FX (Australian TV channel)

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FX (Australia)
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

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]

On 12 June 2012 it was reported that a two-hour timeshift channel ( FX + 2 ) would launch on 3 July 2012, [3] but this was retracted for it to be later reported that it would launch on 6 September 2012.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 [ edit ]

On 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 [ 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 ]

Past Programming [ edit ]

Original Programming [ edit ]

Acquired Programming [ edit ]

Notes [ edit ]

  1. ^ Advertised in Foxtel's 'Preview September 2012' email.

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "FX channel to launch ? with day and date series" . TV Tonight. 9 October 2011 . Retrieved 9 January 2014 .
  2. ^ a b "The Walking Dead to launch FX channel" . TV Tonight. 18 January 2012 . Retrieved 9 January 2014 .
  3. ^ "AUSTAR News, About AUSTAR ? AUSTAR Television" . Austar. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012 . Retrieved 12 June 2012 .
  4. ^ "Zombies set to attack Sydney, Melbourne" . TV Tonight. 7 February 2012 . Retrieved 9 January 2014 .
  5. ^ 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 .