STAR Channels Available in Canada on Bell Fibe TV

TORONTO/MUMBAI: A total of seven channels from News Corp.-owned subsidiary STAR have launched in Canada on the recently launched service Bell Fibe TV.

The channels include three Hindi-language services: the general-entertainment channel STAR ONE, the Bollywood movie channel STAR India GOLD and news channel STAR India NEWS. Also included is the Tamil-language entertainment channel STAR VIJAY. These join STAR India PLUS, the Indian general-entertainment channel from STAR that has been available on ATN’s service in Canada since 2006.

Also headed to Bell Fibe TV are three STAR Mandarin-language channels. STAR CHINESE CHANNELS is a general-entertainment service, STAR CHINESE MOVIES 2 focuses on films and CHANNEL [V] is a Taiwanese music and lifestyle network.

"We are elated to partner with Bell Fibe TV and provide our top rated channels to the South Asian and Chinese Diaspora in Canada," said David Wisnia, STAR’s senior VP of distribution, sales and marketing and head of STAR’s North American office. "Our worldwide audiences have historically been treated to some of the best programming available from our roster of channels and we now look forward to inviting our Fibe TV subscribers to be a part of this unique entertainment experience."

"Bell Fibe TV offers customers an enhanced television experience delivered over a state-of-the-art IPTV platform," added Heather Tulk, the senior VP of residential products at Bell. "Adding these seven STAR channels to Fibe TV’s programming lineup makes our next generation television service even more appealing to Canada’s vibrant Mandarin-speaking and South Asian communities."

"We are delighted to launch these seven compelling channels from the STAR Group as part of the 27 Multicultural Channels ATN launched on Bell Fibe TV. ATN has had a great programming partnership with STAR for the past four years and we have had a wonderful distribution partnership with Bell for the past 13 years," said Dr. Shan Chandrasekar, the president and CEO of ATN-Asian Television Network International.