Fox Crime (stylized as FOXCRIME), was a 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.
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Sister channels | 24Kitchen, Fox Life, Fox Comedy, Fox, FX, BabyTV, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo People |
| History | |
| Launched | 31 October 2005 (Italy) 27 October 2006 (Bulgaria, ex-Yugoslavia) 26 September 2007 (Portugal) 2008 (Russia) 15 February 2010 (Spain) 9 July 2013 (Africa) |
| Closed | 1 October 2012 (Russia) 1 July 2013 (Norway) 1 October 2014 (Spain) 18 April 2015 (India) 1 August 2015 (Japan) 30 September 2016 (Africa) 1 July 2021 (Italy) 1 September 2021 (Now TV feed, Hong Kong) 1 October 2021 (Southeast Asia and Hong Kong)[1] 1 October 2022 (Turkey)[2] 1 December 2022 (Middle East and North Africa) 1 October 2023 (Albania, Bulgaria and Balkans)[3][4] February 7, 2024 (Portugal) |
| Replaced by | Star Crime (Bulgaria, Balkans and Portugal) Fox Life (Africa & Spain) Fox (Russia, Baltics & Norway) Star Movies Select HD (India) Fox Classics (Japan) |
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 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[5] and National Geographic Channel[6] 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 in 2019, were rebranded as Star Crime, based upon the Star hub on Disney+.
Fox Crime around the world
edit| Channel | Country or region | Launch year | Replacement / Rebrand | Shutdown year |
| Fox Crime (Italy) | Italy | October 31, 2005 | discontinued | July 1, 2021 |
| Fox Crime (Japan) | Japan | October 1, 2006 | Fox Classics | August 1, 2015[7] |
| Fox Crime Adria | Balkans | October 27, 2006[8] | Star Crime | October 1, 2023 |
| Fox Crime (Bulgaria) | Bulgaria | |||
| Fox Crime (Portugal) | Portugal | September 26, 2007[9] | February 7, 2024 | |
| Fox Crime (Russia and Baltics) | Baltics | October 30, 2007[10] | Fox | October 1, 2012 |
| Russia | February 1, 2008[11] | |||
| 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[12] | Star Movies Select HD | April 18, 2015 |
| Fox Crime (Norway) | Norway | March 21, 2011[13] | Fox | July 1, 2013[14] |
| Fox Crime (Turkey) | Turkey | November 11, 2011 | discontinued | October 1, 2022 |
| Fox Crime (Africa) | Africa | July 9, 2013[15] | Fox Life | September 28, 2016[16] |
| Fox Crime (Middle East) | Middle East and North Africa | September 28, 2017[17] | discontinued | December 1, 2022 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Disney to Close 18 TV Channels in Asia". Variety. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "TV Platformlari". Twitter.
- ^ "FOX СТАВА STAR CHANNEL В БЪЛГАРИЯ ОТ ОКТОМВРИ" [FOX becomes Star channel from October]. Boulevard Bulgaria (in Bulgarian). 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Fox postaje STAR Channel" [Fox becomes Star Channel]. FoNet portal (in Serbian). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "FOX LIFE LATVIA". Facebook. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "National Geographic Channel". Facebook. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "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". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in Japanese). 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Fox Crime в България" (PDF). TELEmaniac (in Bulgarian). 2006 (1): 7. 2006-10-27.
- ^ Cruz, Bárbara (2007-09-25). "Fox Crime e FX a partir de hoje". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ Steve Brennan (2007-10-30). "Crime time for Fox in Baltic states". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "Fox Crime Russia". www.satellite-channels.ru. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Bureau, Adgully (2010-07-02). "Fox International launches 7 channels in India". www.adgully.com. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "FOX International Channels Launches FOX Crime In Norway, Its First Entertainment Channel In The Market". FOX International Channels. 2011-03-18. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "Informa Connect – Know more, do more, be more". Informa Connect. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ AsuquoE (2013-06-18). "Fox Crime launches in Africa: Channel premieres Tuesday 9 July on DStv". TalkMedia Africa. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ^ "FOX Life comes to African TV screens this October". Bizcommunity. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Fox taps Ericsson for Middle East broadcast services". Digital TV Europe. 2017-10-23.
External links
edit- Fox Crime Archived 2019-06-08 at the Wayback Machine official Italian website (now redirects to Disney+)