Showtime Greats
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Showtime Greats was an Australian cable
and satellite
television channel which was available on the Foxtel
, Austar
and Optus Television
subscription television platforms.
Showtime Greats broadcasted films dating from the 1960s to the early 2000s.
Cable
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and satellite
Satellite
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television channel which was available on the Foxtel
Foxtel
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company, operating cable, direct broadcast satellite television and IPTV services. It was formed in 1995 through a joint venture established between Telstra and News Corporation....
, Austar
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...
and Optus Television
Optus Television
Optus Television is the cable television division of Australian telecommunications company Optus.-History:Its immediate predecessor was Optus Vision, a joint venture between, Optus and Continental Cablevision with small shareholdings by media companies Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and Seven...
subscription television platforms.
Showtime Greats broadcasted films dating from the 1960s to the early 2000s.