Star Channel is a Latin American
pay television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, b ...
channel operated by Disney Media Networks Latin America, Part of
The Walt Disney Company Latin America
The Walt Disney Company Latin America is one of The Walt Disney Company's international divisions. It is responsible for the Disney brand and its businesses throughout the region. It has offices in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Miami.
The company ...
. The channel is mainly oriented towards family audiences, unlike its sister channel
FX which is aimed at young males. Most shows retain their original English-language titles.
History
The channel was originally launched as Fox, the localized version of the American television network
Fox Broadcasting Company
The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an Television in the United States, American Commercial broadcasting, commercial terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by Fox C ...
.
The Spanish-language broadcast began on 14 August 1993 and the Portuguese-language broadcast began on 17 September 1994.
The channel took part in the worldwide premiere of ''
The Walking Dead'' on November 1, 2010, and the
Zombie Invasion Event promotion that led up to it. After the final episode of the
first season of ''The Walking Dead'' aired, Fox released the uncensored version of the first episode.
In December 2010, the channel started using the
RTC ratings (''Radio, Televisión y Cinematografía'') in Mexico.
In November 2012, Fox including its sister channels were removed in various cable providers such as
Cablevision Monterrey, and
Cablemás
Cablemás was a Mexican regional telecommunications company, owned by Grupo Televisa. The company had a triple play-based service, consisting on subscription television, phone line and broadband internet offered in a single package deal. The comp ...
due to contract issues. The problem with Cablevision was fixed one day later.
In November 2018, the channel was rebranded as Fox Channel. In March 2019, it became a subsidiary of
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Stud ...
after
it acquired 21st Century Fox.
On November 27, 2020, Disney announced that they would be renaming the Fox branded channels in
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
to Star on 22 February 2021.
Programming
Star MegaWeekend
MegaWeekend is a weekend block in which the most popular series of Star Channel Latin America are aired such as ''
The Simpsons
''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...
'', followed by a film.
¡No Molestar!
''¡No Molestar!''/''Não Pertube !!'' (Do Not Disturb!) is a prime time block that started airing in 2005. It airs reruns of ''
Futurama'' and ''
The Simpsons
''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...
''. The block replaced "''Domingo Animado''" (Animated Sunday). Commonly, three to four episodes of ''The Simpsons'' and one episode of ''Futurama'' are aired. The block is mainly focused on teenagers and adults. The block is slightly based on the formula of
Animation Domination, although some shows like ''
Bob's Burgers
''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and t ...
'' and ''
Family Guy'' air in FX Latin America's ¡No Molestar! block.
In 2006, to celebrate its 1st anniversary, it launched an internet competition, to vote on the most crazy video created by the viewers. In the same year its name was changed temporarily to ¡No Molestar! Mundial to celebrate the
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host th ...
.
In 2007, the block was included in their sister network,
FX, but was eventually removed from in 2011.
Current programs on ¡No Molestar!
* ''
The Simpsons
''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...
''
Former programs on ¡No Molestar!
* ''
Futurama''
* ''
Family Guy''
* ''
American Dad!''
* ''
Malcolm in the Middle''
* ''
King of the Hill
''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired its original non-syndicated run from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, and centers on the Hills, an Am ...
''
Star Cine
Star Cine (formerly CineFOX) is a block that is aired every day. It features films, such as
direct to video
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was p ...
films.
Films included from companies like:
*
20th Century Studios
*
Searchlight Pictures
Searchlight Pictures, Inc. is an American film production company and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is part of the Walt Disney Company. Founded in 1994 as Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc. for 20th Century Fox (later 20th Century St ...
*
DreamWorks Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures (also known as DreamWorks SKG and formerly DreamWorks Studios, commonly referred to as DreamWorks) is an American film company and distribution label of Amblin Partners. It was originally founded on October 12, 1994 as a liv ...
*
DreamWorks Animation
*
Paramount Pictures
*
Lionsgate Entertainment
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian-American entertainment company. It was formed by Frank Giustra on July 10, 1997, domiciled in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is currently headquartered in ...
*
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...
*
Sony Pictures
Formerly, Fox aired
New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema is an American film production studio owned by Warner Bros. Discovery and is a film label of Warner Bros. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye as an independent film distribution company; later becoming a film studio after ...
and
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...
films on this block.
Sister channels
Through the commercial success, other channels associated with Star (formerly Fox) have been released:
*
FX (Latin American TV channel)
FX is a Latin American pay television channel. It is intended as a counterpart to Fox Life (now Star Life), the first being produced for the Young and Adult audience, while the latter is almost entirely programmed for the female viewers. It was ...
: The channel is a counterpart of
the flagship FX channel, many shows which were broadcast on Fox have been moved to FX, such as ''
Prison Break'' and ''
Bones
A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, a ...
''. The channel is mainly orientated to male audiences.
*
Star Life (Latin American TV channel)
Star Life (formerly known as Fox Life) was a pay television network in Latin America, launched by the Fox Networks Group in 2005. The network's scheduling varied with each version, ranging from traditional entertainment programming, including t ...
(formerly Fox Life): It was orientated mainly to female audiences. Closed on April 1, 2022.
*
Star Premium (Formerly Fox Premium): Closed on February 1, 2022.
References
External links
* (in Spanish)
* (in Portuguese)
{{The Walt Disney Company Latin America
Latin American media
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
Spanish-language television stations
Portuguese-language television stations in Brazil
Television channels and stations established in 1993
The Walt Disney Company Latin America