Fox Life

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Fox Life
Country United States
Headquarters 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
Programming
Language(s) English, Spanish
Picture format HDTV 1080i
(downscaled to 16:9 576i or 480i for SD feeds, dependent on market's SD standard)
Ownership
OwnerInternational: Fox Networks Group
(Disney International Operations)
United States: Walt Disney Television
Sister channels
History
Launched
List
    • 13 May 2004;20 years ago (2004-05-13) (first broadcast in Italy)
    • 1 July 2005;19 years ago (2005-07-01) (Latin America)
    • 4 November 2013;11 years ago (2013-11-04) (United States)
    • 1 October 2017;7 years ago (2017-10-01) (Southeast Asia & Hong Kong)
    • 28 September 2017;7 years ago (2017-09-28) (Middle East)
Closed
List
    • 31 December 2009;14 years ago (2009-12-31) (France)
    • 30 September 2011;13 years ago (2011-09-30) (Japan)
    • 16 January 2015;9 years ago (2015-01-16) (Poland)
    • 22 September 2015;9 years ago (2015-09-22) (Flanders)
    • 31 December 2016;7 years ago (2016-12-31) (Netherlands)
    • 1 July 2020;4 years ago (2020-07-01) (Italy)
    • 30 September 2020;4 years ago (2020-09-30) (Africa) [1]
    • 1 January 2021;3 years ago (2021-01-01) (South Korea and Turkey)
    • 22 February 2021;3 years ago (2021-02-22) (Latin America as Fox Life)
    • 16 March 2021;3 years ago (2021-03-16) (SD Feed, Malaysia)
    • 1 September 2021;3 years ago (2021-09-01) (Now TV feed, Hong Kong)
    • 1 October 2021;3 years ago (2021-10-01) (Southeast Asia and Hong Kong) [2]
    • 31 December 2021;2 years ago (2021-12-31) (Spain) [3]
    • 31 March 2022;2 years ago (2022-03-31) (United States) (Latin America as Star Life)
    • 1 October 2022;2 years ago (2022-10-01) (Russia & Belarus)
    • 15 March 2023;20 months ago (2023-03-15) (Greece)
    • 1 October 2023;13 months ago (2023-10-01) (Bulgaria & Balkans) [4] [5]
    • 24 January 2024;10 months ago (2024-01-24) (Baltics and CIS) [6]
    • 7 February 2024;9 months ago (2024-02-07) (Portugal) [7]
    • 1 March 2024;8 months ago (2024-03-01) (Middle East)
    • 13 April 2024;7 months ago (2024-04-13) (India)
Replaced by
  • Fox (Flanders)
  • Fox Sports (Japan)
  • Fox Comedy (Poland)
  • Star Life (Latin America, Bulgaria, Balkans, Portugal, Middle East and India)
  • CH. ever (South Korea)
  • FX Life (Greece, Baltics and CIS)
  • САПФИР (Russia)
Former names
Links
Website

Fox Life, now rebranded as Star Life and FX Life, was an international pay television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group in 2004. The network has been discontinued in several markets over time.

Contents

The network's scheduling has varied with each version, ranging from traditional entertainment programming, including television series, sitcoms and movies, among others, original programming in certain regions, and instructional and aspirational reality television on some other variations; in North America for instance, the network carried mainly Spanish language dubbed versions of American reality shows and instructional programming. The channel has been owned by International Operations division of The Walt Disney Company since March 2019.

History

Fox Life was first launched in Italy on May 13, 2004, in Portugal on May 19, 2005, and Bulgaria on September 8, 2005. For Latin America, it started in July 2006, when it was launched in Brazil. The channel also has versions in other countries around Europe. It launched in the Netherlands and Flanders on September 7, 2009. [8] Fox Life launched in the United States on November 4, 2013. [9]

Flemish version

As of 22 November 2011, Fox had to change the programming for Fox Life in Flanders due to television rights issues in Belgium. From then on, a separate Flemish version was airing in Belgium. It used to air the Dutch version. The provider of satellite television in the Netherlands, Canal Digitaal, had to replace Fox Life with the Finnish version as well because it shared the Fox Life feed with the Belgium provider of satellite television, TV Vlaanderen Digitaal. [10]

Launch in Southeast Asia

On 1 October 2017 at 9:00:00am Singapore Time, the Hong Kong, ASEAN, and Southeast Asian version of Star World was officially formal full grand introducing, launching, opening, inaugurating, restructuring, reorganised, and rebranded to Fox Life. [11] [12] [13]

Fox Life
Country Hong Kong
Broadcast area Southeast Asia/ASEAN, and Hong Kong (now officially moved, relocated, and replaced by to merged into HITS. HITS Now was officially formal full grand opening, and launching morning breakfast ceremony on Monday Morning Breakfast, 6 February 2023 marked Lantern Festival at 8:00:00am Singapore Time)
Headquarters Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong
Programming
Language(s) Hong Kong English
Picture format HDTV 1080i
SDTV 576i (downscaled)
Ownership
Owner Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific (Disney International Operations)
History
LaunchedOctober 1, 2017;7 years ago (2017-10-01)
ClosedOctober 1, 2021;3 years ago (2021-10-01)
Replaced byHITS
HITS Now was officially formal full grand opening, and launching morning breakfast ceremony on Monday Morning Breakfast, 6 February 2023 marked Lantern Festival at 8:00:00am Singapore Time

Rebranding/closing in Europe

From 22 September 2015, Fox Life has been replaced by 24Kitchen for satellite viewers in the Netherlands. The Finnish Fox Life was rebranded as Fox. [14]

Fox Networks Group Benelux announced that Fox Life would officially close in the Netherlands on December 31, 2016. [15]

Rebranding/closing in Latin America

On 27 November 2020, Fox announced that they would be renaming the Fox branded channels in Latin America to Star Life on 22 February 2021. [16] The networks closed on 31 March 2022, along with the American version. [17]

Closing in Southeast Asia

From 1 September 2021, FOX Life along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels (Fox Crime, Fox, FX, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Nat Geo People, Fox Movies, Fox Action Movies, Fox Family Movies, Star Movies China, SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels) officially ceased broadcasting and transmission on Now TV Hong Kong. [18]

After 11 years of broadcasting, FOX Life, along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong (Fox Crime, Fox, FX, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Nat Geo People, Fox Movies, Fox Action Movies, Fox Family Movies, Star Movies China, SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels [18] ) officially closing, and ceased night, and late night all operations, transmission, and broadcasting on Thursday Late Night, 30 September 2021 at 11:59:59pm Waktu Indonesia Barat (WIB) in ASEAN, Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong after the final and last television programs aired is The Unicorn in ASEAN, Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong. Before the very final and last showing, a farewell video of Thank You From Fox Life was officially set to Chombi - "Sayunk I Love You" and the very final and last closing message "This channel is no longer available, thank you for watching." after very final and last the end programs. Post closure of the channel, FOX Life officially merged into free-to-air terrestrial television channel is HITS including the HD version of HITS was officially formal full grand opened and launched "ON AIR" took place on Telkomsel’s Indihome TV/Indihome TV OTT digital high-definition (HDTV) internet protocol broadband television on Channel HD507 uses the HDTV 1080i60 image format with a 16:9 aspect ratio and Dolby Atmos sound format, and new pay subcription television channel is HITS Now (was officially formal full grand opening, and launching on Monday, 6 February 2023 at 8:00:00am Singapore Time), and all television programmes officially moved from FOX Life after officially ceased transmission to free-to-air terrestrial television channel is HITS including the HD version of HITS was officially formal full grand opened and launched "ON AIR" took place on Telkomsel’s Indihome TV/Indihome TV OTT digital high-definition (HDTV) internet protocol broadband television on Channel HD507 uses the HDTV 1080i60 image format with a 16:9 aspect ratio and Dolby Atmos sound format, and new pay subcription television channel is HITS Now (was officially formal full grand opening, and launching on Monday, 6 February 2023 at 8:00:00am Singapore Time), [19] and the channel space initially created by the original incarnation of Star Plus in 1991 subsequently folded and ceased to exist. Post officially closure of STAR Entertainment, STAR Plus, STAR World, and FOX Life and was officially relocated, and replalced by the HD version of HITS was officially formal full grand opened and launched "ON AIR" took place on Telkomsel’s Indihome TV/Indihome TV OTT digital high-definition (HDTV) internet protocol broadband television on Channel HD507 uses the HDTV 1080i60 image format with a 16:9 aspect ratio and Dolby Atmos sound format.

Closing in the United States

Notice of the discontinuation of the American iteration of Fox Life was sent to cable providers by Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution in late December 2021; the channel would be discontinued on March 31, 2022. [20]

Fox Life around the world

ChannelCountry or regionFormerlyLaunch yearReplacement / RebrandShutdown / Rebrand date
Fox Life (Italy) ItalyMay 13, 2004discontinuedJuly 1, 2020
Fox Life (Portugal)PortugalMay 19, 2005Star LifeFebruary 7, 2024
Fox Life (Latin America) Latin AmericaJuly 1, 2005February 22, 2021 (as Fox Life)
March 31, 2022 (as Star Life)
Fox Life (Bulgaria)BulgariaSeptember 8, 2005October 1, 2023
Fox Life (France)FranceOctober 5, 2005discontinuedDecember 31, 2009 [21]
Fox Life (Japan)JapanDecember 14, 2005 Fox Sports September 30, 2011
Fox Life (Turkey)TurkeyNovember 13, 2006discontinuedJanuary 1, 2021 [22]
Fox Life (Poland)PolandJanuary 1, 2007 [23] Fox Comedy January 16, 2015 [24]
Fox Life AdriaBalkansNovember 9, 2007 [25] STAR LifeOctober 1, 2023 [5]
Fox Life (Russia)Baltics and CISApril 14, 2008 (Russia, Baltics and CIS) [26]
November 5, 2008 (Estonia) [27]
САПФИР (Russia) [28]
FX Life (Baltics and CIS)
October 1, 2022 (Russia and Belarus)
January 24, 2024 (Baltics and CIS) [6]
Fox Life (Greece)GreeceDecember 1, 2008 FX Life March 15, 2023
Fox Life (Netherlands and Flanders)Netherlands and FlandersSeptember 7, 2009 [29] Fox (Flanders)
24Kitchen (Netherlands)
September 22, 2015 (Flanders)
December 31, 2016 (Netherlands)
Fox Life (United States)United StatesNovember 4, 2013discontinuedMarch 31, 2022
Fox Life (India)IndiaFox TravellerJune 15, 2014 Star Life April 13, 2024
Fox Life (Spain)Spain Fox Crime [30] October 1, 2014 [31] discontinuedDecember 31, 2021
Fox Life (Africa)AfricaOctober 3, 2016 [32] [33] September 30, 2020
Fox Life (Middle East)Middle EastSeptember 28, 2017 Star Life March 1, 2024
Fox Life (Southeast Asia and Hong Kong)Southeast Asia and Hong Kong Star World October 1, 2017discontinuedOctober 1, 2021

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