Fox Crime (Asian TV channel)

Summary

Fox Crime was a Southeast Asian pay television channel, owned by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Disney International Operations. The channel focuses on crime and investigation series programs. In India, Fox Crime Asia was replaced with its Indian counterpart in September 2012. Fox Crime India was shut down in July 2015 due to low ratings.

Fox Crime
CountrySingapore
Broadcast area
  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • Maldives
  • Myanmar
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • Taiwan
  • Vietnam
HeadquartersHong Kong SAR, China
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerFox Networks Group Asia Pacific
(Disney International Operations)
Sister channels
History
Launched2006
Closed2013; 11 years ago (2013) (Vietnam)
July 2015; 8 years ago (2015-07) (India)
1 June 2018; 5 years ago (2018-06-01) (Malaysia)
1 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-01)[1]

FOX Crime, along with Channel [V] channels ceased transmission on Unifi TV on 1 June 2018.

After over 15 years, Fox Crime (along with Fox, Fox Life, Channel [V], FX, Fox Movies, Fox Family Movies, Fox Action Movies, SCM Legend, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Nat Geo People, Star Movies China, and five of its sports channels) were officially ceased broadcasting across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong on October 1, 2021. Most of these channel's shows were shifted to Disney+ (in Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Disney+ Hotstar (in Southeast Asia outside Singapore and Philippines).[2]

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  1. ^ Multiple sources:
    • Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
    • Kanter, Jake (27 April 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
    • Lai, Adrian (29 April 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ Middleton, Richard (28 April 2021). "Disney to close 18 channels in Asia as streaming focus expands". Digital TV Europe. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Now Player - Coming Up > FOXCRIME". 2021-08-02. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2023-11-30.