Fox Action Movies

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Fox Action Movies
Fox Action Movies logo.svg
Logo used in Hong Kong and the South East Asia region from 2017 to 2021 and in the MENA region from 2017 to 2022
Fox Action Movies 2022.svg
Logo used in the MENA region from 2022 to 2024
Country
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • Hong Kong
Broadcast area
  • Hong Kong
  • Southeast Asia (except Timor-Leste)
  • Middle East and North Africa
HeadquartersHong Kong
Programming
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific
(Disney International Operations)
Sister channels
List
(closed)
History
Launched1 October 2012;11 years ago (2012-10-01)
Closed1 October 2021;2 years ago (2021-10-01) [1]
1 March 2024;6 months ago (2024-03-01) (Middle East and North Africa)
1 January 2021;3 years ago (2021-01-01) (Vietnam)
Replaced by Star Action (Middle East and North Africa)
Links
Website Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2021-07-11)

Fox Action Movies was a Southeast Asian pay television channel centered towards broadcasting action-themed and horror-themed films. It is owned by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific. The channel's feed-in India was rebranded as Star Movies Action on 2 June 2013 while the Asian counterpart continued broadcasting. 5.1 Dolby Sound is available on HD channel only. [2] [3]

Contents

On 1 January 2021, Fox Action Movies stopped broadcasting through SCTV16 channel in Vietnam.

On 1 October 2021, Fox Action Movies and 17 other Fox/Disney-owned channels across Southeast Asia ceased broadcasting. The last film to air was Big Freaking Rat. However, the Middle East and North Africa feed operated until 1 March 2024, when it was rebranded as Star Action, which adopted the name of one of multiplex Star Premium channels in Latin America that originally was used in 2021. [4]

Former logo of Fox Action Movies, used until 2017. Fox action movies.jpg
Former logo of Fox Action Movies, used until 2017.

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  2. Star Movies Action to replace Fox Action Movies retrieved via http://www.bestmediainfo.com 20 May 2013
  3. Star India gears-up for more action; All set to launch Star Movies Action retrieved via http://www.adgully.com 5-21-2013
  4. "Fox branded channels to undergo rebranding in MENA region". www.broadcastprome.com.