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| Broadcast area | Latin America |
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| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia (programming/playout) |
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| Languages | English with subtitles in Spanish and Portuguese |
| Picture format | 480p (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
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| History | |
| Launched | Latin America: June 1, 1997; 28 years ago (1997-06-01) Brazil: February 13, 2016; 10 years ago (2016-02-13) |
| Closed | February 1, 2022; 4 years ago (2022-02-01) |
| Former names | Moviecity (1997–2014) Fox+ (2014–2016) Fox+ Premium (2016–2017) Fox Premium (2017–2021) |
Star Premium (formerly known asFox+ andFox Premium) was a multiplex suite ofpremiumLatin American subscription television channels owned byThe Walt Disney Company Latin America. The network competed withHBO Latin America and its programming consisted mostly ofnon-dubbed movies and series withSpanish andPortuguese subtitles.
The network ceased broadcasting on February 1, 2022, due toBob Chapek's controversial strategy of closing 100 channels internationally.
The network was launched in Latin America, excluding Brazil, on June 1, 1997, byLAPTV, ajoint-venture betweenUniversal Pictures,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,Fox Entertainment Group andParamount Pictures. In 2013 LAPTV was integrated into Fox International Channels Latin America and the channel package was renamed the following year as Fox+ and later as Fox Premium. The suite was renamed Star Premium on February 22, 2021,[1] as Disney de-emphasized use of the Fox brand.[2]
In 2012, the channels were rebranded and aligned under Moviecity brand name.
The first five channels also were launched in high definition in 2012, along withvideo on demand and Internet streaming being added, though they lostUniversal Pictures films afterHBO gained the rights to their films.Fox Latin America purchased the CineCanal and MovieCity networks in 2009. LAPTV itself was integrated into FLA itself in 2013.
In 2014, Fox International Channels Latin America announced the re-branding of the MovieCity multiplex as Fox+, along with the streaming service Fox Play+.[3] Another network, Fox Comedy, was also established.
The network was launched in Brazil in February 2016 with 2 channels, along with rebrand of MovieCity as Fox 1 and MovieCity Action as Fox Action. The network became simply Fox Premium on March 11, 2017, with Fox 1 again rebranded to Fox Premium Series.
On November 27, 2020, Disney announced that they would rebrand the Fox branded channels inLatin America toStar on February 22, 2021, as it pushed the Star branding from regional Asian use to worldwide outside of North America.[4] Though the rebranding of these networks would be short-lived, it saved Disneybrand licensing fees toFox Corporation for the continued use of the Fox trademark on active television networks.
With the controversial strategy made byBob Chapek of the closure of 100 networks worldwide, including Star Premium in Latin America, the channels were discontinued on January 31, 2022.[5][6]
| Image | Name | Notes |
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 | Star Hits | First-run movies and Hollywood films |
 | Star Series | First-run series and new episodes for acclaimed series |
 | Star Action | Action films and series , ring sports pay-per-view events, and selectFormula 1 races |
 | Star Cinema | Independent movies and Latin American and European films |
 | Star Classics | Classic movies |
 | Star Comedy | Comedy movies and series |
 | Star Fun | Movies and Series rated G, PG and PG-13 |