Utsav Bharat
Utsav Bharat (formerly known as Star Bharat UK) is a European Hindi pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company India subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.[1]
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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Europe |
| Network | Disney Star |
| Headquarters | Southall, London |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Audio: Hindi Subtitles: English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Disney Star |
| Sister channels | Utsav Plus Utsav Gold |
| History | |
| Launched | 22 January 2021 |
| Replaced | Star Bharat |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Hotstar | hotstar.com |
History
In November 2006, Star One, along with Star Gold, launched in the UK on Sky.
Star One was rebranded as Star Life OK on May 2012. 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’ in 2021, as the Star branding was moved to STAR on Disney+.[3]
Programming
The channel line-up consists of family dramas, mythological, historical, crime, romantic, comedy shows and television films. It also broadcast shows which are exclusive to Utsav Bharat viewers, Hindi Bollywood movies and movies dubbed in Hindi.
References
- "Star India launches new channel, STAR BHARAT - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- "Life Ok rebranded as Star Bharat, may start from 15 August". Indian Television.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Palmer, Roger (30 December 2020). "Disney Renaming Star Channels In The Netherlands | What's On Disney Plus".