The network ceased broadcasting on February 1, 2022, in Spanish-speaking Latin America and on March 31, 2022, in Brazil with content being available on Star+ streaming service launched by Disney in the region.
History
The network was launched in Latin America, excluding Brazil, on June 1, 1997, by LAPTV, a joint-venture between Universal Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Fox Entertainment Group and Paramount 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]
Former logo as Fox Premium from 2018 until 2021
In 2012, the channels were rebranded and aligned under Moviecity brand name.
MovieCity (founded in 1997), became MovieCity Premieres
CityMix (1997), became MovieCity Hollywood
CityStars (2004), became MovieCity Classics
CityVibe (2007), became MovieCity Action
CityFamily (2009), became MovieCity Family
CityMundo (2011), became MovieCity Mundo
The first five channels also were launched in high definition in 2012, along with video on demand and Internet streaming being added, though they lost Universal Pictures films after HBO 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 in Latin America to Star 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 Disney brand licensing fees to Fox Corporation for the continued use of the Fox trademark on active television networks.
With the changes made by Disney of the closure of 100 networks worldwide, including Latin America, in addition to the launch of Star+ in the region that took place on August 31, 2021, the channels were discontinued on January 31, 2022, as well as Fox Sports in South America and several other networks at the end of March in the region.[5][6]
Channels
Spanish-speaking Latin America & Caribbean
Image
Name
Notes
Star Hits
First-run movies and Hollywood films
Star Series
First-run series and new episodes for acclaimed series
Star Action
Action films, ring sports pay-per-view events, and select Formula 1 races
Star Cinema
Independent movies and Latin American and European films
