Star Channel (Flemish TV channel)

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Star Channel
Star Channel 2020.svg
Country Belgium
Headquarters Amsterdam, Netherlands
Programming
Language(s)Dutch
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV
(Disney Entertainment)
Sister channels National Geographic
National Geographic Wild
History
Launched1 October 2015;8 years ago (2015-10-01)
Former namesFox (2015–2023)
Links
Website www.starchannel.be

Star Channel (formerly known as Fox) is a Belgian Dutch-language pay television channel broadcast in Flanders and owned by the The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV, a unit of the Disney Entertainment division of The Walt Disney Company. It was launched on 1 October 2015 and features programming from Fox and HBO. [1] [2] [3] On 20 March 2019, Disney acquired Fox Networks Group's owner, 21st Century Fox. [4] On 1 November 2023, the channel was rebranded to Star Channel. [5]

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Programming

Current Programming [6]

Former Programming

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References

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