MUMBAI: Pan Asian broadcaster Star has announced the launch of Star One and Star Gold on the Sky digital TV platform in the UK.

The launch expands Star’s Indian channel offering on BSkyB from the current line-up of Star Plus and Star News to a total of four channels.

Indiantelevision.com was the first to report on 3 November that Entertainment channel Star One and movie platform Star Gold would debut in the UK later this month on BSkyB, which is over-35 per cent owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.

Star One and Star Gold will be available on BSkyB's Entertainment Pack. The channels will enhance South Asian programming for viewers in 8.2 million households across the UK and Ireland.