Star Select manages commercial distribution, sales, advertising sales and marketing for STAR's bouquet of 13 channels for the entire Middle East. Star Select broadcasts over Nilesat 101

Nilesat 101

Nilesat 101 is an Egyptian owned geosynchronous communications satellite.Launched by an Ariane 4 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana on 28 April 1998 at 22:53:00 UTC by the European Space Agency, it was manufactured by the European company Matra Marconi Space , and started official broadcasting on 31...

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History

Star Select first entered the Middle East in 1997 with six subscription-based channels. Today, Star Select offers a diverse bouquet of 13 channels covering several genres in both English and Hindi: news, documentaries, movies, general entertainment, music and youth entertainment.

Star Select Channel Lineup

Category	Channel
Movies	STAR Movies STAR Movies STAR Movies is an Asian movie channel owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, subsidiaries of News Corporation.-History:STAR Movies was launched on 1 May 1994...
Movies	STAR Gold STAR Gold STAR Gold is a Hindi movie channel that is part of the STAR TV network and is owned by News Corporation. It features a mix of contemporary as well as classic movies from the 1950s to the present time...
Entertainment	STAR World STAR World STAR World is an Asian English language cable and satellite television network owned by Star TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation. The channel is the successor of STAR Plus, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
Entertainment	STAR Plus STAR Plus STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...
Entertainment	STAR One STAR One STAR One is an Indian television channel that primarily broadcasts Hindi entertainment based in Mumbai. Launched on 1 November 2004 with its show, Remix, the channel gained in popularity with television shows such as Remix, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Nach Baliye, Sarabhai vs Sarabhai,...
Entertainment	STAR Jalsha Star Jalsha STAR Jalsha , the newest Bengali General Entertainment channel, owned by STAR TV.STAR Jalsha sets itself with the philosophy of 'celebrating a better tomorrow'. In line with the aspirations of millions of households in the new Bengal, STAR Jalsha is poised to be the brightest star in Bengali...
Entertainment	itv Granada
News	Fox News
News	Sky News Sky News Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
Documentary	National Geographic Channel National Geographic Channel (Asia) The National Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated as Nat Geo, is an Asian subscription television channel that features non-fiction, factual programming involving nature, science, culture, and history, produced by the National Geographic Society, just like History and the Discovery...
Documentary	Nat Geo Adventure
Music	CHANNEL V International
Music	CHANNEL V India

Former STAR Select Channels

• STAR Sports
  STAR Sports
  STAR Sports is a cable sports network owned by STAR TV and ESPN. It shows sports programs. In partnership with ESPN, its corporate name is ESPN STAR Sports. They are the official Asian station of the Barclays Premier League...
  
  
• CNBC Asia
  CNBC Asia
  CNBC Asia is a business news television channel in Asia. A subsidiary of NBC Universal, it is the Asian service of the Consumer News and Business Channel . Its programmes originate from Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney and has bureaus in Tokyo and Seoul....
  
  
• NBC Asia
• CNBC Europe
  CNBC Europe
  CNBC Europe is a business and financial news television channel, the pan-European sister station of CNBC. The network is owned and operated by NBC Universal and headquartered in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Place building with Dow Jones...
  
  
• Viva Cinema
  VIVA Cinema
  Viva Cinema is a 24-hour Filipino cable channel owned by Viva Entertainment. This channel was formerly a joint venture with STAR TV until July 31, 2003. Re-launch this February 1, 2009, together with the launch of Cignal Digital TV was tie-up of the launch of the said channel...
  
  
• Tech TV
• The History Channel
  The History Channel
  History, formerly known as The History Channel, is an American-based international satellite and cable TV channel that broadcasts a variety of reality shows and documentary programs including those of fictional and non-fictional historical content, together with speculation about the future.-...
  
  
• Fox Kids
  Fox Kids
  Fox Kids was the Fox Broadcasting Company's American children's programming division and brand name from September 8, 1990 until September 7, 2002. It was owned by Fox Television Entertainment airing programming on Monday–Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.Depending on the show, the...
  
  
• Jetix ME
• Fox Sports