Defunct Movies-themed channel in Southeast Asia
Television channel
Fox Movies
(formerly
Star Movies
; and
Fox Movies Premium
) was a Southeast Asian movie network owned by
Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific
, subsidiaries of
International Operations
unit of
The Walt Disney Company
.
With the launch of
Disney+ Hotstar
/
Disney+
across Asia, several first-run films from Disney-owned properties were removed in favour of re-runs, including Marvel films that were produced by other studios. Indonesian feed was the first to be affected from September 1, 2020, before Singapore and Malaysia from February 1, 2021. The change was affected in most of available feeds across Asia, before the channel shutdown that was announced.
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History
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As Fox Movies Premium and Fox Movies
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On 1 January 2012,
Star Movies
was rebranded to
Fox Movies Premium
and
FOX Movies Premium HD
,
[2]
[3]
available in Hong Kong and selected Southeast Asian countries. In India, China, Middle East and North Africa, Taiwan and the Philippines (SD only), the Star Movies brand remained.
On 10 June 2017, Fox Movies Premium in Southeast Asia & Star Movies in the Philippines, relaunched as
Fox Movies
, all coinciding the premiere of the 2016 film
X-Men Apocalypse
.
[4]
[5]
On November 1, 2017, Star Movies Vietnam was rebranded as Fox Movies Vietnam.
[6]
[7]
On January 18, 2018, Star Movies Taiwan was rebranded as Fox Movies Taiwan, yet Star Movies HD Taiwan remains the original name.
Fox Movies Asia
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Fox Movies Asia (formerly known as Fox Movies Premium) was transmitted in Southeast Asia. It was the only advertisement free version of Fox Movies and, unlike other versions of Fox Movies, this version also spent minimal time promoting its own upcoming movies. The channel did not air promotions of movies classified as unsuitable for people aged under eighteen until 8 pm (or 9 pm for Malaysia). This channel broadcast 24 hours a day. 5.1 Dolby Surround sound was available and applicable on the HD channel.
Fox Movies Philippines
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On June 10, 2017, in line with its Southeast Asian counterpart (Fox Movies Premium), Star Movies in the Philippines was rebranded as Fox Movies. Like its predecessor, it also has English subtitles daily, as well as local advertisements when the movie is taking a break (its HD counterpart, however, does not because of the HD channel formerly using its Asian feed (Fox Movies Premium) and Fox Movies Asia feed). The channel typically broadcasts
action
,
comedy
,
animation
and
horror
/
suspense
films every day and
drama
films on early morning.
On June 12, 2017, the HD channel was converted into Philippine feed during independence day of the Philippines while the Asia feed will continue to broadcast via live streaming on a subscription-based FOX+ which is available to
Cignal
,
Globe
,
Smart
and
PLDT Home
subscribers and with Chinese subtitles on their movies (along with
Fox Family Movies
and
Fox Action Movies
) which was later removed and replaced by
Fox Sports
including (2 & 3).
On January 1, 2020, FOX Movies Philippines, along with its Philippine-based operating channels:
Fox Life
,
FOX
, and
National Geographic
SD, were reverted to their main Southeast Asian feed. The channel started showing main feed plugs and retained the English subtitles on the movie after the revert, but this feed still initiates a local opt-out after a movie and a lesser ad break in the middle of the movie to accommodate local advertisements. The channel premieres major blockbuster films every Saturday while
independent
and
low-budget films
on Mondays and Thursdays.
Closures
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After 27 years of broadcasting, Disney has announced that Fox Movies, along with
other Disney-owned Fox channels
across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, to officially ceased on October 1, 2021.
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FOX Movies on their official Facebook page has confirmed the news on August 15, 2021, few weeks before the closure of the channel.
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Fox Movies Taiwan renamed as
Star Movies Gold
on January 1, 2022. It served as a sister channel for
Star Movies HD
,
[8]
until their closures on January 1, 2024.
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See also
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References
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a
b
Multiple sources:
- Frater, Patrick (April 27, 2021).
"Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus"
.
Variety
.
Archived
from the original on September 21, 2021
. Retrieved
September 21,
2021
.
- Kanter, Jake (April 27, 2021).
"Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on September 21, 2021
. Retrieved
September 21,
2021
.
- Lai, Adrian (April 29, 2021).
"Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia"
.
IGN Southeast Asia
.
Archived
from the original on September 21, 2021
. Retrieved
September 21,
2021
.
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Tan, Emily (2011-11-01).
"Fox launches premium movie channel and on-demand online player"
.
Campaign Asia
. Retrieved
2023-12-30
.
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"Fox Movies Premium promo with Alan M. Wong"
. Archived from
the original
on 2022-05-16
. Retrieved
2022-05-16
.
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Transition from Fox Movies Premium to Fox Movies on 10 June 2017
, retrieved
2022-04-26
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STAR Movies SD Philippines to Fox Movies Philippines (June 10, 2017 - 09:00am PST)
, retrieved
2022-04-26
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FOX Movies va FOX Life chinh th?c len song truy?n hinh MobiTV
Archived
2017-10-30 at the
Wayback Machine
retrieved via
http://mobitv.hanoi.vn
Archived
2017-10-30 at the
Wayback Machine
10-20-2017
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[Trailer] Star Movies Vietnam is changing to FOX Movies Asia from 1 Nov 2017
, retrieved
2022-04-26
- ^
"FOX MOVIES、FOX全「星」更名STAR MOVIES GOLD、Star World"
.
StarMovies HD
. Archived from
the original
on 14 December 2021
. Retrieved
14 December
2021
.
- ^
Frater, Patrick (June 14, 2023).
"Disney to Close Remaining Linear TV Channels in Southeast Asia and Korea"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
June 23,
2023
.
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