- This page is for the international networks owned by The Walt Disney Company. For the non-Disney United States equivalent owned by Fox Corporation, see here.
Fox (stylized as FOX) was a brand of international TV channels owned by The Walt Disney Company, for which it shares its name from the now un-affiliated Fox Corporation.
The channels, including the limited license for the brand, were acquired following their acquisition of 21st Century Fox's film and television studios on March 20, 2019. Other networks included with the purchase were FX, FXX, a majority stake in National Geographic Partners, Star India, a stake in Hulu, the overseas Fox Sports networks outside of the US, Canada and Australia, and Fox Networks Group. Disney also briefly owned the US-based Fox Sports Networks division in 2019, but was forced to sell the unit as the US Justice Department ruled that Disney would have a monopoly in the sports broadcasting industry as they already own ESPN, which was deemed to become a violation of anti-trust laws had Disney continued to own Fox Sports Networks. Furthermore, FSN and ESPN were direct rivals, and therefore, Disney could not own two sports networks as US laws limit major film studios to only be affiliated with one sports and news network respectively.
In the United States however, the Fox Network is still owned by Fox Corporation through Fox Broadcasting Company instead of Disney where the Fox Networks originate from; whereas elsewhere Disney owns the rights to the network in other territories.
Unlike 20th Century Fox, which dropped the Fox from the title and became 20th Century Studios to avoid brand confusion between Fox Corporation, the studios' previous owner, Fox networks owned by Disney through Fox Networks Group outside of the United States retain the Fox trademark and didn't change its name for unknown reasons. However, it will have to change by 2024, in-which as part of the terms and conditions that were made by Fox Corporation, for the acquisition, Disney must phase out the Fox trademark by that time.
List of Fox networks owned by Disney through Fox Networks Group[]
Defunct[]
Fox[]
- Fox (Sweden) - Ceased operations; shut down on January 1, 2021
- Fox (South Korea) - Ceased operations; shut down on January 1, 2021, replaced by Ch.NOW
- Fox Channel (Latin America) - Ceased operations; shut down on February 22, 2021, replaced by Star Channel
- Fox (Norway) - Ceased operations; shut down on March 31, 2021
- Fox (United Kingdom & Ireland) - Ceased operations; shut down on July 1, 2021 with content being moved to the Star hub on international versions of Disney+.
- Fox (African/South African) - Ceased operations; shut down on October 1, 2021
- Fox (Taiwan) - Ceased operations; shut down on January 1, 2022, replaced by the second incarnation of Star World
- Fox (Italy) - Ceased operations; shut down on July 1, 2022
- Fox (Russia/CIS) - Ceased operations; shut down in Russia on October 1, 2022, replaced by Kineko, and in CIS on January 24, 2024, replaced by FX
- Fox (Finland) - Ceased operations; shut down on January 6, 2023, replaced by Star Channel
- Fox (Greece) - Ceased operations; shut down on March 15, 2023, replaced by the second incarnation of FX
- Fox (Bulgaria & Balkans) - Ceased operations; shut down on October 1, 2023, replaced by Star Channel
- Fox (Netherlands) - Ceased operations; shut down on November 1, 2023, replaced by Star Channel
- Fox (Belguim) - Ceased operations; shut down on November 1, 2023, replaced by Star Channel
- Fox (Poland) - Ceased operations; shut down on November 7, 2023, replaced by FX
- Fox (Portugal) - Ceased operations; shut down on February 7, 2024, replaced by Star Channel
- Fox (Turkey) - Ceased operations; shut down on February 12, 2024, replaced by NOW
- Fox (Middle East) - Ceased operations; shut down on March 1, 2024, replaced by Star Series
- Fox (Japan) - Ceased operations; shut down on March 1, 2024, replaced by the second incarnation of Dlife
- Fox (Spain) - Ceased operations; shut down on March 11, 2024, replaced by Star Channel
Fox Life[]
- Fox Life (Italy) - Ceased operations; shut down on July 1, 2020
- Fox Life (Africa) - Ceased operations; shut down on September 30, 2020
- Fox Life (South Korea) - Ceased operations; shut down on January 1, 2021, replaced by CH. ever
- Fox Life (Turkey) - Ceased operations; shut down on January 1, 2021
- Fox Life (Latin America) - Ceased operations; shut down on February 22, 2021, replaced by Star Life
- Fox Life (Standard-edition feed; Malaysia) - Ceased operations; shut down on March 16, 2021
- Fox Life (Southeast Asia & Hong Kong) - Ceased operations; shut down on October 1, 2021
- Fox Life (Russia/CIS) - Ceased operations; shut down in Russia on October 1, 2022, replaced by Sapfir, and in CIS on January 24, 2024, replaced by FX Life
- Fox Life (Greece) - Ceased operations; shut down on March 15, 2023, replaced by FX Life
- Fox Life (Bulgaria & Balkans) - Ceased operations; shut down on October 1, 2023, replaced by Star Life
- Fox Life (Portugal) - Ceased operations; shut down on February 7, 2024, replaced by Star Life
- Fox Life (Middle East) - Ceased operations; shut down on March 1, 2024, replaced by Star Life
- Fox Life (India) - Ceased operations; shut down on April 13, 2024, replaced by Star Life
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