FX (Latin American TV channel)
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 FX Logo | |
| Broadcast area | Latin America |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | spanish, english, Portuguese (Brazil) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company Latin America (Disney International Operations) (The Walt Disney Company) |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 May 2005 |
| Closed | 28 February 2025 (Brazil) |
FX is a Latin American pay television channel. It is intended as a counterpart to Fox Life (which became Star Life, now defunct), the first being produced for the Young and Adult audience, while the latter is almost entirely programmed for the female viewers. It was launched in May 1, 2005.[1]
History
[edit]The channel started broadcasting on May 1, 2005 under the slogan Lo que el hombre ve (what men watch). At launch it was received by 5 million households and had secured agreements with Sky Brasil and cable television associations in Mexico (PCTV) and Colombia.[2] Between 2006 and 2007 it had an original reality show called La Chica FX.
In July 2007, Fox's adult animation block, No molestar!, in Spanish or Não perturbe!, in Portuguese (literal: "Do not disturb!"), was extended to FX, featuring series as Family Guy, American Dad!, God, the Devil and Bob and The Wrong Coast, all previously seen on the Fox block.[3] But the block was removed from the channel in 2011.
In January 2012, FX launched its own HD feed throughout Latin America.[4][5]
On November 27, 2020, Disney announced that it would rename the Fox channels in Latin America to Star on 22 February 2021. This change would not affect FX, National Geographic, FXM, Cinecanal or Fox Sports Channels.[6]
Between April and May 2021, after 15 years, Fox's adult animation shows, such as Family Guy, American Dad!, Bob's Burgers and Bless the Harts, were moved from the channel to the STAR+ streaming service. Ever since, only films, series and other programs were broadcast.[7]
On December 2, 2024, The Walt Disney Company announced that FX would end its programming in Brazil along with its sister channels (except for its ESPN channels) on February 28, 2025, the reason for the end of the channel is that the company is only focusing on its streaming service Disney+.[8][9][10]
Programming
[edit]Primetime
- American Horror Story
- The Americans
- Baywatch
- Better Off Ted[11]
- Blind Date[12]
- Blind Justice[11]
- Bones (aired on Star Channel)[12]
- The Bridge
- Brotherhood
- Burn Notice[13]
- The Chicago Code
- Crusoe[11]
- Dexter[12]
- Dollhouse[11]
- The Good Guys[12]
- Homeland[14]
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia[15]
- The League
- Life on Mars US[12]
- The Loop
- Magic City
- Masters of Horror
- Nip/Tuck[12]
- The Office (dubbed, i.Sat broadcast the subtitled version)[13]
- Prison Break[13]
- ReGenesis[13]
- Reno 911![13]
- The Riches
- Saved
- Sons of Anarchy[12]
- Spartacus: Blood and Sand[16]
- Stargate Atlantis[13]
- Stargate SG-1
- The Strain
- Terriers
- Tyrant
- The Unit[13]
- The Walking Dead[12]
- Wilfred
Sports / Sports Entertainment
- European Poker Tour
- High Stakes Poker[12]
- NXT[12]
- The Ultimate Fighter[13]
- Ultimate Poker Challenge[13]
Animation
- Allen Gregory[17]
- American Dad![13]
- Bless the Harts
- Bob's Burgers[13]
- Brickleberry
- City Hunters
- The Cleveland Show[12]
- Family Guy[13]
- God, the Devil and Bob
- The Wrong Coast
- Kung Faux
- King of the Hill[13]
- Napoleon Dynamite[17]
- Neighbors from Hell
- Sit Down, Shut Up
Daytime
- Ben and Kate
- Car Crazy
- Car Cruzin
- Crisis
- Dads
- Gadgets, Gadgets, Gadgets
- Gang Related
- Graceland
- How To Blow A Billion
- Innov8
- Innovaciones Tecnologicas
- Man's Work
- My Name Is Earl[15]
- Transit
- Ultimate Gambler
- The X-Files
Speed Channel Block
- Pinks
- Truck Universe
- Two Guys Garage
Late Nite (Rated TV-MA)
- Costa Del Sex
- Emma's A-Z of American Sex
- Family Business
- Free for All
- G String Divas
- I Dream of Jodie
- La chica FX
- La chica FX 2
- The Man Show[13]
- Penn & Teller[13]
- Playboyz
- Private Stars
- Sin Cities
- Ultimate Poker Babes
References
[edit]- ^ Sutter, Mary (2005-04-26). "Fox tries Latam FX effect". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Sutter, Mary (26 April 2005). "Fox tries Latam FX effect". Variety. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Mudanças em Julho: Bloco "Não Perturbe" muda de canal?". ANMTV (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "FLAC lanza FX HD para Latinoamérica". www.prensario.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "DirecTV lanza FX HD para Latinoamérica". www.prensario.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ "Disney Renaming Fox Channels in Latin America to Star | What's on Disney Plus". 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Desaparecen las series animadas de la grilla de FX Latinoamérica". www.anmtvla.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "Disney decide sair da TV paga e vai acabar com canais no Brasil em fevereiro de 2025 - 02/12/2024 - Outro Canal - F5". f5.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ PODER360 (2024-12-03). "Disney vai deixar a TV paga e encerrará canais no Brasil em 2025". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-12-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Colopy, Jess (2024-12-03). "Disney Channel and Disney Junior To Cease All Broadcasts, Effective January 1". Inside the Magic. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ a b c d "Series". Canal FX. Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Series". FX. Archived from the original on 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Programación". FX. Archived from the original on 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Homeland, el estreno del domingo en FX". www.elcolombiano.com (in European Spanish). 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ a b Antunes, Paulo Serpa. "FX exibe novas temporada de Office, Earl e 30 Days e estréia Ultimate Force em março » TeleSeries". Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "FX estrena Spartacus en exclusiva para cable básico en América Latina". PRODU.COM (in Spanish). 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ a b "Napoleon Dynamite e Allen Gregory estreiam em maio no FX". ANMTV (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2023-07-18.