FX (Asian TV channel) explained

FX (Asia)
Launch Date:3 November 2008
Closed Date: (Brunei)
(Indonesia)
(South Korea)
(Japan)
(Now TV feed; Hong Kong)
(Hong Kong and Asia)[1]
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
Owner:Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific
(Disney International Operations)[2]
Country:China (ceased transmission)
Language:English
Area:Asia (ceased transmission)
Headquarters:Hong Kong SAR, China
Replaced By:WakuWaku Japan (Cablelink channel space, Philippines)
MX (South Korea)

FX was an Asian pay-television entertainment channel, owned and operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Disney International Operations.[3] It was launched on November 3, 2008.[4] [5] [6]

In India, the channel was replaced by an Indian localised feed in September 2012; however, some TV providers continue to distribute the Asian feed.

In South Korea, Tcast, the licensor for the Fox channels in the country, announced on December 31, 2020 that it had terminated its license agreement with The Walt Disney Company Korea renaming its channels. FX in that region would become .

Officially cease broadcasting and transmission on last day and night of August 2021 at 11:59:59pm, FX along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels (Fox Crime, Fox, Fox Life, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Nat Geo People, Fox Movies, Fox Action Movies, Channel [V], Fox Family Movies, Star Movies China, SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels) cease transmission on Now TV Hong Kong.[7]

After 17 years of broadcasting, FX along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong (Fox Crime, Fox, Fox Life, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Nat Geo People, Fox Movies, Fox Action Movies, Fox Family Movies, Star Movies China, SCM Legend, Channel [V], and five of its sports channels) officially ceased broadcasting and transmission on 1 October 2021 at 12:59:59am. Most of these channel's shows moved to Disney+ (in Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Disney+ Hotstar (in Southeast Asia outside Singapore and Philippines).[8]

Programming

Final programming

Source:[9]

Former programming

Feeds

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Multiple sources:
  2. Web site: Disney Sets Out International Leadership Team Post-Fox Deal. 13 December 2018.
  3. Web site: FX: Feature Channel . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100221061953/http://www.foxinternationalchannels.com/brands/fx . 2010-02-21 . Fox International Channels.
  4. Web site: FX gets EDGIER, BOLDER and SEXIER . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090126203841/http://fxtvasia.com/_pdf/press-release/press-release-20081021.pdf . 2009-01-26 . 2023-06-28 . FX - The edge of entertainment.
  5. Web site: FX . 2008-10-24 . www.youtube.com. 23 October 2008 .
  6. News: Fox Launches Re-Branded FX Entertainment Channel. CampaignAsia. October 21, 2008. March 19, 2024.
  7. Web site: Disney pulling plug on Asian sports channels in DTC pivot - SportsPro Media. 2021-04-29. www.sportspromedia.com. 27 April 2021.
  8. Web site: Middleton. Richard. 2021-04-28. Disney to close 18 channels in Asia as streaming focus expands. 2021-04-29. Digital TV Europe. en-GB.
  9. Web site: Coming Up > FX . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210728002531/https://nowplayer.now.com/tvguide/channeldetail/524/1?isfromchannel=false . 2021-07-28 . 2023-06-26 . Now Player.
  10. Web site: Series . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103074558/http://www.fxtvasia.com/series . 2013-11-03 . 2023-09-21 . FX HD.
  11. Web site: Series . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101113153953/http://www.fxtvasia.com:80/series/ . 2010-11-13 . 2023-06-29 . FX - The edge of entertainment.
  12. Web site: Series . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130305232436/http://www.fxtvasia.com:80/series . 2013-03-05 . 2023-06-29 . FX HD.
  13. Web site: Series . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081207011758/http://www.fxtvasia.com/series . 2008-12-07 . 2023-06-26 . FX - The edge of entertainment.
  14. Web site: Series . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120723145327/http://www.fxtvasia.com:80/series . 2012-07-23 . 2023-06-29 . FX - The edge of entertainment.
  15. Web site: Series . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110808230644/http://www.fxtvasia.com:80/series . 2011-08-08 . 2023-06-29 . FX - The edge of entertainment.
  16. Web site: Series . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091219123118/http://www.fxtvasia.com:80/series/ . 2009-12-19 . 2023-06-28 . FX - The edge of entertainment.
  17. Web site: Series . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111232902/http://www.fxtvasia.com:80/series . 2012-01-11 . 2023-06-29 . FX - The edge of entertainment.
  18. Web site: 2009-03-28 . Series . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090428225940/http://www.fxtvasia.com:80/series . 2009-04-28 . 2023-06-28 . FX - The edge of entertainment.
  19. Web site: Series . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100628111301/http://www.fxtvasia.com:80/series . 2010-06-28 . 2023-06-28 . FX - The edge of entertainment.
  20. Web site: In Plain Sight . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111021132410/http://www.fxtvasia.com/series/in_plain_sight . 2011-10-21 . 2023-06-29 . FX - The edge of entertainment.
  21. Web site: Last Comic Standing . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101223104338/http://www.fxtvasia.com/series/last-comic-standing . 2010-12-23 . 2023-06-28 . FX - The edge of entertainment.
  22. Web site: 2009-02-01 . Top Gear . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090201012428/http://www.fxtvasia.com/series/top-gear . 2009-02-01 . 2023-06-28 . FX - The edge of entertainment.

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