Showtime Movie Channels
HDTV) | |
Timeshift service | showtime two |
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Ownership | |
Owner | the Premium Movie Partnership (PMP)/Foxtel |
Sister channels | Showcase Showtime Action Showtime Comedy Showtime Drama Showtime Greats |
History | |
Launched | 3 March 1995[1][2] |
Closed | 31 December 2012 |
Replaced by | Foxtel Movies |
Former names | Showtime (prior to 15 November 2009) |
Showtime Movie Channels was a group of Australian
The main competitor to Showtime was Movie Network Channels.
History
Formed in late 1994 through a joint partnership between
In September 2007 it was announced that a premium channel called showcase would be launched on 1 December 2007 as part of the suite of Showtime channels, ahead of changes that would allow Movie Network to compete directly with Showtime for subscribers.[7]
showcase screens movies (mainly independent, arthouse and documentary features),some comedy programs as well as a number of television series.
On 15 November 2009, Showtime Greats was replaced by showtime action, showtime comedy and showtime drama.[8] In addition, Showtime was renamed showtime premiere.
On 11 October 2012, Foxtel announced they would acquire certain assets of the Premium Movie Partnership, which would result in Foxtel managing and producing the Showtime channels as of 31 October 2012.[3][9]
Channels
All showtime channels area available on
Channel | SD Service | Timeshift | HD service Not available on Optus |
Notes | |
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Showtime Premiere | Launched 3 March 1995[1] | Launched 2 December 2000 as Showtime 2[2] | Launched 15 November 2009 | Branded as Showtime until 14 November 2009 | |
Channel 401 | Channel 402 | Channel 219 | |||
Showtime Action | Launched 15 November 2009 | Launched 6 February 2010 (custom and officially fanmade for a showtime action time shift) | |||
Channel 406 | Channel 221 | ||||
Showtime Comedy | Launched 15 November 2009 | ||||
Channel 407 | |||||
Showtime Drama | Launched 15 November 2009 | ||||
Channel 408 | |||||
Showtime Greats | Launched 3 March 1995 | Branded as Encore until 1 March 2004 Closed on 14 November 2009 | |||
Channel 404 |
Showcase
Showtime Greats
Internet download services
Launched on 1 October 2009 were two exclusive channels to Foxtel Download. These were:
- Showtime Family – featured family friendly movies and was exclusive to Foxtel's download service.
- Showtime Horror – featured Classic and modern horror movies and was exclusive to Foxtel's download service.
Showtime Australia
Showtime Australia is unrelated to the American Showtime service, but pays a licence fee for the use of the name and trademark.[citation needed] It also produces some Australian movies, such as Bad Eggs, in conjunction with other companies.
Trademark and branding
Despite the name being Showtime, for branding purposes it is usually spelt in all capitals to match the channel logo. Similarly, Showcase is usually spelt in all lower case. As a matter of fact, the branding for Showtime uses the former logo from the American cable service until 1997.
See also
- Hallmark Channel
References
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. p. 8. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
In addition to its sports network, already operating, Galaxy trebled the choice on Friday when Showtime, a premium movie channel, and Encore, a movie favourites channel, got under way.
- ^ ISSN 0018-3660. Archived from the originalon 24 August 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Potter, Ben (22 November 1994). "Business: Australis Gets Film Rights". The Age. p. 43. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- OCLC 225581080.
- ^ Meade, Amanda (13 September 2007). "Features: Channel a gift for devotees of drama". The Australian. p. 33. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "Optus TV Packages". Optus Television. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ "Foxtel snaps up Showtime five months after Austar takeover mUmBRELLA". mUmBRELLA. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.