International television channel
Fox Life, now rebranded as Star Life and FX Life, was an international pay television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group in 2004. The network has been discontinued in several markets over time.
The network's scheduling has varied with each version, ranging from traditional entertainment programming, including television series, sitcoms and movies, among others, original programming in certain regions, and instructional and aspirational reality television on some other variations; in North America for instance, the network carried mainly Spanish language dubbed versions of American reality shows and instructional programming. The channel has been owned by International Operations division of The Walt Disney Company since March 2019.
History.
Fox Life was first launched in Italy on May 13, 2004, in Portugal on May 19, 2005, and Bulgaria on September 8, 2005. For Latin America, it started in July 2006, when it was launched in Brazil. The channel also has versions in other countries around Europe. It launched in the Netherlands and Flanders on September 7, 2009. Fox Life launched in the United States on November 4, 2013.
Flemish version.
As of 22 November 2011, Fox had to change the programming for Fox Life in Flanders due to television rights issues in Belgium. From then on, a separate Flemish version was airing in Belgium. It used to air the Dutch version. The provider of satellite television in the Netherlands, Canal Digitaal, had to replace Fox Life with the Finnish version as well because it shared the Fox Life feed with the Belgium provider of satellite television, TV Vlaanderen Digitaal.
Launch in Southeast Asia.
On 1 October 2017 at 9:00:00am Singapore Time, the Hong Kong, ASEAN, and Southeast Asian version of Star World was officially formal full grand introducing, launching, opening, inaugurating, restructuring, reorganised, and rebranded to Fox Life.
Rebranding/closing in Europe.
From 22 September 2015, Fox Life has been replaced by 24Kitchen for satellite viewers in the Netherlands. The Finnish Fox Life was rebranded as Fox.
Fox Networks Group Benelux announced that Fox Life would officially close in the Netherlands on December 31, 2016.
Rebranding/closing in Latin America.
On 27 November 2020, Fox announced that they would be renaming the Fox branded channels in Latin America to Star Life on 22 February 2021. The networks closed on 31 March 2022, along with the American version.
Closing in Southeast Asia.
From 1 September 2021, FOX Life along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels (Fox Crime, Fox, FX, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Nat Geo People, Fox Movies, Fox Action Movies, Fox Family Movies, Star Movies China, SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels) officially ceased broadcasting and transmission on Now TV Hong Kong.
After 11 years of broadcasting, FOX Life, along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong (Fox Crime, Fox, FX, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Nat Geo People, Fox Movies, Fox Action Movies, Fox Family Movies, Star Movies China, SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels) officially closing, and ceased night, and late night all operations, transmission, and broadcasting on Thursday Late Night, 30 September 2021 at 11:59:59pm Waktu Indonesia Barat (WIB) in ASEAN, Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong after the final and last television programs aired is "The Unicorn" in ASEAN, Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong. Before the very final and last showing, a farewell video of Thank You From Fox Life was officially set to Chombi - "Sayunk I Love You" and the very final and last closing message "This channel is no longer available, thank you for watching." after very final and last the end programs. Post closure of the channel, FOX Life officially merged into free-to-air terrestrial television channel is HITS including the HD version of HITS was officially formal full grand opened and launched "ON AIR" took place on Telkomsel’s digital high-definition (HDTV) internet protocol broadband television on Channel HD507 uses the HDTV 1080i60 image format with a aspect ratio and Dolby Atmos sound format, and new pay subcription television channel is HITS Now (was officially formal full grand opening, and launching on Monday, 6 February 2023 at 8:00:00am Singapore Time), and all television programmes officially moved from FOX Life after officially ceased transmission to free-to-air terrestrial television channel is HITS including the HD version of HITS was officially formal full grand opened and launched "ON AIR" took place on Telkomsel’s digital high-definition (HDTV) internet protocol broadband television on Channel HD507 uses the HDTV 1080i60 image format with a aspect ratio and Dolby Atmos sound format, and new pay subcription television channel is HITS Now (was officially formal full grand opening, and launching on Monday, 6 February 2023 at 8:00:00am Singapore Time), and the channel space initially created by the original incarnation of Star Plus in 1991 subsequently folded and ceased to exist. Post officially closure of STAR Entertainment, STAR Plus, STAR World, and FOX Life and was officially relocated, and replalced by the HD version of HITS was officially formal full grand opened and launched "ON AIR" took place on Telkomsel’s digital high-definition (HDTV) internet protocol broadband television on Channel HD507 uses the HDTV 1080i60 image format with a aspect ratio and Dolby Atmos sound format.
Closing in the United States.
Notice of the discontinuation of the American iteration of Fox Life was sent to cable providers by Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution in late December 2021; the channel would be discontinued on March 31, 2022.
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