Latin American pay television channel
Television channel
Star Channel
(formerly known as
Fox
and
Fox Channel
) is a Latin American
pay television
channel operated by Disney Media Networks Latin America, a part of
The Walt Disney Company Latin America
. The channel is mainly oriented towards family audiences, unlike its sister channel
FX
which is aimed at young males. Most shows retain their original English-language titles.
History
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The channel was originally launched as
Fox
, a localized version of the American television network
Fox Broadcasting Company
.
The Spanish-language broadcast began on 14 August 1993 and the Portuguese-language broadcast began on 17 September 1994.
The channel took part in the worldwide premiere of
The Walking Dead
on November 1, 2010, and the
Zombie Invasion Event
promotion that led up to it. After the final episode of the
first season
of
The Walking Dead
aired, Fox released the uncensored version of the first episode.
In December 2010, the channel started using the
RTC ratings
(
Radio, Television y Cinematografia
) in Mexico.
In November 2012, Fox including its sister channels were removed in various cable providers such as
Cablevision Monterrey
, and
Cablemas
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due to contract issues. The problem with Cablevision was fixed one day later.
In November 2018, the channel was rebranded as
Fox Channel
. In March 2019, it became a subsidiary of
The Walt Disney Company
after
it acquired 21st Century Fox
.
On November 27, 2020, Disney announced that they would be renaming the Fox branded channels in
Latin America
to Star on 22 February 2021 to avoid confusion with
Fox Corporation
.
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Programming
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Star MegaWeekend
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MegaWeekend
is a weekend block in which the most popular series of Star Channel Latin America are aired such as
The Simpsons
, followed by a film.
¡No Molestar!
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¡No Molestar!
/
Nao Pertube !!
(Do Not Disturb!) is a prime time block that started airing in 2005. It airs reruns of
Futurama
and
The Simpsons
. The block replaced "
Domingo Animado
" (Animated Sunday). Commonly, three to four episodes of
The Simpsons
and one episode of
Futurama
are aired. The block is mainly focused on teenagers and adults. The block is slightly based on the formula of
Animation Domination
, although some shows like
Bob's Burgers
and
Family Guy
air in FX Latin America's ¡No Molestar! block.
In 2006, to celebrate its 1st anniversary, it launched an internet competition, to vote on the most crazy video created by the viewers. In the same year its name was changed temporarily to
¡No Molestar! Mundial
to celebrate the
2006 FIFA World Cup
.
In 2007, the block was included in their sister network,
FX
, but was eventually removed from in 2011.
In September 2021, the length of the block was reduced from two hours to one.
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Current programs on ¡No Molestar!
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Former programs on ¡No Molestar!
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Star Cine
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Star Cine
(formerly CineFOX) is a block that is aired every day. It features films, such as
direct to video
films.
Films included from companies like:
Formerly, Star aired
New Line Cinema
,
Warner Bros.
and
DreamWorks Animation
films on this block.
Sister channels
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Through the commercial success, other channels associated with Star (formerly Fox) have been released:
References
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Headquarters:
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