Star Bharat

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Star Bharat
File:Star Bharat Official Logo.jpg
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaWorldwide
NetworkStar India
SloganBhula De Darr, Kuch Alag Kar translation: "Forget fear, do something different."
HeadquartersMumbai, India
Programming
Language(s)Hindi
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed and to letterboxed 576i for India)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company (India)
Sister channelsAsianet and other Star group channels
History
Launched28 August 2017; 8 years ago (2017-08-28)
ReplacedLife OK
Links
WebsiteStar Bharat on Disney+ hotstar
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel slots vary in each city
Cable
Kerala Vision Digital TVChannel 214 (SD)
Channel 851 (HD)
Siti CableChannel 117 (SD)
Channel 1108 (HD)
Satellite
Tata SkyChannel 122 (SD)
Channel 121 (HD)
Sun DirectChannel 318 (SD)
Channel 877 (HD)
Dish TVChannel 116 (SD)
Channel 115 (HD)
D2HChannel 107 (SD)
Channel 905 (HD)
Airtel Digital TVChannel 114 (SD)
Channel 115 (HD)
Streaming media
Disney+ Hotstar(India)

Star Bharat is an Indian pay television channel owned by Star India which is a part of Walt Disney Company India.[1] It telecasts Epic true Indian incidents, historical, crime and comedy shows. The channel was launched on 28 August 2017 replacing Life OK.

History[edit | edit source]

The channel was first launched as Star One, an Indian subscription-television youth channel that primarily broadcast in Hindi on 1 November 2004. Part of News Corporation's Star TV network in Asia and distributed internationally by Fox International Channels. In November 2006, Star One, along with Star Gold, launched in the UK on Sky.

Star One was rebranded as Life OK on 18 December 2011. It was then rebranded again on 28 August 2017 as Star Bharat.[2]

On 30 December 2020, Disney announced that the Star branding would be replaced with Utsav from 22 January 2021. On 22 January 2021, Star Bharat became Utsav Bharat, and this change is currently effective in parts of Europe.[3]

Programming[edit | edit source]

The current broadcast of Star Bharat include RadhaKrishn, Lakshmi Ghar Aayi, Tera Mera Saath Rahe. Acquired Serials and Reruns Of Savdhaan India.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Star India launches new channel, STAR BHARAT - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  2. "Life Ok rebranded as Star Bharat, may start from 15 August". Indian Television.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. https://whatsondisneyplus.com/disney-renaming-star-channels-in-the-netherlands/