Star Films

Star Films
Broadcast area	Middle East and North Africa
Headquarters	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Programming
Language(s)	English; Arabic;
Picture format	1080i (HDTV 16:9)
Ownership
Owner	The Walt Disney Company EMEA (Disney Entertainment)
Sister channels	Disney Channel; Disney Junior; Star Series; Star Life; Star Movies; Star Action; Star World;
History
Launched	1 March 2024; 18 months ago
Closed	1 November 2024; 10 months ago
Former names	Fox Movies (2008–2024)

Star Films (formerly known as Fox Movies) was a Middle Eastern pay television movie channel that was launched in 2008, as joint venture between News Corporation and Rotana Media Services.^[2]^[3]

History

As Fox Movies

On 1 May 2008, Fox Movies was launched by Fox International Channels and Rotana Media Services along with Fox Series channels in the Middle East market.^[4] Fox then purchased a stake in Rotana, while the joint venture agreed with Disney to carry Disney and American Broadcasting Company content on the two channels for four years.^[5] In early March 2010, Fox International Channels agreed to move its Middle East and North Africa market channels' operations from Hong Kong and other locations to an Abu Dhabi facility.^[4]

As Star Films

On 1 March 2024, Fox Movies was rebranded as Star Films.^[6] It closed on November 1, 2024.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Channel Log". King of Sat. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ Staff Writer (December 1, 2008). "Fox introduces TV series channel in the Middle East - eb247 - Companies And Markets - Media - Emirates24|7". www.emirates247.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ "Middle East Gets New Free Movie Channel". Arab News. May 2, 2008. Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Fox moves MENA channels to Abu Dhabi". C21media. March 8, 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
^ "How has American entertainment become omnipresent in the Arab world?". Morocco World News. June 6, 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
^ "Fox branded channels to undergo rebranding in MENA region". www.broadcastprome.com. February 2, 2024. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

External links

Official website

[Kos-1] "Channel Log". King of Sat. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[2] Staff Writer (December 1, 2008). "Fox introduces TV series channel in the Middle East - eb247 - Companies And Markets - Media - Emirates24|7". www.emirates247.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[3] "Middle East Gets New Free Movie Channel". Arab News. May 2, 2008. Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

[c21-4] "Fox moves MENA channels to Abu Dhabi". C21media. March 8, 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.

[5] "How has American entertainment become omnipresent in the Arab world?". Morocco World News. June 6, 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.

[6] "Fox branded channels to undergo rebranding in MENA region". www.broadcastprome.com. February 2, 2024. Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

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