Star Mundo is an African pay television channel, launched on October 23, 2015, as the regional variant of the MundoFox. It is only available in Angola and Mozambique and its programming is entirely in the Portuguese language. In addition to screening dubbed foreign television series, the channel also airs some local productions, mostly funded by Portuguese production companies.
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| Country | Angola Mozambique |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Portuguese |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company Portugal |
| Parent | The Walt Disney Company Iberia S.L. |
| Sister channels | Star Channel Star Life Star Crime Star Comedy Star Movies 24Kitchen National Geographic Nat Geo Wild BabyTV |
| History | |
| Launched | 23 October 2015[1] |
| Former names | Mundo Fox (2015-2024) |
| Links | |
| Website | startv |
History edit
Mundo Fox started broadcasting on October 23, 2015, with an all-Lusophone line-up. Among the content at launching time was the Portuguese telenovela Doce Tentação, the reality show Lucky Ladies and programming made specifically for the Angolan market, the first such format being A Sentada, a cooking show.[2]
The launch of the channel was celebrated with a public presentation of its contents at the Presidente hotel in Luanda. The channel's DStv slot at launch was 500.[3]
For the 2017-2018 television season, the channel premiered a new season of Tropa d'Os Tuneza, the channel's stand-up show, in a VIP format, with Angolan celebrities.[4]
On November 27, 2023, Disney has announced that Fox channels (including Mundo Fox, Fox, Fox Crime, Fox Life, Fox Comedy and Fox Movies) would rebrand to "Star" on 7 February 2024.[5][6][7][8][9]
Programming edit
Current Programming edit
Source:[10]
- 9-1-1
- American Dad!
- CSI: Vegas
- Espelho d'Água
- FBI
- FBI: Most Wanted
- Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series)
- Modern Family
- NCIS Hawaii
- NCIS: Los Angeles
- The Neighbors
- The Resident
- The Simpsons
Original productions edit
- A Sentada (2015)
- Banga Shopping (Tuneza)
- Duelo das Estrelas
- M'bora Dividir
- O Bar do Gilmário
See also edit
References edit
- ^ ""Mundo Fox" um novo canal para Angola e Moçambique com assinatura da Fox International Channels". Platinaline. October 23, 2015.
- ^ "Mundo Fox: quando uma das maiores marcas de televisão do mundo cria conteúdos para Angola". VerAngola (in Portuguese). 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "Mundo Fox chegou a Angola no cabo a partir de Março". Bantumen. 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Mundo Fox estreia uma nova temporada". Jornal de Angola. 19 February 2003. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Disney ends Fox brand in Portugal". theportugalnews.com. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Perguntas Frequentes – A FOX vai ser STAR Channel". foxtv.pt (in Portuguese). 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Canais Fox vão mudar de nome e assumir marca Star" [Fox channels will change their name and adopt the Star brand]. publico.pt (in Portuguese). 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Canais FOX vão passar a ser Star Channel já em 2024". marketeer.sapo.pt. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Canais Fox passam a Star Channel a 7 de fevereiro". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ Star. "Programação STAR Channel, STAR Life, STAR Crime, STAR Comedy, STAR Movies, STAR Mundo". www.startv.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
External links edit
- Official website (in Portuguese)