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Fox Life
International television channel

Fox Life, now rebranded as Star Life and FX 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.

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; in North America for instance, the network carried mainly Spanish language dubbed versions of American reality shows and instructional programming. The channel has been owned by International Operations division of The Walt Disney Company since March 2019.

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History

Fox Life was first launched in Italy on May 13, 2004, in Portugal on May 19, 2005, and Bulgaria on September 8, 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, 2009.1 Fox Life launched in the United States on November 4, 2013.2

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.3

Launch in Southeast Asia

On 1 October 2017, the Hong Kong and Southeast Asian version of Star World was rebranded to Fox Life.456

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From 22 September 2015, Fox Life has been replaced by 24Kitchen for satellite viewers in the Netherlands.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.7

Fox Networks Group Benelux announced that Fox Life would officially close in the Netherlands on December 31, 2016.8

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 2021.9 The networks closed on 31 March 2022, along with the American version.10

Closing in Southeast Asia

From 1 September 2021, FOX Life along with most of The Walt Disney Company channels (Fox Crime, Fox, FX, Disney Junior, Disney Channel, Nat Geo People, Fox Movies, Fox Action Movies, Fox Family Movies, Star Movies China, SCM Legend, and five of its sports channels) ceased transmission on Now TV Hong Kong.11 The network, along with its other sister channels, ceased across the rest of Asia on 30 September 2021 as Disney focused on direct consumer streaming via Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar.12

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, 2022.13

Fox Life around the world

ChannelCountry or regionFormerlyLaunch yearReplacement / RebrandShutdown / Rebrand date
Fox Life (Italy)ItalyMay 13, 2004discontinuedJuly 1, 2020
Fox Life (Portugal)PortugalMay 19, 2005Star LifeFebruary 7, 2024
Fox Life (Latin America)Latin AmericaJuly 1, 2005February 22, 2021 (as Fox Life)March 31, 2022 (as Star Life)
Fox Life (Bulgaria)BulgariaSeptember 8, 2005October 1, 2023
Fox Life (France)FranceOctober 5, 2005discontinuedDecember 31, 200914
Fox Life (Japan)JapanDecember 14, 2005Fox SportsSeptember 30, 2011
Fox Life (Turkey)TurkeyNovember 13, 2006discontinuedJanuary 1, 202115
Fox Life (Poland)PolandJanuary 1, 200716Fox ComedyJanuary 16, 201517
Fox Life AdriaBalkansNovember 9, 200718STAR LifeOctober 1, 202319
Fox Life (Russia)Baltics and CISApril 14, 2008 (Russia, Baltics and CIS)20November 5, 2008 (Estonia)21САПФИР (Russia)22FX Life (Baltics and CIS)October 1, 2022 (Russia and Belarus) January 24, 2024 (Baltics and CIS)23
Fox Life (Greece)GreeceDecember 1, 2008FX LifeMarch 15, 2023
Fox Life (Netherlands and Flanders)Netherlands and FlandersSeptember 7, 200924Fox (Flanders)24Kitchen (Netherlands)September 22, 2015 (Flanders)December 31, 2016 (Netherlands)
Fox Life (United States)United StatesNovember 4, 2013discontinuedMarch 31, 2022
Fox Life (India)IndiaFox TravellerJune 15, 2014March 15, 2025
Fox Life (Spain)SpainFox Crime25October 1, 201426December 31, 2021
Fox Life (Africa)AfricaOctober 3, 20162728September 30, 2020
Fox Life (Middle East)Middle EastSeptember 28, 2017November 1, 2024
Fox Life (Southeast Asia and Hong Kong)Southeast Asia and Hong KongStar WorldOctober 1, 2017October 1, 2021

See also

References

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