Fox Series

Fox
Final logo, used from October 2022 to March 2024
Broadcast areaMiddle East and North Africa
Programming
LanguagesEnglish
Arabic
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company EMEA (Disney Entertainment)
History
Launched3 December 2008; 17 years ago (2008-12-03)
ClosedMarch 2024; 2 years ago (2024-03)
Replaced byStar Series
Former namesFox Series (2008–2011)
Links
Websitewww.foxme.tv

Fox, formerly known as Fox Series, was a Middle Eastern version of the American Fox Channel. It launched as a free-to-air channel as Fox Series in 2008. The channel was relaunched as Star Series on March 1, 2024.

Background

The channel began broadcasting as a Middle Eastern version of Fox. In 2008 the channel was renamed as Fox Series, and in 2011 was replaced by Middle Eastern version of Fox with the channel continuing to broadcast from cable and satellite. The channel began broadcasting in 2011 on-screen as simply Fox. On November 4, 2015, the channel started to broadcast exclusively in HD and became encrypted due to its move to satellite television provider beIN. On March 1, 2024, the Middle Eastern version of Fox was replaced by Star Series.

References

  1. ↑ Staff Writer (2008-12-01). "Fox introduces TV series channel in the Middle East - eb247 - Companies And Markets - Media - Emirates24|7". www.emirates247.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. 1 2 "Fox branded channels to undergo rebranding in MENA region". www.broadcastprome.com.