Fox Family Movies

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Fox Family Movies
Fox Family Movies logo.svg
CountryHong Kong
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Broadcast area
  • Hong Kong
  • Maldives
  • MENA
  • Southeast Asia (except Timor-Leste)
  • Taiwan
HeadquartersHong Kong
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerFox Networks Group Asia Pacific
(Disney International Operations)
Sister channels
List
History
Launched16 September 2010; 11 years ago (2010-09-16)
Closed1 September 2021; 3 months ago (2021-09-01) (Now TV) 1 October 2021; 2 months ago (2021-10-01)[1]
Links
WebsiteArchived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2021-07-11)
Availability
Terrestrial
Nexmedia (Indonesia)Channel 512
Satellite
Astro
(Malaysia)		Channel 414 (HD)
TransVision (Indonesia)Channel 101 (HD)
IPTV
Unifi TV
(Malaysia)		Channel 403 (HD)

Fox Family Movies was a Southeast Asian pay television channel owned by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Disney International Operations. The channel was initially available in Singapore via StarHub TV and Indonesia via Indovision, but it had expanded to Taiwan and Philippines and it broadcast to the rest of Southeast Asia.[2][3]

Overview and History[]

Fox Family Movies has first-run contracts for movies distributed by Disney, (20th Century Studios), (Walt Disney Pictures), Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros., StudioCanal, as well as featured movies from other movie distributors including Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment and The Weinstein Company. This movie channel targets family-oriented movies providing a unique opportunity for young and old to bond over the best movie magic. The channel offers at least 60 different movies every month and a primetime premiere every Friday, along with eye-catching thematic nights and special programming events to keep viewers glued to the TV screen, it is another competitor to HBO Family Asia. Unlike Fox Movies and Fox Action Movies this channel is also available in Dual Language for some movies. This channel is similar to those of in the Middle East. This channel, unlike Fox Movies (Philippine feed), has no commercial breaks during the movie. In the Philippine feed of the channel (distributed by OmniContent Management Inc.) it uses 4:3 letterbox for the SD channel simulcast from the SEA feed and during commercials, the SEA feed will replaced by the local feed for the teaser to other Fox Networks Group Philippines channels as well as local advertisements, it reverts to SEA feed where the movie plays.

Due to agreement between Fox Networks Group, The Walt Disney Company and Astro, FOX Family Movies cannot appear other Malaysian TV providers until February 1, 2018, this channel is available on Unifi TV channel 403.

On October 1, 2021, Fox Family Movies (along with Fox Movies & Fox Action Movies) including 15 Disney owned channels would cease operations at around 1:00 am (Philippines & Malaysia) or 12:00 am (Indonesia, Thailand & Vietnam) after 11 years of broadcasting after Annabelle Hooper & Ghosts of Nantucket aired as its final movie.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Multiple sources:
    • Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
    • Kanter, Jake (27 April 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
    • Lai, Adrian (29 April 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ Fox Family Movies:Feature Channel retrieved via foxinternationalchannels.com 13 November 2010
  3. ^ "Fox family movies on foxinternationalchannels.com". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Fox Family Movies Southeast Asia Shutdown (1:00 AM PHT October 1 2021)". YouTube. 1 October 2021.

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