FX was an Australian subscription television channel which focused on its American counterpart, male-skewed television shows.[1] The channel is owned and operated by Fox Networks Group and launched on 26 February 2012 on both Foxtel and Austar platforms.[2]
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| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | 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://www.fxtv.com.au |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel Go | Channel 119 |
On 12 June 2012 it was reported that a two-hour timeshift channel (FX + 2) would launch on 3 July 2012,[3] but this was retracted for it to be later reported that it would launch on 6 September 2012.[note 1]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 to Fox Showcase.
History
editOn 9 October 2011 Fox International Channels released details that FX would relaunch in Australia early 2012 with "long-awaited" programs such as The Walking Dead, Transporter: The Series, and Hell on Wheels.[1] The channel launched on 26 February on Foxtel and Austar.[2]
SoHo, formerly known as FX until 2003, was owned by Foxtel, while this incarnation of FX was owned and ran by Fox International Channels (and later Fox Networks Group; the company which operate National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, and Nat Geo People in Australia).
Promotion
editOn 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
editFinal programming
editAcquired 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
editOriginal programming
editAcquired 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- ^ a b "FX channel to launch – with day and date series". TV Tonight. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ a b "The Walking Dead to launch FX channel". TV Tonight. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "AUSTAR News, About AUSTAR – AUSTAR Television". Austar. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Zombies set to attack Sydney, Melbourne". TV Tonight. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Shows". FX Australia. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2023.