Fox_(Hungarian_TV_channel)

Fox (Hungarian TV channel)

Fox (Hungarian TV channel)

Hungarian TV channel


Fox was a basic cable television channel broadcasting in Hungary, operated by Fox Networks Group and launched on 4 February 2014. It ceased operations on 30 April 2018.

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History

The launch of Fox in Hungary was announced in October 2013 together with Fox Life and Fox Crime.[1] At the time sister channels National Geographic Channel, NatGeo Wild, and Baby TV were available in Hungary, while Fox was available in several other territories including Austria, the UK, the U.S., Italy, Spain, Portugal, Japan, Germany, North Africa, and Latin America, Fox Life and Fox Crime also being available in territories like Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Croatia.[2] Rodrigo Crespo was chosen as the official voice of the channel.[3] The official YouTube channel of the Hungarian Fox was created in December 2013,[4] while its Facebook page and official site were created in January 2014.[5]

The channel was launched on 4 February 2014 exclusively on the digital platforms of Magyar Telekom,[6] ten days before the Hungarian version of Paramount Channel.[7] Its advertising airtime was sold by Atmedia from 1 March 2014.[8]

On February 1, 2018, Fox announced to launch Fox+, a video on demand service for the Hungarian Fox.

Fox Hungary was shut down on 1 May 2018, After the channel showed a Fox+ Commercial, then played an ident, and froze, The channel ceased operations then.[9]

Fox+ was eventually discontinued a few months before the launch of Disney+ in Hungary, with its content migrating towards the streaming service when it launched on June 14, 2022.[10]

Programs

Primetime

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Reality show/Documentary

  • Man Up
  • Hook It Cook It[12]
  • Tales from the Bush Larder[12]
  • Top Tables, Top Cities[12]
  • The Wine Quest: Spain[12]
  • World's Best Chefs[11]

References

  1. "Új riválist kapnak a magyar tévék". Origo. 30 October 2013.
  2. györgyi (31 October 2013). "Itthon is elindul a Fox". comment:com.
  3. Kardos Attila (20 January 2014). "Elindult a FOX weboldala". SAT-TV-RADIO.
  4. "Februártól jön a FOX Entertainment Channel". atmedia. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014.
  5. G.N (2022-03-29). "Megvan a Disney+ indulási időpontja és az előfizetési díj is". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  6. "Sorozatok - A legjobb sorozatok először a FOX műsorán". FOX Hungary. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  7. "Sorozatok - A legjobb sorozatok először a FOX műsorán". FOX Hungary. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  8. "Sorozatok - Újat. Elsőként". FOX Hungary. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2023-06-18.

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