Speed (Australian TV network)

Speed was an Australian satellite and cable television sports network dedicated to motorsport. The network was owned by Fox Sports Pty Limited and launched on 1 November 2010. It is a sister of the now defunct US channel of the same name, although it is no longer corporately connected due to the split of News Corporation, as Fox Sports Australia is included in News Corp and not 21st Century Fox.

Speed
Launched1 November 2010
Closed2 November 2014
Owned byFox Sports Pty Ltd
(News Corp)
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080p (HDTV)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Replaced byFox Sports 5
Sister channel(s)Fox Sports
Fox Footy
Fuel TV
Availability
Satellite
FoxtelChannel 512 (SD/HD)
Channel 1512 (SD)
Cable
FoxtelChannel 512 (SD/HD)
Channel 1512 (SD)

On 2 November 2014, Speed closed and was replaced by Fox Sports 5.[1][2]

History

Speed launched in Australia on 1 November 2010 on Foxtel in both standard and high definition.[3] After months of negotiations and controversy, on 25 March 2011, Speed and Speed HD launched on Austar (the regional Australia subscription television provider).[4]

Content

The following is the list of sports programming which was shown on Speed.[5]

Open wheel

NASCAR
  • NASCAR Sprint Cup
  • NASCAR Nationwide Series
  • NASCAR Camping World Cup Series

Touring Cars

Sportscars

Drag racing

Bikes

Rally

Speedway

Motocross

Magazines
  • Autospeed
  • Battle of the Supercars
  • The Car Show
  • Car Warriors
  • Dumbest Stuff on Wheels
  • GP Racing
  • Motorsport Mundial
  • My Ride Rules
  • SPEED Center
  • Speedmakers

References
  1. Knox, David (3 September 2014). "FOX Sports adding two more channels". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  2. Mark@ (3 September 2014). "BEST YEAR EVER IN 2015 DEMANDS SEVEN HIGH DEFINITION FOX SPORTS CHANNELS". KnowFirst. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  3. "SPEED is on the air". 'David Knox'. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  4. "AUSTAR News: SPEED channel , About Austar – AUSTAR Television". 'Austar'. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  5. "What's on SPEED Motorsports, F1, F1 Live, F1 News, SPEED Fox Sports". 'Fox Sports Australia'. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
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