The network was launched in Latin America, excluding Brazil, on June 1, 1997, by
LAPTV, a
joint-venture between
Universal Pictures,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
Fox Entertainment Group and
Paramount Pictures. In 2013 LAPTV was integrated into Fox International Channels Latin America and the channel package was renamed the following year as Fox+ and later as Fox Premium. The suite was renamed Star Premium on February 22, 2021, as Disney de-emphasized use of the Fox brand. In 2012, the channels were rebranded and aligned under Moviecity brand name. • MovieCity (founded in 1997), became MovieCity Premieres • CityMix (1997), became MovieCity Hollywood • CityStars (2004), became MovieCity Classics • CityVibe (2007), became MovieCity Action • CityFamily (2009), became MovieCity Family • CityMundo (2011), became MovieCity Mundo The first five channels also were launched in high definition in 2012, along with
video on demand and Internet streaming being added, though they lost
Universal Pictures films after
HBO gained the rights to their films.
Fox Latin America purchased the CineCanal and MovieCity networks in 2009. LAPTV itself was integrated into FLA itself in 2013. In 2014, Fox International Channels Latin America announced the re-branding of the MovieCity multiplex as Fox+, along with the streaming service Fox Play+. Another network, Fox Comedy, was also established. The network was launched in Brazil in February 2016 with 2 channels, along with rebrand of MovieCity as Fox 1 and MovieCity Action as Fox Action. The network became simply Fox Premium on March 11, 2017, with Fox 1 again rebranded to Fox Premium Series. On November 27, 2020, Disney announced that they would rebrand the Fox branded channels in
Latin America to
Star on February 22, 2021, as it pushed the Star branding from regional Asian use to worldwide outside of North America. Though the rebranding of these networks would be short-lived, it saved Disney
brand licensing fees to
Fox Corporation for the continued use of the Fox trademark on active television networks. With the controversial strategy made by
Bob Chapek of the closure of 100 networks worldwide, including Star Premium in Latin America, the channels were discontinued on January 31, 2022. ==Channels==