Fox (international)

Fox
	Logo used from 2019 until 2024
Product type	Television networks
Produced by	Rupert Murdoch
Country	United States
Introduced	14 August 1993; 31 years ago
Discontinued	11 March 2024; 17 months ago
Markets	Asia; Baltics and CIS; Belgium; Bulgaria; Greece; Germany, Austria and Switzerland; Hong Kong; Hungary; Italy; Japan; Korea; Latin America; Middle East; Netherlands; Norway; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Serbia; Spain; Southeast Asia; South Africa; Sweden; Finland; Turkey; Taiwan; Thailand; UK and Ireland
Previous owners	News Corporation; 21st Century Fox; The Walt Disney Company;

Fox is a defunct series of international television channels which used to be operated by Fox Networks Group, a division of 21st Century Fox. The network was affiliated with Fox Broadcasting Company from its inception until Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019.

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In the following years, several Fox networks worldwide were renamed, with most adopting the formerly Asian-centric brand Star based upon the Star hub available on Disney+ with most channels transitioned to being branded as Star Channel, while networks in the Baltic states, CIS, Greece and Poland instead transitioned to being branded as FX, and certain other networks were discontinued outright due to refocus for Disney+.^[1]

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Channel	Country or region	Formerly	Launch year	Replacement / Rebrand	Shutdown year
Fox Channel	Latin America		August 14, 1993	Star Channel^[2]	February 22, 2021
Fox Channel	Brazil		September 27, 1994	Star Channel^[2]	February 22, 2021
Fox (Japan)	Japan		February 1998^[3]	Dlife (second era)^[4]	March 1, 2024
Fox (Spain)	Spain		June 1, 2001	Star Channel^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]	March 11, 2024
Fox (Portugal)	Portugal		March 1, 2003^[9]	Star Channel^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]	February 7, 2024
Fox (Italy)	Italy		July 31, 2003	discontinued	July 1, 2022^[10]
Fox (Korea)	South Korea		April 1, 2006	Ch.NOW	December 31, 2020
Fox (Turkey)	Turkey	TGRT	February 24, 2007	Now^[11]	February 12, 2024
Fox (Germany)	Germany	Premiere Serie (only on Premiere)^[12]	May 19, 2008	discontinued	October 1, 2021^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]
Fox (Asia)	Southeast Asia and Hong Kong		December 2009
Fox (Africa)	Africa	Fox Entertainment	May 1, 2010^[17]
Fox (Poland)	Poland		November 6, 2010^[18]	FX^[19]	November 7, 2023
Fox (Middle East)	Middle East	Fox Series	March 1, 2011	Star Series^[20]	March 1, 2024
Fox (Finland)	Finland	SuomiTV	April 15, 2012	Star Channel^[21]	January 6, 2023
Fox (Taiwan)	Taiwan	Channel V Taiwan	September 1, 2012	Star World (second era)	January 1, 2022
Fox (Greece)	Greece	FX (first era)^[22]	October 1, 2012	FX (second era)	March 15, 2023^[23]
Fox (Russia)	Russia, Belarus, Baltics and CIS	Fox Crime	October 1, 2012 (Russia, Baltics and CIS)	Kineko (Russia and Belarus)	October 1, 2022 (Russia and Belarus)^[24]^[25]
Fox (Russia)	Russia, Belarus, Baltics and CIS	Fox Crime	October 1, 2012 (Russia, Baltics and CIS)	FX (Baltics and CIS)	January 24, 2024 (Baltics and CIS)^[26]
Fox (Bulgaria)	Bulgaria		October 15, 2012^[27]^[28]	Star Channel^[29]^[30]	October 1, 2023
Fox (Serbian)	Balkans		October 15, 2012^[27]^[28]	Star Channel^[29]^[30]	October 1, 2023
Fox (UK and Ireland)	UK and Ireland	FX	January 11, 2013^[31]	discontinued	July 1, 2021^[32]
Fox (Norway)	Norway	Fox Crime^[33]	July 1, 2013	discontinued	March 31, 2021^[34]
Fox (Netherlands)	Netherlands		August 19, 2013^[35]	Star Channel	November 1, 2023
Fox (Hungary)	Hungary		February 4, 2014^[36]	discontinued	April 30, 2018^[37]
Fox (Sweden)	Sweden		September 22, 2014^[38]^[39]	discontinued	January 1, 2021^[40]
Fox (Belgium)	Belgium		October 1, 2015	Star Channel^[41]	November 1, 2023

Fox (international)

Fox around the world

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