Fox (international)

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Fox
Logo used from 2019 until 2024
Product type Television networks
Produced by Rupert Murdoch
CountryUnited States
Introduced14 August 1993;31 years ago (1993-08-14)
Discontinued11 March 2024;8 months ago (2024-03-11)
MarketsAsia
Baltics and CIS
Belgium
Bulgaria
Greece
Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Hong Kong
Hungary
Italy
Japan
Korea
Latin America
Middle East
Netherlands
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Serbia
Spain
Southeast Asia
South Africa
Sweden
Turkey
Taiwan
Thailand
UK and Ireland
Previous owners

Fox is a defunct series of international television channels which used to be operated by Fox Networks Group, a division of 21st Century Fox. The network was affiliated with Fox Broadcasting Company from its inception until Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019.

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In the following years, several Fox networks worldwide were renamed, with most adopting the formerly Asian-centric brand Star based upon the Star hub available on Disney+ with most channels transitioned to being branded as Star Channel, while networks in the Baltic states, CIS, Greece and Poland instead transitioned to being branded as FX, and certain other networks were discontinued outright due to refocus for Disney+. [1]

Fox around the world

ChannelCountry or regionFormerlyLaunch yearReplacement / RebrandShutdown year
Fox Channel Latin AmericaAugust 14, 1993 Star Channel [2] February 22, 2021
Fox (Japan)JapanFebruary 1998 [3] Dlife (second era) [4] March 1, 2024
Fox (Spain) SpainJune 1, 2001Star Channel [5] [6] [7] [8] March 11, 2024
Fox (Portugal) PortugalMarch 1, 2003 [9] February 7, 2024
Fox (Italy) ItalyJuly 31, 2003discontinuedJuly 1, 2022 [10]
Fox (Korea) South KoreaApril 1, 2006 Ch.NOW December 31, 2020
Fox (Turkey) TurkeyTGRTFebruary 24, 2007 NOW [11] February 12, 2024
Fox (Germany) Germany Premiere Serie (only on Premiere) [12] May 19, 2008discontinuedOctober 1, 2021 [13] [14] [15] [16]
Fox (Asia) Southeast Asia and Hong KongDecember 2009
Fox (Africa) AfricaFox EntertainmentMay 1, 2010 [17]
Fox (Poland) PolandNovember 6, 2010 [18] FX [19] November 7, 2023
Fox (Middle East) Middle East Fox Series March 1, 2011Star Series [20] March 1, 2024
Fox (Finland) FinlandSuomiTVApril 15, 2012Star Channel [21] January 6, 2023
Fox (Taiwan) Taiwan Channel V Taiwan September 1, 2012 Star World (second era)January 1, 2022
Fox (Greece) GreeceFX (first era) [22] October 1, 2012FX (second era)March 15, 2023 [23]
Fox (Russia) Russia, Belarus, Baltics and CIS Fox Crime October 1, 2012 (Russia, Baltics and CIS)Kineko (Russia and Belarus)October 1, 2022 (Russia and Belarus) [24] [25]
FX (Baltics and CIS)January 24, 2024 (Baltics and CIS) [26]
Fox (Bulgaria) BulgariaOctober 15, 2012 [27] [28] Star Channel [29] [30] October 1, 2023
Fox (Serbian) Balkans
Fox (UK and Ireland) UK and IrelandFXJanuary 11, 2013 [31] discontinuedJuly 1, 2021 [32]
Fox (Norway) NorwayFox Crime [33] July 1, 2013March 31, 2021 [34]
Fox (Netherlands) NetherlandsAugust 19, 2013 [35] Star ChannelNovember 1, 2023
Fox (Hungary) HungaryFebruary 4, 2014 [36] discontinuedApril 30, 2018 [37]
Fox (Sweden) SwedenSeptember 22, 2014 [38] [39] January 1, 2021 [40]
Fox (Belgium) BelgiumOctober 1, 2015Star Channel [41] November 1, 2023

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