User:ZanderSchubert/PayTV
This is a list of all channels available through the major Australian subscription television services, Foxtel, Optus and Austar.
Entertainment[edit]
| Nº | Channel | Widescreen | Foxtel Package |
Optus Package |
Austar Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Channel Nine | Yes | Free-to-air[1] | N/A | |
| 101 | Fox One | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 102 | ABC TV | Yes | Free-to-air[2] | ||
| 103 | UKTV | No | My Escape | Living | Living |
| 104 | SBS TV | Yes | Free-to-air[3] | ||
| 105 | Arena | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 106 | The LifeStyle Channel | Yes | My Escape | Living | Starter |
| 107 | Channel Seven | No | Free-to-air[4] | N/A | |
| 108 | FOX8 | Yes | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 110 | Channel Ten | Yes | Free-to-air[5] | N/A | |
| 112 | FOX Classics | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 113 | The Comedy Channel | No | My Escape | Living | Living/Fun |
| 114 | W | Yes | My Escape | Living | Starter |
| 115 | Bio. | Yes | My World | Quest | Quest |
| 116 | Hallmark Channel | No | My Escape | Living | Living |
| 117 | LifeStyle Food | No | My Espace | Living | Living |
| 118 | How To Channel | Yes | My World | Quest | Living |
| 120 | Foxtel Box Office Movie Preview Channel | Yes | Foxtel Box Office | ||
| 121 | E! | No | My Escape | Living | Living |
| 123 | Fashion TV | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 125 | Ovation | Yes | My World | Base | Quest |
| 126 | ABC2 | Yes | Free-to-Air | ||
| 132 | Sci Fi Channel | No | My Escape[6] | Living | Fun |
| 150 | FOX8 +2 | Yes | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 151 | TV1 +2 | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 152 | FOX Classics +2 | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 153 | The Comedy Channel + 2 | No | My Escape | Living | Living/Fun |
| 154 | Arena + 2 | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 155 | W2 | Yes | My Escape | Living | Starter |
| 156 | UKTV +2 | Yes | My Escape | Living | Living |
| 157 | The LifeStyle Channel +2 | Yes | My Escape | Living | Starter |
| 176 | TVSN | Yes | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 177 | Expo Channel | Yes | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 180 | National Indigenous Television | N/A | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 182 | Australian Christian Channel | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 183 | Aurora Community Television | Yes | Get Started | Base | Starter |
Movies[edit]
| Nº | Channel | Widescreen | Foxtel Package |
Optus Package |
Austar Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Showtime | Yes | My Movies | Total Movies | Showtime |
| 402 | Showtime 2 | Yes | My Movies | Total Movies | Showtime |
| 403 | Showcase | Yes | My Movies | Total Movies | Showtime |
| 404 | Showtime Greats | Yes | My Movies | Total Movies | Showtime |
| 411 | Movie One | Yes | My Complete Movies | Movies | Movie Network |
| 412 | Movie Two | Yes | My Complete Movies | Movies | Movie Network |
| 413 | Movie Extra | Yes | My Complete Movies | Movies | Movie Network |
| 415 | Movie Greats | No | My Complete Movies | Movies | Movie Network |
| 417 | Turner Classic Movies | No | My Movies | Total Movies | Showtime/Movie Network |
| 419 | World Movies | Yes | My Movies[6] | Movies[6] | Showtime/Movie Network[6] |
Sports[edit]
| Nº | Channel | Widescreen | Foxtel Package |
Optus Package |
Austar Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | Interactive Sports Selector | Yes | My Sport | Total Sport | Sport |
| 501 | FOX Sports 1 | Yes | My Sport | Total Sport | Sport |
| 502 | FOX Sports 2 | Yes | My Sport | Total Sport | Sport |
| 503 | FOX Sports 3 | Yes | My Sport | Total Sport | Sport |
| 508 | ESPN | No | My Sport | Total Sport | Sport/Fun |
| 513 | FoxSportsNews | Yes | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 514 | Eurosportnews | No | Get Started | Base | Sports |
| 516 | FUEL TV | Yes | My Sport | Total Sport | Fun |
| 517 | Nat Geo Adventure | Yes | My Sport | Total Sport | Quest |
| 518 | Main Event | Yes | My Sport | Total Sport | Starter |
| 519 | Sky Racing | Yes | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 522 | TVN | No | My Sport | Total Sport | TVN |
| 525 | Setanta Sports | Yes |
Interactive Gaming[edit]
| Nº | Channel | Widescreen | Foxtel Package |
Optus Package |
Austar Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555 | Gamesworld | Yes | Get Started | Base | Starter |
News and Documentaries[edit]
| Nº | Channel | Widescreen | Foxtel Package |
Optus Package |
Austar Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Sky News Australia | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 603 | Weather Channel | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 604 | FOX News | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 605 | CNN International | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 606 | BBC World | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 608 | The History Channel | No | My World | Quest | Quest[6] |
| 610 | Discovery Channel | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 612 | National Geographic Channel | Yes | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 615 | Animal Planet | No | My World/My Playtime | Quest/Fun | Quest/Fun |
| 617 | Crime and Investigation Network | Yes | My World | Quest | Quest |
| 638 | Discovery Science Channel | No | My World | Quest | Quest |
| 640 | Discovery Home and Health | No | My Escape | Living | Living |
| 646 | Discovery Travel and Living | No | My World | Quest | Quest |
| 648 | SBS World News Channel | Yes | Free-to-air | ||
| 650 | Bloomberg Television | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 652 | CNBC Australia | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
Kids and Family[edit]
| Nº | Channel | Widescreen | Foxtel Package |
Optus Package |
Austar Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Nickelodeon | No | Get Started | Fun | Starter |
| 703 | Nick Jr. | No | My Playtime | Fun | Fun |
| 707 | Disney Channel | No | My Playtime[6] | Base | Starter |
| 709 | Playhouse Disney Channel | No | My Playtime | Fun | Fun |
| 713 | Cartoon Network | No | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 715 | Boomerang | No | My Playtime | Fun | Fun |
Music and Digital Radio[edit]
| Nº | Channel | Widescreen | Foxtel Package |
Optus Package |
Austar Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | Channel [V] | Yes | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 803 | Channel [V]2 | Yes | My Playtime | Base | Fun |
| 805 | MAX | Yes | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 808 | MTV | No | My Playtime | Base | Fun |
| 810 | VH1 | No | My Playtime | Base | Living |
| 812 | TMF Australia | No | TBA[7] | Fun | TBA |
| 815 | Country Music Channel | Yes | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 830 | Air active | N/A | Get Started | Base | Starter |
| 867 | SBS AM | Free-to-air | |||
| 868 | SBS FM | ||||
| 875 | ABC NewsRadio | Free-to-air Only available on satellite | |||
| 876 | ABC Parliamentary News Network | ||||
| 877 | ABC Radio National | ||||
| 878 | ABC Local Radio (Metropolitan) | ||||
| 879 | ABC Local Radio (Rural) | ||||
| 882 | ABC Classic FM | ||||
| 883 | ABC Triple J | ||||
| 884 | ABC DiG Radio | Free-to-air | |||
| 885 | ABC DiG Jazz | ||||
Current Air Stations: Hits, Radio 2, Pop, Groove, Rock, Jukebox, New Wave, Home Grown, Urban, Dance, Anthem, Soul, Easy, Lounge, Café, Spa, Blues, Light Classical, Soundtracks, Crooners, Today’s Country, Classic Country, BBC World Service, Special Events, Edge, '70s, '80s, Alt-rock, Classic R&B, News and More
Foxtel Box Office (Pay Per View Movies)[edit]
| Nº | Channel | Widescreen | Foxtel Package |
Optus Package |
Austar Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 901-926 | Foxtel Box Office channels | Yes | Foxtel Box Office | ||
Foxtel Box Office is available with all services, but is Pay-per-view
Special Interest[edit]
All the following are standalone channels, purchasable individually.
| Nº | Channel | Widescreen | Foxtel Package |
Optus Package |
Austar Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 935 | ART (Arabic) | No | N/A | Available | N/A |
| 936 | Al Jazeera (Arabic) | No | N/A | Available | N/A |
| 937 | LBC (Lebanese) | No | N/A | Available | N/A |
| 941 | Antenna (Greek) | No | Available | ||
| 942 | RAI (Italian) | No | Available | ||
| 960 | Adults Only Select 1 | Yes | Available | ||
| 961 | Adults Only Select 2 | Yes | |||
Other[edit]
- Channel 998 - Modem connection test channel
- Channel 999 - Digital and Foxtel IQ Help Channel
Future Channels[edit]
- Fox Business Network[8], to be added 15th October 2007
- Setanta Sports[9]
- National Indigenous Television (currently in negotiations)[10]
- Al Jazeera English [citation needed]
- Family Movie Channel (As part of the Movie Network), rumoured [citation needed]
- Showcase Channel (As part of the Showtime Australia Network), rumoured [citation needed]
Defunct Channels[edit]
- Fox Kids
- Fox Talk
- Fox Soap
- FX (Now W.)
- Fox History (Now The History Channel).
- Fox Footy (Replaced by Fox Sports 3.
- Tech TV (Replaced by Crime and Investigation Network).
- Soundtrack Channel
- Club V (now Channel V2)
- Nick@Nite (Shared with Nickelodeon Australia)
- C7 Sport
- Odyssey Channel
Notes[edit]
- ^ Channel Nine in shown in digital format on cable and satellite in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne but in analogue format and cable only in Adelaide and Perth.
- ^ *All areas use local ABC versions, except Austar, which transmits ABC New South Wales by default, but also has additional channels for each state version except Western Australia.
- Channel 193 - ABC TV Queensland
- Channel 194 - ABC TV New South Wales
- Channel 195 - ABC TV Victoria
- Channel 196 - ABC TV South Australia
- Channel 197 - ABC TV Tasmania
- ^ SBS and ABC2 are shown on eastern time on satellite, local time on cable.
- ^ Channel Seven is only available in analogue format on cable platforms.
- ^ Channel Ten is shown in digital format on all platforms in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne and on cable in Adelaide and Perth.
- ^ a b c d e f Also available without any other subscription package.
- ^ Viewer Vision for MTV Music Factory The Music Network.com.au
- ^ Fox well in front of the hounds The Australian (Media section) 15 March 2007
- ^ [1] Setanta website FAQ
- ^ [2] NITV Website - Tuning In