FX (Russian TV channel)

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FX
FX Logo 2023.svg
Country Russia
Broadcast area Armenia
Azerbaijan
Estonia (local version)
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Ukraine
Programming
Language(s)Russian
English
Lithuanian (subtitles)
Latvian (subtitles)
Estonian (subtitles)
Picture format HDTV 1080i
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner The Walt Disney Company CIS
(Disney Entertainment)
Sister channels BabyTV
FX Life
National Geographic
National Geographic Wild
History
Launched30 October 2007;16 years ago (2007-10-30) (Baltics)
5 March 2008;16 years ago (2008-03-05) (Russia & CIS)
Closed1 October 2022;21 months ago (2022-10-01) (Russia & Belarus)
Replaced byKineko (Russia)
Former namesFox Crime (2007-2012)
Fox (2012-2024)
Links
Website https://www.fxchannel.ee/

FX (formerly Fox and Fox Crime) is a Russian-language pay television channel launched on 30 October 2007 in the Baltics [1] and on 5 March 2008 in Russia and CIS countries. [2] On 1 October 2012, the channel was renamed to Fox. [3] In 2022, Disney announced the channel would cease broadcasting in Russia [4] and Belarus, [5] and would be replaced by Kineko. However, it continues to broadcast in the Baltics and CIS without advertising. The channel has rebranded to FX on 24 January 2024. [6] [7] [8]

Contents

Censorship

Some episodes of 9-1-1: Lone Star that featured same-sex couple were cut due to an anti-LGBT propaganda law. [9]

Programming

Current programming

Source: [10]

Former programming

As Fox

As Fox Crime

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Also present on Fox Crime Russia

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References

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