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Fox Classics
Fox Classics Logo
Launched 1998
Owned by Foxtel
Audience share 0. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Foxtel is an Australian Pay television company formed through a joint venture between Telstra, News Corporation and Consolidated Media 5%
timeshift 0. 2% (April 2008, [1])
Country Flag of Australia Australia
Formerly called Fox Kids (Shared Channel)
Timeshift service FOX Classics+2
Availability
Satellite
Foxtel Digital Channel 112
(timeshift ch 152)
Austar Digital Channel 112
(timeshift ch 152)
Cable
Foxtel Digital Channel 112
(timeshift ch 152)
Optus feat. Foxtel Digital Channel 112
(timeshift ch 152)

FOX Classics is an Australian cable and satellite channel that specializes in showing classic movies and television series from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s

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History

Fox Classics began as a channel shared with Fox Kids, which itself had moved from a block on FOX8. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Fox Kids (officially Fox Family Worldwide Inc and prior to that Fox Children's Productions and Fox Kids Worldwide was the FOX network's children's programming division Foxtel is an Australian Pay television company formed through a joint venture between Telstra, News Corporation and Consolidated Media AUSTAR is an Australian Telecommunications company Its main business activity is Pay TV, although it is also involved with Internet access and Foxtel is an Australian Pay television company formed through a joint venture between Telstra, News Corporation and Consolidated Media Optus Television is the Cable television division of Australian Telecommunications company Optus. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Fox Kids (officially Fox Family Worldwide Inc and prior to that Fox Children's Productions and Fox Kids Worldwide was the FOX network's children's programming division FOX8 is an Australian Cable and Satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms

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. Fox Kids (officially Fox Family Worldwide Inc and prior to that Fox Children's Productions and Fox Kids Worldwide was the FOX network's children's programming division It was essentially, 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. William Roderick Collins OAM (known as Bill Collins (born December 4, 1934 in Sydney Australia) is an Australian Film critic Eventually Fox Kids moved back to FOX8 on February 1, 2004[2] and Fox Classics became a 24 hour channel again. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Fox Kids Australia

Fox Kids was launched in Australia in October 1995, as part of the newly launched Foxtel service. Fox Kids (officially Fox Family Worldwide Inc and prior to that Fox Children's Productions and Fox Kids Worldwide was the FOX network's children's programming division Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Foxtel is an Australian Pay television company formed through a joint venture between Telstra, News Corporation and Consolidated Media At the time of its launch it was a children's programming block on FOX8 (known at the time as Fox). In 1998, it became a channel in its own right, broadcasting from 6am to 8:30pm everyday, with The History Channel airing overnight. History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Satellite and Cable TV channel, with shows on historical events and persons&mdashoften [3] It moved to channel 6 (both on cable and satellite) in 2000, retaining the same broadcasting hours, with Fox Classics becoming its night shift.

On June 1, 2002, Fox Kids was relaunched with a new programming line-up, an updated logo and revamped on-air look, changing from the look and feel of other Fox Kids channels around the world, as part of a move to shift the channel's focus towards "tweens" (young teenage audience). Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Fox Kids (officially Fox Family Worldwide Inc and prior to that Fox Children's Productions and Fox Kids Worldwide was the FOX network's children's programming division This was influenced in part by the sale of Fox Kids to Disney, but also due to viewer demand for such a television channel in Australia. Fox Kids (officially Fox Family Worldwide Inc and prior to that Fox Children's Productions and Fox Kids Worldwide was the FOX network's children's programming division [4]

The broadcasting hours of Fox Kids were cut back to 6am to 6pm on February 1, 2003 before being discontinued as a channel one year later, during the migration to the Foxtel Digital platform. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Fox Kids returned to FOX8 again as three-hour block in the mornings known as Fox8 Kids. FOX8 is an Australian Cable and Satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms

For much of its existence Fox Kids was exclusive to Foxtel, launching on Optus Television in December 2002. Foxtel is an Australian Pay television company formed through a joint venture between Telstra, News Corporation and Consolidated Media Optus Television is the Cable television division of Australian Telecommunications company Optus. December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August -

Selected programs

(not all programs may be aired at present)

King Hits

Every weeknight, Fox Classics shows classic sitcoms from the past one after another. Batman is a 1960s American Television series, based on the DC Comic book character of the same name. Home Improvement is a American television Sitcom starring actor/comedian Tim Allen, which aired 1991 to 1999 I Love Lucy is an American Situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley The Honeymooners debuted as a half-hour series on October 1 1955. M*A*S*H was a Medical drama / Black comedy produced by 20th Television Fox for CBS. The Golden Girls is an American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy Award -winning American Television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13 3rd Rock from the Sun is an Emmy Award -winning American sitcom that aired from 1996 until 2001 on NBC. Mork & Mindy is an American Sci-fi -based Sitcom broadcast from 1978 until 1982 on ABC. Laverne & Shirley was a popular American television Situation comedy that ran on ABC from 1976 to 1983 Murphy Brown is an American Situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988 to May 18, 1998 Caroline in the City is an American sitcom that ran from September 21 1995, to May 11 1999, on the NBC Spin City is an American Sitcom Television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on ABC, and was created by The King of Queens is an Emmy -nominated American Sitcom that ran for nine seasons from 1998 to 2007 Mister Ed is an American television Situation comedy that first aired in syndication on January 5, 1961 to July 2, The Commish was a Television series that aired on ABC in the United States from 1991 to 1995 The Drew Carey Show is an American Sitcom (set in Cleveland Ohio) that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004 NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct Matlock was a long-running American Television Legal drama. The show ran from September 23, 1986 to May Hey Dad! is an Australian Sitcom produced by Gary Reilly Productions, originally airing from 1987 to 1994 on the Seven Network. Mother and Son was an Australian Television Sitcom produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 1984 until 1994 Kingswood Country was an Australian Sitcom that screened from 1980 to 1984 on the Seven Network. King Hits is popular among viewers and contains the classic comedies M*A*S*H, Everybody Loves Raymond and The King of Queens. Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy Award -winning American Television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13 The King of Queens is an Emmy -nominated American Sitcom that ran for nine seasons from 1998 to 2007 Fox Classics recently added The Drew Carey Show to its King Hits lineup. The Drew Carey Show is an American Sitcom (set in Cleveland Ohio) that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004

References

  1. ^ Ratings Week 16 (13/04/2008 - 19/04/2008)
  2. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20040219182801/http://www.foxtel.com.au/channel/details.jsp?chnl=CLA Fox Classics
  3. ^ F O X T E L I N T E R A C T I V E
  4. ^ http://www.foxtel.com.au/236_334.htm Fox Kids taps into tween market
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