Star Series

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Star Series
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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
Launched1 March 2011;13 years ago (2011-03-01)
Replaced Fox Series
Former namesFox (2011–2024)
Availability
Streaming media
Shahid.net (MENA) Watch online

Star Series (formerly known as Fox) is a Middle Eastern pay television channel that was launched on 1 March 2011 as joint venture between News Corporation and Rotana Media Services. [1]

Contents

Background

The channel began broadcasting in 2011 on-screen as simply Fox as replacement for Fox Series. The channel continues to broadcast from cable and satellite.

On 4 November 2015, the channel started to broadcast exclusively in HD and became encrypted due to its move to satellite television provider beIN. [2]

On 1 March 2024, Fox was rebranded as Star Series, which adopted the name of one of multiplex Star Premium channels in Latin America that originally was used in 2021. [3]

Programming

Current

Source: [4]

Former

See also

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References

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  4. "TV Guide - beIN.com". beIN.com -. February 23, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2024.