Fox (sometimes known as Fox Channel) was a German
pay television channel dedicated to television drama series. It relied heavily on American and British drama series.
History
On 10 March 2008,
News Corporation applied for a broadcasting license for ''Fox International Channels Germany GmbH'' from MABB, the media authority for the Berlin Brandenburg region. The channel was greenlit a month later. It was launched on 19 May 2008 exclusively on satellite-television provider
Premiere
A première, also spelled premiere, is the debut (first public presentation) of a play, film, dance, or musical composition.
A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywhere in the world), its first ...
.
On 1 April 2009, the channel changed its aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9 widescreen. In October 2010, it launched its own HD feed, broadcasting at 1080i.
In November 2011, FOX bought pay-TV rights to rerun the first two seasons of
legal drama ''
The Good Wife''. After a successful run, FOX bought the rights to show new episodes, starting with season three. The free-TV rights were with
ProSiebenSat.1 Media which planned to broadcast the third season to be shown on
sixx. However, season three was released on DVD with no free-to-air television broadcasts.
On 10 July 2013, ''
The Bridge The Bridge may refer to:
Art, entertainment and media Art
* ''The Bridge'' (sculpture), a 1997 sculpture in Atlanta, Georgia, US
* Die Brücke (''The Bridge''), a group of German expressionist artists
* ''The Bridge'' (M. C. Escher), a lithograph ...
'' premiered on FOX after
a rerun of the original.
Closure
On 6 July 2021, it was announced that Fox, along with
Disney Junior would close in Germany on 30 September 2021, simultaneously with the discontinuation of
Asian version and
African version of the channel, with most of its content shifting to
Star
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content hub on
Disney+.
Programming
Series broadcast on the channel included:
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11.22.63
''11.22.63'' is an American science fiction thriller miniseries based on the 2011 novel ''11/22/63'' by Stephen King, and consisting of eight episodes, in which a time traveler attempts to stop the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The series ...
'' ''(11.22.63 - Der Anschlag)'' (2016–2021)
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American Horror Story'' (2011–2021) (Now on Disney+)
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Ashes to Ashes'' (2009-2013)
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Atlanta'' (2016–2021) (Now on Disney+)
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Blue Bloods'' (2012–2021)
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Chris Ryan's Strike Back'' ''(Strike Back)'' (2011–2021)
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' is an American television sitcom produced and broadcast by HBO since October 15, 2000, and created by Larry David, who stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself. It follows David's life as a semi-retired televisio ...
'' ''(Lass es, Larry!)'' (2008-2010)
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Da Vinci's Demons'' (2013–2021) (Now on Disney+)
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Death in Paradise'' (2012–2021) (Now on Disney+)
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Den fördömde'' ''(Sebastian Bergman - Spuren des Todes)'' (2016–2021)
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Dirty Sexy Money'' (2008-2010) (Now on Disney+)
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Drop Dead Diva'' (2010-2016)
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Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' (Revived series) (2011–2021) (Coming soon on Disney+)
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Emergence
In philosophy, systems theory, science, and art, emergence occurs when an entity is observed to have properties its parts do not have on their own, properties or behaviors that emerge only when the parts interact in a wider whole.
Emergence ...
'' (2019-2021)
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Entourage'' (2008-2013)
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Epitafios'' ''(Epitafios - Tod ist die Antwort)'' (2009-2013)
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Genius'' (2017–2021) (Now on Disney+)
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Hart of Dixie'' (2014–2017)
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Hawaii Five-O (2010)'' (2012–2021)
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Hotel Babylon Hotel Babylon may refer to:
Television
* Hotel Babylon (BBC series), a 2000s BBC drama series
* Hotel Babylon (music programme), a 1990s ITV late night music programme
Literature
* ''Hotel Babylon'' (novel), a novel by Imogen Edwards-Jones
* ...
'' (2009-2010)
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Kojak'' (2012–2015)
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Las Vegas'' (2008-2010)
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Law & Order: UK''
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''
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Legion'' (2017–2021) (Now on Disney+)
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Longmire'' (2014–2021)
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Lost'' (2008-2011) (Now on Disney+)
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Magnum, P.I.'' ''(Magnum)'' (2013-2014)
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Medium'' (2008-2013)
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Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
'' (2013–2021)
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Navy CIS'' (2012–2021)
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Navy CIS: L.A.'' (2016–2021)
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Outcast'' (2016–2021)
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Pod Prikritie
''Undercover'' ( bg, Под Прикритие, translit=Pod Prikritie, ) was a Bulgarian crime drama television series produced by Bulgarian National Television that premiered on BNT 1 on 17 April 2011. On 20 March 2016, the fifth season premier ...
'' ''(Undercover)'' (2014–2021)
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Prison Break
''Prison Break'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial drama television show, television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purce ...
'' (2017–2021) (Now on Disney+)
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Providence
Providence often refers to:
* Providentia, the divine personification of foresight in ancient Roman religion
* Divine providence, divinely ordained events and outcomes in Christianity
* Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of Rhode Island in the ...
'' (2008-2010)
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Ray Donovan'' (2014-2017)
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Salamander'' (2013-2016)
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Shameless'' (2012–2021)
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Skins'' (2009-2012)
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Sleepy Hollow'' (2014–2021) (Now on Disney+)
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Snowfall
Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes.
It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...
'' (2018–2021) (Now on Disney+)
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Suits'' (2013–2021)
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The Big C'' ''(The Big C ... und jetzt ich!)'' (2011-2015)
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The Defenders'' (2012–2013)
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The Gifted'' (2018–2021) (Now on Disney+)
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The Good Fight'' (2017–2021) (Now on Disney+)
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The Good Wife'' (2011–2021)
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The Guardian'' ''(The Guardian - Retter mit Herz)'' (2010-2013)
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The Night Shift'' (2014–2021)
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The Sopranos'' ''(Die Sopranos)'' (2008-2010)
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The Walking Dead'' (2010–2021) (Now on Disney+)
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The West Wing'' (2008-2012)
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Wayward Pines'' (2015–2021) (Now on Disney+)
Audience share
Germany
References
External links
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