Fox (channel)

Fox is a brand name used by a number of different television channels throughout the world, all owned or licensed by 21st Century Fox.

Channels and divisions

United States

Bulgaria & Balkans

Finland

Germany

Greece

India

Latin America

Middle East

South Africa

Poland

Portugal

Spain

UK and Ireland

Italy

Fox Channel (Germany)

Fox (also known as Fox Channel or FOX Channel Germany) is a premium cable German television channel dedicated to television drama series.

The channel heavily features American and British drama series from the major broadcast networks and premium cable networks. They are broadcast without interruptions with both German and English audio.

History

On March 10, 2008, News Corporation officially requested a broadcasting license for the FOX International Channels Germany GmbH at the media institute Berlin-Brandenburg (MABB). A month later, the green-light was given for launching the FOX Channel. It launched on May 19, 2008 and became part of the pay television platform Premiere, which was later renamed to Sky Deutschland, in October 2008. As of 2013, FOX Channel can be viewed through most cable operators - as part of a pay-TV package - and Sky Deutschland.

In the beginning, FOX aired HBO television series' like The Sopranos, Sex and the City and Entourage and reruns of shows like The Practice, Magnum, P.I., Law & Order, JAG and The Nanny.

Fox Channel Asia

Fox is an Asian Entertainment TV channel, owned and produced by Fox International Channels, subsidiaries of 21st Century Fox.

In Japan, the channel launched in February 1998 along with other Fox channels such as Fox Crime and Fox Life (now FOX bs238).

In Asia, the channel was in test broadcast on December 2009, broadcasting US TV series in loop. The first Asian provider who carried Fox was SkyCable in the Philippines which launched the channel on 5 January 2010, followed by StarHub TV in Singapore on 1 February 2010. Other TV providers across the region followed thereafter.

Around early-to-mid-February 2012, the Fox wordmark was changed to the Fox HD wordmark (pictured) for all Fox commercials on all Fox channels in the Asian and Filipino television provider networks, including channels which are not in HD. This change is similar to the one done to STAR World. The reason for this change is unknown.

Started in May 2014, all FOX commercials are now added the Facebook page near the time and date showing. The reason of this change is unknown.