List of Austar channels
Encyclopedia
Below is a list of channels on the Austar
Digital Service. Some channels are not available to all subscribers depending on whether they use Cable
, Satellite
or a special Education or Business package.
For more info see http://www.austar.com.au/tv/online-tv/online-tv.aspx or http://onlinetv.austar.com.au/
Austar
Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. Its main business activity is Subscription Television but it is also involved with internet access and mobile phones...
Digital Service. Some channels are not available to all subscribers depending on whether they use Cable
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
, Satellite
Satellite television
Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
or a special Education or Business package.
Entertainment
| EPG no. | Channel name | Notes | Broadcast hours | Timeshifted | Widescreen | Subscription package | Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it... |
HD High-definition television High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD... |
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| 101 | TV1 TV1 (Australia) TV1 is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms.-History:TV1 launched as part of the original Galaxy lineup. The channel is jointly owned by Sony International Television, Universal Studios and Paramount. The channel shows... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 102 | ABC1 ABC1 ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 103 | UKTV | 24 hours | Living | ||||||
| 104 | SBS ONE | 5am-2am | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 105 | Arena | 24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 106 | LifeStyle The LifeStyle Channel LifeStyle is an Australian television channel. The channel launched on 1 September 1997. The channel has an emphasis on contemporary lifestyle interests... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 108 | FOX8 FOX8 Fox8 is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 111 | 111 Hits 111 Hits 111 Hits is an Australian cable and satellite general entertainment television channel which plays popular shows from the 70s onward. It is currently available on the Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television subscription platforms.... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 112 | The Comedy Channel The Comedy Channel The Comedy Channel is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.-History:... |
24 hours | Living/Fun | ||||||
| 113 | 13th Street 13th Street (Australia) 13th Street is an Australian television channel specialising in action and suspense programs. The channel is owned by NBC Universal and was launched on November 15, 2009 as part of Foxtel's Next Generation launch.... |
24 hours | Living | ||||||
| 114 | FOX Classics FOX Classics Fox Classics is an Australian cable and satellite channel that specializes in showing classic movies and television series from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and some content from the 80s and 90s.-History:... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 115 | W | 24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 116 | Universal Channel | 24 hours | Living | ||||||
| 117 | Bio. Bio. Bio. is an Australian general entertainment channel available on Australia's Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television pay television services.- Series Programming :*Airline*The Dog Whisperer*Fashion File*Inside Edition... |
24 hours | Quest | ||||||
| 118 | LifeStyle Food LifeStyle Food LifeStyle Food is an Australian food channel, solely dedicated to food, wine and restaurant society. The channel is a subsidiary of The LifeStyle Channel, which runs 24 hours a day on the Foxtel and Austar.-Programming:******-External links:****... |
24 hours | Living | ||||||
| 119 | LifeStyle Home LifeStyle Home LifeStyle Home is an Australian subscription television channel dedicated to home and property programming. From home makeovers to investments; renovation to relaxing in the garden; property dreams to property nightmares… there’s no place like HOME.... |
24 hours | Living | ||||||
| 120 | LifeStyle YOU Lifestyle you LifeStyle You in Australia is a sister channel to The Lifestyle Channel and LifeStyle Food. LifeStyle You is home to personal makeovers, hilarious and honest reality, health, wellness, family and relationship programming.-Programming:*****... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 121 | E! E! E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of... |
24 hours | Living | ||||||
| 122 | Style Style Network The Style Network is an American cable television network based in Los Angeles.Owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of General Electric and Comcast, its sister channels include E! Entertainment Television, USA Network, Syfy, G4, Golf Channel, and Versus, among others.-Network Overview:Style's... |
24 hours | Living | ||||||
| 123 | Fashion TV Fashion TV Fashion TV is an international fashion and lifestyle broadcasting television channel. It was founded in France in 1997 by its Polish-born president Michel Adam Lisowski, Fashion TV is the only 24/7 international TV network exclusively dedicated to fashion, beauty, glamour and style and has become... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 124 | MTV MTV Australia MTV Australia is 24 hour general entertainment channel specialising in music and youth culture programming which serves Australia and New Zealand. It is operated by Viacom International Media Networks Australia owned by Viacom and primarily features imported shows as well as locally produced... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 125 | Sci Fi Sci Fi Channel (Australia) Sci Fi Channel is an Australian subscription channel that airs science fiction, fantasy and related programs. It is available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms. It is currently the only Sci Fi channel worldwide to keep the Saturn logo.-Shows:Sci Fi currently airs... |
24 hours | Fun | ||||||
| 126 | ABC2 ABC2 ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 7 March 2005, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia... / ABC 4 Kids ABC 4 Kids ABC 4 Kids is a preschool children's block, broadcast on the Australian television channel ABC2. Launched on 2 May 2011, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia... |
5:30am-2am | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 132 | STVDIO STVDIO (TV Channel) STVDIO is a subscription television arts channels available in Australia on the FOXTEL and AUSTAR platforms. that airs in Australia. The channel launched in April 2010, and is owned and operated by SBS Subscription TV, a subsidiary of free-to-air broadcaster Special Broadcasting Service.STVDIO is... |
24 hours | Quest | ||||||
| 134 | Ovation Ovation Channel The Ovation Channel was created by Optus Television to "present dance, opera, theatre, literature, jazz, classical music, design and even fashion, food and wine", modelling it on Canada's Bravo!.... |
24 hours | Ovation | ||||||
| 138 | BOX OFFICE / Adults Only | 24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 150 | FOX8 +2 FOX8 Fox8 is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 151 | TV1 +2 TV1 (Australia) TV1 is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms.-History:TV1 launched as part of the original Galaxy lineup. The channel is jointly owned by Sony International Television, Universal Studios and Paramount. The channel shows... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 152 | FOX Classics +2 FOX Classics Fox Classics is an Australian cable and satellite channel that specializes in showing classic movies and television series from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and some content from the 80s and 90s.-History:... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 153 | The Comedy Channel +2 The Comedy Channel The Comedy Channel is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.-History:... |
24 hours | Living/Fun | ||||||
| 154 | Arena +2 | 24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 155 | W +2 | 24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 156 | UKTV +2 | 24 hours | Living | ||||||
| 157 | LifeStyle Channel +2 The LifeStyle Channel LifeStyle is an Australian television channel. The channel launched on 1 September 1997. The channel has an emphasis on contemporary lifestyle interests... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 158 | LifeStyle Food +2 LifeStyle Food LifeStyle Food is an Australian food channel, solely dedicated to food, wine and restaurant society. The channel is a subsidiary of The LifeStyle Channel, which runs 24 hours a day on the Foxtel and Austar.-Programming:******-External links:****... |
24 hours | Living | ||||||
| 160 | LifeStyle YOU +2 Lifestyle you LifeStyle You in Australia is a sister channel to The Lifestyle Channel and LifeStyle Food. LifeStyle You is home to personal makeovers, hilarious and honest reality, health, wellness, family and relationship programming.-Programming:*****... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 161 | 111 Hits +2 111 Hits 111 Hits is an Australian cable and satellite general entertainment television channel which plays popular shows from the 70s onward. It is currently available on the Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television subscription platforms.... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 163 | 13th Street + 2 13th Street (Australia) 13th Street is an Australian television channel specialising in action and suspense programs. The channel is owned by NBC Universal and was launched on November 15, 2009 as part of Foxtel's Next Generation launch.... |
24 hours | Living | ||||||
| 165 | Sci Fi +2 Sci Fi Channel (Australia) Sci Fi Channel is an Australian subscription channel that airs science fiction, fantasy and related programs. It is available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms. It is currently the only Sci Fi channel worldwide to keep the Saturn logo.-Shows:Sci Fi currently airs... |
24 hours | Fun | ||||||
| 176 | TVSN TVSN Television Shopping Network is an Australian home shopping channel. It is owned by Innovations Direct Pty Ltd, a home shopping company based in Sydney, which also owns sister channel Expo.-History:... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 177 | EXPO Expo Channel Expo Channel is an Australian home shopping channel. It is owned by Direct Group Pty Ltd, a marketing and direct sales company based in Sydney, which also owns sister channel TVSN.-History:... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 179 | SBS TWO | 6:30am-1am | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 180 | National Indigenous Television National Indigenous Television National Indigenous Television, commonly referred to as NITV, is an Australian television network broadcasting throughout Australia via satellite.-History:... |
19 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 182 | Australian Christian Channel Australian Christian Channel The Australian Christian Channel is a Christian channel featured on subscription-based television in Australia. The Australian Christian Channel is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on Foxtel, Austar, Optus, TransACT, and Neighbourhood Cable.... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 183 | Aurora Community Channel | 24 hours | Starter Pack |
HD and 3D Channels
| EPG no. | Channel name | Notes | Broadcast hours | Timeshifted | Widescreen | Subscription package | Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it... |
HD High-definition television High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD... |
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| 203 | Fox Sports 1 HD Fox Sports (Australia) Fox Sports is an Australia group of sports channels. They are owned by the Premier Media Group, which is in turn owned by News Corporation, and Consolidated Media Holdings. Its main competitors are ESPN, which has little local content and the free-to-air digital channel One HD... |
24 hours | Sports | ||||||
| 204 | Fox Sports 2 HD Fox Sports (Australia) Fox Sports is an Australia group of sports channels. They are owned by the Premier Media Group, which is in turn owned by News Corporation, and Consolidated Media Holdings. Its main competitors are ESPN, which has little local content and the free-to-air digital channel One HD... |
24 hours | Sports | ||||||
| 205 | Fox Sports 3 HD Fox Sports (Australia) Fox Sports is an Australia group of sports channels. They are owned by the Premier Media Group, which is in turn owned by News Corporation, and Consolidated Media Holdings. Its main competitors are ESPN, which has little local content and the free-to-air digital channel One HD... |
24 hours | Sports | ||||||
| 206 | SPEED HD | 24 hours | Sports | ||||||
| 208 | FOX8 HD FOX8 Fox8 is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 211 | ESPN HD ESPN Australia ESPN Australia is a 24 hour sports channel offered in Australia and New Zealand.Initially, ESPN was known as Sports ESPN on the Optus Vision cable television system, and focused on sports aired by its home network in the United States, including American football, baseball, and basketball... |
24 hours | Sports | ||||||
| 212 | ESPN2 HD ESPN2 Australia ESPN2 is an Australian 24 hours satellite and cable television sports channel launched on 1 March 2011.-International Club Competitions:* UEFA Champions League * UEFA Europa League-International Matches:... |
24 hours | Sports | ||||||
| 214 | UKTV HD | 24 hours | Living | ||||||
| 215 | W HD | 24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 216 | LifeStyle HD The LifeStyle Channel LifeStyle is an Australian television channel. The channel launched on 1 September 1997. The channel has an emphasis on contemporary lifestyle interests... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 219 | showtime premiere HD | 24 hours | Showtime Movies | ||||||
| 220 | showcase HD Showcase (Australian TV channel) Showcase is an Australian premium cable and satellite television channel. It is owned and operated by the Premium Movie Partnership and is a sister network to the Showtime networks. Showcase is managed by Showtime's Chief Executive Officer Peter Rose... |
24 hours | Showtime Movies | ||||||
| 221 | showtime action HD | 24 hours | Showtime Movies | ||||||
| 224 | Movie One HD Movie Network Movie Network Channels is an Australian premium television movie service that consists of five original channels , two SD timeshifts and three HD simulcasts... |
24 hours | Movie Network | ||||||
| 225 | STARPICS 1 HD Movie Network Movie Network Channels is an Australian premium television movie service that consists of five original channels , two SD timeshifts and three HD simulcasts... |
24 hours | Movie Network | ||||||
| 226 | STARPICS 2 HD Movie Network Movie Network Channels is an Australian premium television movie service that consists of five original channels , two SD timeshifts and three HD simulcasts... |
24 hours | Movie Network | ||||||
| 242 | BBC Knowledge HD BBC Knowledge (Worldwide) BBC Knowledge is an international television channel showcasing factual and non-fiction entertainment programming from the BBC and independent UK production houses. Wholly owned by BBC Worldwide, it is not related to the previous channel known as BBC Knowledge, an early digital channel which closed... |
24 hours | Quest |
Movies
| EPG no. | Channel name | Notes | Broadcast hours | Timeshifted | Widescreen | Subscription package | Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it... |
HD High-definition television High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD... |
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| 400 | BOX OFFICE / Adults Only | Box Office, Adults Only and Preview channel | 24 hours | Starter Pack | |||||
| 401 | showtime premiere | 24 hours | Showtime | ||||||
| 402 | showtime two | 24 hours | Showtime | ||||||
| 403 | showcase Showcase (Australian TV channel) Showcase is an Australian premium cable and satellite television channel. It is owned and operated by the Premium Movie Partnership and is a sister network to the Showtime networks. Showcase is managed by Showtime's Chief Executive Officer Peter Rose... |
24 hours | Showtime | ||||||
| 404 | showcase two Showcase (Australian TV channel) Showcase is an Australian premium cable and satellite television channel. It is owned and operated by the Premium Movie Partnership and is a sister network to the Showtime networks. Showcase is managed by Showtime's Chief Executive Officer Peter Rose... |
24 hours | Showtime | ||||||
| 406 | showtime action | 24 hours | Showtime | ||||||
| 407 | showtime comedy | 24 hours | Showtime | ||||||
| 408 | showtime drama | 24 hours | Showtime | ||||||
| 411 | Movie One Movie Network Movie Network Channels is an Australian premium television movie service that consists of five original channels , two SD timeshifts and three HD simulcasts... |
Has active called redspace | 24 hours | Movie Network | |||||
| 412 | Movie Two Movie Network Movie Network Channels is an Australian premium television movie service that consists of five original channels , two SD timeshifts and three HD simulcasts... |
Has active called redspace | 24 hours | Movie Network | |||||
| 413 | Family Movie Channel Movie Network Movie Network Channels is an Australian premium television movie service that consists of five original channels , two SD timeshifts and three HD simulcasts... |
24 hours | Movie Network | ||||||
| 415 | STARPICS 1 Movie Network Movie Network Channels is an Australian premium television movie service that consists of five original channels , two SD timeshifts and three HD simulcasts... |
24 hours | Movie Network | ||||||
| 416 | STARPICS 2 Movie Network Movie Network Channels is an Australian premium television movie service that consists of five original channels , two SD timeshifts and three HD simulcasts... |
24 hours | Movie Network | ||||||
| 417 | Movie Extra Movie Network Movie Network Channels is an Australian premium television movie service that consists of five original channels , two SD timeshifts and three HD simulcasts... |
24 hours | Movie Network | ||||||
| 419 | Movie Greats Movie Network Movie Network Channels is an Australian premium television movie service that consists of five original channels , two SD timeshifts and three HD simulcasts... |
24 hours | Movie Network | ||||||
| 428 | Turner Classic Movies Turner Classic Movies (Asia) For more information on the international TCM, see Turner Classic Movies.Or the British version, see Turner Classic Movies .Turner Classic Movies is a digital television channel featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. film libraries, which... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 430 | World Movies World Movies World Movies is an Australian subscription television channel dedicated to foreign films, available on Foxtel, Optus TV and Austar. The channel features foreign film, documentaries, independent cinema, and interviews with international movie stars.... |
24 hours | Movie Network, Showtime & World Movies |
Help
| EPG no. | Channel name | Notes | Broadcast hours | Timeshifted | Widescreen | Subscription package | Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it... |
HD High-definition television High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD... |
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| 432 | Austar Help | 24 hours | Starter Pack |
Sports
| EPG no. | Channel name | Notes | Broadcast hours | Timeshifted | Widescreen | Subscription package | Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it... |
HD High-definition television High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD... |
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| 501 | FOX Sports 1 Fox Sports (Australia) Fox Sports is an Australia group of sports channels. They are owned by the Premier Media Group, which is in turn owned by News Corporation, and Consolidated Media Holdings. Its main competitors are ESPN, which has little local content and the free-to-air digital channel One HD... |
24 hours | Sports | ||||||
| 502 | FOX Sports 2 Fox Sports (Australia) Fox Sports is an Australia group of sports channels. They are owned by the Premier Media Group, which is in turn owned by News Corporation, and Consolidated Media Holdings. Its main competitors are ESPN, which has little local content and the free-to-air digital channel One HD... |
24 hours | Sports | ||||||
| 503 | FOX Sports 3 Fox Sports (Australia) Fox Sports is an Australia group of sports channels. They are owned by the Premier Media Group, which is in turn owned by News Corporation, and Consolidated Media Holdings. Its main competitors are ESPN, which has little local content and the free-to-air digital channel One HD... |
24 hours | Sports | ||||||
| 505 | SPEED | 24 hours | Sports | ||||||
| 508 | ESPN ESPN Australia ESPN Australia is a 24 hour sports channel offered in Australia and New Zealand.Initially, ESPN was known as Sports ESPN on the Optus Vision cable television system, and focused on sports aired by its home network in the United States, including American football, baseball, and basketball... |
24 hours | Sports | ||||||
| 509 | ESPN2 ESPN2 Australia ESPN2 is an Australian 24 hours satellite and cable television sports channel launched on 1 March 2011.-International Club Competitions:* UEFA Champions League * UEFA Europa League-International Matches:... |
24 hours | Sports | ||||||
| 510 | Setanta Sports Setanta Sports Australia Setanta Sports Australia is a sports television channel operating in Australia and is available to homes and businesses across all of Australia... |
Not available to multi-dwelling buildings and Darwin cable service. | 24 hours | Sports Extra (add-on to Sports package) | |||||
| 511 | Eurosport Eurosport Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events... |
24 hours | Sports | ||||||
| 513 | Fox Sports News Fox Sports News Fox Sports News is an Australian cable and satellite sports news channel. Owned by Premier Media Group and is the sister channel of Fox Sports.Fox Sports News launched on October 1, 2006. The channel runs live for 19 hours a day, broadcasting sports news... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 514 | Eurosport News Eurosport News Eurosport News is a fourth channel of the European sports network Eurosport .-About Eurosport News:... |
24 hours | Sports | ||||||
| 516 | FUEL TV Fuel TV Australia Fuel TV is an cable and satellite action sports network that airs in Australia. It launched in 2004, and is owned by Premier Media Group. Fuel TV mainly airs content originally sourced for the American FUEL TV.... |
24 hours | Fun | ||||||
| 518 | Main Event Main Event Main Event is Australia's only pay-per-view channel. It transmits through Foxtel, Optus Television and Austar, which jointly own the channel... |
PPV dependent | Pay Per View Events | ||||||
| 519 | Sky Racing 1 Sky Racing Sky Racing is an Australian horse and greyhound racing television channel. It is carried by Foxtel, Austar, Optus TV and Neighbourhood Cable. It was formerly available on SelecTV from 16 April 2007 until the closure of its English service in late 2010.... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 520 | Sky Racing 2 Sky Racing Sky Racing is an Australian horse and greyhound racing television channel. It is carried by Foxtel, Austar, Optus TV and Neighbourhood Cable. It was formerly available on SelecTV from 16 April 2007 until the closure of its English service in late 2010.... |
24 hours | Sky Racing + | ||||||
| 521 | Sky Racing World Sky Racing Sky Racing is an Australian horse and greyhound racing television channel. It is carried by Foxtel, Austar, Optus TV and Neighbourhood Cable. It was formerly available on SelecTV from 16 April 2007 until the closure of its English service in late 2010.... |
24 hours | Sky Racing + | ||||||
| 522 | TVN TVN (Australia) TVN is an Australian thoroughbred horse-racing channel. It is available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus TV as a premium channel option. Content is also available online via www.racingnetwork.com.au Telstra's BigPond Web Portal... |
24 hours | TVN |
News and documentaries
| EPG no. | Channel name | Notes | Broadcast hours | Timeshifted | Widescreen | Subscription package | Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it... |
HD High-definition television High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD... |
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| 601 | Sky News Australia Sky News Australia Sky News Australia is an Australian 24 hour cable and satellite news channel available in 2.5 million homes on Foxtel, Austar, Optus Television and Neighbourhood Cable subscription platforms.... |
Sky News Active not available to multi-dwelling buildings and Darwin cable service. | 24 hours | Starter Pack | |||||
| 602 | Sky News Business Channel Sky News Business Channel Sky News Business Channel is an Australian 24 hour cable and satellite business news channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television subscription platforms, owned by Australian News Channel Pty Ltd.-History:... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 603 | The Weather Channel The Weather Channel (Australia) The Weather Channel is an Australian 24 hour cable and satellite channel that broadcasts weather news and information. The Weather Channel is available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.-History:... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 604 | Fox News Channel Fox News Channel Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 605 | CNN International CNN International Asia Pacific CNN International Asia Pacific is the Asia-Pacific edition of the CNN International pay-TV cable network. The feed originates from Hong Kong.CNN International began transmissions in August 1989.... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 606 | History History (Australian television channel) History, formerly known as Fox History and The History Channel, is a television channel in Australia and New Zealand, that broadcasts programs regarding historical events and persons, as well as various metaphysical, pseudoscientific, and paranormal phenomena—often with observations and... |
24 hours | Quest & Stand Alone Channel Package | ||||||
| 608 | Discovery Channel | 24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 610 | National Geographic Channel National Geographic Channel (Australia) National Geographic Channel Australia and New Zealand is a subscription television network that features documentaries produced by the National Geographic Society... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 612 | BBC Knowledge BBC Knowledge (Worldwide) BBC Knowledge is an international television channel showcasing factual and non-fiction entertainment programming from the BBC and independent UK production houses. Wholly owned by BBC Worldwide, it is not related to the previous channel known as BBC Knowledge, an early digital channel which closed... |
24 hours | Quest | ||||||
| 615 | Animal Planet Animal Planet (Australia and New Zealand) Animal Planet is a television channel which launched locally in Australia exclusively on Optus Television in October 1999. The channel is dedicated to programming that highlights the relationship between humans and animals... |
24 hours | Fun & Quest | ||||||
| 616 | Nat Geo Wild | 24 hours | Quest | ||||||
| 617 | Crime and Investigation Network | 24 hours | Quest | ||||||
| 620 | Discovery Channel + 2 | 24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 622 | National Geographic Channel + 2 National Geographic Channel (Australia) National Geographic Channel Australia and New Zealand is a subscription television network that features documentaries produced by the National Geographic Society... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 628 | Nat Geo Adventure National Geographic Adventure National Geographic Adventure, formerly known as Adventure One but now commonly known as Nat Geo Adventure, is a subscription TV channel part of National Geographic Channels International and News Corporation... |
24 hours | Quest | ||||||
| 629 | Nat Geo Adventure + 2 National Geographic Adventure National Geographic Adventure, formerly known as Adventure One but now commonly known as Nat Geo Adventure, is a subscription TV channel part of National Geographic Channels International and News Corporation... |
24 hours | Quest | ||||||
| 634 | Discovery Turbo MAX Discovery Turbo MAX Discovery Turbo Max is channel dedicated programming concerning cars, trucks, motorbikes, planes and trains. It is a local sister channel to Discovery Turbo. Unlike Turbo it is broadcast on Foxtel & Austar.-References:... |
24 hours | Quest | ||||||
| 635 | Discovery Turbo MAX + 2 Discovery Turbo MAX Discovery Turbo Max is channel dedicated programming concerning cars, trucks, motorbikes, planes and trains. It is a local sister channel to Discovery Turbo. Unlike Turbo it is broadcast on Foxtel & Austar.-References:... |
24 hours | Quest | ||||||
| 638 | Discovery Science Channel | 24 hours | Quest | ||||||
| 640 | Discovery Home and Health Channel Discovery Home & Health Discovery Home & Health is a television channel based in the United Kingdom.Discovery Home & Health is available in Latin America , Australia, Republic of Ireland, Hong Kong, Philippines, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.It was formerly available on SelecTV from March 2007... |
24 hours | Living | ||||||
| 646 | TLC | 24 hours | Quest | ||||||
| 647 | TLC + 2 | 24 hours | Quest | ||||||
| 648 | A-PAC A-PAC A-PAC is an Australian 24 hour cable and satellite news channel available on Foxtel and Austar platforms. On 15 November 2009, A-PAC's channel location for Foxtel changed from Channel 607 to Channel 648.-History:... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 649 | BBC World News | 24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 650 | Bloomberg Television Bloomberg Television Bloomberg Television is a 24-hour global network broadcasting business and financial news. It is distributed globally, reaching over 200 million homes worldwide. It is owned and operated by Bloomberg L.P... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 651 | Al Jazeera Al Jazeera Al Jazeera is an independent broadcaster owned by the state of Qatar through the Qatar Media Corporation and headquartered in Doha, Qatar... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 653 | CCTV News (English) | 24 hours | Starter pack |
Kids and family
| EPG no. | Channel name | Notes | Broadcast hours | Timeshifted | Widescreen | Subscription package | Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it... |
HD High-definition television High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD... |
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| 701 | Nickelodeon | Kids and Teenager shows. | 24 hours | Starter Pack | |||||
| 703 | Nick Jr. | Toddler shows. | 24 hours | Fun | |||||
| 705 | CBeebies CBeebies CBeebies is the brand used by the BBC for programming aimed at children 6 years and under. It is used as a themed strand in the UK on terrestrial television, as a separate free-to-air domestic British channel and used for international varients supported by advertising, subscription or both... |
English Toddler channel. | 24 hours | Fun | |||||
| 707 | Disney Channel | Kids and Teenager shows. | 24 hours | Starter Pack | |||||
| 709 | Disney Junior Disney Junior (Australia and New Zealand) Disney Junior is a 24-hour Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms. Since late-2005, Playhouse Disney Channel was launched on pay television provider Foxtel and its affiliates in Australia, but is only available on its digital... |
Toddler channel. | 24 hours | Fun | |||||
| 713 | Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (Australia) Cartoon Network is a cable and satellite television channel created by Turner Broadcasting, a unit of Time Warner which primarily shows animated programming.The Australian version is available on Pay TV... |
Kids and Teenager shows. | 24 hours | Starter Pack | |||||
| 715 | Boomerang Boomerang (Australian TV channel) For the original Boomerang channel, see Boomerang .Boomerang is a cable and satellite television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting, a unit of Time Warner and its main flagship channel of Cartoon Network... |
Toddler and kids shows. | 24 hours | Fun | |||||
| 718 | KidsCo KidsCo KidsCo is an international children's entertainment brand founded by Canadian broadcaster Corus Entertainment's Nelvana Enterprises, American-based producer DIC Entertainment, and European broadcaster Sparrowhawk Media Group in April 2007. By the end of 2007, Sparrowhawk was purchased by media... |
Kids shows. | 24 hours | Fun | |||||
| 723 | ABC3 ABC3 -Future shows:Programming confirmed for future broadcast will include:* After School Care * Bindi's Boot Camp * Bushwacked! * Dance Academy * Dancing Down Under... |
Kids and Teenager shows. | 6am-9pm | Starter Pack |
Music
| EPG no. | Channel name | Notes | Broadcast hours | Timeshifted | Widescreen | Subscription package | Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it... |
HD High-definition television High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD... |
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| 801 | Channel [V Channel V Australia Channel [V] Australia is an Australian subscription television music channel, and also the newest Channel [V] channel. It is available on Foxtel, Optus TV and Austar satellite and cable services... ] |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 803 | [V] Hits | 24 hours | Fun | ||||||
| 805 | MAX | 24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 810 | MTV Classic MTV Classic Australia MTV Classic is non-stop classic music channel. It is the sister channel to MTV Australia and was formerly known as VH1 Australia. It focuses on music from the 1980s to 2000s.. The channel launched on 1 May 2010 in Australia and in New Zealand on 1 June 2011... |
24 hours | Living | ||||||
| 815 | Country Music Channel Country Music Channel Country Music Channel is an Australian cable and satellite music television channel owned and operated by XYZnetworks. It airs on Foxtel and Austar... |
24 hours | Starter Pack | ||||||
| 830 | Austar Interactive Radio Channel | Access to: 01-Hit Factory 02-Diva's 03-So Fresh 04-Groove 05-Rock Classics 06-Jukebox 07-Retro Party 08-Chart Countdown 09-Urban 10-Dance 11-Kid Zone 12-Soul 13-Easy 14-Chillout Lounge 15-Café Jazz 16-Relax 17-Roots 18-Light Classical 19-Modern Rock 20-Crooners 21-Today's Country 22-Classical Country 23-BBC World 24-Special Events 25-FasterLouder 26-70's Hits 27-80's Hits 28-Metalheadz 29-Motown 30-Faith 40-SBS Radio AM 41-SBS Radio FM 42-Triple J 43-ABC News Radio 44-dig 45-dig jazz 46-ABC Classic FM 47-ABC Radio National 48/50-ABC Regional Radio 49-ABC Metro Radio |
24 hours | Starter Pack |
Special interest
| EPG no. | Channel name | Notes | Broadcast hours | Timeshifted | Widescreen | Subscription package | Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it... |
HD High-definition television High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD... |
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| 941 | Antenna ANT1 Pacific ANT1 Pacific is a subscription TV channel established in 1996. The channel is partly owned by ANT1 Greece. It is a general entertainment channel screening international, Greek and some locally produced programs.-Logos:... |
Foreign language - Greek | 24 hours | Greek | ||||
| 942 | Rai Italia Rai Italia Rai Italia is the international television service of Rai Internazionale, a subsidiary of RAI, Italy's public national broadcaster. Rai Italia operates a television network that broadcasts around the world via 3 localized feeds... (RAI RAI RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy... ) |
Foreign language - Italian | 24 hours | Italian |
Austar AnyWhere - Online Service
AUSTAR AnyWhere is a new online service that allows residential Austar TV subscribers to watch or download full-length programs online. As well as exclusive online only sports and movie channels.For more info see http://www.austar.com.au/tv/online-tv/online-tv.aspx or http://onlinetv.austar.com.au/