FX (Indian TV channel)

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FX
FX International logo.svg
Country India
Broadcast area South Asia
Headquarters Mumbai
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Fox Networks Group
Star India
History
Launched30 June 2010;14 years ago (2010-06-30)
Replaced Star Sports First
Closed15 June 2017;7 years ago (2017-06-15)
Former namesStar Dubai

FX was an Indian affiliate of the American network entertainment TV channel, owned and produced by Fox International Channels [1] and distributed by Star India. [2]

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History

FX India was launched on June 30, 2010, together with Fox Crime, BabyTV, National Geographic HD, Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic Adventure and National Geographic Music. [3]

The HD feed launched on 23 September 2015. [4] The channel was closed down on 15 June 2017. [5]

Programming

Source: [6]

See also

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References

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  5. "Star TV India to shut down three channels". 16 May 2017.
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  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Star announces early 2015 line-up for its English GECs". afaqs!. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ""FX will now push advertising on the channel in a big way": Kevin Vaz". afaqs!. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2024.