Star Channel (Spanish TV channel)

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Star Channel
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Country Spain
Broadcast area Spain, Andorra, Morocco, Algeria, Gibraltar, Equatorial Guinea
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company Iberia S.L.
(Disney Entertainment)
History
LaunchedJune 1, 2001 [1]
Former namesFox (2001-2024)
Links
Website starchannel.es

Star Channel (formerly known as Fox) is a Spanish television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company Iberia (Spain & Portugal). [2] The channel broadcasts American imports with Spanish. The channel was launched on June 1, 2001, becoming the first Fox branded channel available in Europe after Fox Kids.

Contents

On March 11, 2024, Fox became Star Channel as Disney discontinued the Fox brand internationally due to it still being owned by Fox Corporation, [3] thus phasing out the Fox brand in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Programming

Current

Source: [4]

Former

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