Fox Classics

FOX Classics is an Australian cable and satellite channel that specializes in showing television series and ad-free classic movies, themed movie nights and miniseries from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and some content from the 1980s and 1990s.

For channel in Japan that replaced Fox Crime, see Fox Classics (Japan). For channel in Latin America, see Fox Premium.

Fox Classics
Launched2 December 2000[1]
Owned byFoxtel Networks
Audience share0.7% (April 2008, [2])
SloganForever Classic
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Formerly calledFox Kids (Shared Channel)
Sister channel(s)Foxtel Networks channels
Timeshift serviceFox Classics+2
Websitefoxclassics.com.au
Availability
Satellite
FoxtelChannel 113
Channel 156 (+2)
Cable
FoxtelChannel 113
Channel 156 (+2)
Optus TVChannel 113
Channel 156 (+2)

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, ad-free 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 1 February 2003[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.

Selected programs

(not all programs may be aired at present)

Former programs

References
  1. Murdoch, Blake (28 November 2000). "New pay TV offerings from Australia's Foxtel". The Hollywood Reporter. BPI. 365 (43): 10. ISSN 0018-3660. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  2. "Ratings Week 16 (13/04/2008 - 19/04/2008)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
  3. "Mr Movies' classic passion". Sunday Herald Sun. 8 April 2001.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20040219182801/http://www.foxtel.com.au/channel/details.jsp?chnl=CLA Fox Classics
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