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| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[High-definition television|HDTV]]<br /><small>(downscaled to [[16:9 aspect ratio|16:9]] [[480i]]/[[576i]] for the [[Standard-definition television|SDTV]] feed)</small>
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[High-definition television|HDTV]]
| closed_date = {{End date and age|df=yes|2021|10|01}} {{small|(Southeast Asia and Hong Kong)}}<br />{{End date and age|df=yes|2022|01|01}} (Taiwan)
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| replaced_by = [[Star Movies|Star Movies Gold]] (Taiwan)<br />TAP Movies (Philippines){{cn|date=March 2023}}<br />Showcase Movies {{small|(Malaysia)}}
| replaced_by = [[Star Movies|Star Movies Gold]] (Taiwan)<br />TAP Movies (Philippines)<br />Showcase Movies (Malaysia)<br />[[Disney+]]/[[Star (Disney+)|Star hub]] (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Philippines)<br />[[Disney+ Hotstar]] (Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand)
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* [[BBC World Service Television|BBC WSTV]]
* [[BBC World Service Television|BBC WSTV]]
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'''Fox Movies''' (formerly '''Star Movies'''; and '''Fox Movies Premium''') was a Southeast Asian movie network owned by [[Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific]], subsidiaries of [[List of assets owned by The Walt Disney Company#Disney International Content and Operations|International Operations]] unit of [[The Walt Disney Company]].
'''Fox Movies''' (formerly '''Star Movies'''; and '''Fox Movies Premium''') was a Southeast Asian movie network owned by [[Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific]], subsidiaries of [[List of assets owned by The Walt Disney Company#Disney International Content and Operations|International Operations]] unit of [[The Walt Disney Company]].


With the launch of [[Disney+ Hotstar]] in Indonesia, several first-run films from Disney-owned properties were removed in favour of re-runs, including Marvel films that were produced by other studios. These changes were only available specifically to the Indonesian feed starting from September 1, 2020.
With the launch of [[Disney+ Hotstar]]/[[Disney+]] across Asia, several first-run films from Disney-owned properties were removed in favour of re-runs, including Marvel films that were produced by other studios. Indonesian feed was the first to be affected from September 1, 2020, before Singapore and Malaysia from February 1, 2021. The change was affected in most of available feeds across Asia, before the channel shutdown that was announced.<ref name="SEAShutdownBundle"/>

In conjunction of launching [[Disney+]] in Singapore and Malaysia, starting 1 February 2021, several first-run films from Disney-owned properties were removed in favor of re-runs, including Marvel films that were produced by other studios. This applies to all remaining feeds in Asia.


==History==
==History==
===As Fox Movies Premium and Fox Movies===
On 1 January 2012, [[Star Movies]] was rebranded to '''Fox Movies Premium''' and '''FOX Movies Premium HD''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fox Movies Premium promo with Alan M. Wong - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESZQvt1NsuQ |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> available in Hong Kong and selected Southeast Asian countries. In India, China, Middle East and North Africa, Taiwan and the Philippines (SD only), the Star Movies brand remained.
On 1 January 2012, [[Star Movies]] was rebranded to '''Fox Movies Premium''' and '''FOX Movies Premium HD''',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Emily |date=2011-11-01 |title=Fox launches premium movie channel and on-demand online player |url=https://www.campaignasia.com/article/fox-launches-premium-movie-channel-and-on-demand-online-player/278581 |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Campaign Asia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fox Movies Premium promo with Alan M. Wong |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESZQvt1NsuQ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516084722/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESZQvt1NsuQ |archive-date=2022-05-16 |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=}}</ref> available in Hong Kong and selected Southeast Asian countries. In India, China, Middle East and North Africa, Taiwan and the Philippines (SD only), the Star Movies brand remained.


On 10 June 2017, Fox Movies Premium in Southeast Asia & Star Movies in the Philippines, relaunched as '''Fox Movies''', all coinciding the premiere of the 2016 film [[X-Men: Apocalypse|X-Men Apocalypse]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Transition from Fox Movies Premium to Fox Movies on 10 June 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YdvJ8E6zV4 |language=en |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=STAR Movies SD Philippines to Fox Movies Philippines (June 10, 2017 - 09:00am PST) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgesh4Jbmds |language=en |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
On 10 June 2017, Fox Movies Premium in Southeast Asia & Star Movies in the Philippines, relaunched as '''Fox Movies''', all coinciding the premiere of the 2016 film [[X-Men: Apocalypse|X-Men Apocalypse]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Transition from Fox Movies Premium to Fox Movies on 10 June 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YdvJ8E6zV4 |language=en |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=STAR Movies SD Philippines to Fox Movies Philippines (June 10, 2017 - 09:00am PST) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgesh4Jbmds |language=en |access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>
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On January 18, 2018, Star Movies Taiwan was rebranded as Fox Movies Taiwan, yet Star Movies HD Taiwan remains the original name.
On January 18, 2018, Star Movies Taiwan was rebranded as Fox Movies Taiwan, yet Star Movies HD Taiwan remains the original name.

After 27 years of broadcasting, on April 27, 2021, Disney announced that Fox Movies in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong would be closing down on October 1, 2021, at exactly 1:00 am ([[UTC+08:00]])/12:00am ([[UTC+07:00]]),<ref name="SEAShutdownBundle">Multiple sources:
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*{{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]]}}
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*{{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]]}}
*{{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> after which the channel space created by [[BBC World Service Television]] in 1991, folded and ceased to exist. The very final and last movie is ''[[Happy Death Day]]'' ([[Philippines]] only)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzQzf7W3u5c|title=Fox Movies Southeast Asia/Philippine Feed Shutdown (12:59 AM PHT October 1 2021)|access-date=October 5, 2021|website=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> and ''[[Pacific Rim: Uprising]]'' (rest of [[Southeast Asia]] and [[Hong Kong]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Cg-HoMnnIc&list=PLFEJzUdTS3X80G86IHA3L2rYRwe2jaVmZ&index=3&ab_channel=NVHplay|title=Fox Movies (Asia) Shutdown (Oct 1, 2021)|access-date=October 5, 2021|website=YouTube|language=en}}</ref>

On January 1, 2022, Fox Movies Taiwan was renamed to Star Movies Gold.<ref name="starmoviesgoldtaiwan">{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|title=FOX MOVIES、FOX全「星」更名STAR MOVIES GOLD、Star World STAR MOVIES GOLD網羅迪士尼獨家片單 各式英雄首播大片陪你過年 Star World閃亮回歸 獨家呈現西洋美劇娛樂、頂級亞洲戲劇綜藝|url=https://www.dngtw.tw/smithd/news_content.php?id=1782|website=StarMovies HD|access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref>

On August 15, 2022, FOX Movies Facebook Page unexpectedly reopened after closing on October 1, 2021, when 3 channels of FOX Movies Network stopped broadcasting along with 15 channels of Disney Network Group Asia Pacific.

==Final feeds==


===Fox Movies Asia===
===Fox Movies Asia===
Fox Movies Asia (formerly known as Fox Movies Premium) was transmitted in Southeast Asia. It was the only advertisement free version of Fox Movies and, unlike other versions of Fox Movies, this version also spent minimal time promoting its own upcoming movies. The channel did not air promotions of movies classified as unsuitable for people aged under eighteen until 8&nbsp;pm SEAT and 9&nbsp;pm for Malaysia. This channel broadcast 24 hours a day. 5.1 Dolby Surround sound was available and applicable on the HD channel. The channel officially cease operations on October 1, 2021.
Fox Movies Asia (formerly known as Fox Movies Premium) was transmitted in Southeast Asia. It was the only advertisement free version of Fox Movies and, unlike other versions of Fox Movies, this version also spent minimal time promoting its own upcoming movies. The channel did not air promotions of movies classified as unsuitable for people aged under eighteen until 8 pm (or 9 pm for Malaysia). This channel broadcast 24 hours a day. 5.1 Dolby Surround sound was available and applicable on the HD channel.


===Fox Movies Philippines===
===Fox Movies Philippines===
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On January 1, 2020, FOX Movies Philippines, along with its Philippine-based operating channels: [[Fox Life]], [[Fox (Asian TV channel)|FOX]], and [[National Geographic (Asian TV channel)|National Geographic]] SD, were reverted to their main Southeast Asian feed. The channel started showing main feed plugs and retained the English subtitles on the movie after the revert, but this feed still initiates a local opt-out after a movie and a lesser ad break in the middle of the movie to accommodate local advertisements. The channel premieres major blockbuster films every Saturday while [[independent film|independent]] and [[low-budget film]]s on Mondays and Thursdays.
On January 1, 2020, FOX Movies Philippines, along with its Philippine-based operating channels: [[Fox Life]], [[Fox (Asian TV channel)|FOX]], and [[National Geographic (Asian TV channel)|National Geographic]] SD, were reverted to their main Southeast Asian feed. The channel started showing main feed plugs and retained the English subtitles on the movie after the revert, but this feed still initiates a local opt-out after a movie and a lesser ad break in the middle of the movie to accommodate local advertisements. The channel premieres major blockbuster films every Saturday while [[independent film|independent]] and [[low-budget film]]s on Mondays and Thursdays.
The channel officially ceased operations on October 1, 2021.


===Fox Movies HD===
===Closures===
After 27 years of broadcasting, Disney has announced that Fox Movies, along with [[Disney Networks Group Asia Pacific#Disney ownership and channel operations closure|other Disney-owned Fox channels]] across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, to officially cease operations on October 1, 2021.<ref name="SEAShutdownBundle">Multiple sources:
On January 1, 2012, Star Movies HD was rebranded as Fox Movies Premium HD in selected Asian territories where Star Movies has been renamed to Fox Movies Premium. On June 10, 2017, Fox Movies Premium HD has been renamed to Fox Movies HD.
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*{{cite news|last=Frater|first=Patrick|date=April 27, 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=September 21, 2021|access-date=September 21, 2021|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}
The HD Channel also closed on October 1, 2021.
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*{{cite news|last=Kanter|first=Jake|date=April 27, 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=September 21, 2021|access-date=September 21, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}
*{{cite news|last=Lai|first=Adrian|date=April 29, 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=September 21, 2021|access-date=September 21, 2021|website=[[IGN|IGN Southeast Asia]]}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2012]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2021]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2021]]
[[Category:English-language television stations]]
[[Category:English-language television stations in Singapore]]
[[Category:English-language television stations in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:English-language television stations in the Philippines]]
[[Category:Defunct television channels]]
[[Category:Defunct television channels]]
[[Category:Movie channels in Singapore]]
[[Category:Movie channels in Singapore]]

Latest revision as of 03:17, 3 June 2024

Fox Movies
Country
  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Taiwan
Broadcast area
HeadquartersHong Kong
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerFox Networks Group Asia Pacific
(Disney International Operations)
Sister channels
List
History
LaunchedJanuary 1, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-01-01)
Closed1 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-01) (Southeast Asia and Hong Kong)
1 January 2022; 2 years ago (2022-01-01) (Taiwan)
Replaced byStar Movies Gold (Taiwan)
TAP Movies (Philippines)
Showcase Movies (Malaysia)
Disney+/Star hub (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Philippines)
Disney+ Hotstar (Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand)
Former names
Links
WebsiteArchived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2021-07-11)

Fox Movies (formerly Star Movies; and Fox Movies Premium) was a Southeast Asian movie network owned by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, subsidiaries of International Operations unit of The Walt Disney Company.

With the launch of Disney+ Hotstar/Disney+ across Asia, several first-run films from Disney-owned properties were removed in favour of re-runs, including Marvel films that were produced by other studios. Indonesian feed was the first to be affected from September 1, 2020, before Singapore and Malaysia from February 1, 2021. The change was affected in most of available feeds across Asia, before the channel shutdown that was announced.[1]

History[edit]

As Fox Movies Premium and Fox Movies[edit]

On 1 January 2012, Star Movies was rebranded to Fox Movies Premium and FOX Movies Premium HD,[2][3] available in Hong Kong and selected Southeast Asian countries. In India, China, Middle East and North Africa, Taiwan and the Philippines (SD only), the Star Movies brand remained.

On 10 June 2017, Fox Movies Premium in Southeast Asia & Star Movies in the Philippines, relaunched as Fox Movies, all coinciding the premiere of the 2016 film X-Men Apocalypse.[4][5]

On November 1, 2017, Star Movies Vietnam was rebranded as Fox Movies Vietnam.[6][7]

On January 18, 2018, Star Movies Taiwan was rebranded as Fox Movies Taiwan, yet Star Movies HD Taiwan remains the original name.

Fox Movies Asia[edit]

Fox Movies Asia (formerly known as Fox Movies Premium) was transmitted in Southeast Asia. It was the only advertisement free version of Fox Movies and, unlike other versions of Fox Movies, this version also spent minimal time promoting its own upcoming movies. The channel did not air promotions of movies classified as unsuitable for people aged under eighteen until 8 pm (or 9 pm for Malaysia). This channel broadcast 24 hours a day. 5.1 Dolby Surround sound was available and applicable on the HD channel.

Fox Movies Philippines[edit]

On June 10, 2017, in line with its Southeast Asian counterpart (Fox Movies Premium), Star Movies in the Philippines was rebranded as Fox Movies. Like its predecessor, it also has English subtitles daily, as well as local advertisements when the movie is taking a break (its HD counterpart, however, does not because of the HD channel formerly using its Asian feed (Fox Movies Premium) and Fox Movies Asia feed). The channel typically broadcasts action, comedy, animation and horror/suspense films every day and drama films on early morning.

On June 12, 2017, the HD channel was converted into Philippine feed during independence day of the Philippines while the Asia feed will continue to broadcast via live streaming on a subscription-based FOX+ which is available to Cignal, Globe, Smart and PLDT Home subscribers and with Chinese subtitles on their movies (along with Fox Family Movies and Fox Action Movies) which was later removed and replaced by Fox Sports including (2 & 3).

On January 1, 2020, FOX Movies Philippines, along with its Philippine-based operating channels: Fox Life, FOX, and National Geographic SD, were reverted to their main Southeast Asian feed. The channel started showing main feed plugs and retained the English subtitles on the movie after the revert, but this feed still initiates a local opt-out after a movie and a lesser ad break in the middle of the movie to accommodate local advertisements. The channel premieres major blockbuster films every Saturday while independent and low-budget films on Mondays and Thursdays.

Closures[edit]

After 27 years of broadcasting, Disney has announced that Fox Movies, along with other Disney-owned Fox channels across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, to officially cease operations on October 1, 2021.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Multiple sources:
    • Frater, Patrick (April 27, 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
    • Kanter, Jake (April 27, 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
    • Lai, Adrian (April 29, 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN Southeast Asia. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Tan, Emily (2011-11-01). "Fox launches premium movie channel and on-demand online player". Campaign Asia. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  3. ^ "Fox Movies Premium promo with Alan M. Wong". Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  4. ^ Transition from Fox Movies Premium to Fox Movies on 10 June 2017, retrieved 2022-04-26
  5. ^ STAR Movies SD Philippines to Fox Movies Philippines (June 10, 2017 - 09:00am PST), retrieved 2022-04-26
  6. ^ FOX Movies và FOX Life chính thức lên sóng truyền hình MobiTV Archived 2017-10-30 at the Wayback Machine retrieved via http://mobitv.hanoi.vn Archived 2017-10-30 at the Wayback Machine 10-20-2017
  7. ^ [Trailer] Star Movies Vietnam is changing to FOX Movies Asia from 1 Nov 2017, retrieved 2022-04-26

External links[edit]

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