Australian cable and satellite television channel
Television channel
Showcase
(formerly
Fox Showcase
) is an Australian
premium drama
cable
and
satellite
television channel. It was initially part of the Showtime Australia channels and was managed by PMP chief executive officer Peter Rose. In 2007 Rose said
Showcase
"provides a real home at last for quality drama in Australia, and this list of outstanding
event television
is just the start". Showcase launched with the Australian TV premieres of
Dexter
and Australian-made series
Satisfaction
.
Showcase is now 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 on
Foxtel
and
Optus TV
.
Foxtel
took 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 of
Showcase
) would be replaced with a new lineup of Foxtel-branded movie channels to be named
Foxtel 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's
Premium Movies and Drama
package to the newly founded
Drama
package. In addition, the channel moved from channel 404 to channel 115 and showcase + 2 moved from channel 414 to channel 158.
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[5]
Following the closure of SoHo and the launch of the channel
Binge
on 5 October 2016,
[6]
Showcase moved to channel 114.
[7]
On 28 September 2023, after
Real Life
launched, the channel rebranded to its former name
Showcase
with a new logo.
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Background
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Showcase launched with the Australian premiere of
Satisfaction
, based around high-class Australian escorts and their clients. The show ran for three seasons.
Showcase also aired all three series of
Love 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,
Foxtel
and
Showcase
announced a new Australian drama called
Tangle
. Tangle is from the makers of
Love My Way
, and features an all-star Australian cast of
Matt Day
,
Kat Stewart
,
Justine Clarke
,
Ben Mendelsohn
and
Catherine 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-series
Cloudstreet
based on the novel by
Tim Winton
. The series premiered on 22 May 2011.
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The stellar cast includes
Essie Davis
as Dolly Pickles,
Stephen Curry
as Sam Pickles,
Emma Booth
as Rose Pickles,
Kerry Fox
as Oriel Lamb,
Geoff Morrell
as Lester Lamb, and with
Todd Lasance
as Quick Lamb and NIDA graduate
Hugo Johnstone-Burt
as Fish Lamb.
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Logo history
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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 as
HBO
,
Showtime
and
FX
in America. At
Foxtel
'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.
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Current Programing
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Former Programming
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See also
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References
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- ^
Knox, David (14 September 2007).
"Showcase ? New Foxtel Channel"
. tvtonight.com.au. Archived from
the original
on 26 January 2009
. Retrieved
29 December
2008
.
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"Foxtel to acquire Showtime channels TV Tonight"
. David Knox. 11 October 2012
. Retrieved
3 December
2012
.
- ^
"New movie channels for Foxtel TV Tonight"
. David Knox. 9 December 2012
. Retrieved
17 December
2012
.
- ^
"Foxtel announces a new value revolution for subscription TV"
(PDF)
(Press release). Foxtel. 4 September 2014
. Retrieved
5 November
2014
.
- ^
Knox, David (3 November 2014).
"BoxSets, Discovery Kids launch on Foxtel"
. TV Tonight
. Retrieved
5 November
2014
.
- ^
Johnston, Rae (1 August 2016).
"Foxtel Has A New 'Binge' Channel"
.
Gizmodo
. Retrieved
1 August
2016
.
- ^
"Foxtel reveals programming for new channel Binge"
.
MediaWeek
. 14 September 2016.
Archived
from the original on 14 September 2016
. Retrieved
14 September
2016
.
- ^
"Foxtel Magazine (October 2023) - Your monthly guide to a world of entertainment"
.
Foxtel Magazine
. p. 32
. Retrieved
26 September
2023
.
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"Tangle"
. TV Tonight. 29 September 2009
. Retrieved
29 April
2011
.
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"Airdate: Cloudstreet"
. TV Tonight. 17 March 2011
. Retrieved
8 June
2011
.
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"Stellar cast announced for Cloudstreet adaptation ? FOXTEL Insider ? What's On"
. FOXTEL. 3 February 2010
. Retrieved
8 June
2011
.
- ^
Knox, David (27 February 2013).
"Foxtel launches 2013 programming TV Tonight"
. TV Tonight
. Retrieved
14 March
2013
.
- ^
Foxtel.
"House of the Dragon"
.
Foxtel
. Retrieved
6 October
2021
.
- ^
"The Raised By Wolves Trailer Has Dropped And We're Getting Goosebumps"
.
Foxtel
. 6 August 2020
. Retrieved
27 December
2020
.
- ^
Knox, David (6 August 2020).
"Airdate:Raised by Wolves"
.
TV Tonight
. Retrieved
27 December
2020
.
- ^
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
. Retrieved
31 March
2015
.
- ^
Knox, David (5 November 2015).
"Foxtel Upfronts 2016: Local thrillers, Lifestyle & US Drama"
.
TV Tonight
. Retrieved
5 November
2015
.
- ^
"Here's your A-Z of The Walking Dead as it arrives back on our screens for its final season"
.
Foxtel
. 23 August 2021
. Retrieved
6 October
2021
.
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