Country | United States |
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Broadcast area | Italy Poland Portugal |
Programming | |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Fox Networks Group (The Walt Disney Company) |
Sister channels | Disney Channel Disney Junior Disney XD Fox Fox Life Fox Crime Fox Movies FX 24Kitchen BabyTV National Geographic Nat Geo Wild Nat Geo People |
History | |
Launched | November 1, 2014 (Italy) January 16, 2015 (Poland) November 18, 2015 (Portugal) |
Closed | October 1, 2019 (Italy) November 7, 2023 (Poland) February 7, 2024 (Portugal) |
Replaced by | FX Comedy (Poland) Star Comedy (Portugal) |
Former names | Fox Life (2007–2015, Poland) FX[1] (2007–2015, Portugal) |
Fox Comedy was a television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group, which aired in Poland, Portugal, and Italy. Its basic programming included numerous comedy series and films.
It was launched in Italy on November 1, 2014,[2] in Poland on January 16, 2015.[3] and in Portugal on November 18, 2015 as replacement of FX.[4]
The Italian version of Fox Comedy was closed down on October 1, 2019.[5] On June 29, 2023, it was announced that Polish version would be renamed to FX Comedy on November 7, 2023.[6]
There is also an Australian version of Fox Comedy, which launched on September 1, 2020, as a merger of Foxtel's Fox Hits and The Comedy Channel.[7][8]