FX Life (Russian TV channel)

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FX Life
FX Life Logo 2023.svg
Country Baltics
CIS
Headquarters Moscow
Programming
Language(s) English
Lithuanian (subtitles)
Latvian (subtitles)
Estonian (subtitles)
Russian
Picture format 16:9, 1080p (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner The Walt Disney Company CIS
(Disney Entertainment)
Sister channels BabyTV
FX
National Geographic
National Geographic Wild
History
Launched15 April 2008 (2008-04-15) (Russia, Baltics & CIS)
5 November 2008 (2008-11-05) (Estonia)
Closed1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) (Belarus & Russia)
Replaced bySapfir (Russia)
Former names Fox Life (2008–2024)
Links
Website www.fxchannel.ee

FX Life (previously Fox Life) is a Russian-English language television channel that launched in 2008. [1]

Contents

History

The channel launched in Russia, Baltics and CIS on April 15, 2008 as Fox Life. [1] It launched in Estonia on November 5, 2008. [2]

The channel was closed on October 1, 2022, for Russia [3] & Belarus, [4] and was replaced by Sapfir in Russia, but it's still active in the CIS & Baltic regions. [5] Cable operators in Estonia have localized version of the channel with advertising. The channel has rebranded as FX Life on 24 January 2024. [6] [7] [8]

Programming

Current Programming

Source: [9]

Former Programming

Source: [10] [11] [12]

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