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Star Channel (international)
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Star Channel is an international television channel brand owned by the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. Originally launched in Latin America on February 22, 2021, it expanded worldwide as a replacement for the international Fox channels inherited from the Fox Networks Group division of 21st Century Fox that Disney acquired on March 20, 2019.[1]

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As of 2023, apart from the Fox channel rebrands, other former Fox channels in the Baltic states, CIS, Ukraine, Greece and Poland instead transitioned to being branded as FX. Some worldwide Fox channels, especially those in Africa, UK & Ireland, Germany, Norway and Southeast Asia, were wound down and entirely discontinued in favor of the launch of Disney+ in their countries/regions.

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Current channels

Balkans

  • Star Channel is a Serbian television channel that launched on October 15, 2012 as Fox.[2] The channel was rebranded to Star Channel on October 1, 2023.[3]

Belgium (only in Flanders)

  • Star Channel is a Flemish television channel that launched on October 1, 2015 as Fox. On November 1, 2023, Fox was rebranded to Star Channel.[4]

Bulgaria

  • Star Channel is a Bulgarian channel that launched on October 15, 2012 as Fox.[5] On June 7, 2023, it was announced that all Fox channels in Bulgaria (including Fox Life and Fox Crime) was rebranded as Star Channel as of October 1, 2023.[6]

Finland

  • Star Channel is a Finnish channel that launched on December 18, 2009 as SuomiTV. The channel was relaunched as Fox on April 16, 2012, then rebranded to Star Channel on January 6, 2023.[7]

Latin America

  • Star Channel is a Latin American channel that launched on August 14, 1993 as Fox. The channel was rebranded as Fox Channel in November 2018, then was relaunched as Star Channel on February 22, 2021.[8]

Netherlands

  • Star Channel is a Dutch channel owned by Eredivisie Media & Marketing, which is owned 51% by The Walt Disney Company, launched on August 19, 2013 as Fox.[9] On November 1, 2023, Fox was rebranded to Star Channel.[4]

Portugal

  • Star Channel is a Portuguese channel that launched on March 1, 2003 as Fox.[10] On February 7, 2024, Fox was rebranded to Star Channel.[11][12][13]

Spain

  • Star Channel is a Spanish channel that launched on June 1, 2001 as Fox. On March 11, 2024, Fox was rebranded to Star Channel.[14]
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Other Star-branded channels

Balkans

Bulgaria

Middle East and North Africa

Portugal

Former channels

Middle East and North Africa

Latin America

Brazil

See also

References

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