Fox Movies (TV channel)

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Fox Movies
Fox Movies logo.svg
Country United States
Programming
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner The Walt Disney Company
Parent Fox Networks Group
Sister channels Fox
Fox Life
Fox Crime
Fox Comedy
FX
National Geographic
Nat Geo Wild
BabyTV
History
LaunchedFebruary 8, 2007;17 years ago (2007-02-08)
Replaced Fox Movie Channel (USA, namesake)
Fox Next (Portugal)
Closed1 March 2024;46 days ago (2024-03-01)
Replaced by FX Movie Channel (USA)
Star Movies (Balkans and Portugal)
Star Films (Middle East and North Africa)

Fox Movies was an international brand of movie channels owned by Fox Networks Group, a part of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International. The channel was launched on February 8, 2007.

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History

FXM: Movies from Fox channel in the US was renamed to Fox Movie Channel on March 1, 2000 [1] until September 2013 when the channel changed its name back to FXM. [2]

In 2008, Fox Movies was launched by Fox International Channels and Rotana Media Services along with Fox Series channels in the Middle East market. [3] Fox then purchased a stake in Rotana, while the joint venture agreed with Disney to carry Disney and American Broadcasting Company content on the two channels for four years. [4] In early March 2010, Fox International Channels agreed to move its Middle East and North Africa market channels' operations from Hong Kong and other locations to an Abu Dhabi facility. [3] On 1 July 2011, Fox Movies was made available in Portugal on pay services and Angola and Mozambique on free-to-air. [5]

On July 1, 2011, Fox Movies was launched by Fox International Channels Portugal with airing many genres including drama, comedy, science fiction, action and horror with programming during the summer slate included hits such as X-Men and The Queen . [6]

On January 1, 2012, Star Movies was rebranded to Fox Movies Premium and FOX Movies Premium HD, available in Hong Kong and selected Southeast Asian countries. In India, China, Middle East and North Africa, Taiwan and the Philippines (SD only), the Star Movies brand remained until July 2017 when was rebranded to Fox Movies. [7]

On October 2, 2012, Fox International Channels would launch another Fox Movies with being available to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and Kosovo regions. [8]

On June 7, 2023, Disney announced that it would launch Star Movies in the Balkans as a replacement for Fox Movies in the region on 1 October 2023. [9] Disney would later announce that it would also replace Fox Movies in Portugal (including Angola and Mozambique) on February 7, 2024, due to the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney in 2019. [10]

On March 1, 2024, Fox Movies was rebranded as Star Films in the Middle East and North Africa. [11]

Market channels

MarketTypeFormerlyLaunch dateReplacementReplaced dateOther
United States channel, basic cableFXM: Movies from FoxMarch 1, 2000FXMSeptember 2013—
Middle East channel, subscription via beIN Channels Network —May 1, 2008 [12] Star Films March 1, 2024 [13] Fox Action Movies
Fox Family Movies
Southeast Asia channel, payStar Movies (Vietnam), Fox Movies Premium (the rest of Southeast Asia countries)June 10, 2017Star Movies Gold (Taiwan), Discontinued (HK and Southeast Asia)October 1, 2021 (Hong Kong and the rest of Southeast Asia countries), January 1, 2022 (Taiwan)
Japan  [ ja ]channel, payFox Movies★SF&HorrorNovember 1, 2005discontinuedJanuary 31, 2021 [14] —
Portugal
  • Angola
  • Mozambique
channel, pay—July 1, 2011 [5] Star Movies February 7, 2024
Balkans
  • Albania
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Croatia
  • Macedonia
  • Montenegro
  • Serbia
  • Slovenia
channel, payOctober 15, 2012October 1, 2023 [15]

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