FX Australia

FX Australia
Launched	26 February 2012
Owned by	Fox International Channels
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Slogan	Exclusively FX This is FX
Country	Australia
Language	English
Website	http://www.fxtv.com.au
Availability
Satellite
Foxtel/Austar	Channel 123 (SD / HD) Channel 164 (+2) Channel 1118 (SD)
Cable
Foxtel	Channel 123 (SD / HD) Channel 164 (+2) Channel 1118 (SD)

FX Australia is a channel owned and operated by Fox International Channels launched on 26 February 2012, featuring programs such as The Walking Dead, Transporter: The Series and Hell on Wheels. Other programs are thought to include other FX branded series that already air on other networks in Australia, such as Archer, The League and American Horror Story, a season behind other networks who have first run rights in Australia. The network may also eventually extend to producing local Australian content.

The channel launched on Sunday 26 February 2012 on both Foxtel and Austar

On 12 June 2012 it was reported that a two hour timeshift channel (FX + 2) would launch on 3 July 2012, but this was retracted for it to be later reported that it would launch on 6 September 2012.

History

In 1995, FX originally launched in Australia as fX, featuring classic TV series (often branded as "Golden Years of Television")

In late 1998 fX became FX, which at the time was a channel aimed at women, unlike the international FX channels demographic, featuring shows such as The View and Donny and Marie. In late 2000, FX was again rebranded, officially becoming "Australia's first TV channel for women". In 1 November 2003, it was renamed W. as a way to make this focus more apparent.

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. The channel launched on 26 February on Foxtel.

FX is in no way related to the channel fX that was in Australia previously. The original fX was owned by Foxtel, while the current FX is a channel owned and run by Fox International Channels (which operate National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, and Nat Geo Adventure in Australia). Fox International Channels have the FX channel in most markets in the Western world.

Promotion

On Wednesday 2 February, 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 in the city centers.

Programming

FX airs many originally produced, male skewed series such as The Walking Dead and Hell on Wheels. Another series that will air on FX will be Call Me Fitz. Both season 1 and 2 will air to bring Australia up to date with The US. Other programs include:

• The Walking Dead
• Life on Mars
• Arrested Development
• NYPD Blue
• Las Vegas
• Rescue Me
• Alias
• Martial Law
• The Shield
• The District
• Hell on Wheels
• Bedlam
• Mad Dogs
• The Tudors
• Dark Angel
• Call Me Fitz
• American Horror Story
• The Kill Point
• XIII
• Justified
• ReGenesis
• Franklin & Bash

Past Programming

• The Booth at the End
• 10 Items or Less