SKY Television will be launching five exciting new channels in February, including two premium Hindi channels in addition to existing channel Star Plus—offering the best in entertainment and movies.

Colors and Star Gold will be available for subscription from Tuesday, February 9, together with two new Chinese channels Star Chinese Channel and SCM (Star Chinese Movies) and Filipino Channel TFC (The Filipino Channel).

Star Plus, which is currently broadcasting on SKY Channel 315 will remain on SKY but moves to the new home of Channel 150 on February 9 where it will available at a reduced monthly rate.

SKY’s Director of Content Strategy, Megan King commented:“At SKY, we’re always evolving to provide our customers with a world class entertainment experience. These new channels will offer superb entertainment content and will help bring your own culture closer to home here in New Zealand.”

“We’ve taken care with the selection of Hindi channels to ensure we deliver a good range of entertainment content. From general entertainment series on Colors, to the best of Bollywood on Star Gold, when added to existing channel Star Plus, this gives a very well-rounded selection for viewers.”

To subscribe to the channels you must be either a SKY Basic or Broadcast subscriber or before being able to add the new line-up. Colors offers general entertainment in and will be available on Channel 151 while Star Gold, SKY Channel 152, will show the best of Hindi films. SKY subscribers will be able to sample all of the new channels for a month after the launch date at no extra charge.

The existing foreign language channels operated by WTV will come off SKY on Tuesday, March 1.

If a customer subscribes to the SKY Basic tier structure, they can choose the Hindi package that is available in three options—any one channel for $9.99, any two channels for $14.99 or all three Hindi channels for $19.99. Under the broadcast tier structure, the three Hindi channels are available for $19.99 (+the broadcast tier fee/decoder rental).