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{{Short description|Defunct Asian television channel}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2018}}
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{{Infobox TV channel|
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| name = FOX Action Movies
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{{Infobox television channel
| logofile = This_is_hor_help.png
| launch = 1 October 2012
| name = Fox Action Movies
| owner = [[Fox Networks Group]]
| logo = Fox Action Movies logo.svg
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| image = Fox Action Movies 2022.svg
| slogan = '''Get Blown Away'''
| logo_caption = Logo used in the South East Asia region
| picture format = 4:3 [[SDTV]] <br>16:9 [[HDTV]]
| caption = Logo used in the MENA region from 2022 to 2024
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| country = Singapore
| broadcast area = Asia
| logo_size =
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2012|10|1}}
| headquarters =
| replaced =
| sat serv 1 = [[Astro (satellite TV)|Astro]] <br> <small> (Malaysia)
| closed_date = {{End date and age|df=yes|2021|10|01}}<ref name="SEAShutdownBundle">Multiple sources:
| sat chan 1 = Channel 434 (HD)
*{{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 (magazine)|Variety]]}}
| sat serv 2 = [[GMM Z]] (Thailand)
*{{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=live |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]]}}
| sat chan 2 = Channel 418 (HD)
*{{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]]}}</ref> <br />{{End date and age|df=yes|2024|03|01}} (Middle East and North Africa)
| sat serv 3 = [[Sky Net]] <br> ([[Myanmar]])
| replaced_by = [[Star Action]] (Middle East and North Africa)
| sat chan 3 = Channel 124 (HD)
| owner = [[Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific]]<br />{{small|([[List of assets owned by The Walt Disney Company#Disney International Content and Operations|Disney International Operations]])}}
| sat serv 4 = 4TV <br> ([[Myanmar]])
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br/>{{small|(downscaled to [[16:9]] [[480i]]/[[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)}}
| sat chan 4 = Channel 61 (HD)
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| country = {{Plainlist|
| sat serv 5 = [[Cignal]]<br> <small>(Philippines)</small>
* Singapore
| sat chan 5 = Channel 106 (HD)
* Malaysia
| sat serv 6 = [[Indovision]] <br> <small>(Indonesia)</small>
* Hong Kong
| sat chan 6 = Channel 411 (HD)
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| sat serv 7 = [[Dream Satellite TV]] <br> <small>(Philippines)</small>
| sister_channels = {{collapsible list|[[Fox Movies (Southeast Asian TV channel)|Fox Movies]] (closed)<br>[[Fox Family Movies]] (closed)<br>[[Star Chinese Movies]]<br>[[Fox Sports (Asian TV network)|Fox Sports]] (closed)<br>[[Channel V]] (closed)<br>[[Fox Life]] (closed)<br>[[Fox Crime (Asian TV channel)|Fox Crime]] (closed)<br>[[FX (Asian TV channel)|FX]] (closed)<br>[[Fox (Asian TV channel)|Fox]] (closed)<br>[[National Geographic (Asian TV channel)|National Geographic]]}} (closed)
| sat chan 7 = Channel 19
| area = {{Plainlist|
| cable serv 1 = [[StarHub TV]] <br> <small> (Singapore)
* Hong Kong
| cable chan 1 = Channel 625 (HD)
* Southeast Asia (except Timor-Leste)
| cable serv 2 = [[SkyCable]] <br> <small>(Philippines)</small>
* Middle East and North Africa
| cable chan 2 = Channel 78 (Digital)<br>Channel 180 (HD)<ref>[http://www.mysky.com.ph/new-channels-oct-15 "New Channels on SkyCable."], ''[[SkyCable]]'', Philippines, 15 October 2013.</ref>
}}
| cable serv 3 = [[Cablelink]] <br> <small>(Philippines)</small>
| cable chan 3 = Channel 302
| headquarters = Hong Kong
| website = {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711000040/https://foxactionmovies.foxmoviesasia.com|title=Archived official website}}
| cable serv 4 = [[Destiny Cable]] <br> <small>(Philippines)</small>
| cable chan 4 = Channel 78 (SD Digital)<br>Channel 180 (HD Digital)
| iptv serv 1 = [[Singtel TV]] <br> <small>(Singapore)</small>
| iptv chan 1 = Channel 408 (HD)
| iptv serv 2 = [[now TV]] <br> <small>(Hong Kong)</small>
| iptv chan 2 = Channel 118 (HD)
}}
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'''FOX Action Movies''' is an Action theme film channel in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia owned by [[Fox International Channels]] and [[STAR (India)|STAR TV]]. The channel was rebranded from Fox Action Movies as '''STAR Movies Action'''. The channel was relaunched on 2 June 2013 while the Asian counterpart continued to broadcast.<ref>[http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2013/05/star-movies-action-to-replace-fox-action-movies/ Star Movies Action to replace Fox Action Movies] retrieved via http://www.bestmediainfo.com 20 May 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.adgully.com/star-india-gears-up-for-more-action-all-set-to-launch-star-movies-action-54327.html Star India gears-up for more action; All set to launch Star Movies Action retrieved via http://www.adgully.com 5-21-2013 ]</ref>


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'''Fox Action Movies''' was a [[Southeast Asia]]n [[pay television]] channel centered towards broadcasting action-themed and horror-themed films. It is owned by [[Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific]]. The channel's feed-in India was rebranded as '''Star Movies Action''' on 2 June 2013 while the Asian counterpart continued broadcasting. 5.1 Dolby Sound is available on HD channel only.<ref>[http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2013/05/star-movies-action-to-replace-fox-action-movies/ Star Movies Action to replace Fox Action Movies] retrieved via http://www.bestmediainfo.com 20 May 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.adgully.com/star-india-gears-up-for-more-action-all-set-to-launch-star-movies-action-54327.html Star India gears-up for more action; All set to launch Star Movies Action retrieved via http://www.adgully.com 5-21-2013 ]</ref>
==Slogan==

* Get Blown Away
On 1 October 2021, Fox Action Movies and 17 other Fox/Disney-owned channels across Southeast Asia ceased broadcasting. The last film to air was ''Big Freaking Rat''. However, the Middle East and North Africa feed operated until 1 March 2024, when it was rebranded as [[Star Action]], which adopted the name of one of multiplex [[Star Premium]] channels in Latin America that originally was used in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadcastprome.com/news/fox-branded-channels-to-undergo-rebranding-in-mena-region/|title=Fox branded channels to undergo rebranding in MENA region|website=www.broadcastprome.com}}</ref>

[[File:Fox_action_movies.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Former logo of Fox Action Movies, used until 2017.]]


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Astro (television)]]
* [[Astro (company)]]
* [[Fox Movies (Southeast Asian TV channel)|Fox Movies]]
* [[Fox Family Movies]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20210711000040/https://foxactionmovies.foxmoviesasia.com/ Archived official site]
* [http://www.starmoviesaction.com/ Official Site]

** {{Facebook|STARMoviesAction}} (India)
{{Television in Hong Kong}}
** {{Facebook|FOXActionMoviesAsia}} (Asia)
{{Fox Entertainment Group}}
{{Fox Networks Group}}

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Revision as of 05:32, 3 May 2024

Fox Action Movies
Logo used in the South East Asia region
Logo used in the MENA region from 2022 to 2024
Country
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • Hong Kong
Broadcast area
  • Hong Kong
  • Southeast Asia (except Timor-Leste)
  • Middle East and North Africa
HeadquartersHong Kong
Programming
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
(closed)
History
Launched1 October 2012; 11 years ago (2012-10-01)
Closed1 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-01)[1]
1 March 2024; 3 months ago (2024-03-01) (Middle East and North Africa)
Replaced byStar Action (Middle East and North Africa)
Links
WebsiteArchived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2021-07-11)

Fox Action Movies was a Southeast Asian pay television channel centered towards broadcasting action-themed and horror-themed films. It is owned by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific. The channel's feed-in India was rebranded as Star Movies Action on 2 June 2013 while the Asian counterpart continued broadcasting. 5.1 Dolby Sound is available on HD channel only.[2][3]

On 1 October 2021, Fox Action Movies and 17 other Fox/Disney-owned channels across Southeast Asia ceased broadcasting. The last film to air was Big Freaking Rat. However, the Middle East and North Africa feed operated until 1 March 2024, when it was rebranded as Star Action, which adopted the name of one of multiplex Star Premium channels in Latin America that originally was used in 2021.[4]

Former logo of Fox Action Movies, used until 2017.

See also

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. ^ Star Movies Action to replace Fox Action Movies retrieved via http://www.bestmediainfo.com 20 May 2013
  3. ^ Star India gears-up for more action; All set to launch Star Movies Action retrieved via http://www.adgully.com 5-21-2013
  4. ^ "Fox branded channels to undergo rebranding in MENA region". www.broadcastprome.com.

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