In 2005, Fox and Fox Life launched on TV Cabo's Funtastic Life package with the aim of attracting more subscribers to its digital network. Investment in the channels was strong, without revealing the exact amount of money invested in marketing actions, acquisition of formats or the creation of a local team. It already had set a strategy to launch more channels in Portugal.[10]
A channel for Angola and Mozambique, Mundo Fox, started in October 2015.[11]
In January 2016, 21st Century Fox announced reorganization of Fox International Channels Portugal. The heads of FIC's regional divisions was report to CEO Peter Rice and COO Randy Freer at Fox Networks Group in the United States, instead of the outgoing FIC CEO Hernan Lopez and division was renamed Fox Networks Group Portugal.[12][13][14]
On 20 March 2019, The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox, including Fox Networks Group Portugal and then rebranded and reorganized it to The Walt Disney Company Portugal in 2020.[15][16]
On November 27, 2023, Disney has announced that Fox branded channels would rebrand to Star on 7 February 2024.[17][18][19][20]
