The remainder of the Star Asia Pacific business was later brought under the Fox International Channels division.
The plan superseded a previously announced international expansion of the majority-controlled American streaming service, Hulu, which has only expanded outside the United States to Japan.
Star was to also launch in Central and Eastern Europe, Israel, South Africa and the MENA Region in 2022.
[18] In March 2024, it was announced that the Star hub would be added on Disney+ in Latin America on June 26, 2024,[19] while its separate platform, Star+, would be discontinued on July 24 of same year.
Much of the TV content was originally produced for Disney-owned networks and services such as ABC, FX and Freeform.
Other programs were originally commissioned by third-party networks but have been made available on Star because Disney has retained the international distribution rights.
In order to comply with this requirement, Disney has entered into a partnership with various local distributors from France and Germany, among others.
[29] Other mature and non-Marvel related Sony Pictures titles that premiered on Disney's linear networks available on the Star hub (specifically from Sony Pictures Television) include ABC's The Good Doctor, For Life and Schooled, FX's Justified, Damages and Rescue Me and Hulu's Future Man (which is no longer available following the May 26, 2023 purge of Disney+ titles).
Most of these productions come from the streaming services (such as Hulu) and TV channels (such as ABC, Freeform, FX, ESPN, or National Geographic) of the Walt Disney Company.