Fox Crime (Italian TV channel)

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Fox Crime
Fox Crime logo.svg
Country Italy
Programming
Language(s) Italian
English
Picture format 1080i HDTV
Timeshift serviceFox Crime +1
Ownership
Owner Fox Networks Group Italy
(Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International)
Sister channels Fox, Fox Life, FX, Fox Retro, National Geographic Channel, NatGeo Wild, NatGeo Adventure, NatGeo Music
History
Launched31 October 2005;17 years ago (31 October 2005)
Closed1 July 2021;2 years ago (1 July 2021) [1]
Links
Website FoxCrime.it

Fox Crime was an Italian pay television channel owned by Fox Networks Group Italy, dedicated to broadcast crime series.

A time-shift channel called Fox Crime +1, which broadcast the same programmes an hour later, was launched on 1 May 2007. [2] On 1 June 2009, a HD simulcast called Fox Crime HD was launched. [3] In November 2010, a second time-shift channel, Fox Crime +2, was introduced. On 1 July 2021, the channel closed. [4]

Programming

The main staples were major American crime series, most of which could be seen on the channel, including many series from the Law & Order and CSI franchise. The channel also featured older cult series, British crime series and original Italian, French, and German productions.

Programmes shown include:

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References

  1. "Fox Crime and the other TV channels we have a little nostalgia for". July 2021.
  2. "Sat News #9 – Le serie di maggio 2007 sui canali Skylanguage=Italian". 18 April 2007.
  3. "Fox e Fox Crime (Sky) in alta definizione da luglio" (in Italian). June 26, 2009.
  4. "Fox Crime and the other TV channels we have a little nostalgia for". July 2021.