Hong Kong: The Star Group and CABLE TV have announced an agreement for the continued carriage of Star Movies by CABLE TV. CABLE TV viewers can now subscribe to Star Movies, the Hollywood movie channel from the Star stable, for HK$80 a month.

Star Movies was launched on CABLE TV in August 2001, free for basic tier subscribers, and has now become Hong Kong's highest rated Hollywood movie channel, according to a company release. The channel shows blockbusters from deals with Hollywood studios including 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, MGM and United Artists. Every month, the channel shows around 90 movies including 30 premieres, and provides subscribers uninterrupted viewing with no commercial breaks within the movies. Every Sunday at 9 pm, the channel features blockbuster premieres with Chinese subtitles to suit Hong Kong audiences.

Movies coming up over the next few weeks include What Lies Beneath, Remember the Titans, Chocolat, Billy Elliot, Men of Honour.