Fox is a brand of television channels owned by Fox Networks Group, a subsidiary of the

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division of The Walt Disney Company. The brand was included with Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019. It shares its name with the Fox Broadcasting Company, a now unaffiliated American television network owned by the Fox Corporation, which was spun off from

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before the sale. Except for the channel in Turkey, which focuses on original programming, the international Fox channels generally focus on

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. As part of an agreement with Fox Corporation, Disney will phase out the Fox brand by 2024; the brand will continue to be leased as part of the transitional phase. As of 2022, areas that have been affected by the discontinuation of the Fox brand have included Latin America and Brazil; these networks have since been relaunched under the

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(stylized as ST★R) branding.

Current channels

Asia

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Balkans & Serbia

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is a Serbian television channel launched on October 15, 2012. Previously under the name Fox Televizija, it launched on December 31, 2006, and broadcasts all programs before being acquired by Greece's Antenna Group and became Prva Srpska Televizija on September 20, 2010.

Baltics and CIS

* Fox (previously Fox Crime) was a Russian television channel launched on March 5, 2008. The channel was closed on October 1, 2022, for Russia & Belarus, but it's still active in the CIS & Baltic regions.

Belgium

is a Flemish channel launched on October 1, 2015.

Bulgaria

is a Bulgarian channel launched on October 15, 2012.

Finland

(formerly SuomiTV) is a Finnish channel launched in 2009. The channel will be rebranded as Star Channel on January 6, 2023, adding Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Estonian, Latvian & Lithuanian languages with countries.

Greece

is a Greek channel launched on October 1, 2012.

Middle East and North Africa

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is a Middle Eastern and North African channel launched on March 1, 2011.

Netherlands

, a Dutch channel owned by Eredivisie Media & Marketing, which is owned 51% by The Walt Disney Company.

Poland

is a Polish channel launched on November 6, 2010.

Portugal

is a Portuguese channel launched in 2003.

Spain

is a Spanish channel launched on June 30, 2002. The channel will be rebranded as Star Channel sometime in 2022 or 2023.

Turkey

* Fox (previously TGRT) is a Turkish channel launched on February 24, 2007.

Former channels

Asia

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, the channel closed in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong on October 1, 2021, and Taiwan on January 1, 2022, with most of its content shifting to the Star content hub on Disney+ (for Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and

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(for Southeast Asia region outside Singapore and Philippines). *Fox Thailand *Fox Philippines *Fox Korea, due to the ongoing expansion of Star in 2020, "T.cast," the licensor of FOX in Korea, announced that they would relaunch the channel as . *Fox Taiwan, the channel, was renamed as the second incarnation of the Taiwan feed of

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on January 1, 2022.

Denmark

* Xee was a Danish TV channel and video-on-demand service co-owned by Fox Networks Group and YouSee which aired a mixture of typical international Fox programming and domestic Danish programs, in addition to broadcasting association football matches from the Premier League. The channel used the international Fox branding and was launched on January 20, 2019. Fox Networks Group ceased to operate the channel on December 30, 2021, with ownership of the channel transferred to Viaplay Group (then known as NENT Group) on that date; the latter company rebranded the channel and renamed it to

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. Much of the Fox programming that used to air on Xee has since been migrated to the Star content hub on Disney+ in Denmark.

Germany, Austria and Switzerland

was a German channel launched on May 20, 2008. The channel closed on September 30, 2021, with most of its content shifting to the Star content hub on Disney+.

Hungary

was a Hungarian basic cable TV channel launched on February 4, 2014. The channel was shut down on April 30, 2018, to focus on its streaming service, Fox+, which would be eventually replaced by Disney+.

Italy

was an Italian channel launched on July 31, 2003, and closed on July 1, 2022.

Latin America

* Fox Channel was a Latin American channel launched on August 14, 1993. It was relaunched as Star Channel on February 22, 2021.

Norway

was a Norwegian channel launched on July 1, 2013. The channel closed on March 31, 2021, with most of its content shifting to Disney+.

South Africa

(formerly "'Fox Entertainment") was a South African channel launched on May 1, 2010, and closed on October 1, 2021. Most of its content would move to Disney+, which was launched in South Africa on May 18, 2022.

UK and Ireland

* Fox (previously FX289 and FX) was a British and Irish channel launched on January 12, 2004. The channel closed on July 1, 2021, with most of its content moving to the Star content hub on Disney+.

References

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Current channels

Asia

Balkans & Serbia

Baltics and CIS

Belgium

Bulgaria

Finland

Greece

Middle East and North Africa

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Spain

Turkey

Former channels

Asia

Denmark

Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Hungary

Italy

Latin America

Norway

South Africa

UK and Ireland

See also

References