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Fox was an African
pay television Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to Subscription business model, subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichan ...
channel, launched in 2010 as the regional variant of the American broadcast network. The channel was a broad-based entertainment channel, unlike its sister channel FX, which restricted its output to older audiences.


History


Fox Entertainment (2010–2013)

The channel was launched on 1 May 2010 (along with Fox Retro, FX,
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, and the European version of
Fuel TV Fox Sports 2 (branded on-air as FS2) is an American sports-oriented pay television channel owned by the Fox Sports Media Group, a unit of Fox Corporation. The channel is based at the Fox Sports division's headquarters on the Fox Studio Lot in ...
) through
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. The network launched with an 18–35 demographic focus, airing mainly programming originated from the United States by the Fox broadcast network and FX, along with other acquired programming. At launch, the channel took part in the worldwide premiere of '' The Walking Dead'' and the "Zombie Invasion Event" promotion that led up to it. After the final episode of the first season of ''The Walking Dead'' aired, it re-aired a director's cut of the pilot without editing.


Fox (2013–2021)

The channel was simply rebranded to Fox on 9 April 2013, shortly after
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added the channel on DStv. New series were added to the schedule, and it took a more broad-based 18–49 audience focus. In March 2019, all the
Fox Networks Group Fox Networks Group (FNG), formerly known as Fox International Channels (FIC), was the television broadcaster, television networks division of News Corporation and later 21st Century Fox that operated from 1993 to 2021. It oversaw the production, ...
channels were acquired by
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due to the
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. On 1 October 2019, FNG networks, including Fox, were removed from
StarSat StarSat (formerly TopTV until 31 October 2013) was a South African direct broadcast satellite television service that began broadcasting on 1 May 2010. StarSat was operated by On Digital Media, who were granted a pay-TV license by ICASA in Septe ...
due to failed
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negotiations, then returned on 24 February 2020 when the parties came to terms.


Closure

On 24 August 2021, it was announced that Fox would cease broadcasting in Africa on 1 October 2021, along with the Asian and
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versions, in favour of most of its content shifting to
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on
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, as it launches in the region in 18 May 2022.


Programming


Final programming

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Former programming

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See also

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Fox (international) Fox is a defunct series of international television channels which used to be operated by Fox Networks Group, a division of 21st Century Fox. The network was affiliated with Fox Broadcasting Company from its inception until Disney's acquisiti ...


References

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