Fox Movies (Southeast Asian TV channel)
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2015) |
 | This article possibly contains original research. (May 2021) |
 | |
| Country |
|
|---|---|
| Broadcast area |
|
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific (Disney International Operations) |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 January 2012 |
| Closed | September 1, 2021 (Now TV) 1 October 2021[1] |
| Former names | Star Movies (1994–2011, except in Taiwan, Philippines (SD feed until 2017), India, China, Vietnam, Middle East & North Africa) Fox Movies Premium (1 January 2012–10 June 2017, including Philippines for HD feed) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Sky Cable (Philippines) | Metro Manila: Channel 55 (SD) Channel 170 (HD) Nationwide: Channel 406 (SD) Channel 714 (HD) |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 47 (SD) Channel 300 (HD) |
| Satellite | |
| Cignal (Philippines) | Channel 55 (SD) Channel 211 (HD) |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 413 (HD) |
| TransVision (Indonesia) | Channel 100 (HD) |
| G Sat (Philippines) | Channel 59 (SD) |
| IPTV | |
| Unifi TV (Malaysia) | Channel 401 (HD) |
Fox Movies is an Southeast Asian movie channel owned by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, subsidiaries of Disney International Operations.
History[]
On January 1, 2012, Star Movies was rebranded to Fox Movies Premium and FOX Movies Premium HD, available in Hong Kong and selected Southeast Asian countries. In India, China, Middle East and North Africa, Taiwan and the Philippines (SD only), the Star Movies brand remained.
A new channel, named Fox Movies (Southeast Asian countries only), replaced Fox Movies Premium and Star Movies (Philippines) on June 10, 2017.
On November 1, 2017, Star Movies Vietnam was rebranded as Fox Movies Vietnam.[2]
On January 18, 2018, Star Movies Taiwan was rebranded as Fox Movies Taiwan, yet Star Movies HD Taiwan remains the original name.
After 27 years of broadcasting, on April 27, 2021, Disney announced that Fox Movies will be closing down on October 1.[3]
Overview[]
Fox Movies has first-run contracts for movies distributed by 20th Century Studios, Disney, Columbia Pictures, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and DreamWorks and sub-run contracts for movies from Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. for countries where FOX Movies is available. It also features movies from other movie distributors including: Lions Gate Entertainment, Summit Entertainment, Victor Hugo Pictures, and The Weinstein Company. It is another Hollywood movie channel whose main competitor is HBO Asia. Some of its design is based on the movie Tron: Legacy (the first movie aired on FOX Movies Premium) since the countdown to rebranding and has different station IDs based on type and genre of the movie.
With the launch of Disney+ Hotstar in Indonesia, several first-run films from Disney-owned properties were removed in favour of re-runs, including Marvel films that were produced by other studios. These changes were only available specifically to the Indonesian feed starting from September 1, 2020.
In conjunction of launching Disney+ in Singapore and Malaysia, starting 1 February 2021, several first-run films from Disney-owned properties were removed in favour of re-runs, including Marvel films that were produced by other studios. This applies to all remaining feeds in Asia.
Operating channels[]
Fox Movies Asia[]
Fox Movies Asia (formerly known as Fox Movies Premium) is transmitted in Southeast Asia. It is the only advertisement free version of Fox Movies and, unlike other versions of Fox Movies, this version also spends minimal time promoting its own upcoming movies. The channel does not air promotions of movies classified as unsuitable for people aged under eighteen until 8pm SEAT and 9pm for Malaysia. This channel broadcasts 24 hours a day. 5.1 Dolby Surround sound is available and applicable on the HD channel.
Fox Movies Philippines[]
On June 10, 2017, in line with its Southeast Asian counterpart (Fox Movies Premium), Star Movies in the Philippines was rebranded as Fox Movies. Like its predecessor, it also has English subtitles daily, as well as local advertisements when the movie is taking a break (its HD counterpart, however, does not because of the HD channel formerly using its Asian feed (Fox Movies Premium) and Fox Movies Asia feed). The channel typically broadcasts action, comedy, animation and horror/suspense films every day and drama films on early morning.
On June 12, 2017, the HD channel was converted into Philippine feed during independence day of the Philippines but the Asia feed will continue to broadcast via live streaming on a subscription-based FOX+ which is available to Cignal, Globe, Smart and PLDT Home subscribers and with Chinese subtitles on their movies (along with Fox Family Movies and Fox Action Movies) which it later removed and replaced by Fox Sports including (2 & 3).
On January 1, 2020, FOX Movies Philippines, along with its Philippine-based operating channels: Fox Life, FOX, and National Geographic SD, were reverted to their main Southeast Asian feed. The channel started showing main feed plugs and retained the English subtitles on the movie after the revert, but this feed still initiates a local opt-out after a movie and a lesser ad break in the middle of the movie to accommodate local advertisements. The channel premieres major blockbuster films every Saturday while independent and low-budget films on Mondays and Thursdays.
Fox Movies HD[]
On January 1, 2012, Star Movies HD was rebranded as Fox Movies Premium HD in selected Asian territories where Star Movies has been renamed to Fox Movies Premium. On June 10, 2017, Fox Movies Premium HD has been renamed to Fox Movies HD.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Disney to Close 18 TV Channels in Asia". Variety. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ FOX Movies và FOX Life chính thức lên sóng truyền hình MobiTV Archived 2017-10-30 at the Wayback Machine retrieved via http://mobitv.hanoi.vn 10-20-2017
- ^ "Disney to Close 18 TV Channels in Asia". Variety. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
External links[]
- Movie channels
- Mass media in Southeast Asia
- Cable television in Hong Kong
- Television channels and stations established in 2012
- Television channels and stations disestablished in 2021
- English-language television stations
- Movie channels in Fiji
- Movie channels in Singapore
- Movie channels in Indonesia
- Movie channels in Thailand
- Movie channels in Hong Kong
- Movie channels in Malaysia
- Movie channels in the Philippines
- Fox Movies (TV channel)
- Fox Networks Group