Fox Life

Fox Life
CountryUnited States
Headquarters1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
Programming
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Timeshift serviceFox Life +1
Ownership
OwnerInternational: Fox Networks Group
(Disney International Operations)
United States: Walt Disney Television
News Corporation
21st Century Fox
Sister channels
History
Launched
List
    • 13 May 2004; 22 years ago (2004-05-13) (first broadcast in Italy)
    • 1 July 2005; 21 years ago (2005-07-01) (Latin America)
    • 4 November 2013; 12 years ago (2013-11-04) (United States)
    • 1 October 2017; 9 years ago (2017-10-01) (Southeast Asia & Hong Kong)
    • 28 September 2017; 9 years ago (2017-09-28) (Middle East)
Closed
List
    • 31 December 2009; 16 years ago (2009-12-31) (France)
    • 30 September 2011; 15 years ago (2011-09-30) (Japan)
    • 16 January 2015; 11 years ago (2015-01-16) (Poland)
    • 22 September 2015; 11 years ago (2015-09-22) (Flanders)
    • 31 December 2016; 9 years ago (2016-12-31) (Netherlands)
    • 1 July 2020; 6 years ago (2020-07-01) (Italy)
    • 30 September 2020; 6 years ago (2020-09-30) (Africa)
    • 1 January 2021; 5 years ago (2021-01-01) (South Korea and Turkey)
    • 22 February 2021; 5 years ago (2021-02-22) (Latin America as Fox Life)
    • 16 March 2021; 5 years ago (2021-03-16) (SD Feed, Malaysia)
    • 1 September 2021; 5 years ago (2021-09-01) (Now TV feed, Hong Kong)
    • 1 October 2021; 5 years ago (2021-10-01) (Southeast Asia and Hong Kong)
    • 1 January 2022; 4 years ago (2022-01-01) (Spain)
    • 31 March 2022; 4 years ago (2022-03-31) (United States) (Latin America as Star Life)
    • 1 October 2022; 4 years ago (2022-10-01) (Russia & Belarus)
    • 15 March 2023; 3 years ago (2023-03-15) (Greece)
    • 1 October 2023; 3 years ago (2023-10-01) (Bulgaria & Balkans)
    • 24 January 2024; 2 years ago (2024-01-24) (Baltics and CIS)
    • 7 February 2024; 2 years ago (2024-02-07) (Portugal)
    • 1 March 2024; 2 years ago (2024-03-01) (Middle East)
    • 13 April 2024; 2 years ago (2024-04-13) (India)
Replaced byFox (Flanders)
Fox Sports (Japan)
Fox Comedy (Poland)
Star Life (Latin America, Bulgaria, Balkans, Portugal, Middle East and India)
CH.ever (South Korea)
FX Life (Greece, Baltics and CIS)
САПФИР (Russia)
Former names
Links
Website

Fox Life, now rebranded as Star Life and FX Life, was an international pay television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group in 2004. The network has been discontinued in several markets over time.

The network's scheduling has varied with each version, ranging from traditional entertainment programming, including television series, sitcoms and movies, among others, original programming in certain regions, and instructional and aspirational reality television on some other variations; in North America for instance, the network carried mainly Spanish language dubbed versions of American reality shows and instructional programming. The channel has been owned by International Operations division of The Walt Disney Company since March 2019.

History

Fox Life was first launched in Italy on 13 May 2004, in Portugal on 19 May 2005, and Bulgaria on 8 September 2005. For Latin America, it started in July 2006, when it was launched in Brazil. The channel also has versions in other countries around Europe. It launched in the Netherlands and Flanders on 7 September 2009. Fox Life launched in the United States on 4 November 2013.

Flemish version

As of 22 November 2011, Fox had to change the programming for Fox Life in Flanders due to television rights issues in Belgium. From then on, a separate Flemish version was airing in Belgium. It used to air the Dutch version. The provider of satellite television in the Netherlands, Canal Digitaal, had to replace Fox Life with the Finnish version as well because it shared the Fox Life feed with the Belgium provider of satellite television, TV Vlaanderen Digitaal.

Launch in Southeast Asia

On 1 October 2017, the Hong Kong and Southeast Asian version of Star World was rebranded to Fox Life.

Fox Life
CountryHong Kong
Broadcast areaSoutheast Asia/ASEAN, and Hong Kong
HeadquartersKowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong
Programming
LanguageHong Kong English
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
SDTV 576i (downscaled)
Ownership
OwnerFox Networks Group Asia Pacific (Disney International Operations)
History
Launched1 October 2017; 9 years ago (2017-10-01)
Closed1 October 2021; 5 years ago (2021-10-01)

Rebranding/closing in Europe

From 22 September 2015, Fox Life has been replaced by 24Kitchen for satellite viewers in the Netherlands. The Finnish Fox Life was rebranded as Fox.

Fox Networks Group Benelux announced that Fox Life would officially close in the Netherlands on 31 December 2016.

Rebranding/closing in Latin America

On 27 November 2020, Fox announced that they would be renaming the Fox branded channels in Latin America to Star Life on 22 February 2021. The networks closed on 31 March 2022, along with the American version.

Closing in Southeast Asia

From 1 September 2021, FOX Life along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels (Fox Crime, Fox, 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) ceased transmission on Now TV Hong Kong. The network, along with its other sister channels, ceased across the rest of Asia on 30 September 2021 as Disney focused on direct consumer streaming via Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.

Closing in the United States

Notice of the discontinuation of the American iteration of Fox Life was sent to cable providers by Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution in late December 2021; the channel would be discontinued on 31 March 2022.

Fox Life around the world

Channel Country or region Formerly Launch year Replacement / rebrand Shutdown / rebrand date
Fox Life (Italy) Italy 13 May 2004 discontinued 1 July 2020
Fox Life (Portugal) Portugal 19 May 2005 Star Life (international)|Star Life 7 February 2024
Fox Life (Latin America) Latin America 1 July 2005 22 February 2021 (as Fox Life)
31 March 2022 (as Star Life)
Fox Life (Bulgaria) Bulgaria 8 September 2005[citation needed] 1 October 2023
Fox Life (France) France 5 October 2005 discontinued 31 December 2009
Fox Life (Japan) Japan 14 December 2005 Fox Sports 30 September 2011
Fox Life (Turkey) Turkey 13 November 2006 discontinued 1 January 2021
Fox Life (Poland) Poland 1 January 2007 Fox Comedy 16 January 2015
Fox Life Adria Balkans 9 November 2007 Star Life 1 October 2023
Fox Life (Russia) Baltics and CIS 14 April 2008 (Russia, Baltics and CIS)
5 November 2008 (Estonia)		 САПФИР (Russia)
FX Life (Baltics and CIS)		 1 October 2022 (Russia and Belarus)
24 January 2024 (Baltics and CIS)
Fox Life (Greece) Greece 1 December 2008 FX Life 15 March 2023[citation needed]
Fox Life (Netherlands and Flanders) Netherlands and Flanders 7 September 2009 Fox (Flanders)
24Kitchen (Netherlands)		 22 September 2015 (Flanders)
31 December 2016 (Netherlands)
Fox Life (United States) United States 4 November 2013 discontinued 31 March 2022
Fox Life (Korea) South Korea 1 March 2008 CH.ever 31 December 2020
Fox Life (India) India Fox Traveller 15 June 2014 Star Life 13 April 2024
Fox Life (Spain) Spain Fox Crime 1 October 2014 discontuined 31 December 2021
Fox Life (Africa) Africa 3 October 2016 30 September 2020
Fox Life (Middle East) Middle East 28 September 2017 Star Life 1 March 2024
Fox Life (Southeast Asia and Hong Kong) Southeast Asia and Hong Kong Star World 1 October 2017 discontuined 1 October 2021


See also

References

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