Fox Movies Premium
| FOX Movies Premium | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 1 January 2012 |
| Owned by |
Fox Networks Group Philippines (owned by 21st Century Fox) |
| Picture format |
576i - 4:3 (SDTV) 1080i - 16:9 (HDTV) |
| Slogan | Catch The Awesomeness |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Broadcast area |
Hong Kong Indonesia Malaysia Mongolia Maldives Singapore Philippines Papua New Guinea Thailand Myanmar Pakistan Brunei |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Formerly called |
Star Movies (1994-present, except Taiwan, Philippines, India, China, Vietnam, Middle East & North Africa) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Star Chinese Movies Star World Fox Crime FX Asia Fox Asia Fox Sports Asia Channel V Channel M National Geographic Channel Asia Fox Action Movies Fox Family Movies |
| Website | facebook.com/FOXMoviesPremium |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| 5 Network (Myanmar) | Channel 14 |
| Satellite | |
| Astro (Malaysia) |
Channel 413 (SD) Channel 433 (HD) |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 231 (HD) |
| Sky Pacific (Fiji) | Channel 23 |
| Transvision (Indonesia) | Channel 100 (HD) |
| Indovision (Indonesia) |
Channel 16 (SD) Channel 406 (HD) |
| Sky Net (Myanmar) | Channel 20 (SD) |
| 4TV (Myanmar) |
Channel 14 (SD) Channel 30 (HD) |
| BiG TV (Indonesia) | Channel 15 |
| OkeVision (Indonesia) | Channel 06 |
| OrangeTV (Indonesia) | Channel 150 |
| Cignal (Philippines) | Channel 105 (HD) |
| G Sat (Philippines) | Channel 47 (HD) |
| GMMZ (Thailand) | Channel 420 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) |
Channel 622 (SD) Channel 623 (Fox Movies Play) Channel 662 (HD) |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 231 (HD) |
| First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 39 (HD) |
| Macau CATV (Macau) | Channel 40 |
| Jogja Medianet (Indonesia) | Channel 4 |
| SkyCable (Philippines) | Channel 170 (HD) |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 300 (HD) |
| Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 170 (HD Digital) |
| Kigjack Cable TV (Philippines) |
Channel 84 (SD) Channel 120 (HD) |
| MediaNet (Maldives) |
Channel 500 (SD) Channel 800 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 117 (SD/HD) |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) |
Channel 414 (HD) Channel 409 (Fox Movies Play) |
| Streaming media | |
| M2V Mobile TV (Indonesia) | Channel 0019 |
Fox Movies Premium is an Asian movie channel owned by Fox International Channels, subsidiaries of 21st Century Fox.
On January 1, 2012, Star Movies was rebranded to Fox Movies Premium and available in Hong Kong and selected Southeast Asian countries. In India, China, Vietnam, Middle East and North Africa, Taiwan and the Philippines, the Star Movies brand will remain.
Overview
Fox Movies Premium and Fox Movies Premium HD has first-run contracts for movies distributed by 20th Century Fox, 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 Premium and FOX Movies Premium 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 Tron: Legacy (the first movie aired on FOX Movies Premium) since the countdown to rebranding and has different station idents based on type and genre of the movie.
In addition to Hollywood movies, it also airs original series and miniseries, live events (such as the Academy Awards and selected UFC pay-per-views), live events, concerts, and award-winning documentaries.
It is available in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines (Except for UFC Events), Fiji, and Thailand.
Operating channels
Fox Movies Premium
Fox Movies Premium was formerly known as Star Movies Asia is transmitted in Southeast Asia. It is the only advertisement free version of Star Movies and, unlike other versions of Star 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.
Fox Movies Play
Fox Movies Play was formerly known as Star Movies On Demand and is the Video On Demand version of Fox Movies Premium available exclusively in Singapore on the Digital Cable Television Platform StarHub TV and IPTV Television Singtel TV.
Fox Movies Premium 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.
Programming
The following is a list of programs that had been shown on Fox Movies Premium from past and present.
- Academy Awards
- Best of the Festivals
- Da Vinci's Demons
- Fox Saturday Baseball (Fox Movies Premium serves as an overflow channel for these games, when there is other programming on the four Fox Sports channels: Fox Sports 2, formerly Star Sports; Fox Sports 3, formerly Fox Sports Plus; and Fox Sports News)
- Homeland
- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (Only when there is conflict of schedule on the four Fox Sports channels: Fox Sports 2 (formerly known as Star Sports), Fox Sports 3 (formerly known as Fox Sports Plus), and Fox Sports News (can also be known as Fox Sports 4).).
- Neverland
- Once Upon a Time (current Season 2)
- Titanic
- Transporter: The Series
- Treasure Island
- True Justice (current Season 2)
- Ultimate Fighting Championship (not available in the Middle East, Malaysia (live only) and the Philippines)
- The Walking Dead
- World Without End
- World Wrestling Entertainment PPV events
- 21 and Over the Movies
- Grown Up The Movies
- Grown Up The Movies Season 2
- American Pie The Book of Love