Broadcast area | Middle East and North Africa |
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Headquarters | Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. |
Programming | |
Language(s) | |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV 16:9) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Fox Networks Group (Disney Entertainment/Disney MENA) |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched |
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Former names | Fox Series (2008–2011) |
Links | |
Website | www.foxarabia.tv |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Shahid.net (MENA) | Watch online |
Fox is a Middle Eastern pay television channel that was launched in 2006 as SKY TV. It was rebranded as Fox Series in 2008,[1] and then rebranded as Fox on 1 March 2011. Fox is jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company Middle East.
Background
The channel began broadcasting as a Middle Eastern version of SKY TV in 2006. In 2008 the channel was renamed as Fox Series, and in 2011 on-screen as simply Fox. The channel continues to broadcast from cable and satellite.
On 4 November 2015, the channel started to broadcast exclusively in HD and became encrypted due to its move to satellite television provider beIN.[2] On 1 March 2024, Fox will be rebranded Star Series.[3]
Programming
Current
Source:[4]
- Atlanta
- Code Black
- The Crossing
- FlashForward
- Godfather of Harlem
- Harrow
- Murder for Hire
- New Amsterdam
- The Patient
- The Walking Dead
Former
- 101 Great Places to Eat Out in UAE
- 72 Hours
- According to Jim
- The Amazing Race
- Amazing Stories
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- American Crime Story
- Army Wives
- Boston Legal
- Brothers & Sisters
- Castle
- Coroner
- Criminal Minds
- Crusoe
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- CSI: Miami
- CSI: NY
- Desperate Housewives
- Dirt
- Doctor Doctor
- Dollhouse
- ER
- Firefly
- Gary Unmarried
- Ghost Whisperer
- Glee
- Greek
- Killing Eve
- Hard Sun
- Harry and the Hendersons
- Hudson and Rex
- Kyle XY
- Last Man Standing
- Legend of the Seeker
- Life on Mars
- Lincoln Heights
- The Listener
- MasterChef Australia
- Mental
- Minority Report
- Modern Family
- Nip/Tuck
- Nurses
- Private Eyes
- Raising the Bar
- The Resident
- Ruby & The Rockits
- Samantha Who?
- Scrubs
- SeaQuest DSV
- The Simpsons
- Sons of Anarchy
- Stargate SG-1
- This Is Us
- Ugly Betty
- Wayward Pines
- The Wanda Sykes Show
Films
- Amelia
- A Way with Murder
- Bulworth
- Just Married
- Lars and the Real Girl
- The Nanny Diaries
- The Rose
- That Night
- The Truth About Cats & Dogs
- Tooth Fairy 2
- Unfaithful
Film blocks
- CineFox: saturday 9 p.m. KSA / 10 p.m. UAE / 6 p.m. GMT
References
- ^ Writer, Staff (December 1, 2008). "Fox introduces TV series channel in the Middle East - eb247 - Companies And Markets - Media - Emirates24|7". www.emirates247.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "Log into Facebook". Facebook.
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Fox branded channels to undergo rebranding in MENA region". www.broadcastprome.com.
- ^ "TV Guide - beIN.com". beIN.com -. February 23, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
External links
- Fox Series homepage
- Official website