The company was established in 2008 in order to catering to the Arab world and audience to feature American television shows in region.[1]
By 2014, the company took over the distribution of Star World, Star Movies, National Geographic-branded channels, Fox-branded channels, Channel V International, Baby TV and Sky News in the region from Star Select.[2]
In January 2016, 21st Century Fox announced reorganization of Fox International Channels FZ. The heads of FIC's regional divisions was report to CEO Peter Rice and COO Randy Freer at Fox Networks Group in the United States, instead of the outgoing FIC CEO Hernan Lopez and division was renamed Fox Networks Group Middle East.[3][4][5]
On 20 March 2019, The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox, including Fox Networks Group Middle East[6] and then Rebranded and reorganized it to Disney Middle East FZ LLC
Operations
Television channels operates and/or distributes by Disney Middle East include:
^ (Press release). 21st Century Fox. January 11, 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
^Littleton, Cynthia (January 11, 2016). "Fox Reorganizes International Channels Division, CEO Hernan Lopez to Exit". Variety. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
^Goldberg, Lesley (January 11, 2016). "Hernan Lopez Exits Fox International Channels Amid Global Consolidation". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
networks, group, middle, east, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, a. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Fox Networks Group Middle East news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fox Networks Group Middle East formerly Fox International Channels FZ LLC is a commercial television broadcasting company operating in the Middle East and North Africa a subsidiary of Disney International Operations s Fox Networks Group FNG Middle East is part of the wider DMED FNG EMEA operations Fox Networks Group Middle EastFormerlyFox International Channels FZTypeSubsidiaryTraded asDisney Middle East FZ LLCFounded2008SuccessorDisney Middle East FZ LLCHeadquartersAbu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Egypt Dubai United Arab EmiratesArea servedMiddle EastNorth AfricaBrandsStar Fox Baby TV Nat GeoParentDisney Middle East FZ LLCWebsitefoxarabia wbr tv Contents 1 History 2 Operations 2 1 Current 2 2 Former 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe company was established in 2008 in order to catering to the Arab world and audience to feature American television shows in region 1 By 2014 the company took over the distribution of Star World Star Movies National Geographic branded channels Fox branded channels Channel V International Baby TV and Sky News in the region from Star Select 2 In January 2016 21st Century Fox announced reorganization of Fox International Channels FZ The heads of FIC s regional divisions was report to CEO Peter Rice and COO Randy Freer at Fox Networks Group in the United States instead of the outgoing FIC CEO Hernan Lopez and division was renamed Fox Networks Group Middle East 3 4 5 On 20 March 2019 The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox including Fox Networks Group Middle East 6 and then Rebranded and reorganized it to Disney Middle East FZ LLCOperations EditTelevision channels operates and or distributes by Disney Middle East include Current Edit BabyTV Fox Fox Movies Fox Action Movies Fox Life Star Movies Star World National Geographic National Geographic Abu Dhabi free to air Nat Geo WildFormer Edit Fox Sports Fox Rewayat Nat Geo Kids Abu Dhabi free to air National Geographic Farsi free to air Channel V International Nat Geo People FX Fox Family Movies Fox CrimeReferences Edit Fox International Channels FIC and Abu Dhabi s twofour54 announce strategic collaboration on three major projects 1 dead link Fox Networks Group Reorganizes International Television Business Press release 21st Century Fox January 11 2016 Archived from the original on 2018 08 01 Retrieved 11 April 2019 Littleton Cynthia January 11 2016 Fox Reorganizes International Channels Division CEO Hernan Lopez to Exit Variety Retrieved January 11 2016 Goldberg Lesley January 11 2016 Hernan Lopez Exits Fox International Channels Amid Global Consolidation The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 11 April 2019 New Disney Registration StatementExternal links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fox Networks Group Middle East amp oldid 1136450251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
