Country | Hungary |
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Broadcast area | Hungary, Romania |
Network | Fox Broadcasting Company |
Headquarters | London, UK Sofia, Bulgaria |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Hungarian English |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Fox Networks Group |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | 4 February 2014 |
Closed | 30 April 2018 (4 years, 85 days) |
Replaced by | Fox+ (later discontinued and replaced by Disney+) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Fox was a basic cable television channel broadcasting in Hungary, operated by Fox Networks Group and launched on 4 February 2014. It ceased operations on 30 April 2018.
The launch of Fox in Hungary was announced in October 2013 together with Fox Life and Fox Crime. [1] At the time sister channels National Geographic Channel, NatGeo Wild, and Baby TV were available in Hungary, while Fox was available in several other territories including Austria, the UK, the U.S., Italy, Spain, Portugal, Japan, Germany, North Africa, and Latin America, Fox Life and Fox Crime also being available in territories like Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Croatia. [2] Rodrigo Crespo was chosen as the official voice of the channel. [3] The official YouTube channel of the Hungarian Fox was created in December 2013, [4] while its Facebook page and official site were created in January 2014. [5]
The channel was launched on 4 February 2014 exclusively on the digital platforms of Magyar Telekom, [6] ten days before the Hungarian version of Paramount Channel. [7] Its advertising airtime was sold by Atmedia from 1 March 2014. [8]
On February 1, 2018, Fox announced to launch Fox+, a video on demand service for the Hungarian Fox.
Fox Hungary was shut down on 1 May 2018, After the channel showed a Fox+ Commercial, then played an ident, and froze, The channel ceased operations then. [9]
Fox+ was eventually discontinued a few months before the launch of Disney+ in Hungary, with its content migrating towards the streaming service when it launched on June 14, 2022. [10]
Series name | Hungarian title | Time slot | Season(s) |
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11.22.63 | 11/22/63 | Tuesday nights | 1 |
24: Live Another Day [11] | 24: Élj egy új napért | Thursday nights | 1 |
American Crime Story | Amerikai Crime Story | Monday nights | 1 |
The Bridge [12] | A híd | Thursday nights | 2 |
Boomtown | Boomtown | Monday nights | 2 |
Bosch | Harry Bosch - A nyomozó | Wednesday nights | 2 |
Charmed [12] | Bűbájos boszorkák | Weekdays | 8 |
Conviction | Az ítélet | Monday nights | 1 |
The Crazy Ones [12] | Eszementek | Weekdays | 1 |
Crisis [11] | Krízis | Wednesday nights | 1 |
Da Vinci's Demons [12] | Da Vinci démonai | Tuesday nights | 3 |
Empire [11] | Empire | Wednesday nights | 3 |
Endgame [12] | Végjáték | Thursday nights | 1 |
Everybody Loves Raymond [12] | Szeretünk Raymond | reruns | 2 |
The Family | A család | Thursday | 1 |
The Fixer | Az irányítók | Thursday nights | 1 |
Friends with Better Lives | Barátaim jobb élete | Friday nights | 1 |
Ghost Whisperer | Szellemekkel suttogó | Weekdays | 4 |
Grey's Anatomy | A Grace klinika | 4 | |
How I Met Your Mother [12] | Így jártam anyátokkal | 9 | |
Las Vegas [13] | Las Vegas | 5 | |
Legends [11] | Legends - Beépülve | Wednesday nights | 2 |
The Listener [12] | Hetedik érzék | Weekdays | 5 |
Major Crimes | Major Crimes | Friday nights | 6 |
Medium [12] | A médium | Weekdays | 7 |
Outcast [13] | Outcast | Monday nights | 1 |
Private Eyes | Éber szemek | Friday nights | 1 |
Queen of the South | Az alvilág királynője | Tuesday nights | 1 |
Resurrection [13] | Feltámadtak | 2 | |
The Simpsons [12] | A Simpson család | Weekdays | 9, 13–23, 25-29 |
Sleepy Hollow [12] | Az Álmosvölgy legendája | Monday nights | 3 |
The Strain [11] | The Strain - A kór | Tuesday nights | 2 |
Those Who Kill | A gyilkosnak ölni kell | Wednesday nights | 1 |
The Walking Dead [12] | The Walking Dead | Monday nights | 8 |
Wayward Pines [13] | Wayward Pines | Thursday nights | 2 |
The Whispers [13] | Suttogók | Monday nights | 1 |
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