Fox Family Movies
Final logo used in the MENA region
CountryHong Kong
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Broadcast area
HeadquartersHong Kong
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerFox Networks Group Asia Pacific
(Disney International Operations)
Sister channels
List
History
Launched16 September 2010 (2010-09-16)
Closed1 September 2021 (2021-09-01) (Now TV) 1 October 2021 (2021-10-01) (Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan)[1]
1 December 2022 (2022-12-01) (Middle East and North Africa)
Links
WebsiteArchived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2021-07-11)
Availability
Terrestrial
Nexmedia (Indonesia)Channel 512

Fox Family Movies was a Southeast Asian pay television channel owned by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Disney International Operations. The channel was initially available in Singapore via StarHub TV and Indonesia via Indovision, but it had expanded to Taiwan and Philippines and it broadcast to the rest of Southeast Asia.[2][3]

Overview and History

Fox Family Movies has first-run contracts for movies distributed by Disney, (20th Century Studios), (Walt Disney Pictures), Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros., StudioCanal, as well as featured movies from other movie distributors including Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment and The Weinstein Company. Unlike Fox Movies and Fox Action Movies this channel is also available in Dual Language for some movies.

The channel is also available in Middle East and North Africa region since 2016 along with Fox Action Movies and FX when Fox Networks Group Middle East signed a deal with Ericsson to provide playout services for the new channels.[4]

The channel ceased its broadcast on October 1, 2021, along with other Disney-owned channels (excluding National Geographic channels and Star Chinese channels), the final movie aired was Annabelle Hooper and the Ghosts of Nantucket.[5] Meanwhile, the Middle East and North Africa feed of the channel continued operating until December 1, 2022, therefore ceasing the channel to exist.

References

  1. ↑ Multiple sources:
    • Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
    • Kanter, Jake (27 April 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
    • Lai, Adrian (29 April 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Fox Family Movies:Feature Channel retrieved via foxinternationalchannels.com 13 November 2010
  3. ↑ "Fox family movies on foxinternationalchannels.com". Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "FOX selects Ericsson for playout services in the Middle East". RapidTVNews.com.
  5. ↑ "Fox Family Movies Southeast Asia Shutdown (1:00 AM PHT October 1 2021)". YouTube. 1 October 2021.
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