Fox (international)

Group of TV channels

Fox

Logo used from 2019 until 2024

Product type| Television networks
Produced by| Rupert Murdoch
Country| United States
Introduced| 14 August 1993; 31 years ago (1993-08-14)
Discontinued| 11 March 2024; 17 months ago (2024-03-11)
Markets| Asia
Baltics and CIS
Belgium
Bulgaria
Greece
Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Hong Kong
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Korea
Latin America
Middle East
Netherlands
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Serbia
Spain
Southeast Asia
South Africa
Sweden
Finland
Turkey
Taiwan
Thailand
UK and Ireland
Previous owners|

* News Corporation
* 21st Century Fox
* The Walt Disney Company

Fox is a defunct series of international television channels which used to be operated by Fox Networks Group, a division of 21st Century Fox. The network was affiliated with Fox Broadcasting Company from its inception until Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019.

In the following years, several Fox networks worldwide were renamed, with most adopting the formerly Asian-centric brand Star based upon the Star hub available on Disney+ with most channels transitioned to being branded as Star Channel, while networks in the Baltic states, CIS, Greece and Poland instead transitioned to being branded as FX, and certain other networks were discontinued outright due to refocus for Disney+.[1]

## Fox around the world

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Channel | Country or region | Formerly | Launch year | Replacement / Rebrand | Shutdown year

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Fox Channel  | Latin America |  | August 14, 1993  | Star Channel[2] | February 22, 2021
Brazil | September 27, 1994
Fox (Japan)  | Japan  | February 1998[3] | Dlife (second era)[4] | March 1, 2024
Fox (Spain) | Spain  | June 1, 2001  | Star Channel[5][6][7][8] | March 11, 2024
Fox (Portugal) | Portugal  | March 1, 2003[9] | February 7, 2024
Fox (Italy) | Italy  | July 31, 2003  | discontinued  | July 1, 2022[10]
Fox (Korea) | South Korea  | April 1, 2006  | Ch.NOW | December 31, 2020
Fox (Turkey) | Turkey  | TGRT  | February 24, 2007  | Now[11] | February 12, 2024
Fox (Germany) | Germany  | Premiere Serie (only on Premiere)[12] | May 19, 2008  | discontinued  | October 1, 2021[13][14][15][16]
Fox (Asia) | Southeast Asia and Hong Kong  |  | December 2009
Fox (Africa) | Africa  | Fox Entertainment  | May 1, 2010[17]
Fox (Poland) | Poland  |  | November 6, 2010[18] | FX[19] | November 7, 2023
Fox (Middle East) | Middle East  | Fox Series | March 1, 2011  | Star Series[20] | March 1, 2024
Fox (Finland) | Finland  | SuomiTV  | April 15, 2012  | Star Channel[21] | January 6, 2023
Fox (Taiwan) | Taiwan  |  Channel V Taiwan | September 1, 2012  | Star World (second era)  | January 1, 2022
Fox (Greece) | Greece  | FX (first era)[22] | October 1, 2012  | FX (second era)  | March 15, 2023[23]
Fox (Russia) | Russia, Belarus, Baltics and CIS  | Fox Crime | October 1, 2012 (Russia, Baltics and CIS)  | Kineko (Russia and Belarus)  | October 1, 2022 (Russia and Belarus)[24][25]
FX (Baltics and CIS)  | January 24, 2024 (Baltics and CIS)[26]
Fox (Bulgaria) | Bulgaria  |  | October 15, 2012[27][28] | Star Channel[29][30] | October 1, 2023
Fox (Serbian) | Balkans
Fox (UK and Ireland) | UK and Ireland  | FX  | January 11, 2013[31] | discontinued  | July 1, 2021[32]
Fox (Norway) | Norway  | Fox Crime[33] | July 1, 2013  | March 31, 2021[34]
Fox (Netherlands) | Netherlands  |  | August 19, 2013[35] | Star Channel  | November 1, 2023
Fox (Hungary) | Hungary  | February 4, 2014[36] | discontinued  | April 30, 2018[37]
Fox (Sweden) | Sweden  | September 22, 2014[38][39] | January 1, 2021[40]
Fox (Belgium) | Belgium  | October 1, 2015  | Star Channel[41] | November 1, 2023

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ "Disney Renaming Fox Channels In Latin America To Star". What's On Disney Plus. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
2. ^ "Disney Renaming Fox Channels In Latin America To Star". What's On Disney Plus. November 27, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
3. ^ 幕田千宏 (July 12, 2015). "dTVでFOXチャンネル！ 海外ドラマ好きには外せないタイトルが大集合のFOXチャンネルの作品と魅力を徹底解剖！". 海外ドラマNAVI (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2023.
4. ^ "「FOX」チャンネル名称変更のお知らせ｜ニュース(総合)｜FOX ネットワークス". foxnetworks.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 5, 2023.
5. ^ "FOX España se convertirá en Star Channel para aproximarlo a la identidad de marca de Disney+". formulatv.com. February 1, 2024.
6. ^ "Disney ends Fox brand in Portugal". theportugalnews.com. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
7. ^ "Canais FOX vão passar a ser Star Channel já em 2024". marketeer.sapo.pt. November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
8. ^ "Canais Fox passam a Star Channel a 7 de fevereiro". Expresso (in Portuguese). January 3, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
9. ^ "Canal FOX inicia emissões dia 1 de Março na Cabovisão". Meios & Publicidade (in European Portuguese). February 21, 2003. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
10. ^ "FOX si spegne su Sky e NOW. E a Luglio 2022 cambia l'offerta NOW". movietele.it (in Italian). June 30, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
11. ^ "FOX Simdi NOW Oluyor". www.fox.com.tr (in Turkish). January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
12. ^ "Fox startet bei Premiere bundesweit, in der Schweiz und in Österreich über Kabel, Satellit und IPTV am 4. Oktober (04.08.2008)". info.sky.de. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
13. ^ Middleton, Richard (April 28, 2021). "Disney to close 18 channels in Asia as streaming focus expands". Digital TV Europe. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
14. ^ "Disney Junior & Fox To Close In Germany, Austria & Switzerland". What's On Disney Plus. July 6, 2021. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
15. ^ Clover, Julian (August 24, 2021). "FOX to shut Africa channel on September 30th". Broadband TV News. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
16. ^ Ferreira, Thinus (August 24, 2021). "Disney ends the FOX channel in Africa, rips away The Walking Dead's final season". News24. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
17. ^ "TopTV launch: all the details – TechCentral". April 29, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
18. ^ "FOX International Channels Launches the FOX Channel in Poland". FOX International Channels. December 10, 2010. Archived from the original on April 12, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
19. ^ "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). June 29, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
20. ^ "Fox branded channels to undergo rebranding in MENA region". www.broadcastprome.com.
21. ^ TV, Fox. "FOX on tammikuussa STAR Channel". www.foxtv.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
22. ^ "Έρχεται το FOX Greece σε nova και OTE TV..." Έρχεται το FOX Greece σε nova και OTE TV... Retrieved July 7, 2023.
23. ^ "The Walt Disney Company Greece: To FOX μετονομάζεται σε FX". typologies.gr. March 16, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
24. ^ "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 April 2, 2023.
25. ^ "Телеканалы National Geographic и FOX прекращают вещание в Беларуси". TVnews.by | Новости ТВ, IT и коммуникаций (in Russian). September 30, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
26. ^ "Pange tähele! Telekanalid FOX ja FOX LIFE saavad uued nimed". Kroonika (in Estonian). Retrieved November 23, 2023.
27. ^ "FOX International Channels води на българския телевизионен пазар най-силния си канал FOX". cinefish.bg. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
28. ^ Živković, Petar (October 1, 2012). "Volećete ga: Stiže novi FOX kanal!". Tračara (in Serbian). Retrieved July 7, 2023.
29. ^ "FOX СТАВА STAR CHANNEL В БЪЛГАРИЯ ОТ ОКТОМВРИ" [FOX becomes STAR channel from October]. Boulevard Bulgaria (in Bulgarian). June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
30. ^ "Fox rebrands in the Balkans". Broadband TV News. October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
31. ^ "FX UK: a big new channel from FOX – Post 148062 – TV Forum". www.tvforum.co.uk. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
32. ^ Kanter, Jake (May 17, 2021). "Fox Channel To Close In The UK, With Shows Like 'War Of The Worlds' Moving To Disney+". Deadline. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
33. ^ "Crime being replaced by Fox channel in Norway » Digital TV Europe". February 8, 2015. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
34. ^ Jerijervi, Dag Robert (March 2, 2023). "Disney legger ned TV-kanal i Norge" [Disney shuts down TV channel in Norway]. kampanje.com (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved July 3, 2023.
35. ^ Mediacourant.nl (June 13, 2013). "Nieuwe tv-zender gaat FOX NL heten". Mediacourant.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved July 7, 2023.
36. ^ Zrt, HVG Kiadó (December 17, 2013). "Magyarországra jön a világhírű tévécsatorna". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved July 7, 2023.
37. ^ "Megszűnik a Magyar FOX at Sorozatjunkie". A Junkie (in Hungarian). Retrieved April 27, 2018.
38. ^ Fremin, Linus (June 3, 2014). "FOX lanseras i Sverige – bygger upp kanalen på plats" [FOX is launched in Sweden – builds up the channel on site]. Resumé (in Swedish). Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
39. ^ "FOX LANSERAS I SVERIGE DEN 22 SEPTEMBER 2014" [FOX LAUNCHES IN SWEDEN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2014]. news.cision.com (in Swedish). September 8, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
40. ^ Clover, Julian (November 26, 2020). "Fox to cease broadcasting in Sweden". Broadband TV News. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
41. ^ "Walt Disney rebrands FOX in Netherlands and Flanders". Broadband TV News. September 19, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.