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Asianet Movies

Channel Name: Asianet Movies
Launched: July 15, 2012
Owned by: STAR TV, Fox International Channels, Jupiter Entertainment Ventures
Country: Indian sub-continent, South East Asia, Middle East, Europe, USA and the lower half of the former Soviet Union
Broadcast area: India
Network: Zee
Headquarters: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,
Sister channels: Asianet, Asianet Plus, Asianet News, STAR Plus, Life OK, STAR Vijay, Asianet Suvarna, STAR Utsav, STAR World, STAR Gold, STAR Movies, Fox Movies Premium, STAR Cricket, ESPN India, STAR Sports, Movies OK, Fox Sports, Star Sports 2
Language: Malayalam

Asianet Movies is the new 24-hour Malayalam TV channel from the Asianet Communications Limited launched on July 15, 2012. It is the first Malayalam satellite TV channel for movies.[3][4]
Thiruvananthapuram based, Asianet Communications Limited (ACL) is a joint venture between the 21st Century Fox-owned STAR TV/Fox International Channels and Jupiter Entertainment Ventures.[1] The footprint of the free-to-air channel which started test run on 1 July 2012 includes India, Gulf and other countries in the region. In Kerala, the channel is available through all major cable TV operators including ACV and KeralaVision as well as on major DTH platforms.Asianet Movies will telecast not only Malayalam movies but also super hit movies from Tamil and Hindi.
The inaugural film of the channel is to be Spanish Masala (2012), directed by Lal Jose, starring Dileep, Daniela Zacherl, Kunchacko Boban and Biju Menon in the lead roles.

Technical details: Satellite: IS-17; Orbital Location: 66 Degree East; Down Link Pol: Horizontal; Down Link Frequency: 4006 MHz; Symbol Rate: 14400 Ksps; Carrier: DVB-S2; Modulation: 8 PSK; FEC: 3/4.....Wikipedia >>