FX (Australian TV channel)
| Company type | Pay television channel |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television broadcasting |
| Founded | February 26, 2012 |
| Fate | Discontinued transmission on Foxtel; shows moved to Fox Showcase |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Australia |
| Owner | Fox Networks Group |
FX was an Australian pay television channel specializing in action-driven content, modeled after its U.S. equivalent. It was owned by Fox Networks Group and made its debut on 26 February 2012 through the Foxtel and Austar services.
Originally planned for a 3 July 2012 launch, a two-hour delayed broadcast channel named FX + 2 ultimately commenced operations on 6 September 2012.
The channel discontinued transmission on Foxtel as of 28 February 2018, with its shows moving to Fox Showcase.
History
On 9 October 2011, Fox International Channels revealed plans to reintroduce FX in Australia in early 2012, highlighting popular series such as The Walking Dead, Transporter: The Series, and Hell on Wheels. The channel officially launched on 26 February via Foxtel and Austar.
This version of FX was owned and operated by Fox International Channels (later renamed Fox Networks Group) and was separate from the previous FX-branded channel, which had been rebranded as SoHo in 2003 under Foxtel ownership. Fox Networks Group also oversees other Australian channels including National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, and Nat Geo People.
Promotion
To promote the channel's relaunch, FX announced on Facebook on 2 February 2012 a marketing event involving zombie-themed invasions in the central areas of Sydney and Melbourne scheduled for 8 February 2012.
Acquired programming
- Anger Management
- The Blacklist
- Borgia
- Burn Notice
- Copper
- Criminal Minds
- Fargo
- Fear the Walking Dead
- The Following
- Franklin & Bash
- From Dusk till Dawn: The Series
- Homeland
- Hell on Wheels
- Kingdom
- The Last Ship
- Las Vegas
- Legends
- Person of Interest
- Sons of Anarchy
- The Walking Dead
Original programming
Acquired programming
- 10 Items or Less
- Alias
- American Horror Story
- Arrested Development
- Bedlam
- The Booth at the End
- Breaking Bad
- The Bridge
- Call Me Fitz
- Chase
- Ch:os:en
- Da Vinci's Demons
- Dark Angel
- Dark Blue
- The District
- Endgame
- E-Ring
- Fear Itself
- The Fixer
- Hell on Wheels
- House of Lies
- Human Target
- The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
- Jekyll
- Justified
- The Kill Point
- Lead Balloon
- Life on Mars
- Low Winter Sun
- Mad Dogs
- Martial Law
- NYPD Blue
- Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
- Prison Break
- ReGenesis
- Rescue Me
- The Shield
- The State Within'
- Transporter: The Series
- The Tudors
- UFC Unleashed
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