Fox (Swedish TV channel)

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Fox
FOX wordmark-orange.svg
CountryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Broadcast area Sweden
Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden
Helsinki, Finland
Programming
Language(s) Swedish and English
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Fox Networks Group
(Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution)
History
Launched22 September 2014 (2014-09-22)
Closed1 January 2021 (2021-01-01)
(6 years, 3 months and 10 days)
Links
Website foxtv.se
(archived 27 November 2020)

Fox was a Swedish television channel broadcast in Sweden and owned by the Fox Networks Group, a unit of the Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution division of The Walt Disney Company. It launched on 22 September 2014, [1] [2] and ceased broadcasting on 1 January 2021. [3]

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History

In 2005, Fox International Channels (which would later become the Fox Networks Group) applied for permission from the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority to broadcast a Fox digital television channel in Sweden. [4] On 22 September 2014, Fox succeeded in launching the channel in Sweden, with offices based in Stockholm, Sweden, and Helsinki, Finland. [1] [2]

On 20 March 2019, Disney acquired Fox Network Group's owner, 21st Century Fox. [5] On 1 January 2021, the channel ceased broadcasting. [3]

Programming

Final Programming

Source: [6] [7]

Former Programming

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