XYZnetworks owns, operates and distributes eleven subscription television channels in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. XYZnetworks is jointly owned by 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....

 and 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...

. Based in Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, they have roughly 170 employees, with offices in North Ryde.

Some of the channels owned by XYZnetworks include:

• Arena
• 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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 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:****...
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• MAX
  MusicMAX
  MAX is an Australian music channel formerly known as musicMAX prior to 14 March 2004, available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television. The distinctive MAX logo was designed by Australian designer director, Domenico Bartolo of 21-19 ....
  
  
• The Lifestyle Channel
  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...
  
   and LifeStyle HD (a high definition simulcast)
• 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:****...
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• 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:*****...
  
  
• The Weather Channel (Australia)
  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:...
  
  
• [V] Hits (formerly Channel [V]² and Club [V])

XYZnetworks also distributes Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel Australia

Discovery Channel is a television channel available on cable and satellite television in Australia. The Australian version of the Discovery Channel was previously operated by XYZnetworks, who also own the exclusive distribution rights for the channel.It was launched in July 1995, replacing the...

 and jointly owns Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon Australia

Nickelodeon is the Australian counterpart of the Nickelodeon network in the United States. It is operated by a joint venture of XYZnetworks and MTV Networks Australia.-History:...

 and Nick Jr.

Nick Jr. Australia

Nick Jr. Australia is a 24-hour children's channel in Australia designed for pre-schoolers. Nick Jr. was a morning programming block on Nickelodeon until 2004, when Foxtel arrived and it was launched as a full 24-hour kids channel. The channel is run by XYZnetworks, under license from Viacom, and...

 XYZ operated Arena until 1 October 2007, when it became a channel wholly operated by parent company Foxtel, with XYZ still owning the channel.