Fox International Channels
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| Type | Subsidiary of Fox Entertainment Group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Products | Television programs |
| Owner(s) | News Corporation |
| Parent | Fox Entertainment Group |
| Website | foxinternationalchannels.com |
Fox International Channels (FIC) is a subsidiary of the Fox Entertainment Group, which is a part of Rupert Murdoch's global media conglomerate News Corporation. It produces and distributes entertainment, factual, sports, and movie channels through television channels in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America using several brands, including Fox, FX, Fox Crime, Fox Life, National Geographic Channel, STAR TV and BabyTV.
[edit] Fox International Channels in Asia
FIC Asia was developed into a regional division in 1993 with the launch of the Fox-branded general entertainment channel in Japan. It currently operates several active channel brands in Asia, including National Geographic Channel and its associated channels, FX, Fox, Fox Crime, Fox Movies, all STAR TV's channels, tvN, Channel V and BabyTV. All of them are in their local languages and programmed independently for each market. It broadcasts into over 110 million homes in Asia.
[edit] Channels
This is an incomplete list of channels operated by Fox International Channels.
[edit] Australia and New Zealand
- Premier Media Group (50%) - joint venture with Consolidated Media Holdings
- FOX Sports 1 (which has a HD simulcast)
- FOX Sports 2 (which has a HD simulcast)
- FOX Sports 3 (which has a HD simulcast)
- SPEED (which has a HD simulcast)
- Fox Sports News
- Fuel TV Australia
- Premium Movie Partnership (20%) – joint venture between 20th Century Fox, Sony, NBCUniversal, Viacom and Liberty Media (all parties have equal holdings)
- showtime premiere (which has a HD simulcast and a 2 hour timeshift channel)
- showcase (which has a HD simulcast and a 2 hour timeshift channel)
- showtime action (which has a HD simulcast)
- showtime comedy
- showtime drama
- Foxtel (25%) - joint venture with Telstra (50%) and Consolidated Media Holdings (25%)
- Fox8 (which has a HD simulcast and a 2 hour timeshift channel)
- 111 Hits (which has a 2 hour timeshift channel)
- The Comedy Channel (which has a 2 hour timeshift channel)
- Fox Classics (which has a 2 hour timeshift channel)
- W (which has a HD simulcast and a 2 hour timeshift channel)
- Bio.
- Foxtel 3D
- Foxtel On Demand
- The History Channel
- Crime & Investigation
- XYZnetworks (12.5%) - joint venture between Foxtel and Austar
- Arena (which has a 2 hour timeshift channel)
- LifeStyle (which has a HD simulcast and a 2 hour timeshift channel)
- LifeStyle Food (which has a 2 hour timeshift channel)
- LifeStyle Home
- LifeStyle You (which has a 2 hour timeshift channel)
- The Weather Channel
- Nickelodeon (35%) - joint venture with Viacom (65%)
- Nick Jr. (35%) - joint venture with Viacom (65%)
- Channel [V]
- [V] Hits
- Max
- Country Music Channel
- Main Event (8.3%) - joint venture between Foxtel (33.3%), Austar (33.3%) and Optus (33.3%)
- Adults Only
- Main Event
- National Geographic Channel (which has a 2 hour timeshift channel)
- Nat Geo WILD (which has a HD simulcast)
- Nat Geo Adventure (which has a 2 hour timeshift channel)
- National Geographic Channel HD
- FX (which has a HD simulcast, would be launched in 26 February 2012)
- BabyTV
- STAR Gold
- STAR Plus
- Life OK (replaced STAR One)
- STAR News
- Channel [V]
- Fox News Channel
- Fox Business Network (via Sky News Business Channel)
[edit] UK & Ireland
- FX (HD) (launched in 2004)
- BabyTV (only available in Sky Digital)
- National Geographic Channel (HD)
- Nat Geo WILD (HD)
- Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel
- STAR Plus
- Life OK (replaced STAR One)
- STAR News
- Fox News Channel
- Fox Business Network (Coming Soon)
The UK assets used to include the now closed Real Estate TV.
[edit] Belgium
- Fox Life (HD)
- National Geographic Channel (HD)
- Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel
- Syfy Benelux (distribution, owned by Universal Networks International)
- 13th Street Scandilux (distribution, owned by Universal Networks International)
- Hallmark Channel Scandilux (distribution, owned by Universal Networks International)
[edit] Germany
- Fox Channel
- National Geographic Channel (HD)
- Nat Geo WILD
- BabyTV
- Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel
[edit] France
- National Geographic Channel (HD)
- Nat Geo WILD (HD)
- Voyage
- BabyTV
- Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel
[edit] Italy
- Fox (HD) (formerly Next:HD)
- Fox Life
- Fox Crime (HD) (launched in 2005)
- Fox Retro
- History
- National Geographic Channel (HD)
- Nat Geo Adventure
- Nat Geo WILD
- Nat Geo Music (ceased broadcasting in 2011)
- Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel
- BabyTV
- Cult
- Fox News Channel
- Fox Business Network (only available in Sky Italia)
[edit] The Netherlands
- FOXlife (Netherlands) (SD and HD)
- Fox News
- National Geographic Channel (Netherlands) (SD and HD)
- Nat Geo WILD
- Syfy Universal (Netherlands) (distribution, owned by Universal Networks International)
- 13th Street Universal (Netherlands) (distribution, owned by Universal Networks International)
- Hallmark Channel (Scandilux) (distribution, owned by Universal Networks International, ceased broadcasting in 2011)
- 24Kitchen
- BabyTV
- Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel
[edit] Spain
- FOX (HD)
- FOX Crime
- Fox News Channel
- National Geographic Channel (HD)
- Nat Geo WILD (HD)
- BabyTV
- Viajar (HD)
- Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel
[edit] Portugal
- FOX (HD)
- FOX Life (HD)
- FOX Crime
- Fox Movies
- Fox News Channel
- FX
- National Geographic Channel (HD)
- Nat Geo Music (ceased broadcasting in 2011)
- Nat Geo WILD
- Nat Geo WILD HD (HD)
- BabyTV
- Fuel TV
- Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel
[edit] Poland
- Fox (HD)
- Fox Life (HD)
- National Geographic Channel (HD)
- Nat Geo WILD (HD)
- BabyTV
[edit] Turkey
- Fox Life
- Fox Sports Türkiye
- FX
- Nat Geo WILD
- National Geographic Channel
- National Geographic Channel HD
- BabyTV
- Baby First
- Fox Sports HD
- Fox (Turkey)
- Nat Geo Adventure
- Nat Geo WILD HD
- Disney Channel (distribution, owned by The Walt Disney Company)
- Disney XD (distribution, owned by The Walt Disney Company)
- Fox News Channel
- Fox Crime
- Fox Crime HD
- FX HD
[edit] Greece
- National Geographic Greece (only available in NOVA Greece)
- Fox Life Greece (available in NOVA Greece, Conn-x TV and in OnTV)
- FX (Greece) (available in Conn-x TV and in NOVA Greece)
- Fox News Channel (only available in OnTV)
- BabyTV (available in Conn-x TV and in OnTV)
- National Geographic Wild (available in NOVA Greece, Conn-x TV and in OnTV)
- National Geographic HD (only available in NOVA Greece)
- National Geographic WILD HD (only available in NOVA Greece)
[edit] Cyprus
- National Geographic Greece (only available in Cablenet and CytaVision)
- FX (Greece) (available in NOVA Cyprus, CytaVision and in Cablenet)
- BabyTV (available in Cablenet, PrimeTel and in CytaVision)
- National Geographic Wild (available in Cablenet and in CytaVision)
- National Geographic HD (only available in Cablenet)
- National Geographic WILD HD (only available in Cablenet)
[edit] Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia, Kosovo, and Albania
- National Geographic Channel
- Nat Geo WILD
- Nat Geo Music (ceased broadcasting in 2011)
- National Geographic HD
- Nat Geo WILD HD
- Fox Crime
- Fox Life
- BabyTV
- Utilisima (February, 2011)
[edit] Bulgaria
[edit] Canada
- FX
- Fox News Channel
- Fox Business Network (Coming Soon)
- Fox Sports World
- BabyTV
- National Geographic Channel
- National Geographic Channel HD
- Phoenix North America Chinese Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel
- STAR Chinese Channel
- STAR Chinese Movies 2
- Channel [V]
- STAR Plus
- STAR Gold
- Life OK (replaced STAR One)
- STAR News
- STAR Vijay
[edit] CIS countries
- Fox Crime (launched in December 2007)
- Fox Life (launched in April 2008)
- National Geographic Channel
- National Geographic Channel HD [1]
- Fox News Channel
[edit] Middle East
- Fox Movies (launched May 1, 2008)[2]
- Fox Series (launched December 1, 2008)[3]
- FX FX Middle East was launched in Summer 2011 (between June and July) as a new member of the FOX Middle East Family.
- Fox Sports
- BabyTV
- Fox News Channel
- Sky News
- National Geographic Abu Dhabi
- STAR World
- STAR Movies
- STAR Gold
- STAR Plus
- Channel [V]
- STAR Jalsha
- STAR Vijay
- itv Granada
- Nat Geo Adventure
- Life OK (replaced STAR One)
- Asianet Middle East
[edit] India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives, and Bangladesh
- FOX Traveller (replaced The History Channel India, Fox History and Entertainment, and Fox History and Traveller)
- FX
- FX HD
- Fox Asia (available in Maldives)
- Fox HD Asia (available in Maldives)
- Fox Crime
- Fox Crime HD
- BabyTV
- BabyTV HD
- National Geographic Channel
- Nat Geo Music (ceased broadcasting in 2011)
- Nat Geo Adventure
- Nat Geo WILD
- National Geographic Channel HD
- Nat Geo Music HD (ceased broadcasting in 2011)
- Nat Geo Adventure HD
- Nat Geo WILD HD
- STAR World India
- STAR World HD India
- STAR Movies
- STAR Movies HD (avaiable in India)
- Fox Family Movies (available in Maldives)
- Fox Movies Premium (available in Maldives)
- Fox Movies Premium HD (available in Maldives)
- Channel [V]
- ESPN India
- ESPN HD India
- ESPNews India (Coming Soon)
- STAR Sports India
- STAR Cricket
- STAR Cricket HD
- STAR Gold
- STAR Gold HD
- STAR Plus
- STAR Plus HD
- Life OK (replaced STAR One)
- STAR Utsav
- STAR News
- STAR Ananda
- STAR Majha
- STAR Vijay
- STAR Jalsha
- STAR Pravah
- STAR CJ Alive
- Asianet
- Asianet News
- Asianet Suvarna
- Suvarna News
- Asianet Plus
- Asianet Sitara
- Sitara News
[edit] Pakistan and Afghanistan
- National Geographic Channel
- Nat Geo Adventure
- BabyTV
- STAR World
- STAR Movies
- STAR Utsav
- Channel [V]
- ESPN Pakistan
- STAR Sports
- FOX Traveller
- Fox Crime (Coming Soon)
- FX (Coming Soon)
- Nat Geo WILD (Coming Soon)
- Fox News Channel
- Sky News
[edit] China, Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, and South-East Asia
- National Geographic Channel
- National Geographic Channel HD
- National Geographic On Demand
- Nat Geo Adventure
- Nat Geo Adventure HD
- Nat Geo WILD
- Nat Geo WILD HD
- Nat Geo Music (ceased broadcasting in 2011)
- BabyTV
- BabyTV HD
- Fox Crime
- Fox Crime HD
- FX
- FX HD
- Fox Asia
- Fox HD Asia
- STAR World
- STAR World HD
- STAR Movies (available in China, Taiwan, and Vietnam)
- STAR Movies HD (available in Taiwan)
- Fox Family Movies
- Fox Family Movies HD
- Fox Movies Premium (replaced STAR Movies, except China, Vietnam, and Taiwan)
- Fox Movies Premium HD (replaced STAR Movies HD, except Taiwan)
- Fox Movies Play (replaced STAR Movies On Demand)
- ESPN Asia
- ESPN HD Asia
- ESPNews Asia
- STAR Sports
- STAR Cricket
- STAR Cricket HD
- Channel [V]
- Channel [V] HD
- tvN Asia
- tvN HD Asia
- Sky News
- Sky News HD
- Fox News Channel
- Fox News Channel HD
- STAR Chinese Movies
- STAR Chinese Movies HD
- STAR Chinese Movies On Demand
- STAR Chinese Movies 2
- STAR Chinese Movies 2 On Demand
- Xing Kong
- STAR Chinese Channel
- STAR Gold
- STAR Gold HD
- STAR Plus
- STAR Plus HD
- Life OK (replaced STAR One)
- STAR Utsav
- STAR Vijay
- STAR News
- Phoenix Chinese Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel
- Phoenix Movies Channel
- Phoenix Hong Kong Channel (available in Hong Kong)
- Asianet
- Asianet News
- Asianet Plus
- antv (joint venture with PT Visi Media Asia Tbk., available in Indonesia, also in free-to-air terrestrial)
[edit] Philippines
- Channel [V]
- Channel [V] HD Philippines
- STAR World Philippines
- STAR World HD Philippines
- STAR Movies Philippines
- Fox Movies Premium HD Philippines
- Fox Philippines
- Fox HD Philippines
- BabyTV Philippines
- BabyTV HD Philippines
- Fox Crime Philippines
- Fox Crime HD Philippines
- Fox Family Movies Philippines
- Fox Family Movies HD Philippines
- FX Philippines
- FX HD Philippines
- tvN Philippines
- tvN HD Philippines
- Fox News Channel
- STAR Chinese Movies
- STAR Chinese Movies HD
- STAR Chinese Movies 2
- National Geographic Channel Philippines
- National Geographic Channel HD Philippines
- Nat Geo Adventure Philippines
- Nat Geo Adventure HD Philippines
- Nat Geo WILD Philippines
- Nat Geo WILD HD Philippines
- ESPN Philippines
- ESPN HD Philippines
- ESPNews Philippines
- STAR Sports
- Xing Kong
- STAR Chinese Channel
- STAR Gold
- STAR Gold HD
- STAR Plus
- STAR Plus HD
- Life OK (replaced STAR One)
- STAR Utsav
- STAR News
- Phoenix Chinese Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel
- Phoenix Movies Channel
[edit] Korea
- Fox (joint venture with Taekwang Group)
- Fox Life (joint venture with Taekwang Group)
- FX (joint venture with Taekwang Group)
- SBS ESPN
- STAR Sports
- Nat Geo WILD
- Nat Geo Adventure
[edit] Japan
- Fox (launched in 1998)
- Fox+
- Fox Crime (launched in 2006)
- Fox Life (launched in 2005)
- Fox Movies
- BabyTV
- National Geographic Channel (launched in 2001)
- Nat Geo Adventure
- STAR Cricket
- STAR Plus
- STAR Gold
- STAR Vijay
- STAR News
- Life OK (replaced STAR One)
- STAR Utsav
[edit] Africa
- Fox Entertainment (launched February in 2009)
[edit] Latin America and Brazil
[edit] Fox Latín Américan Channels
- Canal Fox:
- "Feed 1": México.
- "Feed 2": Venezuela, Caribbean and Bolivia.
- "Feed 3": Colombia, Perú and Ecuador.
- "Feed 4": Chile.
- "Feed 5": Rep. Dominicana and Central America.
- "Feed 6": Argentina Paraguay and Uruguay.
- "Feed 7": Brazil.
- Canal FX:
- "Feed 1": México, Rep. Dominicana, Central América and Caribbean.
- "Feed 2": Colombia, Perú, Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia.
- "Feed 3": Chile.
- "Feed 4": Argentina, Paraguay y Uruguay.
- "Feed 5": Brazil.
- National Geographic Channel:
- "Feed 1": México
- "Feed 2": Chile, Venezuela, Perú, Ecuador, Bolivia, Caribbean, Rep. Dominicana and Central America.
- "Feed 3": Argentina, Paraguay y Uruguay.
- "Feed 4": Colombia.
- "Feed 5": Brazil.
- Fox Sports
- "Feed 1: México, Venezuela, Rep. Dominicana, Central América and Caribbean.
- "Feed 2: Colombia, Chile, Perú, Ecuador and Bolivia.
- "Feed 3": Argentina, Paraguay y Uruguay.
- Utilisima:
- "Feed 1": México.
- "Feed 2": Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Perú, Ecuador, Bolivia, Caribbean and Rep. Dominicana.
- "Feed 3": Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
- Bem Simples:
- "Feed 1": Brazil.
- Universal Channel *:
- "Feed 1": México.
- "Feed 2": Colombia, Venezuela, Perú, Ecuador, Bolivia, Central América and Rep. Dominicana.
- "Feed 3": Chile.
- "Feed 4": Argentina, Paraguay y Uruguay.
- Studio Universal*:
- "Feed 1": México and Central América and Rep. Dominicana.
- "Feed 2": Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, Perú, Ecuador and Boliva .
- "Feed 3": Argentina, Paraguay y Uruguay.
- "Feed 4": Brazil.
- Fox Life:
- "Feed 1": Latin American Countries, except Brazil.
- "Feed 2": Brazil.
- Speed:
- "Feed 1": All Latín American Countries, except Brazil.
- "Feed 2": Brazil. (to be replaced by a dedicated version of Fox Sports on February 5, 2011)
- Fox Sports +:
- "Feed 1": México, Colombia, Venezuela, Rep. Dominicana, Central América and Caribbean.
- "Feed 2": Argentina, Perú, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia.
- BabyTV
- "Feed 1": All Latin Américan Countries
- Nat Geo WILD:
- "Feed 1": All Latin American Countries, except Brazil.
- "Feed 2": Brazil.
- Syfy*
- "Feed 1": All Latin America Countries. except Brazil.
- "Feed 2": Brazil.
- Fox News Channel
- "Feed 1": International.
- TV Chile**
- "Feed 1": All Latin American Countries.
- Canal 24 Horas TVN**
- "Feed 1": Chile.
- "Feed 2": All other Latin American Countries.
- Fox / Nat Geo HD:
- "Feed 1": All Latin American Countries.
- Nat Geo WILD HD
- "Feed 1": All Latin American Countries.
- Universal Channel HD*
- "Feed 1": All latin American Countries, except Brazil.
[edit] Latin Américan Pay Service (LAPTV)
Note: these channels are not available in Brazil
- Cinecanal :
- "Feed 1": México, Colombia, Perú, Ecuador, Bolivia, Central América and Rep. Dominicana.
- "Feed 2": Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
- "Feed 3": Chile
- The Film Zone:
- "Feed 1": México, Colombia, Perú, Ecuador, Rep. Dominicana and Central América.
- "Feed 2": Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.
- Moviecity:
- "Feed 1": México, Colombia, Perú, Ecuador, Rep. Dominicana and Central América.
- "Feed 2": Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.
- Cityfamily:
- "Feed 1": México, Colombia, Perú, Ecuador, Rep. Dominicana and Central América.
- "Feed 2": Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.
- Cityvibe:
- "Feed 1": México, Colombia, Perú, Ecuador, Rep. Dominicana and Central América.
- "Feed 2": Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.
- Citystars:
- "Feed 1": All Latin American Countries.
- Citymix:
- "Feed 1": All Latin American Countries.
- Citymundo:
- "Feed 1": All Latin American Countries.
*Distribution, owned by Universal Networks International * *Distribution, owned by Televisión Nacional de Chile
[edit] South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Reunion
- FX - TopTV
- Fox Entertainment - TopTV
- BabyTV - TopTV
- National Geographic Channel - DSTV
- Nat Geo WILD - DSTV
- Fox Retro - TopTV
- Fox News Channel - TopTV
- STAR Vijay - TopTV
- STAR Plus - TopTV
- STAR Gold - TopTV
- Fuel TV - TopTV
- Channel [V] - TopTV
The UK assets used to include the now closed Real Estate TV.
[edit] United States
- MundoFox (Spanish-language network to launch in Fall 2012; joint venture with RCN TV)[5]
- BabyTV (only available in Dish Network)
- STAR Plus
- Life OK (replaced STAR One)
- STAR Chinese Channel
- STAR Chinese Movies 2 (only available in Dish Network)
- STAR Gold
- STAR Vijay
- STAR News
- STAR Ananda (only available in Dish Network)
- Channel [V]
- Phoenix North America Chinese Channel
- Phoenix InfoNews Channel
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Fox Movies launches in the Middle East". May 8, 2008. http://www.ameinfo.com/156114.html.
- ^ "Fox International Channels brings Fox Series to the Middle East". December 2, 2008. http://www.ameinfo.com/177677.html.
- ^ http://www.fxtvasia.com/aboutfic
- ^ Lieberman, D. "Fox To Launch Spanish Language TV Network MundoFox This Fall." Deadline.com (January 23, 2012).
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Fox International Channels from the News Corporation website
- Fox Networks
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