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Fox Life is an international pay television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group in 2004. The network has been discontinued in several markets over time, and is currently active in the Middle East, Portugal, and India.

The network's scheduling has varied with each version, ranging from traditional entertainment programming, including television series, sitcoms and movies, among others, original programming in certain regions, and instructional and aspirational reality television on some other variations; in North America for instance, the network carried mainly Spanish language dubbed versions of American reality shows and instructional programming. The channel has been owned by International Operations division of The Walt Disney Company since March 2019.

History

Fox Life was first launched in Italy on May 13, 2004, in Portugal on May 19, 2005, and Bulgaria on September 8, 2005. For Latin America, it started in July 2006, when it was launched in Brazil. The channel also has versions in other countries around Europe. It launched in the Netherlands and Flanders on September 7, 2009.[1] Fox Life launched in the United States on November 4, 2013.[2]

Flemish version

As of 22 November 2011, Fox had to change the programming for Fox Life in Flanders due to television rights issues in Belgium. From then on, a separate Flemish version was airing in Belgium. It used to air the Dutch version. The provider of satellite television in the Netherlands, Canal Digitaal, had to replace Fox Life with the Finnish version as well because it shared the Fox Life feed with the Belgium provider of satellite television, TV Vlaanderen Digitaal.[3]

Launch in Southeast Asia

On October 1, 2017, the Hong Kong and Southeast Asian version of Star World was rebranded to Fox Life.[4][5][6] Template:Infobox television channel

Rebranding/closing in Europe

From 22 September 2015, Fox Life has been replaced by 24Kitchen for satellite viewers in the Netherlands. The Finnish Fox Life was rebranded as Fox.[7]

Fox Networks Group Benelux announced that Fox Life would officially close in the Netherlands on December 31, 2016.[8]

Rebranding/closing in Latin America

On 27 November 2020, Fox announced that they would be renaming the Fox branded channels in Latin America to Star Life on 22 February 2021.[9] The networks closed on 31 March 2022, along with the American version.[10]

Closing in Southeast Asia

From 1 September 2021, FOX Life along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels (Fox Crime, Fox, FX, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Nat Geo People, Fox Movies, Fox Action Movies, Fox Family Movies, Star Movies China, SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels) officially ceased broadcasting and transmission on Now TV Hong Kong.[11]

After 11 years of broadcasting, FOX Life, along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong (Fox Crime, Fox, FX, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Nat Geo People, Fox Movies, Fox Action Movies, Fox Family Movies, Star Movies China, SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels[12]) officially ceased all operations, transmission, and broadcasting on 30 September 2021 at 23:59:59 MST in Malaysia and Brunei and on 1 October 2021 at 00:59:59 HKT in rest of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong after the final and last two (2) programs aired is The Good Doctor in Malaysia and Brunei and The Unicorn in rest of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. Before the very final and last showing, a farewell video of Thank You From Fox Life, very final last promo of In the Dark Season 3, and the very final and last closing message "This channel is no longer available, thank you for watching." after very final and last the end programs. All these channel shows officially moved to Disney+ (in Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, and Taiwan) and Disney+ Hotstar (in Southeast Asia outside Singapore and Philippines),[13] and the channel space initially created by the original incarnation of Star Plus in 1991 subsequently folded and ceased to exist.

Closing in the United States

Notice of the discontinuation of the American iteration of Fox Life was sent to cable providers by Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution in late December 2021; the channel would be discontinued on March 31, 2022.[14]

Fox Life around the world

Channel Country or region Formerly Launch year Replacement / Rebrand Shutdown year
Fox Life (Italy) Italy May 13, 2004 discontinued July 1, 2020
Fox Life (Portugal) Portugal May 19, 2005
Fox Life (Latin America) Latin America July 1, 2005 Star Life February 22, 2021 (as Fox Life)
March 31, 2022 (as Star Life)
Fox Life (Bulgaria) Bulgaria September 8, 2005 October 1, 2023
Fox Life (France) France October 5, 2005 discontinued December 31, 2009[15]
Fox Life (Japan) Japan December 14, 2005 Fox Sports September 30, 2011
Fox Life (Turkey) Turkey November 13, 2006 discontinued January 1, 2021[16]
Fox Life (Poland) Poland January 1, 2007 Fox Comedy January 16, 2015[17]
Fox Life Adria Balkans November 9, 2007[18] STAR Life October 1, 2023[19]
Fox Life (Russia) Russia and CIS April 15, 2008 САПФИР (Russia)[20] October 1, 2022 (Russia and Belarus)
Fox Life (Greece) Greece December 1, 2008 FX Life March 15, 2023
Fox Life (Netherlands and Flanders) Netherlands and Flanders September 7, 2009[21] Fox (Flanders)
24Kitchen (Netherlands) 		September 22, 2015 (Flanders)
December 31, 2016 (Netherlands)
Fox Life (United States) United States November 4, 2013 discontinued March 31, 2022
Fox Life (India) India Fox Traveller June 15, 2014
Fox Life (Spain) Spain Fox Crime October 1, 2014[22] discontinued December 31, 2021
Fox Life (Africa) Africa October 3, 2016[23][24] September 30, 2020
Fox Life (Middle East) Middle East September 28, 2017
Fox Life (Southeast Asia and Hong Kong) Southeast Asia and Hong Kong Star World October 1, 2017 discontinued October 1, 2021

See also

References

  1. ↑ [Kabel Fox Life Nederland start op 7 september]. Sat4all – Alles over Satelliet TV, Ziggo en Telenet!. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Fox to launch Fox Life, a new channel for U.S Hispanics. Fox News Latino(13 March 2015). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ↑ CanalDigitaal-abonnees moeten The Simpsons op FOXlife missen, Jarco Kriek. Totaal TV(12 November 2011). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Turn on as Star World rebrands to FOX life - InqPOP!. InqPOP!(2 October 2017). Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Star World X FOX Life: The 'Makeover' Begins!. YouTube(28 August 2017). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  6. ↑ NGC to launch 4 new channels; seeks licences for 4 Fox channels in India. Exchange4media.com(27 November 2008). Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  7. ↑ 24Kitchen vervangt Foxlife Bij CanalDigitaal, Jarco Kriek. Totaal TV(21 September 2015). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  8. ↑ FOXlife stopt, Jarco Kriek. Totaal TV(2 November 2016). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Disney Renaming Fox Channels In Latin America To Star(27 November 2020). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  10. ↑ Disney XD, Nat Geo Kids, Star Life, Nat Geo Wild y FXM cesarán, transmisiones en Latinoamérica en marzo, Cardozo, Alberto. ANMTVLA(January 10, 2022). Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  11. ↑ Disney pulling plug on Asian sports channels in DTC pivot - SportsPro Media. www.sportspromedia.com(27 April 2021). Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  12. ↑ Disney pulling plug on Asian sports channels in DTC pivot - SportsPro Media. www.sportspromedia.com(27 April 2021). Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  13. ↑ Disney to close 18 channels in Asia as streaming focus expands, Middleton, Richard. Digital TV Europe(2021-04-28). Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  14. ↑ Fox Life - Ceasing distribution effective March 31, 2022. Disney Media & Distribution(21 December 2021). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  15. ↑ Fox Life : La chaîne tire sa révérence le 31 décembre 2009. Premiere.fr(2015-09-16). Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  16. ↑ FOX Crime Türkiye Yayını Sona Erdi – Kayıp Rıhtım. kayiprihtim.com(2022-10-02). Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  17. ↑ FOX Life w styczniu zmieni się w FOX Comedy. www.wirtualnemedia.pl. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  18. ↑ Queer As Folk - uskoro na FOXLife!. Gay-Serbia.com | Diskusije. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  19. ↑ Fox postaje STAR Channel. FoNet portal(7 June 2023). Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  20. ↑ Изменение вещания каналов на платформе НтВ Плюс. tricolorhd.msk.ru. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  21. ↑ nieuwe tv-zender: Fox Life. NRC(2009-09-07). Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  22. ↑ Fox Life toma el relevo de Fox Crime. El País(2014-08-28). Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  23. ↑ FOX Life makes debut on StarTimes Nigeria. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News(2016-10-12). Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  24. ↑ FOX Life | TVSA. www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2023-04-05.

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