Star Sports’ regional juggernaut continues; Marathi channel launching on 15 July

[JollyLNB]

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[Harsh_10]

Some wrong information, Star had Gujarati channel Tara almost before 2 decades.

 

[JollyLNB]

Some wrong information, Star had Gujarati channel Tara almost before 2 decades.

There was Tara Gujarati in 2000–2002, but that is too far back in time. These articles clearly state that the Tara channels were founded by Ratikanta Basu, who was a former Star executive; they were never part of Star. There was never a Gujarati entertainment channel from Star, and there never will. Star's first regional channel was Star Vijay in 2001*, followed by the Asianet channels in 2008, as well as Star Jalsha and Pravah.

http://www.angelfire.com/in/jalnews/15061.html (Tara is an offshoot of Star, i.e., founded by a former Star executive, but never a part of it.)
Tara tries to reach for the stars | Ahmedabad News - Times of India
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*As @M.J.Sadiq will know, Star acquired Vijay only in 2001. It was running from 1996 to 1997 as Golden Eagle Communication, then from '97 to '01 as Vijay TV.

 

[Harsh_10]

there never will

Why? As per earlier news, Star sports Gujarati launch is under plan.

 

[JollyLNB]

Why? As per earlier news, Star sports Gujarati launch is under plan.

I mean, in the entertainment sector.