Foxtel Smooth

Foxtel Smooth (formerly Smooth) is an 18-hour (originally 24-hour) Australian pay television music channel available via Foxtel satellite and cable services. It launched on 3 December 2013, dedicated to easy listening adult contemporary music.[2][3]

Foxtel Smooth
Launched3 December 2013
Closed30 June 2020 (30 June 2020)
Owned byFoxtel Networks[1]
NOVA Entertainment
Picture format576i (SDTV 16:9)
SloganYour Easy Place to Relax
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Broadcast areaAustralia
Sister channel(s)Foxtel Networks channels
Websitewww.smooth.com.au
Availability
Satellite
FoxtelChannel 806
Cable
FoxtelChannel 806
IPTV
Foxtel NowChannel 806
Streaming media
Foxtel GoChannel 806

The channel will cease broadcasting on 30 June 2020.

History
Original logo used when the channel was branded simply as Smooth. As with the current logo, it uses same style as that used by the radio network.

On 1 November 2013, Foxtel announced they were refreshing their music genre channels to allow for more diversity in their offerings.[2] In addition to changes to the channels being offered by MTV Australia and the branding of the audio channels, it was announced that smoothfm would launch a television station that would offer easy listening adult contemporary music which will correspond to their radio network.[2] Smooth is the first radio station in Australia to launch a television channel.[4] Marcia Hines and Cameron Daddo are the faces of the channel.[5][6]

From 11 October 2017, Foxtel Smooth will become a part-day channel, and will only be broadcast between midnight and 6pm. This is due to a move by Foxtel to enable Foxtel Smooth to share the same broadcast bandwidth as Foxtel Arts, which will in turn only be available between 6pm and midnight.[7]

On 3 June 2020, it was confirmed by Foxtel and NOVA that the channel will cease operations at the end of the month. This follows the announcement in May that Foxtel will be outsourcing its music video channel operations to Network 10's parent company ViacomCBS. Foxtel Arts will revert to a 24 hour channel from 1 July 2020.[8][9]

References
  1. "Shareholdings". Foxtel. Retrieved 10 October 2016. Smooth – Foxtel, Australia
  2. Knox, David (1 November 2013). "Foxtel refreshes music channels". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  3. "Summer Channel Changes". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  4. Davidson, Darren (1 November 2013). "DMG hits sweet spot with Smooth TV launch". The Australian. Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. "Marcia Hines fronts new Foxtel music channel SMOOTH". if.com.au. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  6. Knox, David (5 December 2013). "Cameron Daddo becomes Mr SMOOTH on Foxtel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  7. "Foxtel downgrades Smooth, Foxtel Arts. Axes LifeStyle YOU". TV Tonight. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  8. Challenor, Jake (3 June 2020). "Foxtel confirms its Smooth music channel won't continue". The Music Network. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  9. Perry, Kevin (3 June 2020). "FOXTEL CONFIRMS CLOSURE OF SMOOTH MUSIC CHANNEL". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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