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{{Infobox television channel
| name = Fox Crime
| logo = Fox Crime logo.svg
| country = United States
| logo_size = 220px
| launch_date = 17 January 2005 (Russia) 31 October 2005 (Italy) 13 October 2006 ([[Bulgaria]], ex-[[Yugoslavia]]) 28 September 2007 ([[Portugal]]) 15 February 2010 (Spain) 9 July 2013 (Africa)
| closed_date = 30 September 2012 (Russia) 30 June 2013 (Norway) 30 September 2014 (Spain) 17 April 2015 (India) 31 July 2015 (Japan) 1 October 2016 (Africa) 30 June 2021 (Italy) 31 August 2021 (Now TV feed, Hong Kong) 30 September 2021 (Southeast Asia and Hong Kong)<ref>{{cite web |title=Disney to Close 18 TV Channels in Asia |url=https://variety.com/2021/biz/asia/disney-closing-tv-channels-in-asia-1234961166/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=27 April 2021 |access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref> 30 September 2022 (Turkey)<ref>{{Cite web |title=TV Platformlari |url=https://twitter.com/tvplatformlar/status/1573332999432798210 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> 30 November 2022 (Middle East and North Africa) 30 September 2023 (Albania, Bulgaria and Balkans)<ref>{{Cite news |title=FOX СТАВА STAR CHANNEL В БЪЛГАРИЯ ОТ ОКТОМВРИ |url=https://boulevardbulgaria.bg/articles/fox-stava-star-channel-v-balgariya-ot-oktomvri |date=2023-06-07 |access-date=2023-06-09 |work=Boulevard Bulgaria |language=bg |trans-title=FOX becomes Star channel from October}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fox postaje STAR Channel |url=https://fonet.rs/promo/36317965/fox-postaje-star-channel.html |website=FoNet portal |access-date=19 July 2023 |language=sr |date=7 June 2023 |trans-title=Fox becomes Star Channel}}</ref> February 6, 2024 (Portugal)
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]] {{small|(downscaled to [[16:9]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)}}
| replaced_by = [[Star Crime]] (Bulgaria, Balkans and Portugal) [[Fox Life]] (Africa & Spain) [[Fox (international)|Fox]] (Russia, Baltics & Norway) Star Movies Select HD (India) [[Fox Classics (Japanese TV channel)|Fox Classics]] (Japan)
| sister_channels = [[24Kitchen]], [[Fox Life]], [[Fox Comedy]], [[Fox (international)|Fox]], [[FX (TV channel)|FX]], [[BabyTV]], [[National Geographic Global Networks|National Geographic]], [[Nat Geo Wild]], [[Nat Geo People]]
| website =
}}
'''Fox Crime''' (stylized as '''FOX'''CRIME), was a [[Television broadcasting|television network]], launched by the [[Fox Networks Group]], which aired across several countries of Europe, Africa and Asia such as Italy, [[Portugal]], [[Serbia]], [[Bulgaria]], and [[Turkey]]. Its basic programming including numerous television series, sitcoms and movies, among others, related to crime, horror and investigation.

It was first launched in Italy on 31 October 2004, the Balkans (which includes countries that previously part of [[Yugoslavia]]) and [[Bulgaria]] on 13 October 2006, [[Portugal]] on 28 September 2007, Hong Kong on 3 May 2008, Singapore on 2 October 2006, and in [[Vietnam]] on 29 October 2007. Fox Crime was also launched in the Philippines on 1 January 2008, on Sky Cable. In [[Indonesia]], the channel was made available via [[Indovision]] in the middle of 2010. Later, it was launched in [[Thailand]] on 29 July 2010. Since 2016, Fox crime is available in MENACE Regions via AD Drama HD and via Elife in the [[United Arab Emirates]].

[[FX (TV channel)|FX]] and [[BabyTV]] channel was launched along with in India on March 25, 2009. Fox Channels India had received downlink strikes from the I&B Ministry of Italy for the three channels on March 12, 2009. However India and [[Sri Lanka]] were currently using the Asian Feed. Fox Crime HD was launched in Asia in May, 2016 via AsiaSat 5, in [[Latvia]] it was launched along with [[Fox Life]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/FoxLifeLatvia|title=FOX LIFE LATVIA|work=Facebook|access-date=20 August 2015}}</ref> and [[National Geographic (American TV channel)|National Geographic Channel]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Geographic-Channel-Latvia/221808061214498|title=National Geographic Channel|work=Facebook|access-date=20 August 2015}}</ref> on October 1, 2011. In 2013 the channel was launched in Africa as part of [[StarSat]]. The channel in Africa officially closed on September 30, 2016, but FOX Crime continued broadcasting in Ages and Maindubs with a Portuguese version and in the following years various versions of Fox Crime were closed following [[Disney]]'s [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|acquisition of]] [[21st Century Fox]] in 2019, were rebranded as Star Crime, based upon the [[Star (Disney+)|Star]] hub on [[Disney+]].

==Fox Crime around the world==
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Channel
!Country or region
!Launch year
!Replacement / Rebrand
!Shutdown year
|-
| [[Fox Crime (Italy)]]
|Italy
|November 21, 2025
|discontuined
|July 1, 2021
|-
|Fox Crime (Japan)
|Japan
|October 1, 2006
|[[Fox Classics (Japanese TV channel)|Fox Classics]]
|August 1, 2015<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-12 |title=FOXCRIMEが生まれ変わります！爆発的人気を誇った海外ドラマをFOXが厳選してお届けするクラシック・ドラマ・チャンネル“FOXクラシック名作ドラマ” 2015年8月1日始動 |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000126.000003179.html |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES |language=ja-JP}}</ref>
|-
|Fox Crime Adria
|Balkans
| rowspan="2" |October 13, 2006<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Fox Crime в България |url=https://www.predavatel.com/bg/istoriya/rt/telemaniac-2006-1.pdf |journal=TELEmaniac |language=bg |publication-date=2006-10-27 |volume=2006 |issue=1 |page=7}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |Star Crime
| rowspan="2" |October 1, 2023
|-
|Fox Crime (Bulgaria)
|Bulgaria
|-
|Fox Crime (Portugal)
|Portugal
|September 26, 2007<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cruz |first=Bárbara |date=2007-09-25 |title=Fox Crime e FX a partir de hoje |url=https://www.publico.pt/2007/09/26/jornal/fox-crime-e-fx--a-partir-de-hoje-231187 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=PÚBLICO |language=pt}}</ref>
|February 7, 2024
|-
| rowspan="2" |Fox Crime (Russia and Baltics)
|Russia
|January 17, 2005
| rowspan="2" | [[Fox (Russian TV channel)|Fox]]
| rowspan="2" |October 1, 2012
|-
|Baltics
|October 30, 2007<ref>{{Cite web |author=Steve Brennan|agency=Associated Press |date=2007-10-30 |title=Crime time for Fox in Baltic states |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/crime-time-fox-baltic-states-153664/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Fox Crime (Asia)]]
|Asia
|May 3, 2008
|discontinued
|October 1, 2021
|-
|Fox Crime (Spain)
|Spain
|February 15, 2010
|[[Fox Life]]
|October 1, 2014
|-
|Fox Crime (India)
|India
|July 2, 2010<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=Adgully |date=2010-07-02 |title=Fox International launches 7 channels in India |url=https://www.adgully.com/fox-international-launches-7-channels-in-india-43602.html |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=www.adgully.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
|Star Movies Select HD
|April 18, 2015
|-
|Fox Crime (Norway)
|Norway
|March 21, 2011<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-03-18 |title=FOX International Channels Launches FOX Crime In Norway, Its First Entertainment Channel In The Market |url=http://foxinternationalchannels.com/press/fox-international-channels-launches-fox-crime-in-norway-its-first-entertainment-channel-in-the-market |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725083044/http://foxinternationalchannels.com/press/fox-international-channels-launches-fox-crime-in-norway-its-first-entertainment-channel-in-the-market |archive-date=2014-07-25 |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=FOX International Channels}}</ref>
|[[Fox (Norwegian TV channel)|Fox]]
|July 1, 2013<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informa Connect – Know more, do more, be more. |url=https://informaconnect.com/ |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Informa Connect |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Fox Crime (Turkey)
|Turkey
|November 11, 2011
|discontinued
|October 1, 2022
|-
|Fox Crime (Africa)
|Africa
|July 9, 2013<ref>{{Cite web |last=AsuquoE |date=2013-06-18 |title=Fox Crime launches in Africa: Channel premieres Tuesday 9 July on DStv |url=https://talkmediaafrica.com/2013/06/18/fox-crime-launches-in-africa-channel-premieres-tuesday-9-july-on-dstv/ |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=TalkMedia Africa |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[Fox Life]]
|September 28, 2016<ref>{{Cite web |title=FOX Life comes to African TV screens this October |url=https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/75/365/150824.html |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=Bizcommunity |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Fox Crime (Middle East)
|Middle East and North Africa
|September 28, 2017<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-23 |title=Fox taps Ericsson for Middle East broadcast services |url=https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2017/10/23/fox-taps-ericsson-for-middle-east-broadcast-services/ |website=Digital TV Europe}}</ref>
|discontinued
|December 1, 2022
|}

==See also==
* [[Fox Crime (Australian TV channel)]]
* [[Fox Crime (Asian TV channel)]]
* [[Fox Crime (Italian TV channel)|Fox Crime (Italy)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.foxcrime.it/ Fox Crime] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608130710/https://www.foxcrime.it/ |date=2019-06-08 }} official Italian website (now redirects to Disney+)
{{Television in Norway}}
{{Television in Turkey}}

[[Category:Fox Networks Group]]
[[Category:Television channels in Norway]]
[[Category:Television channels in North Macedonia]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2005]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2024]]
[[Category:Former subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company]]

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Bharatman at 22:14, 31 March 2026