Star Action

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Star Action
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Broadcast area Middle East and North Africa
Headquarters Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format 1080i (HDTV 16:9)
Ownership
Owner The Walt Disney Company EMEA (Disney Entertainment)
Sister channels
History
Launched18 April 2016;7 years ago (2016-04-18)
Former names Fox Action Movies (2016–2024)
Availability
Streaming media
Shahid.net (MENA) Watch online

Star Action (formerly known as Fox Action Movies ) is a Middle Eastern pay television movie channel that centered towards broadcasting action-themed and horror-themed films that was launched in 2016. [1] [2]

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History

On 18 April 2016, Fox Action Movies was launched by Fox Networks Group along with Fox Family Movies and FX channels in the Middle East market. [3] [4]

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. [5]

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