Stars Come Out on DirecTV

U.S. digital TV service DirecTV announced today that it will begin offering four Indian channels from News Corp.’s Star Group to its 13.5 million customers.

The new channels include:

  • Star Plus – Hindi entertainment and dramas. India’s leading cable channel, with 50 million viewers a week.
  • Star One – Hindi action/thrillers, comedies and dramas. Recently launched.
  • Star News – 24-hour Hindi news channel. Reaches 20 million homes in Asia.
  • Star Vijay – Tamil entertainment. Reaches 8 million homes in Asia.

The HindiDirect package includes Star Plus, Star One and Star News, and is available for $29.99 per month. Star Vijay is offered in the TamilDirect package, which will cost $14.99 per month. A cricket sports package is also on the plate for $199.

Despite numerous requests, Star After Dark and Star Spice will not be offered (or even conceived). One day, my friends, one day…

Variety/Yahoo!: DirecTV Beams Up 4 Indian Channels
Business Wire/Yahoo!: DirecTV Expands International Programming Platform to Include Star Indian Channels and International Cricket
StarTV: Official Site
DirecTV: Official Site

One thought on “Stars Come Out on DirecTV

  1. DEAR STAR PLUS,

    THE DRAMAS AND THE SHOWS R GR8. THEY R TOTALLY WONDERFULL. I REALLY LUV THEM, ME AND MY MOM NEVER SLEEP WITH OUT WATCHIN ALL OF THEM. WE START WATCHING THEM FROM THE MORNING TILL 11:30 PM. UR CHANNEL IS THE BEST CHANNEL EVER. WE LUV IT. KEEP IT UP. THANKS FOR SUCH GR8 ENTERTAINMENT. WE LUV U. THANK U. BYE NIDA.