Star! Scandinavia
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Star! Scandinavia was a television channel in northern Europe that is devoted to entertainment and celebrity news and programming. The channel was managed by Scandinavian television broadcaster NonStop Television, part of Turner Broadcasting.
Country | Sweden |
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Broadcast area | Nordic countries Benelux Baltic countries South Africa |
Ownership | |
Owner | NonStop Television |
History | |
Launched | 1 September 2000 |
Closed | 15 July 2015 |
Former names | E! |
Links | |
Website | nonstop.tv/star |
The channel was fashioned after Star! (a former Canadian entertainment channel now branded as E!, after the U.S.-based channel of the same namesake) and is licensed from Bell Media (previously CTVglobemedia and CHUM Limited). Programming is a mix of several Bell Media television channels such as E!, FashionTelevisionChannel, MuchMore and others. American entertainment news program Showbiz Tonight from HLN is shown several times a day on the channel. Star! Scandinavia has also shown several award shows such as the Grammy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, the Sundance Film Festival and the BAFTA Film Awards.