Fox Life was an international pay television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group in 2004. The network has been discontinued in several markets over time due to the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney in 2019.
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| Country | United States |
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| Headquarters | 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York |
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| Language(s) | English, Spanish |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i (downscaled to 16:9 576i or 480i for SD feeds, dependent on market's SD standard) |
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| Owner | International: Fox Networks Group (Disney International Operations) United States: Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution |
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| Closed | List
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The network's scheduling 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; in North America for instance, the network carried mainly Spanish language dubbed versions of American reality shows and instructional programming.
History
Fox Life was first launched in Italy on May 13, 2004, in Portugal on May 19, 2005, and Bulgaria on September 12, 2005. For Latin America, it started in July 2006, when it was launched in Brazil. The channel also has versions in other countries around Europe. It launched in the Netherlands and Flanders on September 7, 2009.[10] Fox Life launched in the United States on November 4, 2013.[11]
Flemish version
As of 22 November 2011, Fox had to change the programming for Fox Life in Flanders due to television rights issues in Belgium. From then on, a separate Flemish version was airing in Belgium. It used to air the Dutch version. The provider of satellite television in the Netherlands, Canal Digitaal, had to replace Fox Life with the Finnish version as well because it shared the Fox Life feed with the Belgium provider of satellite television, TV Vlaanderen Digitaal.[12]
Launch in Southeast Asia
On October 1, 2017, the Hong Kong and Southeast Asian version of Star World was rebranded to Fox Life.[13][14][15]
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| Headquarters | Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong SAR, |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i SDTV 576i (downscaled) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific (Disney International Operations) |
| History | |
| Launched | October 1, 2017 |
| Closed | October 1, 2021 |
Rebranding/closing in Europe
From 22 September 2015, Fox Life has been replaced by 24Kitchen for satellite viewers in the Netherlands. The Finnish Fox Life was rebranded as Fox.[16]
Fox Networks Group Benelux announced that Fox Life would officially close in the Netherlands on December 31, 2016.[17]
Rebranding/closing in Latin America
On 27 November 2020, Fox announced that they would be renaming the Fox branded channels in Latin America to Star Life on 22 February 2021.[18] The networks closed on 31 March 2022, along with the American version.[19]
Closing in Southeast Asia
After 11 years in operations, the channel alongside other FOX/STAR channels are all shutting down on Hong Kong's Now TV on September 1, 2021,[20] before announcing to closing down across Southeast Asia one month later in preparation of Disney+ (or Disney+ Hotstar in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand) rollouts across Southeast Asia.[21]
Closing in the United States
Notice of the discontinuation of the American iteration of Fox Life was sent to cable providers by Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution in late December 2021; the channel would be discontinued on March 31, 2022.[22]
Fox Life around the world
| Channel | Country or region | Formerly | Launch year | Replacement / Rebrand | Shutdown year |
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| Fox Life (Italy) | Italy | — | May 13, 2004 | discontinued | July 1, 2020 |
| Fox Life (Portugal) | Portugal | May 19, 2005 | Star Life | February 7, 2024 | |
| Fox Life (Latin America) | Latin America | July 1, 2005 | February 22, 2021 (as Fox Life) March 31, 2022 (as Star Life) | ||
| Fox Life (Bulgaria) | Bulgaria | September 12, 2005 | October 1, 2023 | ||
| Fox Life (France) | France | October 5, 2005 | discontinued | December 31, 2009[23] | |
| Fox Life (Japan) | Japan | December 14, 2005 | Nat Geo Wild | September 30, 2011[24] | |
| Fox Life (Turkey) | Turkey | November 13, 2006 | discontinued | January 1, 2021[25] | |
| Fox Life (Poland) | Poland | January 1, 2007[26] | Fox Comedy | January 16, 2015[27] | |
| Fox Life (Balkans) | Balkans | November 9, 2007[28] | Star Life | October 1, 2023[5] | |
| Fox Life (Korea) | South Korea | March 2008 | Ch.ever | December 31, 2020 | |
| Fox Life (Russia) | Baltics and CIS | April 14, 2008 (Russia, Baltics and CIS)[29] | Sapfir (Russia)[30] | October 1, 2022 (Russia and Belarus) | |
| November 5, 2008 (Estonia)[31] | FX Life (Baltics and CIS) | January 24, 2024 (Baltics and CIS)[6] | |||
| Fox Life (Greece) | Greece | December 1, 2008 | FX Life | March 15, 2023 | |
| Fox Life (Netherlands and Flanders) | Netherlands and Flanders | September 7, 2009[32] | Fox (Flanders) | September 22, 2015 (Flanders) | |
| 24Kitchen (Netherlands) | December 31, 2016 (Netherlands) | ||||
| Fox Life (United States) | United States | November 4, 2013 | discontinued | March 31, 2022 | |
| Fox Life (India) | India | Fox Traveller | June 15, 2014 | Star Life | April 13, 2024[33] |
| Fox Life (Spain) | Spain | Fox Crime[34] | October 1, 2014[35] | discontinued | December 31, 2021 |
| Fox Life (Africa) | Africa | October 3, 2016[36][37] | September 30, 2020 | ||
| Fox Life (Middle East) | Middle East | — | September 28, 2017 | Star Life | March 1, 2024 |
| Fox Life (Southeast Asia and Hong Kong) | Southeast Asia and Hong Kong | Star World | October 1, 2017 | discontinued | October 1, 2021 |
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