Star Life (formerly known as Fox Life) was a

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network in

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, launched by the

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in 2005. The network's scheduling varied with each version, ranging from traditional entertainment programming, including

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, sitcoms and films. Star Life was operated by Disney Media Networks Latin America and

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History

During the first years of the launch, Fox Life had a varied programming grid that consisted of soap operas, comedies, dramas, films and cooking shows, which was considered the counterpart of the FX channel with aim of attracting a female audience. On November 4, 2013, the channel was relaunched by merging it with the Utilísima channel, orienting the programming to the lifestyle with 70% original production and 30% acquired. By then, the channel's programming was made up of series and films aimed at young and adult audiences, with productions that stood out in the leading roles. Fox life logo

On November 27, 2020, Disney announced that they would be renaming the Fox branded channels in

to Star on February 22, 2021. On January 10, 2022, it was announced that the Latin American version of Star Life would be shut down on March 31 along with several other networks in the region. A domestic version of

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was its direct replacement in Brazil.

Programming

In Latin America, the channel aired soaps. It aired

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and Record soap operas from Brazil and Argentina, respectively. The channel also featured mostly cooking shows and reality series on the Latin American service. When the current format was launched, it was with the exception of Brazil, where the channel aired, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., content from

Utilisima Nat Geo Kids was a Latin American pay television channel targeting children ages 3 to 11, owned by Disney Channels Worldwide and National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company Latin America, The Walt Disney Company an ...

and original shows for the local audience, as

Bem Simples BemSimples (''"Quite Simple"'' in English) was a Brazilian television channel owned and operated by Fox International Channels and by Fox International Channels Portugal in Portugal. The channel has programming geared primarily to entertainment, ...

, and, from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m., reality series seen on the Fox Life service elsewhere in the region (most non-original cooking shows are not seen on the Brazilian service since the rights are held by

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). On February 28, 2011, with the launch of the

channel in Brazil, all

content moved to that channel.

References

{{The Walt Disney Company Latin America Fox Life Television channels and stations established in 2005 Defunct television channels Disney television networks Cable television networks in Latin America Spanish-language television stations Portuguese-language television stations in Brazil The Walt Disney Company Latin America Television channels and stations disestablished in 2022

History

Programming

See also

References