# FX Life
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{{Short description|International television networks owned by Disney}}
{{Primary sources|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = FX Life
| logo = FX Life Logo 2023.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| launch_date = {{Start date|2023|3|15|df=y}} (Greece & Cyprus)
{{Start date|2024|1|24|df=y}} (Baltics & CIS)
| timeshift_service = ** FX Life Western/FX Life Eastern
| owner = [Disney International Operations](/source/List_of_assets_owned_by_The_Walt_Disney_Company)
| parent = 20th Century Fox Television
| country = [Greece](/source/Greece), [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus)
[Baltics](/source/Baltics)
[CIS](/source/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States)
| headquarters = [Athens](/source/Athens)
[Moscow](/source/Moscow)
| picture_format = [16:9](/source/16%3A9_aspect_ratio), [1080p](/source/1080p) ([HDTV](/source/High-definition_television))
| language = [English](/source/English_language)
Greek (subtitles)
Lithuanian (subtitles)
Latvian (subtitles)
Estonian (subtitles)
Russian
| sister_channels = [FX](/source/FX_(international))
[National
Geographic](/source/National_Geographic_Global_Networks)
[Nat Geo Music](/source/Nat_Geo_Music)
[REN TV](/source/REN_TV)
| former_names =
| replaced = [Fox Life](/source/Fox_Life)
| website = {{URL|https://www.fxchannel.gr/}}
{{URL|https://www.fxchannel.ee/}}
}}
'''FX Life''' is an international [pay television](/source/pay_television) network, owned by [Disney Entertainment](/source/Disney_Entertainment), a division of [The Walt Disney Company](/source/The_Walt_Disney_Company), as a replacement to [Fox Life](/source/Fox_Life). The network has been discontinued in several markets over time, and is currently active in Greece, Baltics and CIS.
It was launched in [Greece](/source/Greece) on March 15, 2023 as replacement for [Fox Life](/source/Fox_Life) in order to avoid confusion with [Fox Corporation](/source/Fox_Corporation) and to avoid having the Star trademark in Greece as another unaffiliated channel, [Star Channel](/source/Star_Channel_(Greek_TV_channel)) has owned the trademark,[{{Cite web |date=2023-03-16 |title=The Walt Disney Company Greece: To FOX μετονομάζεται σε FX |url=https://typologies.gr/the-walt-disney-company-greece-to-fox-metonomazetai-se-fx/ |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Τυπολογίες - όλα γύρω από τα media |language=en-US}}] and [CIS](/source/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States) and [Baltic](/source/Baltic_states) regions on January 24, 2024.[{{Cite news |title=Pange tähele! Telekanalid FOX ja FOX LIFE saavad uued nimed |url=https://kroonika.delfi.ee/artikkel/120249359/pange-tahele-telekanalid-fox-ja-fox-life-saavad-uued-nimed |date=2023-11-21 |work=Kroonika |language=et |access-date=23 November 2023 |archive-date=23 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123191828/https://kroonika.delfi.ee/artikkel/120249359/pange-tahele-telekanalid-fox-ja-fox-life-saavad-uued-nimed |url-status=live }}]
==Current channels==
===Baltics and CIS===
* [FX Life](/source/FX_Life_(Russian_TV_channel)) (previously [Fox Life](/source/Fox_Life)) is a [Russian-language](/source/Russian_language) television channel that launched on April 15, 2008.[{{Cite news |date=May 6, 2008 |title=FOX LIFE - НОВЫЙ ТЕЛЕКАНАЛ ДЛЯ ОПТИМИСТОВ |trans-title=Fox Life - new TV channel for optimists |url=https://tv-digest.ru/archive/id/24308/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924040517/https://tv-digest.ru/archive/id/24308/ |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |access-date=February 6, 2024 |work=TV digest |language=ru}}] The channel was closed on October 1, 2022, for [Russia](/source/Russia)[{{cite news |title=НТВ-ПЛЮС: Телеканалы FOX, FOX Life, National Geographic и Nat Geo Wild прекращают вещание на территории России |language=ru |work=TVnews.by {{!}} Новости ТВ, IT и коммуникаций |url=https://tvnews.by/tb/18288-ntv-pljus-telekanaly-fox-fox-life-national-geographic-i-nat-geo-wild-prekraschajut-veschanie-na-territorii-rossii.html |access-date=2023-04-02}}] & [Belarus](/source/Belarus),[{{cite news |date=2022-09-30 |title=Телеканалы National Geographic и FOX прекращают вещание в Беларуси |language=ru |work=TVnews.by {{!}} Новости ТВ, IT и коммуникаций |url=https://tvnews.by/tb/18313-telekanaly-nat-geo-channel-i-fox-prekraschajut-veschanie-v-belarusi.html |access-date=2023-04-02}}] and was replaced by Sapfir in [Russia](/source/Russia), but it's still active in the [CIS](/source/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States) & [Baltic regions](/source/Baltic_states).[{{Cite web |title=Изменение вещания каналов на платформе НтВ Плюс |url=https://tricolorhd.msk.ru/ntv-plus-fox-life-national-geographic-kineko-sapfir-terra.html |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=tricolorhd.msk.ru }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}] Cable operators in [Estonia](/source/Estonia) have localized version of the channel with advertising. The channel has rebranded as FX Life on 24 January 2024.[{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2008-10-30 |title=Η Fox International Channels έρχεται στην Ελλάδα μέσω της τηλεόρασης της On |url=https://www.techpress.gr/index.php/archives/4068 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=techpress.gr |language=el}}] On March 15, 2023, Fox Life was replaced by FX Life, along with Fox becoming [FX](/source/FX_(Greek_TV_channel)).