Neox
CountrySpain
Broadcast areaSpain and Andorra
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerAtresmedia
Sister channelsAntena 3
LaSexta
Nova
Mega
Atreseries
History
Launched30 November 2005
Former namesAntena.Neox (2005–2009)
Neox 8 (2009–2010)
Links
Websiteneox.atresmedia.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Spain DigitalMux 69
Andorra DigitalAndorra: 49
Streaming media
AtresplayerNeox

Neox (formerly Antena.Neox) is a Spanish television channel run by Atresmedia.

History

The channel was launched as Antena.Neox in 2005 together with Antena.Nova, this with the aim of strengthening the Antena 3 brand in the recently launched digital terrestrial television in Spain. At first Neox was a channel that mixed children's and youth programming.

In 2006 Antena 3 and CBS Corporation signed an agreement to broadcast content produced by CBS, Showtime and UPN, which would be programmed on Antena.Neox, Antena.Nova and Antena 3 until the Showtime and UPN brands were implemented on the Spanish television replacing Neox and Nova, however, the change was not carried out in the end due to the distribution of broadcasting rights with other Spanish channels.[1] However, Antena 3 obtained the rights to broadcast future productions of CBS Corporation.

On January 1, 2009 Antena.Neox was renamed as Neox 8 in order to associate the channel with that logical channel number on digital terrestrial television. Finally, on August 6, 2010, it adopted the current name.

On December 30, 2011, the channel premiered "Feliz Año Neox", a special year-end program that is broadcast one day before the established date and which became an annual tradition of the channel.[2]

In 2013, the channel initiated a policy to improve children's programming with the introduction of Neox Kidz, a cartoon container that is broadcast in the morning.[3] In May 2014, the channel added docuseries and movies to its programming due to the closure of Nitro, Xplora and la Sexta 3, in addition to adding new series and children's content to the signal.[4]

In October 2017, the channel temporarily incorporated The Simpsons into its daytime program, because Antena 3's morning show had to be extended in its time to cover important political information at the time.[5] Finally, in September 2018 The Simpsons began to be broadcast exclusively on Neox, completely abandoning Antena 3.

On May 23, 2019, the channel achieved its best audience record to date when 1,636,000 people tuned in to the final episode of The Big Bang Theory, which meant a 9.8% audience at the time and an average of 4.4% daily audience.[6]

Programming

Generally, the channel shows children's programmes during the morning, and films and general during the evening and night hours. The channel is geared towards children aged 7 to 14, and international successful series, such as Family Guy, How I Met Your Mother, Friends, The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, The Middle and Modern Family. It also builds on Antena 3's most popular programming, such as The Simpsons and The Goldbergs. The channel is available on digital terrestrial television (TDT as it is known in Spain) as well as cable and satellite.

References

  1. ↑ "¿CBS y Antena 3?". Chica de la tele (in Spanish). 16 June 2006. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "'Feliz Año Neox' logra su mejor dato desde 2016 con el regreso de 'Sé lo que hicisteis'". Bluper (in Spanish). El Español. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Migelez, Xabier (28 May 2013). "Atresmedia TV crea Neox Kidz, una nueva franja infantil en su oferta de TDT". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Atresmedia refuerza Neox y Nova tras el apagón de Xplora, Nitro y laSexta3". El Periódico (in Spanish). 5 May 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "La crisis catalana aparta a Los Simpson de Antena 3". elmundo.es (in Spanish). 6 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "El final de 'Big Bang' (9,8%) conduce a Neox al mejor dato de su historia". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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