Fox Classics
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| Launched | 2 December 2000[1] |
| Owned by | Foxtel |
| Audience share | 0.7% (April 2008, [2]) |
| Slogan | Times Change. Great TV Doesn't. |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Formerly called | Fox Kids (Shared Channel) |
| Sister channel(s) | 111 Hits Bio. Crime & Investigation Foxtel 3D Foxtel On Demand Fox8 The Comedy Channel History W. |
| Timeshift service | Fox Classics+2 |
| Website | foxclassics.com.au |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Foxtel | Channel 114 Channel 152 (+2) |
| Austar | Channel 114 Channel 152 (+2) |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel | Channel 114 Channel 152 (+2) |
| Optus TV | Channel 114 Channel 152 (+2) |
Fox Classics is an Australian cable and satellite channel that specializes in showing classic movies and television series from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and some content from the 80s and 90s.
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[edit] History
FOX Classics began as a channel shared with Fox Kids, which itself had moved from a block on Fox8.
This version of the channel was a night shift for the Fox Kids channel in Australia, when Fox Kids ended at a specific time (late afternoon for the most part), FOX Classics began. It was essentially, classic movies (mostly from the 20th Century Fox library), hosted by Bill Collins, who would give background information and trivia about the movie to the audience, before and after the movie.[3] Eventually Fox Kids moved back to Fox8 on February 1, 2004[4] and FOX Classics became a 24 hour channel.
In November 2008, with the addition of 111 Hits and the change in direction of the network to a catalog of 50s, 60s and 70s programs, a large amount of newer material mainly sitcoms were moved from FOX Classics.
[edit] Selected programs
(not all programs may be aired at present)
- I Love Lucy
- Charmed
- M*A*S*H
- The Addams Family
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- The Odd Couple
- Mister Ed
- The Rockford Files
- Jake and the Fatman
- Matlock
- Are You Being Served?
- On The Buses
- 'Allo 'Allo
- Miami Vice
- MacGyver
- Walker, Texas Ranger
- Gunsmoke
- The Golden Girls
- The Big Valley
- The Benny Hill Show
- Keeping Up Appearences
- Only Fools And Horses
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
[edit] Former programs
- The Honeymooners
- Everybody Loves Raymond (now on TV1)
- 3rd Rock From The Sun (now on 111 Hits)
- Mork & Mindy
- Laverne & Shirley
- Murphy Brown (now on 111 Hits)
- Caroline In The City
- Spin City
- The King Of Queens (now on 111 Hits)
- The Commish
- Home Improvement (now on 111 Hits)
- The Drew Carey Show (now on 111 Hits)
- NYPD Blue (now on 111 Hits)
- Hey Dad...!
- Mother and Son
- Kingswood Country
[edit] References
- ^ Murdoch, Blake (28 November 2000). "New pay TV offerings from Australia's Foxtel.". Hollywood Reporter 365 (43): 10. ISSN 0018-3660. http://allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4829937-1.html. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ Ratings Week 16 (13/04/2008 - 19/04/2008)
- ^ "Mr Movies' classic passion.". Sunday Herald Sun. 8 April 2001.
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20040219182801/http://www.foxtel.com.au/channel/details.jsp?chnl=CLA Fox Classics
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