Star Life was an Indian

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channel operated by

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, a subsidiary of

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. HD feed along with SD have been discontinued from 15 March 2025. Star Life was aimed at viewers in

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and other neighbouring countries including

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and

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. It was available in

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and

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History

Star Life (formerly known as Fox History & Entertainment and Fox Life) was initially owned by

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, which also operated and distributed many other channels in India including FX,

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and

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. The channel was launched as a rebrand to

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, which was renamed on 22 November 2008 as Fox History & Entertainment. Fox History & Entertainment experimented with a dedicated Traveller Band (weeknights from 9 to 10 pm) in January 2011. The first local Indian production of 2011 was a show that explored the psyche of Indian men across the country through the eyes of two sassy, urban women – Sugandha Garg and

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called ''What’s With Indian Men''. The channel was renamed once again as Fox History & Traveller on 17 May 2011 and further as Fox Traveller on 30 October 2011. On 15 June 2014, Fox Traveller was replaced by the Indian feed of

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, which ran in other countries. On 14 March 2024, Disney announced that Fox Life would be rebranded as Star Life on 13 April 2024,{{Cite web , title=Name change of channels "Fox Life" to "Star Life" and "Fox Life HD" to "Star Life HD" , url=https://www.disneystar.com/media/4547/intimation-fox-life-and-fox-life-hd-website-copy-14032024.pdf , access-date=2024-03-14 , website=disneystar.com thus phasing out the Fox brand in Asia.

Programming

All the programmes are currently being telecast in

, and

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in India. * ''

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'' * '' Eat St.'' * ''

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'' * '' From Spain with Love with Annie Sibonney'' * '' Getaway'' * '' The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Street Food Around the World'' * ''What's with Indian Men?''

References

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