FOX8
| Fox8 | |
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| Launched | 23 October 1995 |
| Owned by | Foxtel |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audience share | 1.4% timeshift 0.6% (October 2008, ) |
| Slogan |
Your FOX8 The Home of DC (For DC Comics Programming) |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Formerly called | Fox (23 October 1995 – April 1997, until the "8" was added to the name) |
| Replaced | Oh! (Optus Vision) |
| Sister channel(s) | Foxtel Networks channels |
| Timeshift service | Fox8+2 |
| Website | fox8.tv |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Foxtel | Channel 108 (SD/HD) Channel 153 (+2) Channel 208 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel | Channel 108 (SD/HD) Channel 153 (+2) Channel 1108 (SD) |
| Optus TV | Channel 108 Channel 153 (+2) |
| IPTV | |
| Foxtel Play | Channel 108 |
| Telstra T-Box | Channel 108 |
| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel Go | Channel 108 |
Your FOX8
Fox8 (corporately stylised as FOX8, alternatively as Fox 8 or FOX 8) is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms. It is the most watched subscription television channel in Australia (with or without the timeshift) and broadcasts the highest rating non-sporting related program or event on subscription television in Australia, Australia's Next Top Model. A high definition version of the channel, Fox8HD, was launched on the Foxtel and Austar platforms on 15 November 2009.
The channel runs many programs produced by Fox and in fact was originally called "Fox" before adding the "8" to the title. The channel was found on channel 8 on Foxtel analogue and Austar standard and channel 108 on Foxtel Digital and Austar Digital. Fox8 is Foxtel's most popular subscription channel and peak channel. It is also News Corporation's peak Australian channel (similar to Sky1 in the UK and FX in the USA). FOX8 is one of the very few channels to have been continuously broadcast since Foxtel's foundation in 1995. During the late 1990s, Fox8 used to show Saturday Night NRL matches.
FOX8+2 was introduced with the Foxtel and Austar Digital Services on Channel 150. This allows the viewing of the same programs on Fox8, but two hours later. One of the known advantages of this TimeShift Channel, is that Western Australian viewers can see this channel at the correct time in their state as advertised. FOX8 and Foxtel have a deal with Network Ten to receive their shows bought from the USA Fox network. Some shows like this include The Simpsons, Futurama, and The Simple Life. During the migration to the digital platform, Foxtel's Fox Kids (similar to the US version) channel was discontinued in 2004 and a selection of its programming was moved to FOX8 in the early mornings.
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