Fox (Asian TV channel)
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| Broadcast area | Asia (channel based in Hong Kong, available in Southeast Asia and East Asia) |
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| Headquarters | Corporate office: 13/F One Harbourfront, 18 Tak Fung Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon City District, Kowloon, Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong Studios and production facility: 1 Fusionopolis Link, #03-01 Nexus@ One – North, Singapore, 138542 FOX South Asia Studio 5TH, Lord Ram Street, Radha Link, Mumbai, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific (Disney International Operations) |
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| History | |
| Launched | February 1998 (Japan) December 2009 (India) June 2010 (Malaysia) November 2014 (Vietnam) |
| Closed | 16 November 2014 (SD feed, Malaysia) 1 January 2021 (South Korea) March 9, 2021 (Starhub TV) May 1, 2021 (SD feed, Vietnam) September 1, 2021 (Now TV feed, Hong Kong) October 1, 2021 (Southeast Asia and Hong Kong)[1] |
| Replaced by | Channel NOW (South Korea) |
| Links | |
| Website | Official Site (Japan) |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 722 (HD) (discontinuing effective 1 October 2021) |
| TransVision (Indonesia) | Channel 300 (HD) (discontinuing effective 1 October 2021) |
| IPTV | |
| Unifi TV (Malaysia) | Channel 453 (discontinuing effective 1 October 2021) |
Fox is a pan-Asian pay television channel, owned and operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Disney International Operations.
History[]
In Japan, the channel launched in February 1998 along with other Fox channels such as Fox Crime and Fox Life (now FOX bs238).
In Asia, the channel was in test broadcast in December 2009, broadcasting US TV series on loop. The first Asian provider who carried Fox was SkyCable in the Philippines which launched the channel on 4 January 2010, followed by StarHub TV in Singapore on 1 February 2010. Other TV providers across the region followed thereafter.[2]
Around early-to-mid-February 2012, the Fox wordmark was changed to the Fox HD wordmark (pictured) for all Fox commercials on all Fox channels in the Asian and Filipino television provider networks, including channels which were not in HD. This change was similar to the one done to STAR World. The reason for this change is unknown.
Fox Japan and Fox Korea are considered separated from the main feed as they have different programming. However, they are closely linked as they shared most of their commercials and the programming are nearly the same.
Fox Taiwan was officially launched on 1 September 2012, as FOX Showbiz (Chinese: 娛樂台) replacing Channel V Taiwan. This feed's broadcast Asian programming and some of American series reruns with Chinese subtitles, and FOX HD Asia feed are available through MOD and some of cable providers. The feed was renamed Fox Taiwan in January 2014 and broadcast both local and foreign programmes.
In 2020, due to the ongoing expansion of the Star brand internationally, , the licensor for the Fox channels in Korea, announced that it had terminated its license agreement with rebranding its channels effectively starting 1 January 2021. Fox was rebranded to in the region and dropped all content related to 20th Century Studios keeping all acquired series intact.
Officially cease broadcasting and transmission on Merdeka Day Malaysia (last day and night of August) 2021 at 11:59:59pm, Fox along with all The Walt Disney Company channels (Fox Crime, Fox Life, FX, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Nat Geo People, Fox Movies, Fox Action Movies, Fox Family Movies, Star Movies China, SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels) cease transmission on Now TV Hong Kong.[3]
After very 11 final and last years of broadcasting, Fox along with all The Walt Disney Company channels (Fox Crime, Fox Life, FX, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Nat Geo People, Fox Movies, Fox Action Movies, Fox Family Movies, Star Movies China, SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels [4]) officially cease broadcasting and transmission on last day and night of September 2021 at 11:59:59pm. All these channels shows moved to Disney+ (in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Disney+ Hotstar (in Southeast Asia outside Singapore). [5]
Operating channels[]
- Fox Asia – a 24-hour pan-Asian entertainment channel. Available in Southeast Asia and East Asia.
- Fox Japan – a 24-hour Japanese entertainment channel. Available in Japan.
- Fox Thailand – a 24-hour Thai entertainment channel. Available in Thailand.
- Fox Taiwan – a 24-hour Taiwanese entertainment channel. Available in Taiwan.
- Fox Philippines – a 24-hour Filipino entertainment channel. Available in the Philippines.
- Fox Vietnam – a 24-hour Vietnam entertainment channel. Available in Vietnam.
Programmes[]
While Fox Asia imports a substantial amount of programming seen in its US counterpart, there are separate rights granted to each version of the channel. Hence Fox Asia has a different line-up of programs from its US counterpart, including those seen on rival networks in the US and produced by competitors of 20th Century Fox (such as Warner Bros.).[citation needed]
See also[]
- Fox Broadcasting Company
- Fox International Channels
References[]
- ^ "Disney to Close 18 TV Channels in Asia". Variety. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Christmas kick-off for FOX roll-out Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine retrieved via onscreenasia.com 1-18-2009
- ^ "Disney pulling plug on Asian sports channels in DTC pivot - SportsPro Media". www.sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Disney pulling plug on Asian sports channels in DTC pivot - SportsPro Media". www.sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Middleton, Richard (28 April 2021). "Disney to close 18 channels in Asia as streaming focus expands". Digital TV Europe. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
External links[]
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- Fox Channel
- Television stations in Hong Kong
- Television channels and stations established in 2009
- Television channels and stations disestablished in 2021
- English-language television stations
- Mass media in Asia
- Cable television in Hong Kong