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Disney+ to Replace Star with Hulu in UK from October 8 

October 3, 2025 10.48 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Disney+ is retire the Star hub across many international markets – including the UK – and replace it with Hulu. 

Filed Under: Newsline, Streaming Tagged With: Disney+, Hulu, Star! Edited: 6 October 2025 12:57

Disney+ launches Star

February 23, 2021 09.06 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

The new general entertainment service Star has made its debut in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Europe.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms, Top Story Tagged With: Disney, Star! Edited: 19 March 2021 13:05

Disney reveals Star launch slate

January 28, 2021 12.34 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Over 75 TV series and 270 movies will feature on Star, when the entertainment brand is added to Disney+ on February 23.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Disney, Star! Edited: 29 January 2021 13:16

New Disney streaming service to take Star brand

August 6, 2020 13.42 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Disney is to launch a new international general entertainment streaming service in 2021.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline Tagged With: Disney, Star! Edited: 10 August 2020 09:07

Greece issues five new temporary DTT licences

May 7, 2018 09.10 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The Greek National Radiocommunication Council (ESR) has issued five temporary nationwide digital terrestrial licenses.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Regulation, Terrestrial Tagged With: Alpha, Ant1, Epsilon TV, ESR, Greece, Skai, Star! Edited: 8 May 2018 09:19

In Brief: Canal Digital, Sunrise, Star, UPC

April 15, 2013 10.46 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Canal Digital Danmark is adding two more HD channels at the end of April, Eurosport 2 HD and Travel Channel HD. This will bring the platform’s total HD channels to […]

Filed Under: In Brief Tagged With: Canal Digital, Danmark, Eurosport 2 HD, hindi, Star!, Sunrise, Switzerland, Travel, UPC Edited: 15 April 2013 12:09

Arqiva supports Star HD UK launch

August 15, 2012 07.39 Europe/London By Robert Briel

South Asian broadcaster Star has selected Arqiva is to support its launch of the UK’s first South Asian HD channel, Star Plus HD Channel.

Filed Under: Newsline, Satellite Tagged With: Arqiva, HDTV, Star!, UK Edited: 15 August 2012 10:25

NonStop Television takes control over Star!

February 17, 2010 08.38 Europe/London By Robert Briel

NonStop Television has taken on full ownership over the Scandinavian, Benelux and Baltic versions of entertainment channel Star!. It now plans to expand Star! to the EMEA region, the company […]

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline Tagged With: NonStop Television, Star! Edited: 17 February 2010 08:54

Boxer Sweden adds new channels

November 30, 2009 21.21 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Boxer, the digital terrestrial pay-TV platform for Sweden, will launch its sixth multiplex today (December 1), adding the new channels Showtime, Star, TV 7, BBC World News and Disney XD.

Filed Under: Distribution, Newsline, Terrestrial Tagged With: BBC World News, Boxer, Disney XD, Showtime, Star!, TV7 Edited: 1 December 2009 09:39

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