FXM: Movies from Fox channel in the US was renamed to Fox Movie Channel on March 1, 2000 until September 2013 when the channel changed its name back to FXM. In 2008, Fox Movies was launched by
Fox International Channels and Rotana Media Services along with
Fox Series channels in the Middle East market. Fox then purchased a stake in Rotana, while the joint venture agreed with Disney to carry Disney and
American Broadcasting Company content on the two channels for four years. In early March 2010, Fox International Channels agreed to move its Middle East and North Africa market channels' operations from Hong Kong and other locations to an Abu Dhabi facility. On July 1, 2011, Fox Movies was launched by
Fox International Channels Portugal with airing many genres including
drama,
comedy,
science fiction,
action and
horror with programming during the summer slate included hits such as
X-Men and
The Queen. On January 1, 2012,
Star Movies was rebranded to
Fox Movies Premium and
FOX Movies Premium HD, available in Hong Kong and selected Southeast Asian countries. In India, China, Middle East and North Africa, Taiwan and the Philippines (SD only), the Star Movies brand remained until July 2017 when was rebranded to
Fox Movies. On October 2, 2012,
Fox International Channels would launch another Fox Movies with being available to
Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria,
Croatia,
Macedonia,
Montenegro,
Serbia,
Slovenia and
Kosovo regions. On June 7, 2023, Disney announced that it would launch
Star Movies in the
Balkans as a replacement for Fox Movies in the region on 1 October 2023. Disney would later announce that it would also replace Fox Movies in
Portugal (including
Angola and
Mozambique) on February 7, 2024, due to the
acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney in 2019. On March 1, 2024, Fox Movies was rebranded as
Star Films in the
Middle East and North Africa. ==Fox Movies around the world==