Fox Family Movies
{{short description|Defunct Asian family movie channel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Fox Family Movies
| logo = Fox_Family_Movies_logo.png
| logo_caption = Logo used in Hong Kong and the South East Asia region from 2017 to 2021 and in the MENA region from 2017 to 2022
| logo_size =
| image = Fox_Family_Movies_2022.svg
| caption = Logo used in the MENA region throughout 2022
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2010|9|16}}
| closed_date = {{End date|df=yes|2021|10|01}} (pan-Asian feed)Multiple sources:
- {{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=27 April 2021 |title=Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/asia/disney-closing-tv-channels-in-asia-1234961166/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921002441/https://variety.com/2021/tv/asia/disney-closing-tv-channels-in-asia-1234961166/ |archive-date=21 September 2021 |access-date=21 September 2021 |website=Variety}}
- {{Cite web |last=Kanter |first=Jake |date=27 April 2021 |title=Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+ |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/disney-closes-asia-tv-channels-1234744754 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921002426/https://deadline.com/2021/04/disney-closes-asia-tv-channels-1234744754/ |archive-date=21 September 2021 |access-date=21 September 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
- {{Cite web |last=Lai |first=Adrian |date=29 April 2021 |title=Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia |url=https://sea.ign.com/walt-disney/171433/news/disney-to-shut-down-18-channels-in-southeast-asia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921002411/https://sea.ign.com/walt-disney/171433/news/disney-to-shut-down-18-channels-in-southeast-asia |archive-date=21 September 2021 |access-date=21 September 2021 |website=IGN}}
{{End date|df=yes|2022|12|01}} (MENA feed)
| replaced_by = Disney+/Disney+ Hotstar (de facto)
| picture_format = 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
| owner = Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific
(Disney International Operations)
| language = English
| area = {{plainlist|
- Fiji
- Hong Kong
- Macau
- Maldives
- Papua New Guinea
- Southeast Asia
}}
| headquarters = Hong Kong
| sister_channels = {{collapsible list|Fox Movies (closed)|Fox Action Movies (closed)|Star Chinese Movies (closed)|Star Sports (closed)||Channel V (closed)|Fox Life (closed)|Fox Crime (closed)|FX (closed)|Fox (closed)|Fox Sports (closed)|Fox News Channel|National Geographic (closed)|National Geographic Wild (closed)|Disney Channel (2019-2021)|Disney Junior (2019-2021)|Disney XD (2019-2021)}}
| timeshift_service =
| website =
}}
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 since 16 September 2010.{{Cite web |date=2010-09-09 |title=Fox Family Movies starts regional roll-out on StarHub TV {{!}} Media |url=https://www.campaignasia.com/article/fox-family-movies-starts-regional-roll-out-on-starhub-tv/231588 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Campaign Asia}} and continued rolling to Southeast Asia.[http://www.foxinternationalchannels.com/brands/fox-family-movies Fox Family Movies:Feature Channel] retrieved via foxinternationalchannels.com 13 November 2010{{cite web |url=http://www.foxinternationalchannels.com/brands/fox-family-movies |title=Fox family movies on foxinternationalchannels.com |access-date=8 March 2011}}
It had 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 was also available in Dual Language for some movies.
Overview and History
The channel was first launched in Singapore via StarHub on 16 September 2010.
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.{{Cite web|title=FOX selects Ericsson for playout services in the Middle East|url=https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2016060743125/fox-selects-ericsson-for-playout-services-in-the-middle-east.html|website=RapidTVNews.com|language=en}}
The channel ceased its broadcast on 1 October 2021, along with other Disney-owned channels, concluding with Annabelle Hooper and the Ghosts of Nantucket.{{Cite web|title=Fox Family Movies Southeast Asia Shutdown (1:00 AM PHT October 1 2021)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onEsBHoTtR0|date=1 October 2021|website=YouTube|language=en}} Meanwhile, the Middle East and North Africa feed of the channel continued operating until December 1, 2022, therefore ceasing the channel to exist.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20210711071105/https://foxfamilymovies.foxmoviesasia.com}} (archived)
{{Television in Hong Kong}}
{{Fox Networks Group}}
Category:Mass media in Southeast Asia
Category:Cable television in Hong Kong
Category:Defunct television channels
Category:Defunct television channels in Singapore
Category:Fox Movies (TV channel)
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2010
Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2022
Category:English-language television stations in Singapore
Category:English-language television stations in Hong Kong
Category:English-language television stations in the Philippines
Category:Movie channels in Singapore
Category:Movie channels in Malaysia
Category:Movie channels in Indonesia
Category:Movie channels in Hong Kong