Star Life (international) explained

Star Life
Picture Format:HDTV 1080i
(downscaled to 16:9 576i or 480i for SD feeds, dependent on market's SD standard)
Country:United States
Language:English
Spanish
Portuguese
Owner:The Walt Disney Company Limited (Disney Entertainment)
Replaced:Fox Life

Star Life is an international pay television network, owned by Disney Entertainment, a division of The Walt Disney Company, as a replacement to Fox Life. The network has been discontinued in Latin America, and is currently active in the Middle East, Portugal, Bulgaria, India, South Africa, and Balkans.

The network's scheduling has varied with each version, ranging from traditional entertainment programming, including television series, sitcoms and movies, among others, original programming in certain regions, and instructional and aspirational reality television on some other variations.

History

Star Life was originally launched in South Africa in August 2018 by Star India to showcase programming from their library which included series, films, and variety programming.[1]

On 20 March 2019 The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox, including Fox Networks Group.[2] [3]

On 27 November 2020, Disney announced that they would be renaming the Fox branded channels in Latin America to Star Life on 22 February 2021.[4] [5]

On January 10, 2022, it was announced that the Latin American version of Star Life would be shut down on March 31 along with several other networks in the regions with the Brazilian version of the channel being replaced with Cinecanal.[6]

On June 7, 2023, Disney announced that the Fox channels in Bulgaria and Balkans (including Fox Crime, Fox Life and Fox Movies) would be rebranded to have the "Star" name instead with the brand being revived after Disney extinguished the brand year prior with Star Channel, Star Crime and Star Life being rebranded on October 1, 2023.[7]

On November 27, 2023, Disney has announced that Portuguese-language Fox channels (including Fox Crime, Fox Life, Fox Comedy and Fox Movies) would rebrand to "Star" on 7 February 2024.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

On March 1, 2024, Fox Life was rebranded as Star Life in the Middle East.[14]

On March 14, 2024, Disney announced that Fox Life would be rebranded as Star Life in India on April 13, 2024.[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New entertainment channel Star Life coming to TV . 2024-02-19 . Life . en-US.
  2. News: June 20, 2018 . New Disney Registration Statement . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180626211507/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/000119312518201596/d770960ds4.htm#rom770960_40 . June 26, 2018.
  3. News: Castillo . Michelle . December 14, 2017 . Disney to buy 21st Century Fox assets in a deal worth more than $52 billion in stock . CNBC . live . December 14, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171214133050/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/14/disney-to-buy-21st-century-fox-assets.html . December 14, 2017.
  4. Web site: Disney Renaming Fox Channels In Latin America To Star | What's On Disney Plus. Roger. Palmer. November 27, 2020.
  5. Web site: "Star" Será La Nueva Marca Que Define Las Propuestas de Entretenimiento General de The Walt Disney Company en América Latina . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128004754/https://www.disneylapresspack.com/corporate/post/5808 . January 28, 2021 . December 17, 2020 . disneylapresspack.com.
  6. Web site: Cardozo. Alberto. Disney XD, Nat Geo Kids, Star Life, Nat Geo Wild y FXM cesarán, transmisiones en Latinoamérica en marzo. ANMTVLA. es. January 10, 2022. January 10, 2022. 6 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406001224/https://www.anmtvla.com/2022/01/disney-xd-nat-geo-kids-star-life-nat.html. live.
  7. Web site: Fox rebrands in the Balkans . Broadband TV News . 2023-10-07 . en-GB . 2023-10-03.
  8. Web site: 2023-11-28 . Perguntas Frequentes – A FOX vai ser STAR Channel. 2023-11-28 . foxtv.pt . pt.
  9. Web site: 2023-11-28 . Disney ends Fox brand in Portugal . 2023-11-28 . theportugalnews.com.
  10. 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.
  11. Web site: 2023-11-28 . Canais FOX vão passar a ser Star Channel já em 2024 . 2023-11-30 . marketeer.sapo.pt.
  12. Web site: 2024-01-03 . Canais Fox passam a Star Channel a 7 de fevereiro . 2024-01-04 . Expresso . pt.
  13. Web site: FOX aposta na rede digital . 3 January 2024 . Correio da Manhã . 23 May 2005 . http://web.archive.org/web/20240103150339/https://www.cmjornal.pt/tv-media/detalhe/fox-aposta-na-rede-digital . 3 January 2024.
  14. Web site: Fox branded channels to undergo rebranding in MENA region. www.broadcastprome.com.
  15. Web site: Name change of channels “Fox Life” to “Star Life” AND “Fox Life HD” to “Star Life HD” . 2024-03-14 . www.disneystar.com . en.