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.
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
See also
- Fox Crime (Australian TV channel)
- Fox Crime (Asian TV channel)
- Fox Crime (Italy)
External links
- Fox Crime official Italian website (now redirects to Disney+)
References
- Disney to Close 18 TV Channels in Asia Variety, 27 April 2021, retrieved 27 April 2021^
- TV Platformlari Twitter^
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- Fox postaje STAR Channel FoNet portal, 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, 2015-06-12, retrieved 2024-02-14^
- Fox Crime в България TELEmaniac, 2006-10-27^
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- Steve Brennan. Crime time for Fox in Baltic states The Hollywood Reporter, 2007-10-30, retrieved 2023-05-16^
- Adgully Bureau. Fox International launches 7 channels in India www.adgully.com, 2010-07-02, retrieved 2023-06-26^
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- AsuquoE. Fox Crime launches in Africa: Channel premieres Tuesday 9 July on DStv TalkMedia Africa, 2013-06-18, retrieved 2023-04-29^
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- Fox taps Ericsson for Middle East broadcast services Digital TV Europe, 2017-10-23^