FX (international)

Brand name of television channels owned by FX Networks

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Logo used in Canada and Latin America since 2013

Logo used in Greece, Poland, Baltics and CIS since 2023 and 2024

Product type| Television networks
Owner| The Walt Disney Company
Produced by| Rupert Murdoch
Country| United States
Introduced| January 12, 2004
Markets|

* Asia
* Australia
* Baltics and CIS
* Canada
* Greece
* India
* Italy
* Latin America
* Middle East
* Poland
* Portugal
* South Africa
* UK and Ireland
* Turkey

Previous owners|

* News Corporation
* 21st Century Fox

FX is an international television channel brand stemming from the eponymous American standard or premium cable television channel and is owned by FX Networks, a subsidiary of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company.

## Current channels

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### Baltics and CIS

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* FX (previously Fox Crime and Fox) is a Russian-language television channel that launched on March 5, 2008. The channel was closed on October 1, 2022, for Russia[1] & Belarus,[2] and was replaced by Kineko in Russia, but it's still active in the CIS & Baltic regions. Cable operators in Estonia have localized version of the channel with advertising. The channel has rebranded as FX on 24 January 2024.[3]

### Canada

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On August 6, 2011, Rogers Sports & Media entered into a licensing agreement with FX Networks to launch FX Canada as a pay television channel.[4] The network, which launched on November 1, 2011, features a mix of FX original series; acquired American movies and series; and original Canadian programming and sporting events (as required by the Canadian content rules imposed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission). FX Canada's broadcast license requires that 15% of its programming consist of Canadian content in its first year, 20% in its second year and 25% by its third year.

On May 18, 2018, Remstar Media Group entered into a separate licensing agreement to carry a French language FX-branded programming block on the channel Max.

* FX

### Greece

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* FX (formerly as Fox) is a Greek channel launched on November 30, 2009. On October 1, 2012, the channel was replaced by Fox. On March 15, 2023, Fox was reverted its name into and replaced again by FX, along with Fox Life becoming FX Life.

### Latin America

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* FX Networks Latin America includes FX.

### Poland

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* On June 29, 2023, it was announced that the Polish locales of Fox and Fox Comedy would be replaced on November 7, 2023, with Polish locales of FX and FX Comedy.[5]

### Turkey

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* FX was launched in Turkey on April 14, 2008, on the D-Smart digital platform. It is also available on the Teledünya and Tivibu digital platforms.

## Other FX-branded channels

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### Baltics and CIS

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* FX Life

### Canada

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* FXX

### Greece

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* FX Life

### Poland

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* FX Comedy

## Former channels

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### Asia

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In 2008, Fox Networks Group Asia and Star TV (through a distribution agreement) partnered to launch FX Asia. The channel is divided into four services: an international channel distributed throughout much of the continent and three national channels serving South Korea, Philippines and Japan. The channel was shut down on October 1, 2021, with most of its content shifting to the Star content hub on Disney+ (for Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Disney+ Hotstar (for Southeast Asia region outside Singapore and Philippines).

* FX Asia
* FX Philippines

### Australia

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* FX was an Australian channel launched on February 26, 2012. On February 28, 2018, FX ceased broadcasting on Foxtel, and all of its programs moved to Fox Showcase.

### India

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* FX was an Indian channel operated from 2010[6] to 2017.[7]

### Italy

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* FX was an Italian channel launched on May 21, 2006. Due to the lowest ratings, the channel was closed on July 1, 2011.

### Latin America

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* FX Networks Latin America included FXM, which was shut down on April 1, 2022.[8]

### Brazil

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* FX was a Brazilian channel launched on May 1, 2005. The channel was closed on March 1, 2025 due to high operational costs in the respective country, declining pay-TV ratings in Brazil and the Brazilian pay-TV crisis.

### Middle East

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* FX was launched in the Middle East as a free-to-air channel along with the rest of the Fox-branded channels (which include National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, STAR Movies, Fox Movies, Fox Rewayat, Fox Family Movies, Fox Action Movies, STAR World, FOX, FX, Fox Life, Fox Crime, Channel V International and Baby TV),[9] the channels later became encrypted instead of free, as a part of beIN network. The channel closed on December 1, 2022, along with Fox Family Movies and Fox Crime.

### Portugal

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* FX was a Portuguese channel launched in 2005. In November 2015, the channel was rebranded as Fox Comedy.

### South Africa

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* FX was a South African pay-TV satellite channel, part of the StarSat offering on May 1, 2010.[10] It was shut down on October 3, 2016, along with Fox Crime, which closed down on September 30, 2016, to be replaced by Fox Life[11]

### UK and Ireland

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* FX was a British and Irish channel launched on January 12, 2004. In 2013 the channel was rebranded as Fox. It later closed down on July 1, 2021, with most of its content moving to the Star content hub on Disney+.

## See also

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* Star Channel (international)
* FX (TV channel)
* FX Life
* Fox (international)
* Fox Crime
* Fox Comedy
* Fox Life
* Fox Movies
* Fox Sports International
* Fox Networks Group
* Foxtel

## References

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1. ^ "НТВ-ПЛЮС: Телеканалы FOX, FOX Life, National Geographic и Nat Geo Wild прекращают вещание на территории России". TVnews.by | Новости ТВ, IT и коммуникаций (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-02.
2. ^ "Телеканалы National Geographic и FOX прекращают вещание в Беларуси". TVnews.by | Новости ТВ, IT и коммуникаций (in Russian). 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
3. ^ "Pange tähele! Telekanalid FOX ja FOX LIFE saavad uued nimed". Kroonika (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
4. ^ Aleysha Haniff (August 6, 2011). "FX Canada to launch in November". Toronto Star.
5. ^ "W listopadzie Fox zmieni w Polsce nazwę na FX. Inaczej też Fox Comedy" [In November, Fox will change its name to FX in Poland. Including Fox Comedy]. Press.pl (in Polish). 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
6. ^ Bureau, Adgully (2010-07-02). "Fox International launches 7 channels in India". www.adgully.com. Retrieved 2023-12-11. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
7. ^ "Star TV India to shut down three channels". www.bizasialive.com. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
8. ^ "Disney cesará transmisiones de los canales Disney XD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Kids, FX Movies y Star Life en Latinoamérica" [Disney will cease transmissions of Disney XD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Kids, FX Movies and Star Life channels in Latin America]. TVLaint (in Spanish). Nopales. January 10, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
9. ^ "Fox Networks Group Middle East". foxarabia.tv. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
10. ^ "ODM coming in May with 55 TV channels". News.google.co.za. Retrieved on July 28, 2011.
11. ^ "TV with Thinus: TOLDJA! Another FOX channel is suddenly chopped and changed as FOX Crime flips to FOX Life at short notice; changes on DSTV with no word about StarSat". September 13, 2016.

* v
* t
* e

FX original programming

Current|

* Adults (since 2025)
* American Crime Story (since 2016)
* American Horror Story (since 2011)
* American Sports Story (since 2024)
* English Teacher (since 2024)
* Fargo (since 2014)
* Feud (since 2017)
* Grotesquerie (since 2024)
* Shōgun (since 2024)
* The New York Times Presents (since 2019)
* Welcome to Wrexham (since 2022)

Former|

| 1990s debuts|

* Backchat (1995–2007)
* Baseball, Minnesota (1996)
* Bobcat's Big Ass Show (1998)
* Major League Baseball on FX (1997–2001)
* Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (1998)
* The Dick & Paula Celebrity Special (1999)
* The X Show (1999–2001)

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2000s debuts|

* 30 Days (2005–08)
* Archer (2009–16)
* Black. White. (2006)
* Damages (2007–10)
* Dirt (2007–08)
* It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–12)
* The League (2009–12)
* Lucky (2003)
* NASCAR Drivers: Non-Stop (2004–06)
* NASCAR on FX (2001–06)
* The New Movie Show with Chris Gore (2000)
* Nip/Tuck (2003–10)
* Over There (2005)
* Rescue Me (2004–11)
* The Riches (2007–08)
* The Shield (2002–08)
* Son of the Beach (2000–02)
* Sons of Anarchy (2008–14)
* Starved (2005)
* Testees (2008–09)
* Thief (2006)

2010s debuts|

* Atlanta (2016–22)
* A Christmas Carol (2019)
* The Americans (2013–18)
* Anger Management (2012–14)
* Baskets (2016–19)
* The Bastard Executioner (2015)
* Better Things (2016–22)
* Brand X with Russell Brand (2012–13)
* The Bridge (2013–14)
* Chozen (2014)
* The Comedians (2015)
* Fosse/Verdon (2019)
* FX Game of the Week (2011–12)
* Justified (2010–15)
* Legion (2017–19)
* Legit (2013)
* Lights Out (2011)
* Louie (2010–15)
* Married (2014–15)
* Mayans M.C. (2018–23)
* Mr Inbetween (2018–21)
* Partners (2014)
* Pose (2018–21)
* Saint George (2014)
* Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2015–16)
* Snowfall (2017–23)
* The Strain (2014–17)
* Taboo (2017)
* Terriers (2010)
* Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell (2012–13)
* Trust (2018)
* Tyrant (2014–16)
* UFC on FX (2012–13)
* Unsupervised (2012)
* What We Do in the Shadows (2019–24)
* Wilfred (2011–13)
* You're the Worst (2014-2019)

2020s debuts|

* A Wilderness of Error (2020)
* Black Narcissus (2020)
* Breeders (2020–23)
* Justified: City Primeval (2023)
* The Old Man (2022–24)
* Pride (2021)
* Social Studies (2024)

Upcoming|

* Alien: Earth (2025)
* The Lowdown (2025)
* Love Story (2026)

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The Walt Disney Company

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Company
officials|

| Key|

* Founders
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* CEO
* Bob Iger

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Board of
directors|

* James P. Gorman (chair)
* Mary Barra
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Entertainment|

| Studios|

* Walt Disney Pictures
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Television|

| Disney Branded
Television|

* Disney Channel
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ABC Entertainment|

* ABC
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* ABC News Radio
* Lincoln Square Productions
* ABC News Live

National Geographic
Global Networks|

* National Geographic
* National Geographic Wild

Other networks|

* FX Networks
* FX
* FXX
* FXM
* FXP
* ABC Family Worldwide
* Freeform
* Onyx Collective

Production studios|

* Disney Branded Television
* Disney Television Animation
* It's a Laugh Productions
* Disney Television Studios
* 20th Television
* 20th Television Animation

Other units|

* BabyTV (US distribution)
* A+E Global Media (50%)

Streaming|

* Disney+
* Star
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Distribution|

* Disney–ABC Domestic Television
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ABC TV Stations|

* KABC-TV
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* KGO-TV
* KTRK-TV
* WABC-TV
* WLS-TV
* WPVI-TV
* WTVD
* Localish

International|

* EMEA
* France
* Italy
* Iberia (Portugal)
* CIS
* India
* Disney Star
* Disney+ Hotstar
* Star Studios
* Latin America
* Argentina
* Patagonik Film Group (33.3%)
* Hispanic America

Other assets|

* Movies Anywhere

Experiences|

| Parks and
resorts|

* Disneyland Resort
* Disneyland Paris
* Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (43%)
* Shanghai Disney Resort (43%)
* Walt Disney Attractions Japan
* Walt Disney World
* Imagineering (The Muppets Studio)

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Experiences|

* Adventures by Disney
* National Geographic Expeditions
* Disney Cruise Line
* Disney Vacation Club
* Storyliving by Disney

Consumer
Products|

* Disney Store (Outside US & Canada)
* Disney Publishing Worldwide
* Disney English
* NG Media
* Marvel Comics
* Disney Online
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* ESPN
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* ESPN Deportes
* ESPNews
* ESPNU
* ESPN+
* ESPN PPV
* ESPN Classic
* ESPN Events
* ESPN Films
* ESPN International
* ACC Network
* Longhorn Network
* SEC Network

Other assets|

* Buena Vista
* D23
* Disney Institute
* Walt Disney Archives
* Disney Programs
* Disney College Program
* Disney International Programs
* Disney University
* Reedy Creek Energy Services

Former/defunct
units and
predecessors|

* 20th Century Home Entertainment
* ABC Kids
* ABC Signature
* Baby Einstein
* Blue Network
* Blue Sky Studios
* American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres
* Caravan Pictures
* Capital Cities/ABC
* CBS/Fox Video
* Cinergi Pictures
* Circle 7 Animation
* Disney Interactive Studios
* DIC Entertainment
* Disney Digital Network
* Disney Store (US & Canada)
* Disney's Animation Weekdays
* Endemol Shine Group
* Fox 2000 Pictures
* Fox Animation Studios
* Fox Networks Group
* Fox Sports Networks
* FoxNext
* GMTV
* Hollywood Pictures
* Jetix
* Jetix Animation Concepts
* Marvel Entertainment
* New World Pictures
* Four Star Television
* Metromedia
* Miramax
* Books
* Dimension Films
* Talk
* MTM Enterprises
* Playhouse Disney
* Radio Disney
* Saban Entertainment/BVS Entertainment
* SIP Animation
* Créativité et Développement
* Fox Children's Productions
* Marvel Productions
* DePatie–Freleng Enterprises
* Star+
* Toon Disney
* Touchstone Pictures
* Touchstone Television
* TeleColombia
* Tata Play
* Walt Disney Television

Related|

* Acquisition of 21st Century Fox
* Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act
* Reedy Creek Improvement Act
* Disney v. DeSantis
* Disney Lorcana
* Grand Central Creative Campus
* Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
* Disney–Charter dispute
* Potential acquisition by Apple
* Retlaw Enterprises
* Snow White Cafe
* Walt Disney Productions v. Air Pirates
* Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination
* Walt Disney: An American Original

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