Jump to content

FX (Latin American TV channel)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
FX (Latin America)
FX Logo
Broadcast areaLatin America
Programming
Language(s)spanish, english
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company Latin America
(Disney International Operations)
(The Walt Disney Company)
Sister channels
History
Launched1 May 2005; 19 years ago (1 May 2005)

FX is a Latin American pay television channel. It is intended as a counterpart to Fox Life (which became Star Life, now defunct), the first being produced for the Young and Adult audience, while the latter is almost entirely programmed for the female viewers. It was launched in May 1, 2005.[1]

History

[edit]

The channel started broadcasting on May 1, 2005 under the slogan Lo que el hombre ve (what men watch). At launch it was received by 5 million households and had secured agreements with Sky Brasil and cable television associations in Mexico (PCTV) and Colombia.[2] Between 2006 and 2007 it had an original reality show called La Chica FX.

In July 2007, Fox's adult animation block, No molestar!, in Spanish or Não perturbe!, in Portuguese (literal: "Do not disturb!"), was extended to FX, featuring series as Family Guy, American Dad!, God, the Devil and Bob and The Wrong Coast, all previously seen on the Fox block.[3] But the block was removed from the channel in 2011.

In January 2012, FX launched its own HD feed throughout Latin America.[4][5]

On November 27, 2020, Disney announced that it would rename the Fox channels in Latin America to Star on 22 February 2021. This change would not affect FX, National Geographic, FXM, Cinecanal or Fox Sports Channels.[6]

Between April and May 2021, after 15 years, Fox's adult animation shows, such as Family Guy, American Dad!, Bob's Burgers and Bless the Harts, were moved from the channel to the STAR+ streaming service. Ever since, only films, series and other programs were broadcast.[7]

Programming

[edit]

Primetime

Sports / Sports Entertainment

Animation

Daytime

Speed Channel Block

Late Nite (Rated TV-MA)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Sutter, Mary (2005-04-26). "Fox tries Latam FX effect". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ Sutter, Mary (26 April 2005). "Fox tries Latam FX effect". Variety. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Mudanças em Julho: Bloco "Não Perturbe" muda de canal?". ANMTV (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  4. ^ "FLAC lanza FX HD para Latinoamérica". www.prensario.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  5. ^ "DirecTV lanza FX HD para Latinoamérica". www.prensario.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  6. ^ "Disney Renaming Fox Channels in Latin America to Star | What's on Disney Plus". 27 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Desaparecen las series animadas de la grilla de FX Latinoamérica". www.anmtvla.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  8. ^ a b c d "Series". Canal FX. Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Series". FX. Archived from the original on 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Programación". FX. Archived from the original on 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  11. ^ "Homeland, el estreno del domingo en FX". www.elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  12. ^ a b Antunes, Paulo Serpa. "FX exibe novas temporada de Office, Earl e 30 Days e estréia Ultimate Force em março » TeleSeries". Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  13. ^ "FX estrena Spartacus en exclusiva para cable básico en América Latina". PRODU.COM (in Spanish). 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  14. ^ a b "Napoleon Dynamite e Allen Gregory estreiam em maio no FX". ANMTV (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2023-07-18.