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Showcase
CountryAustralia
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format576i(SDTV)
1080i(HDTV)
TimeshiftserviceShowcase +2
Ownership
OwnerFoxtel
Sister channelsFoxtel Networks channels
History
Launched1 December 2007[1]
ReplacedFX
Former namesFOX Showcase (2018-2023)
Links
Websitefoxshowcase.com.au/
Availability
Streaming media
Foxtel GoChannel 112
Bingebinge.com.au

Showcase(formerlyFox Showcase) is an Australianpremium dramacableandsatellitetelevision channel. It was initially part of the Showtime Australia channels and was managed by PMP chief executive officer Peter Rose. In 2007 Rose saidShowcase"provides a real home at last for quality drama in Australia, and this list of outstandingevent televisionis just the start ". Showcase launched with the Australian TV premieres ofDexterand Australian-made seriesSatisfaction.

Showcase is owned and operated by Foxtel Networks; and is their flagship entertainment channel, and airs programming with no ad breaks during shows.

Showcase can be found on channel 112 onFoxtelandOptus TV.

Foxteltook over managing and producing Showcase and the other Showtime channels as of 31 October 2012, with it purchasing assets of the PMP.[2]On 9 December 2012, it was announced that Movie Network and Showtime (with the exception ofShowcase) would be replaced with a new lineup of Foxtel-branded movie channels to be namedFoxtel Movies[3]Showcase would continue to be the home of premium dramas from HBO and other international networks, original programming, documentaries, and independent films.

On 3 November 2014 Showcase moved from Foxtel'sPremium Movies and Dramapackage to the newly foundedDramapackage. In addition, the channel moved from channel 404 to channel 115 and showcase + 2 moved from channel 414 to channel 158.[4][5]

Following the closure of SoHo and the launch of the channelBingeon 5 October 2016,[6]Showcase moved to channel 114.[7]

On 28 September 2023, afterReal Lifelaunched, the channel rebranded to its former nameShowcasewith a new logo.[8]

Background

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Showcase launched with the Australian premiere ofSatisfaction,based around high-class Australian escorts and their clients. The show ran for three seasons.

Showcase also aired all three series ofLove My Way,a series which moved from FOX8 to W to Showtime each season yet was re-run on Showcase all together for the first time in 2007–2008.

In 2008,FoxtelandShowcaseannounced a new Australian drama calledTangle.Tangle is from the makers ofLove My Way,and features an all-star Australian cast ofMatt Day,Kat Stewart,Justine Clarke,Ben MendelsohnandCatherine McClements.The series debuted on 1 October 2009 to rave reviews: "Tangle puts Free to Air Television to shame. Australian drama desperately needs more voices that emanate from truth".[9]

In 2010 Showtime commissioned a 6-hour mini-seriesCloudstreetbased on the novel byTim Winton.The series premiered on 22 May 2011.[10]The stellar cast includesEssie Davisas Dolly Pickles,Stephen Curryas Sam Pickles,Emma Boothas Rose Pickles,Kerry Foxas Oriel Lamb,Geoff Morrellas Lester Lamb, and withTodd Lasanceas Quick Lamb and NIDA graduateHugo Johnstone-Burtas Fish Lamb.[11]

Logo history

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  • Original logo
    Original logo
  • Logo used 26 September 2018 - 10 October 2019
    Logo used 26 September 2018 - 10 October 2019
  • Logo used 10 October 2019 - 28 September 2023
    Logo used 10 October 2019 - 28 September 2023

Original programming

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Current Programming

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Former Programming

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Overseas programming

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Many of the programs featured on FOX Showcase are Australian premieres, and feature on cable networks in America which feature adult themes and mature issues such asHBO,ShowtimeandFXin America. AtFoxtel's 2013 programming highlights presentation on 26 February 2013, Foxtel announced an agreement with HBO that was to see HBO content be exclusively shown on Showcase, with it not to screen on free to air television for at least five years.[12]

Current Programing

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Former Programming

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See also

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References

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  1. ^Knox, David (14 September 2007)."Showcase – New Foxtel Channel".tvtonight.com.au. Archived fromthe originalon 26 January 2009.Retrieved29 December2008.
  2. ^"Foxtel to acquire Showtime channels TV Tonight".David Knox. 11 October 2012.Retrieved3 December2012.
  3. ^"New movie channels for Foxtel TV Tonight".David Knox. 9 December 2012.Retrieved17 December2012.
  4. ^"Foxtel announces a new value revolution for subscription TV"(PDF)(Press release). Foxtel. 4 September 2014.Retrieved5 November2014.
  5. ^Knox, David (3 November 2014)."BoxSets, Discovery Kids launch on Foxtel".TV Tonight.Retrieved5 November2014.
  6. ^Johnston, Rae (1 August 2016)."Foxtel Has A New 'Binge' Channel".Gizmodo.Retrieved1 August2016.
  7. ^"Foxtel reveals programming for new channel Binge".MediaWeek.14 September 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 14 September 2016.Retrieved14 September2016.
  8. ^"Foxtel Magazine (October 2023) - Your monthly guide to a world of entertainment".Foxtel Magazine.p. 32.Retrieved26 September2023.
  9. ^"Tangle".TV Tonight. 29 September 2009.Retrieved29 April2011.
  10. ^"Airdate: Cloudstreet".TV Tonight. 17 March 2011.Retrieved8 June2011.
  11. ^"Stellar cast announced for Cloudstreet adaptation – FOXTEL Insider – What's On".FOXTEL. 3 February 2010.Retrieved8 June2011.
  12. ^Knox, David (27 February 2013)."Foxtel launches 2013 programming TV Tonight".TV Tonight.Retrieved14 March2013.
  13. ^Foxtel."House of the Dragon".Foxtel.Retrieved6 October2021.
  14. ^"The Raised By Wolves Trailer Has Dropped And We're Getting Goosebumps".Foxtel.6 August 2020.Retrieved27 December2020.
  15. ^Knox, David (6 August 2020)."Airdate:Raised by Wolves".TV Tonight.Retrieved27 December2020.
  16. ^Higgins, D (30 March 2015)."APRIL on FOXTEL: Game Of Thrones, Mad Men, Wentworth, Deadline Gallipoli and 200+ other new shows".The Green Room.Foxtel.Retrieved31 March2015.
  17. ^Knox, David (5 November 2015)."Foxtel Upfronts 2016: Local thrillers, Lifestyle & US Drama".TV Tonight.Retrieved5 November2015.
  18. ^"Here's your A-Z of The Walking Dead as it arrives back on our screens for its final season".Foxtel.23 August 2021.Retrieved6 October2021.
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