STAR World India
| Star World India | |
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| Launched | 15 December 1991 (as Star Plus) 31 March 1996 (as STAR World) |
| Owned by | Star India |
| Picture format |
576i (16:9/4:3) (SDTV) (March 1996 - March 2011) 1080i (HDTV) (April 2011-present) |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | South Asia |
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Sister channel(s) |
STAR World Premiere Star Movies India Star Movies Action (India) STAR Movies Select HD |
| Website | Star World on hotstar |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Airtel digital TV (India) | Channel 148 (SD) Channel 149 (HD) |
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Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) |
Channel 28 |
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Dish TV (India) |
Channel 457 (SD) Channel 39 (HD) |
| Reliance Digital TV (India) | Channel 253 |
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Sun Direct (India) |
Channel 82 |
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Tata Sky (India) |
Channel 206 (SD) Channel 204 (HD) |
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Videocon d2h (India) |
Channel 179 (SD) Channel 934 (HD) |
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Dish Home (Nepal) |
Channel 405 (SD) Channel 963 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on most cable systems | Check local listings for channels |
| Hathway (India) | Channel 321 (SD) Channel 377 (HD) |
| Asianet Digital TV (India) | Channel 472 (SD) Channel 857 (HD) |
| DL-GTPL | Channel 31 (SD) Channel 861 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| PEO TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 77 |
Star World India is a 24-hour English language basic cable and satellite television channel owned by STAR TV and Fox Networks Group, two fully owned subsidiaries of 21st Century Fox. The channel primarily airs popular shows from the United States, United Kingdom and sometimes Australia along with some local shows to appeal to the English-speaking population of India and a few other South Asian countries. An HD simulcast of the channel was started in April 2011. The channel focuses on 14- to 35-year-old urban population, with 24-year-old working professionals being its primary target demographic. The channel has been quoted as "India's most loved and leading General English Entertainment Channel" (GEC). The channel mainly airs TV shows from the leading American entertainment networks such as FOX, ABC, NBC, ABC Family, CBS, USA Network and sometimes from AMC and The CW. Some original programs which are solely made and produced in India are also aired on this channel which include the celebrity talk show Koffee with Karan and The Tara Sharma Show which deals with parenting and maternal child care issues. Some high-rated notable television shows aired on this channel include Friends, Game of Thrones,Downton Abbey, Grey's Anatomy, Homeland, House M.D.,Lost, Mad Men, MasterChef Australia, Modern Family, Monk, One Tree Hill, Smallville, The Big Bang Theory, The Simpsons, The X-Files, Two and a Half Men, Yes, Dear etc. The channel is also an official broadcaster of the Primetime Emmy Awards in India.
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