Fox Animation (TV channel)

Fox Animation was a television channel in Italy owned by Fox Networks Group Italy, dedicated to animated series by Fox.^[1] It began as a pop-up channel on Fox +2 from 15 December 2012 and 6 January 2013 and later around Christamas 2013.^[2][3] On 1 November 2014 it was launched as a standalone channel, replacing Fox +2.^[4]

Fox Animation

Country	Italy
Programming
Language(s)	Italian English
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Timeshift service	Fox Animation +1 Fox Animation +2
Ownership
Owner	Fox Networks Group Italy (Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International)
Sister channels	Fox, Fox Crime, Fox Life, Fox Comedy, Fox Retro
History
Launched	1 November 2014
Closed	1 October 2019 (4 years, 334 days)
Links
Website	FoxAnimation.it

Because of Sky Italia's deal with The Walt Disney Company Italy not being renewed, the channel was shut down on 1 October 2019, along with Disney XD, Disney in English, Fox Comedy and Nat Geo People.^[5]

Programming

• American Dad!
• Archer
• Bob's Burgers
• Bordertown
• Brickleberry
• The Cleveland Show
• Family Guy
• Futurama
• King of the Hill
• The Real Ghostbusters
• Rick and Morty
• Robot Chicken
• The Simpsons
• Son of Zorn

References

1. "Fox presenta i due nuovi canali: Fox Animation e Fox Comedy". foxtv.it. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
2. "Un canale di cartoni, ma solo per le feste". Tvzap (in Italian). 17 December 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
3. "Fox Animation, il nuovo canale tutto dedicato ai Simpson". 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
4. "Fox presenta i due nuovi canali: Fox Animation e Fox Comedy - Dettaglio news | Le migliori serie sono prima su FOX | fox-presenta-i-due-nuovi-canali-fox-animation-e-fox-comedy". 1 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
5. "Sky spegnerà 5 canali dal primo ottobre: prima zampata di Disney e Fox". Tom's Hardware (in Italian). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2023.