Star Channel (Dutch TV channel)

Star Channel
CountryNetherlands
Broadcast areaNetherlands
HeadquartersAmsterdam
Programming
Language(s)Dutch
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerEredivisie Media & Marketing CV (51 % The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV)
Sister channels24Kitchen
Disney Channel
Disney XD
ESPN
National Geographic
National Geographic Wild
History
Launched19 August 2013; 11 years ago (2013-08-19)
Former namesFox (2013–2023)
Links
Websitewww.starchannel.nl
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitenneChannel 26 (HD)
Streaming media
Ziggo GOZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

Star Channel (formerly known as Fox) is a Dutch free-to-cable television channel operated by Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV in which The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV has 51% ownership. The channel launched as Fox on 19 August 2013. A Fox-branded channel had previously been available in the Netherlands between 1998 and 2001, which has since been rebranded to Veronica.[1][2] The channel has a line-up consisting of television series, sporting events and films.

  1. ^ "Nieuwe tv-zender gaat FOX NL heten". Mediacourant.nl. 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.cvdm.nl/dsresource?objectid=14191&type=org[permanent dead link]