Star Films (formerly known as Fox Movies) was a Middle Eastern pay television movie channel that was launched in 2008, as joint venture between News Corporation and Rotana Media Services.[2][3]
History
As Fox Movies
On 1 May 2008, Fox Movies was launched by Fox International Channels and Rotana Media Services along with Fox Series channels in the Middle East market.[4] Fox then purchased a stake in Rotana, while the joint venture agreed with Disney to carry Disney and American Broadcasting Company content on the two channels for four years.[5] In early March 2010, Fox International Channels agreed to move its Middle East and North Africa market channels' operations from Hong Kong and other locations to an Abu Dhabi facility.[4]
As Star Films
On 1 March 2024, Fox Movies was rebranded as Star Films.[6] It closed on November 1, 2024.[1]
External links
References
- Channel Log King of Sat, 1 November 2024, retrieved 1 November 2024^
- Staff Writer. Fox introduces TV series channel in the Middle East - eb247 - Companies And Markets - Media - Emirates24 www.emirates247.com, 2008-12-01, retrieved 2024-01-11^
- Middle East Gets New Free Movie Channel Arab News, 2008-05-02, retrieved 2024-02-15^
- Fox moves MENA channels to Abu Dhabi C21media, 8 March 2010, retrieved 11 June 2019^
- How has American entertainment become omnipresent in the Arab world? Morocco World News, 6 June 2014, retrieved 11 June 2019^
- Fox branded channels to undergo rebranding in MENA region www.broadcastprome.com, February 2, 2024, retrieved March 1, 2024^