Fox (Italian TV channel)

Fox was an Italian television channel, owned by Fox Networks Group Italy and broadcast in Italy by Sky Italia on Channel 112. Launched on 31 July 2003, coinciding with the launch of Sky Italy, it broadcast its programs in Italian and English. In 2009, it started broadcasting in HD.

Fox

Country	Italy
Broadcast area	Italy
Headquarters	Rome, Italy
Programming
Languages	Italian and English
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Timeshift service	Fox +1
Ownership
Owner	Fox Networks Group Italy (Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution/Disney Italia)
History
Launched	31 July 2003 (2003-07-31)
Replaced	Next:HD (HD)
Closed	1 July 2022 (2022-07-01) (18 years, 11 months and 1 day)
Links
Website	www.foxtv.it
Availability
Terrestrial
Sky Italia	LCN 457 (SD)

On 20 March 2019, Disney acquired Fox Network Group's owner, 21st Century Fox.^[1] The channel ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2022, with Nat Geo/Wild and Baby TV remaining on air, until these channels closed on 1 October 2022, ending Disney Italia's distribution of networks through cable and satellite. Most of the channel's programming moved to Disney+'s Star hub.^[2][3]

The Simpsons is the last program of Fox before the channel is shut down permanently.

Programming

Main article: List of programmes broadcast by Fox (Italy)