Fox Series

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Fox Series
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Broadcast area Middle East and North Africa
Programming
Language(s)
Ownership
Owner Fox International Channels
(News Corporation)
History
Launched24 January 2006;18 years ago (2006-01-24)
ClosedMarch 1, 2011
Replaced by Fox
Former namesSky TV (2006–2008)
Links
Website www.foxme.tv

The Fox Series Channel, or simply Fox, was a Middle Eastern version of the American Fox Channel. It launched as a free-to-air channel in 2006 as Sky TV. It was rebranded as Fox Series in 2008, [1] The channel was relaunched as Fox on March 1, 2011.

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Background

The channel began broadcasting as a Middle Eastern version of Sky TV in 2006. In 2008 the channel was renamed as Fox Series, and in 2011 was replaced by Middle Eastern version of Fox with the channel continues to broadcast from cable and satellite.

Programming

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References

  1. Writer, Staff (2008-12-01). "Fox introduces TV series channel in the Middle East - eb247 - Companies And Markets - Media - Emirates24|7". www.emirates247.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.