Star Mundo Explained

Star Mundo
Launch Date:[1]
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
Owner:The Walt Disney Company Portugal
Parent:The Walt Disney Company Iberia S.L.
Headquarters:Lisbon, Portugal
Country:Angola
Mozambique
Language:Portuguese
Former Names:Mundo Fox
(2015-2024)
Sister Channels:Star Channel
Star Life
Star Crime
Star Comedy
Star Movies
24Kitchen
National Geographic
Nat Geo Wild
BabyTV

Star Mundo is an African pay television channel, launched on October 23, 2015, as the regional variant of the MundoFox. It is only available in Angola and Mozambique and its programming is entirely in the Portuguese language. In addition to screening dubbed foreign television series, the channel also airs some local productions, mostly funded by Portuguese production companies.

History

Mundo Fox started broadcasting on October 23, 2015, with an all-Lusophone line-up. Among the content at launching time was the Portuguese telenovela Doce Tentação, the reality show Lucky Ladies and programming made specifically for the Angolan market, the first such format being A Sentada, a cooking show.[2]

The launch of the channel was celebrated with a public presentation of its contents at the Presidente hotel in Luanda. The channel's DStv slot at launch was 500.[3]

For the 2017-2018 television season, the channel premiered a new season of Tropa d'Os Tuneza, the channel's stand-up show, in a VIP format, with Angolan celebrities.[4]

On November 27, 2023, Disney has announced that Fox channels (including Mundo Fox, Fox, Fox Crime, Fox Life, Fox Comedy and Fox Movies) would rebrand to "Star" on 7 February 2024.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Programming

Current Programming

Source:[10]

Original productions

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Mundo Fox" um novo canal para Angola e Moçambique com assinatura da Fox International Channels. October 23, 2015. Platinaline.
  2. Web site: 2015-10-23 . Mundo Fox: quando uma das maiores marcas de televisão do mundo cria conteúdos para Angola . 2024-02-07 . VerAngola . pt.
  3. Web site: Mundo Fox chegou a Angola no cabo a partir de Março . 9 January 2024 . Bantumen . 26 October 2015 . http://web.archive.org/web/20220523171713/https://bantumen.com/mundo-fox-chegou-a-angola/ . 23 May 2022.
  4. Web site: Mundo Fox estreia uma nova temporada . 9 January 2024 . Jornal de Angola . 19 February 2003 . http://web.archive.org/web/20240109122146/https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/detalhes.php?id=388842 . 9 January 2024.
  5. Web site: 2023-11-28 . Disney ends Fox brand in Portugal . 2023-11-28 . theportugalnews.com.
  6. Web site: 2023-11-28 . Perguntas Frequentes – A FOX vai ser STAR Channel. 2023-11-28 . foxtv.pt . pt.
  7. Web site: 2023-11-27 . Canais Fox vão mudar de nome e assumir marca Star . Fox channels will change their name and adopt the Star brand . 2023-11-29 . publico.pt . pt.
  8. Web site: 2023-11-28 . Canais FOX vão passar a ser Star Channel já em 2024 . 2023-11-30 . marketeer.sapo.pt.
  9. Web site: 2024-01-03 . Canais Fox passam a Star Channel a 7 de fevereiro . 2024-01-04 . Expresso . pt.
  10. Web site: Star . Programação STAR Channel, STAR Life, STAR Crime, STAR Comedy, STAR Movies, STAR Mundo . 2024-02-07 . www.startv.pt . pt.