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Fox Action Movies

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]

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; 2 months ago (2024-03-01) (Middle East and North Africa)
Replaced byStar Action (Middle East and North Africa)
Links
Website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2021-07-11)

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ Multiple sources:
    • Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. 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. 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. 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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