Fox Animation (TV channel) explained

Fox Animation
Launch Date:1 November 2014
Closed Date:1 October 2019
Picture Format:576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Owner:Fox Networks Group Italy
Country:Italy
Language:Italian
English
Sister Channels:Fox, Fox Crime, Fox Life, Fox Comedy, Fox Retro
Timeshift Service:Fox Animation +1
Fox Animation +2
Website:FoxAnimation.it
Availability Note:(at the time of closure)

Fox Animation was a television channel in Italy owned by Fox Networks Group Italy, dedicated to animated series by Fox.[1] It began as a pop-up channel on Fox +2 from 15 December 2012 and 6 January 2013 and later around Christamas 2013.[2] [3] On 1 November 2014 it was launched as a standalone channel, replacing Fox +2.[4]

Because of Sky Italia's deal with The Walt Disney Company Italy not being renewed, the channel was shut down on 1 October 2019, along with Disney XD, Disney in English, Fox Comedy and Nat Geo People.[5]

Programming

Notes and References

  1. News: Fox presenta i due nuovi canali: Fox Animation e Fox Comedy. foxtv.it. October 29, 2014. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015100/http://www.foxtv.it/magazine/fox-presenta-i-due-nuovi-canali-fox-animation-e-fox-comedy. dead.
  2. Web site: 2012-12-17 . Un canale di cartoni, ma solo per le feste . 2023-11-09 . Tvzap . it-IT.
  3. Web site: 2018-04-16 . Fox Animation, il nuovo canale tutto dedicato ai Simpson . 2023-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180416074116/https://www.tvdaily.it/tv/fox-animation-il-nuovo-canale-tutto-dedicato-ai-simpson.php . 16 April 2018 .
  4. Web site: 2014-11-01 . Fox presenta i due nuovi canali: Fox Animation e Fox Comedy - Dettaglio news Le migliori serie sono prima su FOX fox-presenta-i-due-nuovi-canali-fox-animation-e-fox-comedy . 2023-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141101191123/http://www.foxtv.it/magazine/fox-presenta-i-due-nuovi-canali-fox-animation-e-fox-comedy . 1 November 2014 .
  5. Web site: 2019-09-26 . Sky spegnerà 5 canali dal primo ottobre: prima zampata di Disney e Fox . 2023-11-09 . Tom's Hardware . it.