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.

Star Mundo
CountryAngola
Mozambique
HeadquartersLisbon, Portugal
Programming
Language(s)Portuguese
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company Portugal
ParentThe Walt Disney Company Iberia S.L.
Sister channelsStar Channel
Star Life
Star Crime
Star Comedy
Star Movies
24Kitchen
National Geographic
Nat Geo Wild
BabyTV
History
Launched23 October 2015; 8 years ago (2015-10-23)[1]
Former namesMundo Fox
(2015-2024)
Links
Websitestartv.pt (in Portuguese)

History

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Former logo

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

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Current Programming

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Source:[10]

Original productions

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References

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  1. ^ ""Mundo Fox" um novo canal para Angola e Moçambique com assinatura da Fox International Channels". Platinaline. October 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Mundo Fox estreia uma nova temporada". Jornal de Angola. 19 February 2003. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Disney ends Fox brand in Portugal". theportugalnews.com. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  6. ^ "Perguntas Frequentes – A FOX vai ser STAR Channel". foxtv.pt (in Portuguese). 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Canais FOX vão passar a ser Star Channel já em 2024". marketeer.sapo.pt. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  9. ^ "Canais Fox passam a Star Channel a 7 de fevereiro". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  10. ^ Star. "Programação STAR Channel, STAR Life, STAR Crime, STAR Comedy, STAR Movies, STAR Mundo". www.startv.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
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