{"id":4328,"date":"2012-11-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2012\/11\/15\/fx-uk-to-rebrand-as-fox\/"},"modified":"2012-11-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-15T00:00:00","slug":"fx-uk-to-rebrand-as-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2012\/11\/15\/fx-uk-to-rebrand-as-fox\/","title":{"rendered":"FX UK to Rebrand as FOX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">LONDON: The FX channel in the U.K. is being rebranded as FOX as of  January 11, 2013, with a number of new shows having been acquired for  the lineup as well, including <em>Louie<\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">The channel will feature  several new programs as part of its revamp. From Twentieth Century  Fox Television Distribution comes the talk show <em>The Ricki Lake Show<\/em>, while the  sitcom <em>Men at Work<\/em> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">is from Sony Pictures Television International Distribution. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Also headed to the channel is<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"> the second season of <em>The Increasingly Poor  Decisions of Todd Margaret<\/em>, which has never aired in the U.K. before, alongside the Louis C.K. comedy. These new  shows sit alongside U.K. premiere programming currently airing on FX, such as <em>The Walking Dead<\/em>, <em>American Horror Story: Asylum<\/em>, <em>NCIS<\/em>, <em>True  Blood<\/em> and <em>Dexter<\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Jason Thorp, the executive VP of content for Europe and managing director for the U.K. and Africa at FOX International Channels UK, said, &ldquo;FOX has always  been behind the spirit and success of FX. Now is the time for us to  reward viewers by adding even more unmissable new content under a brand  name recognized globally for delivering smart entertainment with an  edge.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Jon Simkin, the director of channels and operations at BSkyB, added, &ldquo;FX is a channel that our customers value and we are confident  they will continue to respond to the high-quality range of U.S. drama and  comedy as it becomes FOX. We&rsquo;re delighted to also offer our customers  FOX on the move through Sky Go and on demand.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: The FX channel in the U.K. is being rebranded as FOX as of January 11, 2013, with a number of new shows having been acquired for the lineup as well, including Louie. The channel will feature several new programs as part of its revamp. 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