Fox Series
| Fox | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 24 January 2006 |
| Owned by | Mahaka Media (2006-2008), Rotana (2008-2012), Emtek (2012-present) |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV 4:3) 1080i (HDTV 16:9) |
| Broadcast area | Free To Air/Cable/Satellite |
| Headquarters | West Bay, Doha |
| Formerly called |
Sky TV Middle East (2006-2008) Fox Series (2008-2011) |
| Sister channel(s) |
SCTV Indosiar O Channel LBC Sat Fox Movies FX Middle East |
| Website | Fox |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital | 39 (UHF) DVB-T2 |
| Satellite | |
| Nilesat 102 | 11296 H - 27500 - 5/6 |
| Arabsat BADR6 | 11843 H - 27500 - 3/4 |
| Cable | |
| Mozaic TV+ | 422 |
| Streaming media | |
| freeTVRadio (Qatar) | Free |
Fox (formerly Fox Series) was a Middle Eastern version of the American Fox Channel. It launched in 2006. The channel was relaunched as Fox on March 1, 2011. Fox is jointly owned by Elang Mahkota Teknologi.
Background and Reception
The channel gained a positive following at the start. However, when the network adopted the dubbing policy in Arabic for the entire series, a number of growing Facebook pages emerged demanding the return of the former original language with subtitle approach, some even went through and called for a boycotting by faithful viewers until they are given the option to choose the language. The criticism came as the series displayed the lackluster accents that drained the series from their original voices that the fans were drawn to.
Since 2011 during the Maghrib prayer, shows advertisements locally for viewers outside and in Qatar that uses satellite services. For example, during the prayer, did not shown it; instead, shows many advertisements for viewers in some cities. However, in very rare instance, when is shown on analog or digital television by using SDTV in PAL and DVB-T format picture, the Maghrib prayer is shown. It also available for analog or digital television formatting in several cities.
Programming
| Name | Currently airing? | Dubbed or subtitled? |
|---|---|---|
| Home Shopping | Yes | Dubbed |
| Nip/Tuck | No | Subtitled |
| Chef Bilal Hodood | No | Dubbed |
| seaQuest DSV | No | Subtitled |
| Crusoe | No | Subtitled |
| ER | Yes | Dubbed |
| Amazing Stories | No | Subtitled |
| Harry and the Hendersons | No | Subtitled |
| The Simpsons | No | Subtitled |
| Desperate Housewives | No | Dubbed |
| Stargate SG-1 | No | Subtitled |
| CSI: Miami | Yes | Dubbed |
| CSI: NY | No | Dubbed |
| Brothers & Sisters | No | Dubbed |
| Kyle XY | No | Subtitled |
| Boston Legal | No | Subtitled |
| Firefly | No | Subtitled |
| Ugly Betty | Yes | Dubbed |
| Mental | No | Subtitled |
| The Listener | No | Subtitled |
| Greek | Yes | Dubbed |
| According to Jim | Yes | Dubbed |
| Criminal Minds | No | Subtitled |
| Scrubs | Yes | Dubbed |
| Ghost Whisperer | Yes | Dubbed |
| Legend of the Seeker | No | Subtitled |
| Raising the Bar | No | Subtitled |
| Dirt | No | Subtitled |
| Castle | Yes | Dubbed |
| Lincoln Heights | No | Subtitled |
| Sons of Anarchy | No | Subtitled |
| Samantha Who? | No | Subtitled |
| The Amazing Race | No | Subtitled |
| Gary Unmarried | No | Subtitled |
| Dollhouse | No | Subtitled |
| The Wanda Sykes Show | No | Subtitled |
| America's Funniest Home Videos | No | Subtitled |
| Life on Mars | No | Subtitled |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | No | Subtitled |
| The Walking Dead | No | Subtitled |
| Glee | Yes | Dubbed |
| Lie to Me | No | Dubbed |
| MasterChef Australia | Yes | Dubbed |
| Jdeed O Mofeed | Yes | Dubbed |
| Better Off Ted | Yes | Dubbed |
| Private Practice | Yes | Dubbed |
| The Ex List | Yes | Dubbed |
| Modern Family | Yes | Dubbed |
| Ruby & The Rockits | No | Subtitled |
| Army Wives | Yes | Dubbed |
External links
- Fox homepage