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Broadcast area | Middle East and North Africa |
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Headquarters | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. |
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Picture format | 1080i (HDTV 16:9) |
Ownership | |
Owner | The Walt Disney Company EMEA (Disney Entertainment) |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | 1 March 2011 |
Replaced | Fox Series |
Former names | Fox (2011–2024) |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Shahid.net (MENA) | Watch online |
Star Series (formerly known as Fox) is a Middle Eastern and North African pay television channel that was launched on 1 March 2011 as joint venture between News Corporation and Rotana Media Services. [1]
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]
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