Country | Netherlands |
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Broadcast area | Netherlands |
Headquarters | Amsterdam |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Dutch |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV (51 % The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV) |
Sister channels | 24Kitchen Disney Channel Disney XD ESPN National Geographic National Geographic Wild |
History | |
Launched | 19 August 2013 |
Former names | Fox (2013–2023) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digitenne | Channel 26 (HD) |
Streaming media | |
Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.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.