main newscast with Amilios Liatsos).
Star International
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
/New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
& North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
Star International is currently available to viewers in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
/New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
thru UBI World TV
UBI World TV
UBI World TV is an Australian digital satellite pay television service that broadcasts predominantly ethnic channels. It launched in late 2004 and currently offers over 80 channels in its lineup from over 20 countries in over 12 languages.The company also provides entertainment and information...
and it operates on a 24 hour schedule.
In October 2009, Star International officially launched in North America, available exclusively on RCN Cable
RCN Corporation
RCN Corporation, founded in 1993 and based in Herndon, Virginia, is the first American facilities-based competitive provider of bundled telephone, cable television and high-speed internet service delivered over its own fiber-optic local network to consumers in the Boston, New York, Eastern...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In June 2010, RCN Cable
RCN Corporation
RCN Corporation, founded in 1993 and based in Herndon, Virginia, is the first American facilities-based competitive provider of bundled telephone, cable television and high-speed internet service delivered over its own fiber-optic local network to consumers in the Boston, New York, Eastern...
dropped the channel due to low subscriptions.
In May 2011, Star International re-launched in the US, available via satellite on the Home2US
Home2US
Home2US Communications, Inc. is an open pay TV DBS platform. They offer broadcasting services on the SES-1 satellite for ethnic viewers in the United States.-History:...
platform.