FX Life

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FX Life
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Country Greece, Cyprus
Baltics
CIS
Headquarters Athens
Moscow
Programming
Language(s) English
Greek (subtitles)
Lithuanian (subtitles)
Latvian (subtitles)
Estonian (subtitles)
Russian
Picture format 16:9, 1080p (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Disney International Operations
Sister channels FX
National Geographic
History
Launched15 March 2023 (2023-03-15) (Greece & Cyprus)
24 January 2024 (2024-01-24) (Baltics & CIS)
Replaced Fox Life
Links
Website www.fxchannel.gr
www.fxchannel.ee

FX Life is an international pay television network, owned by Disney Entertainment, a division of The Walt Disney Company, as a replacement to Fox Life. The network has been discontinued in several markets over time, and is currently active in Greece, Baltics and CIS.

Contents

It was launched in Greece on March 15, 2023 as replacement for Fox Life in order to avoid confusion with Fox Corporation and to avoid having the Star trademark in Greece as another unaffiliated channel, Star Channel has owned the trademark, [1] and CIS and Baltic regions on January 24, 2024. [2]

Current channels

Baltics and CIS

Greece

See also

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