Fox was a basic cable television channel broadcasting in

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, operated by

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and launched on 4 February 2014.

History

The launch of Fox in Hungary was announced in October 2013 together with Fox Life and Fox Crime. At the time sister channels National Geographic Channel, NatGeo Wild, and

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were available in Hungary, while Fox was available in several other territories including Austria, the UK, the U.S., Italy, Spain, Portugal, Japan, Germany, North Africa, and Latin America,

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and

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also being available in territories like Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Croatia. Rodrigo Crespo was chosen as the official voice of the channel. The official

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channel of the Hungarian Fox was created in December 2013, while its

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page and official site were created in January 2014. The channel was launched on 4 February 2014 exclusively on the digital platforms of

Magyar Telekom Magyar Telekom Nyrt. (officially ''Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Működő Részvénytársaság, Magyar Telekom Telecommunications Public Limited Company'' ) is the leading Hungarian telecommunications service provider company. I ...

, ten days before the Hungarian version of

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. Its advertising airtime was sold by Atmedia from 1 March 2014. On February 1, 2018, Fox announced to launch Fox+, a video on demand service for the Hungarian Fox. Fox Hungary was shut down on 1 May 2018, After the channel showed a Fox+ Commercial, then played an ident, and froze, The channel ceased operations then. Fox+ was eventually discontinued a few months before the launch of Disney+ in Hungary, with its content migrating towards the streaming service when it launched on June 14, 2022.

Programs

Primetime

Reality show/Documentary

* ''Man Up'' * ''Tales from the Bush Larder'' * ''Top Tables, Top Cities'' * ''The Wine Quest: Spain''

References

External links

* {{Television in Romania Television networks in Hungary Defunct television channels in Hungary Television channels and stations established in 2014 2014 establishments in Hungary Television channels and stations disestablished in 2018 Mass media in Budapest