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
LaunchedJuly 2011;12 years ago (2011-07)
Replaced Star Sports First
Closed15 June 2017;6 years ago (2017-06-15)
Former namesStar Dubai

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

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History

FX India was launched on July 14, 2011, [2] with an HD feed following later, on 23 September 2015. [3] The channel was closed down on 15 June 2017. [4]

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