Star Life (international)

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Star Life
Star Life 2023.svg
Logo used since 2023
CountryUnited States
Programming
Language(s)English
Spanish
Portuguese
Picture format HDTV 1080i
(downscaled to 16:9 576i or 480i for SD feeds, dependent on market's SD standard)
Ownership
Owner The Walt Disney Company Limited (Disney Entertainment)
Sister channels
History
Launched
List
    • August 27, 2018;5 years ago (2018-08-27) (South Africa)
    • February 22, 2021;3 years ago (2021-02-22) (Latin America)
    • 1 October 2023;7 months ago (2023-10-01) (Bulgaria & Balkans) [1] [2]
    • 7 February 2024;2 months ago (2024-02-07) (Portugal) [3]
    • 1 March 2024;2 months ago (2024-03-01) (Middle East)
    • 13 April 2024;18 days ago (2024-04-13) (India)
ReplacedFox Life
Closed
List
    • 31 March 2022;2 years ago (2022-03-31) (Latin America)
Links
Website

Star Life is an international pay television network, owned by Disney Entertainment, a division of The Walt Disney Company, as a replacement to Fox Life. The network has been discontinued in Latin America, and is currently active in the Middle East, Portugal, Bulgaria, India, South Africa, and Balkans.

Contents

The network's scheduling has varied with each version, ranging from traditional entertainment programming, including television series, sitcoms and movies, among others, original programming in certain regions, and instructional and aspirational reality television on some other variations.

History

Star Life was originally launched in South Africa in August 2018 by Star India to showcase programming from their library which included series, films, and variety programming. [4]

On 20 March 2019 The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox, including Fox Networks Group. [5] [6]

On 27 November 2020, Disney announced that they would be renaming the Fox branded channels in Latin America to Star Life on 22 February 2021. [7] [8]

On January 10, 2022, it was announced that the Latin American version of Star Life would be shut down on March 31 along with several other networks in the regions with the Brazilian version of the channel being replaced with Cinecanal. [9]

On June 7, 2023, Disney announced that the Fox channels in Bulgaria and Balkans (including Fox Crime, Fox Life and Fox Movies) would be rebranded to have the "Star" name instead with the brand being revived after Disney extinguished the brand year prior with Star Channel, Star Crime and Star Life being rebranded on October 1, 2023. [1] [2] [10]

On November 27, 2023, Disney has announced that Portuguese-language Fox channels (including Fox Crime, Fox Life, Fox Comedy and Fox Movies) would rebrand to "Star" on 7 February 2024. [3] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

On March 1, 2024, Fox Life was rebranded as Star Life in the Middle East. [16]

On March 14, 2024, Disney announced that Fox Life would be rebranded as Star Life in India on April 13, 2024. [17]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Fox postaje STAR Channel" [Fox becomes STAR Channel]. FoNet portal (in Serbian). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023. Tako FOX Life postaje STAR Life
  3. 1 2 "Perguntas Frequentes – A FOX vai ser STAR Channel". foxtv.pt (in Portuguese). 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
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  5. ↑ "New Disney Registration Statement". June 20, 2018. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ Castillo, Michelle (December 14, 2017). "Disney to buy 21st Century Fox assets in a deal worth more than $52 billion in stock". CNBC. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
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  8. ↑ ""Star" Será La Nueva Marca Que Define Las Propuestas de Entretenimiento General de The Walt Disney Company en América Latina". disneylapresspack.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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  12. ↑ "Canais Fox vão mudar de nome e assumir marca Star" [Fox channels will change their name and adopt the Star brand]. publico.pt (in Portuguese). 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
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