Star Comedy
Star Comedy logo.
CountryPortugal
Broadcast areaPortugal
Angola
Mozambique
Cape Verde
Guyana
HeadquartersMadrid, Spain
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company Portugal
ParentThe Walt Disney Company Iberia S.L.
Sister channelsFox
Fox Life
Fox Crime
Fox Movies
24Kitchen
National Geographic
Nat Geo Wild
BabyTV
History
LaunchedSeptember 26, 2007
Former namesFX (2007-2015)
Fox Comedy (2015-2024)
Links
Websitewww.foxcomedy.pt

Star Comedy (known until November 18, 2015, as FX and until February 7, 2024 as Fox Comedy)[1] is a Portuguese pay television channel that broadcasts comedy series and films, owned by The Walt Disney Company Portugal.[2] Programs are mostly imported, mainly from the United States, occasionally also Canada and the United Kingdom. The channel has become the home for primarily Fox's animated adult shows such as The Simpsons and Family Guy.

History

As FX

The channel started broadcasting on September 26, 2007 alongside Fox Crime on TV Cabo's Funtastic Life package. The channel promised the start of "a new era in the Portuguese landscape" with a strong irreverent character reflected in the channel's slogan: Pós-Zapping. Unlike its sister channels, FX distanced from offering mainstream content, with the main offers being hit cult shows. The channel launched with the premiere of Dexter and also announced Deadwood (already broadcast on RTP2 before) in the channel's second week.[3]

As Fox Comedy

On November 18, 2015, the channel finished its conversion to a comedy channel, Fox Comedy.[1]

As Star Comedy

On November 27, 2023, Disney has announced that Fox Comedy would rebrand to Star Comedy on February 7, 2024.[4][5][6][7]

Programming

Current programs include:[8]

Former programs

As Fox Comedy

As FX

Former logo as FX

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Pais, Miguel (November 12, 2015). "Fox Comedy vai substituir FX e promete gargalhadas" [Fox Comedy will replace FX and promises laughter]. Espalha-Factos (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "FX" (in Portuguese). 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Fox Crime e FX a partir de hoje". Público. 26 September 2007. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Disney ends Fox brand in Portugal". theportugalnews.com. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  5. ^ "Perguntas Frequentes - A FOX vai ser STAR Channel". foxtv.pt (in Portuguese). 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  6. ^ "Canais Fox vão mudar de nome e assumir marca Star" [Fox channels will change their name and adopt the Star brand]. publico.pt (in Portuguese). 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  7. ^ "Canais FOX vão passar a ser Star Channel já em 2024". marketeer.sapo.pt. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  8. ^ TV, Fox. "Programação Fox, Fox Crime, Fox Comedy, Fox Life, Fox Movies, MundoFox". www.foxtv.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  9. ^ a b c "Séries". Fox. Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Séries". FX. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an "Séries". FX. Archived from the original on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  12. ^ Mourinha, Jorge (2007-10-20). "Publicidade a metro". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  13. ^ Mourinha, Jorge (2008-04-29). "O noivo de Alijó". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  14. ^ a b Cruz, Bárbara (2007-09-25). "Fox Crime e FX a partir de hoje". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  15. ^ "Al Gore no 30 Rock". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  16. ^ Mourinha, Jorge (2008-07-16). "O patrocínio de Marcelo". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-28.

External links

Fox Networks Group
Television in Portugal
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