Fox (sometimes known as Fox Channel) was a German

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channel dedicated to television drama series. It relied heavily on American and British drama series.

History

On 10 March 2008,

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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. 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

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''. After a successful run, FOX bought the rights to show new episodes, starting with season three. The free-TV rights were with

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which planned to broadcast the third season to be shown on

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. However, season three was released on DVD with no free-to-air television broadcasts. On 10 July 2013, '' The Bridge'' premiered on FOX after a rerun of the original.

Closure

On 6 July 2021, it was announced that Fox, along with

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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 content hub on

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Programming

Series broadcast on the channel included: *''

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'' ''(11.22.63 - Der Anschlag)'' (2016–2021) *''

American Horror Story ''American Horror Story'' is an American anthology horror television series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for the cable network FX. The first installment in the '' American Story'' media franchise, each season is conceived as a ...

'' (2011–2021) (Now on Disney+) *'' Ashes to Ashes'' (2009-2013) *''

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'' (2016–2021) (Now on Disney+) *'' Blue Bloods'' (2012–2021) *'' Chris Ryan's Strike Back'' ''(Strike Back)'' (2011–2021) *'' Curb Your Enthusiasm'' ''(Lass es, Larry!)'' (2008-2010) *''

Da Vinci's Demons ''Da Vinci's Demons'' is a historical fantasy drama series that presents a fictional account of Leonardo da Vinci's early life. The series was conceived by David S. Goyer and stars Tom Riley in the title role. It was developed and produced in ...

'' (2013–2021) (Now on Disney+) *'' Death in Paradise'' (2012–2021) (Now on Disney+) *'' Den fördömde'' ''(Sebastian Bergman - Spuren des Todes)'' (2016–2021) *''

Dirty Sexy Money ''Dirty Sexy Money'' is an American prime time drama television series created by Craig Wright. It ran on ABC from September 26, 2007, to August 8, 2009. The series was produced by Berlanti Television and ABC Studios. Wright served as an ex ...

'' (2008-2010) (Now on Disney+) *''

Drop Dead Diva ''Drop Dead Diva'' is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that aired on Lifetime from July 12, 2009, to June 22, 2014. The series was created by Josh Berman and produced by Sony Pictures Television. It stars Brooke Elliott ...

'' (2010-2016) *'' Doctor Who'' (Revived series) (2011–2021) (Coming soon on Disney+) *'' Emergence'' (2019-2021) *''

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'' (2008-2013) *'' Epitafios'' ''(Epitafios - Tod ist die Antwort)'' (2009-2013) *''

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'' (2017–2021) (Now on Disney+) *''

Hart of Dixie ''Hart of Dixie'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on The CW from September 26, 2011, to March 27, 2015. The series, created by Leila Gerstein, stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart, a New Yorker who, after her dreams of ...

'' (2014–2017) *''

Hawaii Five-O Hawaii Five-O or Hawaii Five-0 may refer to: * ''Hawaii Five-0'' (2010 TV series), an American action police procedural television series * ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968 TV series), an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productio ...

(2010)'' (2012–2021) *'' Hotel Babylon'' (2009-2010) *''

Kojak ''Kojak'' is an American action crime drama television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theodopolis "Theo" Kojak. Taking the time slot of the popular ''Cannon'' series, ...

'' (2012–2015) *''

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'' (2008-2010) *'' Law & Order: UK'' *'' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' *''

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'' (2017–2021) (Now on Disney+) *'' Longmire'' (2014–2021) *'' Lost'' (2008-2011) (Now on Disney+) *''

Magnum, P.I. ''Magnum, P.I.'' is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980 to May 8, 1988 during its first-run broadcast on ...

'' ''(Magnum)'' (2013-2014) *''

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'' (2008-2013) *'' Nashville'' (2013–2021) *'' Navy CIS'' (2012–2021) *'' Navy CIS: L.A.'' (2016–2021) *'' Outcast'' (2016–2021) *'' Pod Prikritie'' ''(Undercover)'' (2014–2021) *'' Prison Break'' (2017–2021) (Now on Disney+) *'' Providence'' (2008-2010) *''

Ray Donovan ''Ray Donovan'' is an American crime drama television series created by Ann Biderman for Showtime. The twelve-episode first season premiered on June 30, 2013. The pilot episode broke viewership records, becoming the biggest premiere of all ...

'' (2014-2017) *''

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'' (2013-2016) *'' Shameless'' (2012–2021) *'' Skins'' (2009-2012) *'' Sleepy Hollow'' (2014–2021) (Now on Disney+) *'' Snowfall'' (2018–2021) (Now on Disney+) *'' Suits'' (2013–2021) *'' The Big C'' ''(The Big C ... und jetzt ich!)'' (2011-2015) *'' The Defenders'' (2012–2013) *'' The Gifted'' (2018–2021) (Now on Disney+) *''

The Good Fight ''The Good Fight'' is an American legal drama produced for CBS's streaming service CBS All Access (later Paramount+). It is the platform's first original scripted series. The series, created by Robert King, Michelle King, and Phil Alden Robin ...

'' (2017–2021) (Now on Disney+) *''

'' (2011–2021) *''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'' ''(The Guardian - Retter mit Herz)'' (2010-2013) *'' The Night Shift'' (2014–2021) *''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...

'' ''(Die Sopranos)'' (2008-2010) *'' The Walking Dead'' (2010–2021) (Now on Disney+) *''

The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White Hous ...

'' (2008-2012) *'' Wayward Pines'' (2015–2021) (Now on Disney+)

Audience share

Germany

References

External links

* {{Television in Germany

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