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ACE TV
CHANNEL 31 |
ACE TV a community and education TV channel in Adelaide, S.A. - available on Channel 31 http://www.acechannelsix.com/
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ADULT CHANNEL
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ADULT MOVIES - R rated non-violent erotica. Most Pay TV providers provide this late night restricted access service from 10.45 p.m. local time, for an additional fee. In most cases the fee is around $14.95 a month except for AUSTAR, who charge for their Adult Channel as a PPV event at $6.95 per night.
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ANTENNA PACIFIC
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GREEK LANGUAGE CHANNEL - transmitted in Australia by FOXTEL cable & satellite, OPTUS cable services and TARBS satellite service
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ARENA
The Art Of Television
XYZ Entertainment Pty. Ltd. |
GENERAL
ENTERTAINMENT http://www.arenatv.com.auThis channel is transmitted by all AUSTAR & FOXTEL services as part of their basic packages.
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ART AUSTRALIA |
ARABIC CHANNEL http://www.artv.com/red/channels/channel12e.htm Arab TV transmitted by OPTUS Cable service as an optional extra. http://www.OPTUS.net.au/prod/television/tv.asp
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ATV1
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Australia TV - AUSTRALIAN GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT AND NEWS CHANNEL - This service is transmitted to Asia as Australia Television International - this satellite service is produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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AUSTRALIAN
CHRISTIAN CHANNEL
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RELIGION - Transmitted by OPTUS cable service http://www.OPTUS.net.au/prod/television/tv.asp
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BBC WORLD
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24 HOUR NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS CHANNEL: www.bbcworld.com FOXTEL cable & satellite & Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service. Also available FTA on PAS 2 c band
Not available on the AUSTAR service as a result of supplying Sky News Australia instead.
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BLOOMBERG
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FINANCIAL NEWS/INFORMATION CHANNEL. Australian internet site http://www.bloomberg.com/aus/aushome.html This Channel is transmitted in Australia by the AUSTAR and FOXTEL services. Also, Bloomberg Asia is available FTA on PAS 2 & PAS 8 satellite
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C7 SPORTS
The Seven Network
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email:= sport@seven.com.auTHE C7 SPORTS CHANNELS was produced by the Australian Seven Network, bus has been discontinued following the advent of the Foxtel produced AFL Channel
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CARTOON NETWORK
The Turner Network / Warner |
CARTOONS http://www.turner-asia.comThis channel is transmitted by most pay TV services - AUSTAR all services & FOXTEL OPTUS & TARBS, and all others services as a 24 hour channel.
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CCTV CHANNEL
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CHINESE CHANNEL http://www.cctv.com
this Channel is transmitted in Australia by OPTUS cable service and TARBS satellite service
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CFI CHANNEL
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FRENCH CHANNEL - Cable Service
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CHANNEL SEVEN
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(FTA) NATIONAL FTA NETWORK http://www.seven.com.au/re-transmitted by all capital city Cable Pay TV services & Neighbourhood Pay TV as PRIME. Also transmitted on AUSTAR on the Gold Coast and Darwin. Transmitted on the AURORA satellite service as "Central Seven" from Townsville, Queensland by TAL.
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CHANNEL NINE
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NATIONAL FTA NETWORK http://ninemsn.com.au/default.asp re-transmitted by all capital city Cable Pay TV services Neighbourhood Pay TV as WIN. Also transmitted on AUSTAR MDS on the Gold Coast and cable at Darwin. On the OPTUS AURORA Satellite service some of Channel Nine programmes form part of the programming of Win WA TV &IMPARJA TV
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CHANNEL TEN
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NATIONAL FTA NETWORK http://www.ten.com.au/Re-transmitted by all capital city Cable Pay TV services also Neighbourhood Pay TV. Also transmitted on AUSTAR MDS on the Gold Coast and cable at Darwin. On the OPTUS AURORA Satellite service some of Channel Ten programmes form part of the programming of Win WA TV & IMPARJA TV
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CHANNEL 31
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FTA MELBOURNE http://www.channel31.org.au/welcome.htmlMelbourne community TV station also re-transmitted by Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service.
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CHANNEL [v]
XYZ Entertainment Pty. Ltd. |
POP VIDEO CHANNEL www.channelv.com.auThis channel is transmitted by all services of AUSTAR & FOXTEL Produced by XYZ Entertainment.
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CINEMAX
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PREMIUM MOVIE CHANNEL - Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service.
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CMT SOUND TRACK CHANNEL |
Music videos/information - This Channel is transmitted by all services as part of their basic service, AUSTAR, FOXTEL & OPTUS Also Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service Service. - STC replaces Country Music Channel except for AUSTAR who are also producing their own COUNTRY MUSIC channel as an additional service
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CNBC Asia
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FINANCIAL NEWS CHANNEL : live content from Asia, Europe and USA. www.cnbc.asia.com.sgThis channel is transmitted by AUSTAR satellite & Darwin cable service & FOXTEL Satellite & cable, OPTUS cable service. Plus the Neighbourhood Pay TV services. Also available on Pas 2 and Pas 8 FTA.
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CNN International
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NEWS CHANNEL : http://www.turner-asia.com or http://www.cnn.com/CNNI/This Channel is transmitted by all AUSTAR & FOXTEL, OPTUS Pay TV services & TARBS services.
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DEUTSCHE
WELLE CHANNEL
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German language channel. Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service and TransACT (ACT) Pay TV Cable Service
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DISCOVERY CHANNEL XYZ Entertainment Pty. Ltd. |
www.discovery.comThis is the Australian & NZ version of Discovery and is transmitted and owned by AUSTAR & FOXTEL and produced by XYZ Entertainment Pty. Ltd. Part of the basic package of all AUSTAR & FOXTEL services
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DISNEY CHANNEL |
Australian Web site :http://www.disneychannel.com.au US Web site:- http://www.disney.com/Disney Channel/index.html this channel is transmitted in Australia by OPTUS cable service. AUSTAR, FOXTEL, TransACT (ACT) Pay TV Cable Service and Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service
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ENCORE |
24 HOUR MOVIE CHANNEL - Older movies, this channel is transmitted in conjunction with the SHOWTIME movie channel. Available on all services of AUSTAR & FOXTEL and the Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service
www.encoreaustralia.com.au
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ESPN ABC (USA) - The GO Network (part of the Disney Group) |
SPORTS CHANNEL http://www.espnet.sportszone.com/
This channel is transmitted in Australia by OPTUS cable service
http://www.OPTUS.net.au/prod/television/tv.asp
and AUSTAR satellite service http://www.AUSTAR.com.au and TARBS satellite service http://www.tarbs.com.au
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ESPN2 ABC (USA) - The GO Network (part of the Disney Group) |
SPORTS CHANNEL http://www.espnet.sportszone.com/
This channel is transmitted in Australia by the Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service
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MAIN EVENT TV
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PAY-PER-VIEW - The channel is known as Main Event or Main Attraction - This channel is
provided by all services of AUSTAR/FOXTEL/OPTUS and the Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service
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EWTN
Eternal Word TV Network
A Catholic Television Service. |
RELIGION - http://www.ewtn.com
- A Catholic Television Service Transmitted by Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service
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FOX8 |
CONTEMPORARY TV - Channel 8 on FOXTEL cable http://www.foxtel.com.au/This channel is transmitted as part of the FOXTEL cable & satellite service & the AUSTAR satellite and Darwin cable services.
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FOX KIDS |
6pm to 8pm (EST) - CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING - http://www.FOXTEL.com.au/FOXTEL cable and satellite service. This channel is not included by AUSTAR on any of its services as at June 2002.
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FOX HISTORY CHANNEL |
DOCUMENTARIES
http://www.FOXTEL.com.au/AUSTAR and FOXTEL cable and satellite service
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FOX SPORTS ONE |
SPORTS - www.foxsports.com.au. email address:- info@foxsports.com.au.This channel is transmitted by all services of AUSTAR & FOXTEL - the same channel is shown on the OPTUS cable service but with OPTUS identification.
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FOX SPORTS TWO |
SPORTS/NEWS - www.foxsports.com.au. email address:- info@foxsports.com.au. This channel is transmitted by AUSTAR & FOXTEL - the same channel is shown on the OPTUS cable service but with OPTUS identification.
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FOX SPORTS |
AFL FOOTBALL - http://www.foxtel.com.au. This channel is transmitted by AUSTAR, FOXTEL & OPTUS- a different version to each mainland state
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FOX NEWS |
NEWS - this channel transmits FOX NEWS as a direct feed from the US for FOXTEL cable subscribers only when there are no sporting events available for FOX SPORTS TWO. If you are really addicted to the Fox News Channel you can watch it on realvideo at www.foxnews.com..... it is available 24 hours a day on the net.
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FTV |
FASHION TV - http://www.ftv.com /24 hour channel. Direct from Paris - only shown on Foxtel basic services
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FX |
SOAPS- this channel transmits US Soaps (targeting women) during the daytime - usually up to 8.30 pm. Then switches to FX Movies. GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT http://www.FOXTEL.com.au/ This channel is transmitted as part of the FOXTEL cable & satellite service & the AUSTAR satellite and Darwin cable services.
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FYI |
Austar Satellite service information channel - Channel 99 - Satellite and Cable service only - Not available to MDS subscribers
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GWN GOLDEN WEST NETWORK |
GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT & NEWS - GWN is a regional FTA Western Australian commercial service, part of the Prime Network, now transmitting Network Seven programming exclusively. http://www.gwn.com.au/
GWN is only available to Western Australian regional viewers on the OPTUS AURORA Satellite Platform, Channel 22.
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IMPARJA |
GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT & NEWS - IMPARJA is a regional FTA Central Australian commercial service http://www.ozemail.com.au/~imparja/index.html
The IMPARJA web site also incorporates an extensive television guide of their service. The satellite service on AURORA also incorporates electronic programme information. IMPARJA is an Australian Aboriginal owned commercial television and radio service, partially subsidised by the Australian Commonwealth Govt., the balance of revenue is raised from advertising. Imparja transmits a mixture of Network None & Network Ten programmes on the OPTUS Satellite Aurora Platform on Channel 30. Imparja also transmits seven radio channels on the Aurora Platform. The Satellite service is a restricted access and only available to remote viewers/listeners in Central and Eastern Australia (Not available to OPTUS AURORA satellite viewers in Western Australia). A FTA un-encrypted satellite IMPARJA service is also available as at Nov 1999 on the OPTUS B1 satellite at present.
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HALLMARK |
TV Movies & Mini series http://www.FOXTEL.com.au/.
FOXTEL cable and satellite service, AUSTAR satellite service and Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service
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LBN
LEBANESE CHANNEL |
Lebanese language - transmitted in Australia by OPTUS cable service http://www.OPTUS.net.au/prod/television/tv.asp
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LIFESTYLE
XYZ Entertainment Pty. Ltd. |
DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL - Australian and overseas content. email: lifestyle@xyz.com.autransmitted on all services of AUSTAR and FOXTEL.
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MAIN EVENT
MAIN ATTRACTION .. EVENT TV |
PAY-PER-VIEW - The channel is also known as Event TV or Main Attraction - This channel is
provided by all services of AUSTAR/FOXTEL/OPTUS and the Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service. www.mainevent.com.au
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MEGA CHANNEL
GREEK TELEVISION |
Greek Language channel - This channel is transmitted in Australia by OPTUS cable service
http://www.OPTUS.net.au/prod/television/tv.asp
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MCM |
EUROPEAN MUSIC VIDEOS - Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service. and TARBS Satellite service
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MTV CHANNEL |
Music Videos. Transmitted in Australia by OPTUS service http://www.OPTUS.net.au/prod/television/tv.asp
& Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service
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MOVIE ONE |
transmitted in Australia by OPTUS http://www.OPTUS.net.au/prod/television/tv.asp
and AUSTAR Satellite and Darwin Cable services. (However, AUSTAR MDS service
only transmits Movie One) http://www.AUSTAR.com.au
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MOVIE EXTRA |
Transmitted in Australia by OPTUS http://www.OPTUS.net.au/prod/television/tv.asp and AUSTAR Satellite and Darwin Cable services. http://www.AUSTAR.com.au
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MOVIE GREATS |
transmitted in Australia by OPTUS http://www.OPTUS.net.au/prod/television/tv.asp and AUSTAR Satellite and Darwin Cable services. http://www.AUSTAR.com.au
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musicMAX |
musicMAX Adult contemporary music video clips and music concerts. Produced by XYZ Entertainment Pty. Ltd. Part of the basic package of the FOXTEL service. (Not part of the AUSTAR service as of January 2001
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC |
DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/tv/channel/index.html This channel is transmitted by AUSTAR all services (Evenings only on Microwave Wireless (MDS) & FOXTEL Cable & Satellite Service.
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NHK
Japanese Channel |
JAPANESE TELEVISION. Transmitted by OPTUS cable service and Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service.
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NICKELODEON
XYZ Entertainment Pty. Ltd. |
KIDS TV: - Evenings the channel is known as NICK AT NIGHT. http://www.nickoz.com Part of the basic service in Australian for all services of AUSTAR & FOXTEL & in NZ of SKY NZ & SATURN
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ODYSSEY
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DOCUMENTARIES & GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT. http://www.odysseytelevision.comTransmitted in Australia by OPTUS service.http://www.OPTUS.net.au/prod/television/tv.asp
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OVATION
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DOCUMENTARIES, ARTS & HIGH QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT http://www.ovationtv.com/This channel is transmitted in Australia by OPTUS cable service
http://www.OPTUS.net.au/prod/television/tv.asp
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RAI
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ITALIAN TELEVISION - Channel transmitted in Australia by FOXTEL cable & satellite), OPTUS cable service and Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service. Due to be included in the TARBS service during July 2002
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SBS
Special Broadcasting Service |
NATIONAL FTA CHANNEL - http://www.sbs.com.au/
Four time zones of SBS are available via satellite on OPTUS AURORA .... "Western Australia (Perth), South Australia (Adelaide), Queensland (Brisbane), Eastern States (Sydney). In addition SBS have several radio channels on OPTUS AURORA.
(SBS also own the WORLD MOVIES channel listed below).
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SHOWTIME
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24 HOUR MOVIE CHANNEL - AUSTAR & FOXTEL all services and Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service
www.showtimeaustralia.com.au
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SHOWTIME 2
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24 HOUR MOVIE CHANNEL - SHOWTIME 2 is the same content as SHOWTIME but delayed by 2 hours - FOXTEL all services
www.showtimeaustralia.com.au
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SKY CHANNEL
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SPORTS INCLUDING HORSE, HARNESS & GREYHOUND RACING - These particular channels are on
OPTUS AURORA and only available by subscription for commercial premises, Hotels, TAB agencies, etc. A range of channels are transmitted with different racing information directed to various states using the OPTUS AURORA satellite
service. SKY RACING utilise Channels 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 on OPTUS AURORA. http://www.skychannel.com.au/
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SKY NEWS AUSTRALIA
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NEWS CHANNEL - email: afrangop@sky6.skynews.com.au.
SKY NEWS Australia is transmitted in Australia by FOXTEL cable and satellite services & OPTUS & Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service and AUSTAR services .
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SKY RACING AT HOME
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HORSE, HARNESS & GREYHOUND RACING, including live racing, betting information, etc. Repeats of most races are shown during the night at he conclusion of live races. http://www.skychannel.com.au/Home Racing Channel transmitted by all AUSTAR, FOXTEL ,OPTUS & TARBS services.
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SPEEDVISION
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MOTOR SPORTS RACING CHANNEL - At present only shown on the Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service
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thecomedychannel Owned by Granada, managed by Steve Vizard. FOXTEL Management Pty. Ltd. |
24 HOUR COMEDY CHANNEL - some Australian content. www.thecomedychannel.com.auThis channel is transmitted by all AUSTAR services as part of the basic package &
FOXTEL all services but as part of "Entertainment Extra" for an additional subscription fee.
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TCM
Turner Network (Warners) |
CLASSIC MOVIES - plus World Championship Wrestling on Saturday evenings. This channel is similar to the US Turner Classic Movies Channel and is not the TNT US Channel
http://www.turner-asia.comTransmitted
by all AUSTAR & OPTUS, FOXTEL services, Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service & TARBS satellite service
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TV1
Owned by Paramount, Universal and Columbia Tristar. |
GENERAL FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT - Older situation comedy, Sci-Fi, etc. http://www.tv1.com.auTransmitted by all services of AUSTAR & FOXTEL as part of the basic service.
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TVBJ
CHINESE TELEVISION |
CANTONESE CHANNEL - Drama and news from Hongkong's TVB. Transmitted by
OPTUS cable service.
http://www.OPTUS.net.au/prod/television/tv.asp
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TVSN
TELEVISION SHOPPING NETWORK |
TELEVISION SHOPPING NETWORK. Transmitted by AUSTAR satellite, FOXTEL all services & OPTUS cable service & Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable services.
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UKTV
Granada |
BEST OF BRITISH TELEVISION http://www.uktv.com. email address:- ifflandt@uktv.com.au. Produced
by Granada Television utilising programming from all UK television networks, including the BBC. Transmitted by AUSTAR satellite service, FOXTEL cable and satellite service (At night called THE TUBE)
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THE WEATHER CHANNEL
AUSTAR |
 AUSTAR WEATHER CHANNEL (Previously known as Weather 21) - mostly live presentations daytime and evenings http://www.weatherchannel.com.au/weatherchannel/
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WEATHER CHANNEL
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FOXTEL all services & OPTUS cable service provide a Weather channel.
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WESTLINK - TCN
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EDUCATIONAL CHANNEL - produced by the Western Australian TAFE. presently available to all with an OPTUS AURORA smartcard. Often during the evenings has Trots and Greyhounds from the North of Western Australia. PLEASE NOTE: Although is free to air at present it is expected to be scrambled soon. If it becomes scrambled only Western Australian viewers will be able to gain access. Telephone Westlink Network on 9222 5192 or 9222 5196 with details of your Decoder serial number, smartcard number, telephone number and address or fax to 9222 5205, or write to Westlink, 2 Havalock St, West Perth 6005. http://www.tiwa.com.au. Educational programming includes many programmes on using computer software
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WIN TV - WA
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GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT. Available on satellite on the OPTUS AURORA service, Channel 24 - only available to Regional Western Australian viewers - a mixture of Network Nine & Network Ten programmes
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WORLD MOVIES
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MOVIE CHANNEL, mostly foreign language movies with English sub-titles http://www.worldmovies.net/This channel is transmitted by all Pay TV services of AUSTAR, FOXTEL, OPTUS & and the Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable services. for an additional fee, usually $6.95 a month (World Movies is a subsidiary company of SBS Australia)
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NOTES:- This television channel listing is not yet complete and doesn't include some Australian FTA channels or all of the TARBS channels - a full listing of the TARBS channels can be found here.
Ballarat Community Network has been taken over by Neighbourhood Pay TV Cable service.
All channels identified as on the AUSTAR satellite service are also part of the AUSTAR Darwin Cable Service. The AUSTAR MDS service is restricted to approx.
19 channels.
Almost all of the channels listed below are either available on the OPTUS B3 Satellite as part of OPTUS AURORA, AUSTAR or FOXTEL services or are supplied within Australia by Pay TV providers by Cable or Microwave Wireless Cable (MDS).
FOXTEL & OPTUS cable services also provide various information channels comprising programme information also OPTUS have a showcase channel with sample programmes from optional channels subscribers may wish to add to their existing subscription service.
Some channels are listed as owned by AUSTAR & FOXTEL:- Arena, Nickelodeon, Lifestyle, Discovery & Channel [v]. These are channels produced by XYZ Entertainment, a company presently owned 50% by AUSTAR & 50% FOXTEL. (AUSTAR purchased the 25% of XYZ Entertainment originally owned by East Coast Television (ECTV) during 1998. The ECTV subscription customer base and home equipment owned by ECTV was purchased by AUSTAR during 1998 and some satellite customers (mostly in the Newcastle area) were transferred to FOXTEL early in 1999. | |
