Fox Series

Fox Series was a Middle Eastern television channel derived from the American Fox channel brand and focused primarily on televised series. It operated as a regional adaptation rather than as the main United States Fox network. The channel launched as a free-to-air service in 2008 under the Fox Series name, providing series-oriented programming to audiences in the Middle East. Its brand identity changed several times during its operating history. In 2011, the service was described as being replaced by a Middle Eastern version of Fox, while continuing to be distributed through cable and satellite systems. From that period, its on-screen presentation commonly used the shorter name Fox. This naming transition connected the channel more directly with the broader Fox identity while preserving its role as a regional entertainment service. The channel also changed its distribution model. On November 4, 2015, it began broadcasting exclusively in high definition and became encrypted following its move to the beIN satellite television platform. This marked a shift away from its earlier free-to-air positioning toward subscription-based satellite distribution. The change placed the service within a pay-television environment and altered how viewers accessed its programming. Fox Series ultimately ceased operating under the Fox name on March 1, 2024, when the Middle Eastern version of Fox was replaced by Star Series. The rebrand ended the Fox Series identity as a current channel brand, although its history reflects the regional use of an internationally recognized entertainment name across free-to-air, cable, and satellite distribution. Publicly available reference material identifies the channel's broad history and major branding and distribution changes but does not establish a separate corporate headquarters, founder, ticker, or current website for the brand.

Fox Series was established as a Middle Eastern adaptation of the American Fox channel brand. It launched in 2008 as a free-to-air service under the Fox Series name, with a programming proposition centered on television series. The channel was regional in scope and should be distinguished from the United States Fox broadcast network and from other businesses using the Fox name. In 2011, the channel experienced a significant identity change. Reference material describes Fox Series as being replaced by a Middle Eastern version of Fox, while the service continued to be available through cable and satellite distribution. During this phase, the channel appeared on screen simply as Fox. The change brought the regional service closer to the broader Fox brand while retaining its role as an entertainment channel serving Middle Eastern viewers. A further change occurred on November 4, 2015. The channel began broadcasting exclusively in high definition and became encrypted after moving to the beIN satellite television provider. This represented a distribution change from its original free-to-air model to a controlled satellite-access model. The available reference does not provide detailed information about carriage agreements, programming schedules, audience figures, or the corporate structure behind the channel. The Fox identity ended in the region on March 1, 2024, when the Middle Eastern version of Fox was replaced by Star Series. The replacement marked the final transition away from the Fox Series/Fox channel branding. Accordingly, Fox Series is best treated as a defunct regional television-channel brand whose principal documented milestones are its 2008 launch, its 2011 identity transition, its 2015 move to encrypted HD satellite broadcasting, and its 2024 replacement by Star Series.

• 2024

  Replacement by Star Series

  [1]Fox Seriesen.wikipedia.org

  On March 1, the Middle Eastern Fox service was replaced by Star Series.

• 2015

  Encrypted high-definition distribution

  [1]Fox Seriesen.wikipedia.org

  From November 4, the channel broadcast exclusively in HD and became encrypted after moving to the beIN satellite platform.

• 2011

  Transition to the Middle Eastern Fox identity

  [1]Fox Seriesen.wikipedia.org

  Fox Series was replaced by a Middle Eastern version of Fox, with the channel continuing on cable and satellite distribution and appearing on screen as Fox.

• 2008

  Launch as Fox Series

  [1]Fox Seriesen.wikipedia.org

  The service began broadcasting in the Middle East as a free-to-air channel named Fox Series.

A Middle Eastern, series-focused television channel using the Fox entertainment identity and later transitioning into a subscription-oriented satellite service.

• Television channel · 2008

  Fox Series television channel

  The core Fox Series offering was a Middle Eastern television channel focused on series programming. It launched as a free-to-air service in 2008 and later continued through cable and satellite distribution. The channel subsequently used the shorter Fox identity before being replaced by Star Series in 2024.

• 2024

  Rebrand as Star SeriesStrategy

  Background

  The Middle Eastern channel had operated under Fox Series and later the shorter Fox identity.

  Action taken

  On March 1, the Middle Eastern version of Fox was replaced by Star Series.

  Aftermath

  The Fox Series brand ceased operating as the channel's public identity.

  Source

• 2015

  Move to encrypted HD satellite distributionStrategy

  Background

  The channel had originally launched as a free-to-air service and was later distributed through cable and satellite systems.

  Action taken

  On November 4, Fox began broadcasting exclusively in high definition and became encrypted after moving to the beIN satellite television platform.

  Aftermath

  The move shifted the service toward subscription-based satellite access and ended its earlier free-to-air distribution model.

  Source

1. 1Fox Seriesen.wikipedia.org