Fox8
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Foxtel |
- Several Fox Network affiliates broadcasting on channel 8 in the USA also go by the branding FOX 8 (i.e. WGHP; WJW)
FOX8 is a general entertainment channel available on Australia's Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television pay television services. The channel runs many programs produced by Fox. The channel is found on channel 8 on Foxtel analog and Austar standard and channel 108 on Foxtel Digital and Austar Digital. Fox8 is Foxtel's highest rating and peak channel. It is also News Corporation's peak Australian channel (similar to Sky One in the UK and FX in the USA). Fox8 is one of the very few channels to have been continuously broadcast since Foxtel's foundation 10 years ago.
Fox8+2 was introduced with the Foxtel and Austar Digital Services on Channel 150. This allows the viewing of the same programs on Fox8, but 2 hours later. One of the known advantages of this TimeShift Channel, is that Western Australian viewers can see this channel at the correct time in their state as advertised.
The channel rebranded significantly at the start of 2005 matching the American Fox channels logo with the addition of the 8 at the end. Fox 8's overall graphics also changed in style. Shortly after the rebranding, the station received its first official website which is still slightly under construction.
Programming
Fox8
Despite not producing much of its own programming, Fox8's shows are of a good quality by pay TV standards, while performing consistently well in the ratings.
Among Fox8's originally produced programs/content are:
- Super Simpsons (2006, Special introductions and trivia in between a 12 day Simpsons marathon)
- Love My Way (2004-2005, Moved to W for the second season in 2006)
- Australia's Next Top Model (2005-)
- Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge (2006-)
- Love Bytes (2003)
- Crash Palace (2001-2002)
Other programming
The majority of Fox8's programming is made externally, this product includes animated comedy, situation comedy, drama and reality programs. External product aired by Fox8 includes:
- The Simpsons
- Futurama
- King of the Hill
- Family Guy
- Prison Break (from July 2006)
- Bones (from July 2006)
- Lost (from July 2006)
- The Cut
- The Amazing Race
- Entertainment Tonight
- Jerry Springer
- Top of the Pops
- Cheaters
- America's Next Top Model
- WWE RAW
- WWE SmackDown!
- WWE HEAT
- WWE Experience
- WWE Velocity
- The Simple Life
- The Contender
- Still Standing
- Greed
- Yes, Dear
- Reba
- Grounded for Life
- That 70's Show
- Miss Match
- Firefly
- Dead Like Me
- Alias
- 24
- 7th Heaven
- Roswell
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Walker, Texas Ranger
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
- One Tree Hill
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