Fox Movies (Southeast Asia)


Fox Movies is an Southeast Asian movie channel owned by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, subsidiaries of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International.

History

On January 1, 2012, Star Movies was rebranded to Fox Movies Premium and FOX Movies Premium HD, available in Hong Kong and selected Southeast Asian countries. In India, China, Middle East and North Africa, Taiwan and the Philippines, the Star Movies brand remained.
A new channel, named Fox Movies, replaced Fox Movies Premium and Star Movies on June 10, 2017.
On November 1, 2017, Star Movies Vietnam was rebranded as Fox Movies Vietnam.
On January 18, 2018, Star Movies Taiwan was rebranded as Fox Movies Taiwan, yet Star Movies HD Taiwan remains the original name.

Overview

Fox Movies and Fox Movies HD has first-run contracts for movies distributed by 20th Century Studios, Disney, Columbia Pictures, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and DreamWorks and sub-run contracts for movies from Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. for countries where FOX Movies and FOX Movies HD is available. It also features movies from other movie distributors including: Lions Gate Entertainment, Summit Entertainment and The Weinstein Company. It is another Hollywood movie channel whose main competitor is HBO Asia. Some of its design is based on the movie since the countdown to rebranding and has different station IDs based on type and genre of the movie.

Operating channels

Fox Movies Asia

Fox Movies Asia is transmitted in Southeast Asia. It is the only advertisement free version of Fox Movies and, unlike other versions of Fox Movies, this version also spends minimal time promoting its own upcoming movies. The channel does not air promotions of movies classified as unsuitable for people aged under eighteen until 8pm SEAT and 9pm for Malaysia. This channel broadcasts 24 hours a day.

Fox Movies Philippines

On June 10, 2017, in line with its Southeast Asian counterpart, Star Movies in the Philippines was rebranded as Fox Movies. Like its predecessor, it also has English subtitles daily, as well as local advertisements when the movie is taking a break. The channel typically broadcasts action, comedy, animation and horror/suspense films every day and drama films on early morning.
On June 12, 2017, the HD channel was converted into Philippine feed during independence day of the Philippines but the Asia feed will continue to broadcast via live streaming on a subscription-based FOX+ which is available to Cignal, Globe, Smart and PLDT Home subscribers and with Chinese subtitles on their movies which it later removed and replaced by Fox Sports including.
On January 1, 2020, FOX Movies Philippines, along with its Philippine-based operating channels: Fox Life, FOX, and National Geographic SD, were reverted back to their main Southeast Asian feed. The channel started showing main feed plugs and retained the English subtitles on the movie after the revert, but this feed still initiates a local opt-out after a movie and a lesser ad break in the middle of the movie to accommodate local advertisements.

Fox Movies HD

On January 1, 2012, Star Movies HD was rebranded as Fox Movies Premium HD in selected Asian territories where Star Movies has been renamed to Fox Movies Premium. On June 10, 2017, Fox Movies Premium HD has been renamed itself as Fox Movies HD.