Fox Premium

Fox Premium is a group of Latin American premium pay-TV movie channels founded in 1997 by LAPTV under the name Moviecity. Fox Premium offers films in their original version, without censorship or dubbing.

Fox Premium
Country United States
Broadcast areaLatin America
SloganImperdible, It's on. (Spanish)
Imperdível, It's on. (Portuguese)
("Unmissable, it's on.")
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia
Programming
Language(s)English with subtitles in Spanish / Portuguese
Picture format480p (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerFox Networks Group
(Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International
The Walt Disney Company Latin America)
Sister channels
History
LaunchedLatin America:
1997 (as Moviecity)
November 3, 2014 (as Fox+)
2016 (as Fox+ Premium)
March 11, 2017 (as Fox Premium)
Brazil:
February 13, 2016 (as Fox+)
2016 (as Fox+ Premium)
March 11, 2017 (as Fox Premium)
Former namesMoviecity (1997-2014)
Fox+ (2014-2016)
Fox+ Premium (2016-2017)
Availability
Cable
NET (Brazil)
  • Channel 681 - Fox Premium 1 (HD)
  • Channel 682 - Fox Premium 2 (HD)
Satellite
DirecTV (Latin America)
  • Channel 552 - Fox Premium Series (East; SD)
  • Channel 554 - Fox Premium Series (West; SD)
  • Channel 556 - Fox Premium Family (SD)
  • Channel 557 - Fox Premium Comedy (SD)
  • Channel 559 - Fox Premium Movies (SD)
  • Channel 560 - Fox Premium Classics (SD)
  • Channel 561 - Fox Premium Action (SD)
  • Channel 562 - Fox Premium Cinema (SD)
  • Channel 1552 - Fox Premium Series (HD)
  • Channel 1556 - Fox Premium Family (HD)
  • Channel 1557 - Fox Premium Comedy (HD)
  • Channel 1559 - Fox Premium Movies (HD)
  • Channel 1561 - Fox Premium Action (HD)
  • Channel 1562 - Fox Premium Cinema (HD)
SKY (México)
  • Channel 431 - Fox Premium Series (East; SD)
  • Channel 432 - Fox Premium Series (West; SD)
  • Channel 433 - Fox Premium Family (SD)
  • Channel 434 - Fox Premium Cinema (SD)
  • Channel 435 - Fox Premium Action (SD)
  • Channel 436 - Fox Premium Comedy (SD)
  • Channel 440 - Fox Premium Movies (SD)
  • Channel 442 - Fox Premium Classics (SD)
  • Channel 1431 - Fox Premium Series (HD)
Claro TV (Brazil)
  • Channel 681 - Fox Premium 1 (HD)
  • Channel 682 - Fox Premium 2 (HD)
Vivo TV (Brazil)
  • Channel 133 - Fox Premium 1 (HD)
  • Channel 134 - Fox Premium 2 (HD)
Oi TV (Brazil)
  • Channel 79 - Fox Premium 1 (HD)
  • Channel 80 - Fox Premium 2 (HD)
SKY (Brazil)
  • Channel 544 - Fox Premium 1 (HD)
  • Channel 545 - Fox Premium 2 (HD)
Streaming media
Fox Playfoxplay.com
Upcoming logo used for Latin America

It is currently owned by Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International and operated by The Walt Disney Company Latin America, which also operates other basic channels, including Cinecanal and Film Zone.

History

In Latin America, LAPTV operated nine premium channels (four in HD) plus two basic channels at the time of its acquisition by Fox International Channels, who became the operator of the brand.

Several studios have struck agreements to have their content aired elsewhere. In 2012, HBO signed a deal to air Universal Studios pictures, prompting Fox to no longer air them on its premium channels. In 2014 the service, then known as Fox+, stopped broadcasting new DreamWorks Animation studio films, starting with The Croods, on its premium channels; they continue to air on the basic cable Fox channel. In 2014, Fox International Channels Latin America announced the launch of the multiplatform Fox+ Play brand and online service. On November 3 of that year, Moviecity was rebranded and restructured, and a commercial-free Fox Comedy channel launched.

In 2016, Fox+ launched in Brazil with two channels, Fox 1 and Fox Action. These channels initially aired only series, as the movie rights held in much of Latin America belonged to then-competitor Rede Telecine there.

The Fox+ Premium name was changed to Fox Premium in 2017. The channels were renamed differently in each region.

On November 27, 2020 Disney announced that they would be renaming the Fox branded channels in Latin America to Star on 22 February 2021.[1]

Channels

Spanish-speaking Latin America & Caribbean

  • Fox Premium Movies: First-run movies and Hollywood films.
  • Fox Premium Series: First-run series and new episodes for acclaimed series.
  • Fox Premium Action: Action movies, and live sporting events such as UFC and WWE PPV events and select Formula 1 races.
  • Fox Premium Cinema: Independent movies and Latin American and European films.
  • Fox Premium Classics: Classic movies.
  • Fox Premium Comedy: Comedy movies.
  • Fox Premium Family: Movies rated G or PG.

Brazil

  • Fox Premium 1 (formerly Fox 1)
  • Fox Premium 2 (formerly Fox Action)

References

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