Disney-Star India is planning to terminate its three English General Entertainment Channels (GEC) - Star World, Star World HD, and Star World Premiere HD. The channels will be shut off on November 30, 2021. According to media reports, Disney International HD (English General Entertainment channel) will continue to operate.
In December 2021 and January 2022, Star India plans to launch 16 new channels spanning genres and languages. The broadcaster made the statement in its Reference Interconnect Offer (RIO) to comply with New Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0.
Star Gold Romance, Star Gold Thrills, Jalsha Josh, Pravah Pictures, Star Kirano, Star Movies Select, and Super Hungama are among the new channels to debut (replacing Marvel HQ). Star Gold 2 HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil HD, Star Sports 1 Telugu HD, Disney Channel HD, Star Kirano HD, Pravah Pictures HD, Vijay Super HD, Asianet Movies HD, and Hungama HD are among the new HD networks to debut.