Fox Movies
CountryPortugal
Angola
Mozambique
HeadquartersMadrid, Spain
Programming
Language(s)Portuguese
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company Portugal
ParentThe Walt Disney Company Iberia S.L.
Sister channelsFox
Fox Life
Fox Comedy
Fox Crime
24Kitchen
National Geographic Channel
Nat Geo Wild
BabyTV
History
Launched1 July 2011
ReplacedFox Next
Closed7 February 2024
Replaced byStar Movies
Links
WebsiteFox Movies

Fox Movies is a Portuguese pay television movie channel owned by The Walt Disney Company Portugal.[1] It was launched on 1 July 2011.[2] Disney has announced that Fox Movies would rebrand to Star Movies on 7 February 2024.[3][4][5][6]

History and programming

Fox Movies started broadcasting on July 1, 2011 as the "natural successor" to Fox Next. Already from the start, the channel had an HD feed, at the time of launching, 80% of the movies in its back catalog were already HD-ready.[7]

The channel airs the most recent and successful movies in many genres including drama, comedy, science fiction, action and horror.[1] Programming during the summer slate of 2011 included hits such as X-Men and The Queen.[2] Within months of its launch, the channel had planned the start of themed seasons.[7]

Following Disney's acquisition of the Fox Networks Group in 2019, the channel began to promote certain events around releases on Disney+ or theatrical releases from Disney. Such examples include airings from Predator and Predator 2 to promote the release of Prey on Disney+, and airings of the Indiana Jones films to promote the release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in theaters.

References

  1. 1 2 "Fox Movies to launch in Portugal". Broadband TV News. 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  2. 1 2 "Fox Movies adds Portuguese flavour | News". Rapid TV News. 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  3. ↑ "Disney ends Fox brand in Portugal". theportugalnews.com. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Perguntas Frequentes - A FOX vai ser STAR Channel". foxtv.pt (in Portuguese). 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  5. ↑ "Canais Fox vão mudar de nome e assumir marca Star" [Fox channels will change their name and adopt the Star brand]. publico.pt (in Portuguese). 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  6. ↑ "Canais FOX vão passar a ser Star Channel já em 2024". marketeer.sapo.pt. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  7. 1 2 "FOX Movies oferece filmes para toda a família". Correio da Manhã. 19 February 2003. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
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