Star Channels are a multiplex suite of

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Middle Eastern and North African subscription television channels owned by

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. Its programming consisted mostly of non-dubbed movies and series with

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subtitles.

History

The network started launching in Middle East on January 24, 2006, by Fox International Channels EMEA with the launch of

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and on March 1, 2011, the channel was renamed as Fox. The suite was built as Star Channels on March 1, 2024, as Disney de-emphasized use of the Fox brand. On February 2, 2024, Disney announced that they would rebrand the Fox branded channels in

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on March 1, 2024, as it pushed the Star branding from regional Asian use to worldwide outside of North America to avoid

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fees to

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for the continued use of the Fox trademark on active television networks, with "Star Series" and "Star Action" name were re-used from the defunct Latin American

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multiple suits of television channels. On 1 November 2024, Star Films, Star Life and Star Series were discontinued.

Channels

Current channels

Former channels

References

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