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| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Netherlands |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam |
| Programming | |
| Language | Dutch |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV (51 %The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV) |
| Sister channels | 24Kitchen Disney Channel Disney Jr. ESPN National Geographic National Geographic Wild |
| History | |
| Launched | 19 August 2013; 12 years ago (2013-08-19) |
| Former names | Fox (2013–2023) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digitenne | Channel 26 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
Star Channel (formerly known asFox) is a Dutchfree-to-cable television channel operated by Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV in whichThe Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV has 51% ownership. The channel launched asFox on 19 August 2013. A Fox-branded channel had previously been available in the Netherlands between 1998 and 2001, which has since been rebranded toVeronica.[1][2] The channel has a line-up consisting oftelevision series,sporting events andfilms.
On 19 August 2013, the Fox channel was revived by Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV, in whichFox Networks Group Benelux (part of21st Century Fox) holds 51%.[3] Again series and films are being broadcast. But also Sports. The channel is a basic subscription channel that promoted the premium TV stations ofFox Sports Eredivisie. The channel name is written entirely by capital letters, as FOX. Sports highlights were broadcast on the channel. There was also a talk show on Friday (Fox Football), presented by Toine van Peperstraten with exclusive analyzes by Jan van Halst. Wessel van Diepen was the voice-over of the station at that time.[4]
In August 2015, Fox lost the broadcasting rights of theJohan Cruyff Shield and theKNVB Cup, which meant that the channel would only broadcast films and series for three years. From August 2018, the broadcasting rights of the Johan Cruyff Shield and the KNVB Cup returned to Fox. Fox also received the broadcasting rights of theEerste Divisie. Since 17 August 2018, Fox broadcasts sports programs from Fox Sports every Monday and Friday between 6 PM and 2 AM with switches between matches and summaries on Friday and one live match and summaries on Monday of the Eerste Divisie (the sports programming will only take place if there are actual live matches).[5]
On 20 March 2019,The Walt Disney Companyacquired 21st Century Fox, including Fox Networks Group Benelux.[6]
On 1 November 2023, the channel was rebranded to Star Channel.[7]
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