Fox Movies Premium
| Fox Movies Premium | |
|---|---|
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| Launched | 1 January 2012 |
| Owned by |
Fox International Channels (owned by 21st Century Fox) |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan |
Make Room For Fox Movies Premium (2011) Catch The Awesomeness |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Broadcast area | Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Maldives, Singapore, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Myanmar |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Formerly called | STAR Movies (1994-2011 except Taiwan, Philippines, India, China, Vietnam, Middle East) |
| Sister channel(s) | STAR Chinese Movies, Star World, Fox Crime, FX Asia, Fox Asia, Fox Sports Asia, Channel V, Channel M, National Geographic Channel Asia, Fox Action Movies, and Fox Family Movies |
| Website | http://www.foxmoviespremium.tv |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Astro (Malaysia) |
Channel 413 (SD) Channel 433 (HD) |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 231 (HD) |
| Sky Pacific (Fiji) | Channel 23 |
| TelkomVision (Indonesia) | Channel 105 |
| Indovision (Indonesia) |
Channel 16 (SD) Channel 406 (HD) |
| MRTV (Myanmar) | Channel 1 |
| Aora TV (Indonesia) | Channel 401 |
| OkeVision (Indonesia) | Channel 06 |
| OrangeTV (Indonesia) | Channel 150 |
| Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) | Channel 103 (HD) |
| G Sat (Philippines) | Channel 47 (HD) |
| GMMZ (Thailand) | Channel 420 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) |
Channel 622 (SD) Channel 623 (Fox Movies Play) Channel 662 (HD) |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 231 (HD) |
| First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 309 (HD) |
| Macau CATV (Macau) | Channel 40 |
| Jogja Medianet (Indonesia) | Channel 4 |
| SkyCable (Philippines) | Channel 170 (HD) |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 300 (HD) |
| Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 170 (HD Digital) |
| MediaNet (Maldives) | Channel 800 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 117 (SD/HD) |
| Mio TV (Singapore) |
Channel 414 (HD) Channel 409 (Fox Movies Play) |
| Streaming media | |
| M2V Mobile TV (Indonesia) | Channel 0019 |
Fox Movies Premium is an Asian movie channel owned by Fox International Channels, subsidiaries of 21st Century Fox.
On January 1, 2012, STAR Movies was rebranded to Fox Movies Premium and available in Hong Kong and selected Southeast Asian countries. In India, China, Vietnam, Middle East, Taiwan and the Philippines (SD only), the STAR Movies brand will remain.
Overview
Fox Movies Premium has first-run contracts for movies distributed by 20th Century Fox, Disney, Columbia Pictures, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and StudioCanal and sub-run contracts for movies from Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. for countries where Fox Movies Premium is available. It also features movies from other movie distributors including: Lions Gate Entertainment, Summit Entertainment and The Weinstein Company. It is another Hollywood movie channel whose main competitor is HBO Asia. Some of its design is based on the movie Tron: Legacy (which was the first movie on Fox Movies Premium) since the countdown to rebranding and has different station idents based on type and genre of the movie.
In addition to Hollywood movies, it also airs original series and miniseries, live events (such as the Academy Awards and selected UFC pay-per-views), live events, concerts, and award-winning documentaries.
It is available in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia (1-hour timeshift), Indonesia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines (Except for UFC Events), Fiji, and Thailand.
Operating Channels
Fox Movies Premium
Fox Movies Premium was formerly known as STAR Movies Asia is transmitted in Southeast Asia. It is the only advertisement free version of STAR Movies and, unlike other versions of STAR Movies, this version also spends minimal time promoting its own upcoming movies. The channel does not air promotions of movies classified as unsuitable for people aged under eighteen until 8pm SEAT and 9pm for Malaysia.
Fox Movies Play
Fox Movies Play was formerly known as STAR Movies On Demand and is the Video On Demand version of Fox Movies Premium available exclusively in Singapore on the Digital Cable Television Platform StarHub TV and IPTV Television Mio TV.
Fox Movies Premium HD
On January 1, 2012, STAR Movies HD was rebranded as Fox Movies Premium HD in selected Asian territories where STAR Movies has been renamed to Fox Movies Premium.
Programming
The following is a list of programs that had been shown on Fox Movies Premium from past and present.
- Academy Awards
- Best of the Festivals
- Da Vinci's Demons
- Fox Saturday Baseball (Fox Movies Premium serves as an overflow channel for these games, when there is other programming on the four Fox Sports channels: Fox Sports 2, formerly Star Sports; Fox Sports 3, formerly Fox Sports Plus; and Fox Sports News)
- Homeland
- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (Only when there is conflict of schedule on the four Fox Sports channels: Fox Sports 2 (formerly known as Star Sports), Fox Sports 3 (formerly known as Fox Sports Plus), and Fox Sports News (can also be known as Fox Sports 4).).
- Neverland
- Once Upon a Time (Current Season 2)
- The Walking Dead
- Titanic
- Transporter: The Series
- Treasure Island
- True Justice (Current Season 2)
- Ultimate Fighting Championship (Not available in the Middle East, Malaysia (Live Only) and the Philippines)
- World Without End
- World Wrestling Entertainment PPV events
Trivia
- Its logo is similar to that of HBO and Singapore's Far East Organization's SO/HO logo.
- Because of the distribution deal by DreamWorks Animation with 20th Century Fox, films by DreamWorks Animation may be screened on the channel starting 2014.
See also
External links
- Official Site
- Fox Movies Play site
- Fox Movies Premium on Facebook
- Fox Movies Premium on Twitter (Regional)
- Fox Movies Premium on Twitter (Indonesia)
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