FX (Australian TV channel)
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| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9576ifor theSDTVfeed) |
| Timeshiftservice | FX + 2 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fox Networks Group (Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International) |
| History | |
| Launched | 26 February 2012 |
| Closed | 28 February 2018 (6 years, 2 days) |
| Links | |
| Website | http:// fxtv.au |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel Go | Channel 119 |
FXwas an Australiansubscription televisionchannel which focused onits American counterpart,male-skewed television shows.[1]The channel is owned and operated byFox Networks Groupand launched on 26 February 2012 on bothFoxtelandAustarplatforms.[2]
On 12 June 2012 it was reported that a two-hour timeshift channel (FX + 2) would launch on 3 July 2012,[3]but this was retracted for it to be later reported that it would launch on 6 September 2012.[note 1]
On 28 February 2018, FX ceased broadcasting on Foxtel, with all of its programming moved toFox Showcase.
History
[edit]On 9 October 2011Fox International Channelsreleased details that FX would relaunch in Australia early 2012 with "long-awaited" programs such asThe Walking Dead,Transporter: The Series,andHell on Wheels.[1]The channel launched on 26 February on Foxtel and Austar.[2]
SoHo,formerly known as FX until 2003, was owned byFoxtel,while this incarnation of FX was owned and ran byFox International Channels(and laterFox Networks Group;the company which operateNational Geographic,Nat Geo Wild,andNat Geo Peoplein Australia).
Promotion
[edit]On Wednesday 2 February 2012, FX announced on their Facebook page that to kick off the channels re-launch there would be promotional zombie invasions in Australia's two largest capital cities, Sydney and Melbourne on Wednesday 8 February 2012 in the city centres.[4]
Programming
[edit]Final programming
[edit]Acquired programming
[edit]- Anger Management
- The Blacklist
- Borgia
- Burn Notice
- Copper
- Criminal Minds
- Fargo
- Fear the Walking Dead
- The Following
- Franklin & Bash
- From Dusk till Dawn: The Series
- Homeland
- Hell on Wheels
- Kingdom
- The Last Ship
- Las Vegas
- Legends
- Person of Interest
- Sons of Anarchy
- The Walking Dead
Past programming
[edit]Original programming
[edit]Acquired programming
[edit]- 10 Items or Less
- Alias[5]
- American Horror Story
- Arrested Development[5]
- Bedlam[5]
- The Booth at the End[5]
- Breaking Bad
- The Bridge
- Call Me Fitz[5]
- Chase
- Ch:os:en
- Da Vinci's Demons
- Dark Angel[5]
- Dark Blue
- The District[5]
- Endgame
- E-Ring
- Fear Itself
- The Fixer
- Hell on Wheels[5]
- House of Lies
- Human Target
- The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
- Jekyll
- Justified[5]
- The Kill Point
- Lead Balloon
- Life on Mars[5]
- Low Winter Sun
- Mad Dogs[5]
- Martial Law[5]
- NYPD Blue[5]
- Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
- Prison Break
- ReGenesis
- Rescue Me[5]
- The Shield[5]
- The State Within
- Transporter: The Series
- The Tudors[5]
- UFC Unleashed
- The Ultimate Fighter 10
- The Ultimate Fighter 11
- The Ultimate Fighter 12
- The Ultimate Fighter 13
- The Ultimate Fighter 14
- The Ultimate Fighter 15
- The Ultimate Fighter 16
- The Ultimate Fighter 17
- The Ultimate Fighter 18
- The Unit
- XIII
Notes
[edit]- ^Advertised in Foxtel's 'Preview September 2012' email.
References
[edit]- ^ab"FX channel to launch – with day and date series".TV Tonight. 9 October 2011.Retrieved9 January2014.
- ^ab "The Walking Dead to launch FX channel".TV Tonight. 18 January 2012.Retrieved9 January2014.
- ^"AUSTAR News, About AUSTAR – AUSTAR Television".Austar. Archived fromthe originalon 11 February 2012.Retrieved12 June2012.
- ^"Zombies set to attack Sydney, Melbourne".TV Tonight. 7 February 2012.Retrieved9 January2014.
- ^abcdefghijklmnop"Shows".FX Australia.Archived fromthe originalon 1 March 2012.Retrieved13 December2023.