Fox Movies (Southeast Asian TV channel)
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Headquarters | Hong Kong |
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Owner | Fox Networks Group (owned by 21st Century Fox) |
FOX Movies Premium is an Asian movie channel owned by Fox Networks Group, subsidiaries of 21st Century Fox.
On January 1, 2012, Star Movies was rebranded to FOX Movies Premium and available in Hong Kong and selected Southeast Asian countries. In India, China, Vietnam, Middle East and North Africa, Taiwan and the Philippines, the Star Movies brand will remain.
Overview
Fox Movies Premium and Fox Movies Premium HD has first-run contracts for movies distributed by 20th Century Fox, 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 Premium and FOX Movies Premium HD is available. It also features movies from other movie distributors including: Lions Gate Entertainment, Summit Entertainment 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 idents based on type and genre of the movie.
In addition to Hollywood movies, it also airs original series and miniseries, live events (such as the Academy Awards and selected UFC pay-per-views), live events, concerts, and award-winning documentaries.
It is available in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines (Except for UFC Events), Fiji, and Thailand.
Operating channels
Fox Movies Premium
Fox Movies Premium was formerly known as Star Movies Asia is transmitted in Southeast Asia. It is the only advertisement free version of Star Movies and, unlike other versions of Star 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.
Fox Movies Play
Fox Movies Play was formerly known as Star Movies On Demand and is the Video On Demand version of Fox Movies Premium available exclusively in Singapore on the Digital Cable Television Platform StarHub TV and IPTV Television Singtel TV.
Fox Movies Premium 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.
Programming
The following is a list of programs that had been shown on Fox Movies Premium from past and present.
- Academy Awards
- Best of the Festivals
- Da Vinci's Demons
- Fox Saturday Baseball (Fox Movies Premium serves as an overflow channel for these games, when there is other programming on the four Fox Sports channels: Fox Sports 2, formerly Star Sports; Fox Sports 3, formerly Fox Sports Plus; and Fox Sports News)
- Homeland
- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (Only when there is conflict of schedule on the four Fox Sports channels: Fox Sports 2 (formerly known as Star Sports), Fox Sports 3 (formerly known as Fox Sports Plus), and Fox Sports News (can also be known as Fox Sports 4).).
- Neverland
- Once Upon a Time (current Season 2)
- Titanic
- Transporter: The Series
- Treasure Island
- True Justice (current Season 2)
- Ultimate Fighting Championship (except the Middle East, Malaysia (live only) and the Philippines)
- The Walking Dead
- World Without End
- WWE pay-per-view events (only for the Philippines)
- 21 and Over the Movies
- Grown Up The Movies
- Grown Up The Movies Season 2
- American Pie The Book of Love
See also
External links
- Movie channels
- Southeast Asian media
- Cable television in Hong Kong
- Television channels and stations established in 2012
- 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
- 21st Century Fox subsidiaries