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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Optus Television | | | |  Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - Optus Television - HistoryIts immediate predecessor was Optus Vision, a joint venture between its parent company, Optus, and the large local media companies Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and Seven Network. The Optus Vision joint venture was founded to handle residential cable television and local telephony, while its parent concentrated on corporate, long-distance, satellite and interstate communications. Optus Vision used a unique hybrid cable to connect homes to its network, and later added bro ...
See also:Optus Television, Optus Television - History, Optus Television - Satellite Broadcasting, Optus Television - Sports Programming, Optus Television - Subscriber Numbers, Optus Television - Optus iTV Trials, Optus Television - Optus TV featuring Foxtel, Optus Television - Optus TV featuring Foxtel Digital, Optus Television - Channel line-up, Optus Television - Entertainment, Optus Television - Movies, Optus Television - Sports, Optus Television - News Weather, Optus Television - Documentaries & Infotainment, Optus Television - Kids, Optus Television - Music, Optus Television - air Digital Audio, Optus Television - Foxtel Box Office - PPV Movies, Optus Television - Other Read more here: » Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - Optus Television - History |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - List of Australian television series - Past shows
List of Australian television series - Arts and Culture.
Critical Mass (television) (ABC)
List of Australian television series - Children's.
Adventure Island (TV Series) (ABC - 1967)
The Adventures Of Long John Silver (ABC - 1958)
The Adventures Of The Bush Patrol (Seven Network - 1997)
The Afternoon Show (ABC)
Agro's Cartoon Connection (Seven Network - 1989-1997)
Alexan ...
See also:List of Australian television series, List of Australian television series - Current shows, List of Australian television series - Arts and Culture, List of Australian television series - Children's, List of Australian television series - Comedy, List of Australian television series - Documentaries, List of Australian television series - Drama, List of Australian television series - Factual, List of Australian television series - Game Shows, List of Australian television series - Lifestyle, List of Australian television series - Music, List of Australian television series - Reality, List of Australian television series - Soap Operas, List of Australian television series - Sport, List of Australian television series - Talk and Variety, List of Australian television series - News and Variety, List of Australian television series - Past shows, List of Australian television series - Arts and Culture, List of Australian television series - Children's, List of Australian television series - Comedy, List of Australian television series - Documentaries, List of Australian television series - Drama, List of Australian television series - Factual, List of Australian television series - Game Shows, List of Australian television series - Lifestyle, List of Australian television series - Music, List of Australian television series - Reality, List of Australian television series - Science Fiction, List of Australian television series - Soap Operas, List of Australian television series - Sport, List of Australian television series - Talk and Variety Read more here: » List of Australian television series: Encyclopedia II - List of Australian television series - Past shows |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - List of Australian television series - Current shows
List of Australian television series - Arts and Culture.
The Arts Show (ABC)
At the Movies (ABC)
Fashionista (SBS)
Message Stick (ABC)
The Movie Show (SBS)
Second Opinion (ABC)
List of Australian television series - Children's.
Bambaloo (Seven Network)
Bananas in Pyjamas (ABC)
Behind the News (ABC)
The Big Arvo (Seven N ...
See also:List of Australian television series, List of Australian television series - Current shows, List of Australian television series - Arts and Culture, List of Australian television series - Children's, List of Australian television series - Comedy, List of Australian television series - Documentaries, List of Australian television series - Drama, List of Australian television series - Factual, List of Australian television series - Game Shows, List of Australian television series - Lifestyle, List of Australian television series - Music, List of Australian television series - Reality, List of Australian television series - Soap Operas, List of Australian television series - Sport, List of Australian television series - Talk and Variety, List of Australian television series - News and Variety, List of Australian television series - Past shows, List of Australian television series - Arts and Culture, List of Australian television series - Children's, List of Australian television series - Comedy, List of Australian television series - Documentaries, List of Australian television series - Drama, List of Australian television series - Factual, List of Australian television series - Game Shows, List of Australian television series - Lifestyle, List of Australian television series - Music, List of Australian television series - Reality, List of Australian television series - Science Fiction, List of Australian television series - Soap Operas, List of Australian television series - Sport, List of Australian television series - Talk and Variety Read more here: » List of Australian television series: Encyclopedia II - List of Australian television series - Current shows |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - Satellite television - Satellite television by continent and country
Satellite television - United Kingdom.
The first commercial DBS service, Sky Television, was launched in 1989 and served customers in the United Kingdom, providing 4 analogue TV channels. In the following year BSB was launched, broadcasting five channels in D-MAC format; the two services subsequently merged to form British Sky Broadcasting. In 1994 17% of the group was floated on the London Stock Exchange (with ADRs listed on t ...
See also:Satellite television, Satellite television - History, Satellite television - Technology, Satellite television - Standards, Satellite television - Categories of usage, Satellite television - Direct broadcast via satellite, Satellite television - Television receive-only, Satellite television - Satellite television by continent and country, Satellite television - United Kingdom, Satellite television - United States, Satellite television - Canada, Satellite television - Australia and New Zealand, Satellite television - Europe, Satellite television - Japan, Satellite television - India, Satellite television - Latin America, Satellite television - Africa, Satellite television - Russia, Satellite television - Satellite TV Providers in United States and Canada, Satellite television - Satellite TV Providers in India Read more here: » Satellite television: Encyclopedia II - Satellite television - Satellite television by continent and country |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - Super League Australia - Super League Competitions
Super League Australia - World Nines.
In 1996 and 1997 the Gatorade Super League World Nines Comepetition was held. Nines rugby league is a faster form of the game with only nine players on the field at a time playing in shorter halves. The World Nines competition were held as an alternative to the ARL's World Sevens.
The 1996 World Nines were held in Suva, Fiji from February 22 to February 24. The winner of this competition was New Zealand. The 1996 World Nines marked the ...
See also:Super League Australia, Super League Australia - Background, Super League Australia - News Corporation's relationship with the NSWRL and the ARL, Super League Australia - News Corporation acquires sporting rights, Super League Australia - Rugby league in court, Super League Australia - Super League Competitions, Super League Australia - World Nines, Super League Australia - Telstra Cup, Super League Australia - Tri-series, Super League Australia - Super League Challenge Cup, Super League Australia - Super League Europe, Super League Australia - World Club Challenge, Super League Australia - Tests, Super League Australia - Oceania Cup, Super League Australia - Aftermath, Super League Australia - Creation of the National Rugby League, Super League Australia - Broadcasting Rights, Super League Australia - Costs, Super League Australia - Legacy, Super League Australia - ANZAC Test, Super League Australia - Night Grand Finals, Super League Australia - Video Referees, Super League Australia - Rule Changes Read more here: » Super League Australia: Encyclopedia II - Super League Australia - Super League Competitions |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - Australia's Next Top Model - Series 1 The 10 finalist for 2005 were:
Naomi Thompson - Townsville, Queensland, 22, Eliminated Week 1
Nicole Fraser - Albury, New South Wales, 19, Eliminated Week 2
Atong Tulba Mulual - Sydney, New South Wales, 19, Eliminated Week 3
Allana Ridge - Sydney, New South Wales, 20, Left Week 4
Zoe McDonald - Gold Coast, Queensland, 20, Eliminated Week 5
Simmone Duckmanton - Melbourne, Victoria, 19, Eliminated Week 6
Samantha Morley - Gold Coast, Queensland, 20, Eliminated Week 7
S ...
See also:Australia's Next Top Model, Australia's Next Top Model - Series 1, Australia's Next Top Model - Series 2 Read more here: » Australia's Next Top Model: Encyclopedia II - Australia's Next Top Model - Series 1 |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - Disney Channel - Overview Launched as a commercial-free premium channel (with occasional free previews), The Disney Channel began with basic family programming of shows and movies. (It was then co-owned by The Walt Disney Company and Westinghouse through Group W.)
The channel's first programming day began on April 18, 1983 at 7:00 A. M. Eastern, with an episode of Good Morning, Mickey!, which featured classic Disney short cartoons. Early programs shown on the network included Good Morning, Mickey!, Donald Duck Presents, Dumbo's C ...
See also:Disney Channel, Disney Channel - Overview, Disney Channel - Logos, Disney Channel - List of programs broadcast by Disney Channel, Disney Channel - Disney Channel around the world, Disney Channel - United Kingdom also available in Ireland, Disney Channel - Africa and Asia, Disney Channel - Australia & New Zealand, Disney Channel - Scandinavia, Disney Channel - Latin America, Disney Channel - Other versions Read more here: » Disney Channel: Encyclopedia II - Disney Channel - Overview |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - Media in Australia - Television New South Wales and Victoria were introduced to television in 1956, with the other states following suit up to 1971 (the Northern Territory). Colour television was introduced in 1975. [1]
Australia has three major commercial television networks, the Nine Network, the Seven Network and Network Ten and the two aforementioned public broadcasters. Australia also has Pay TV services including the two major cable networks Foxtel and Optus Television.
Residents of all capital cities and large regional centres have access to ABC, SBS a ...
See also:Media in Australia, Media in Australia - Public broadcasters, Media in Australia - Television, Media in Australia - Pay TV, Media in Australia - Press, Media in Australia - Radio, Media in Australia - Regulation, Media in Australia - Media ownership Read more here: » Media in Australia: Encyclopedia II - Media in Australia - Television |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - Fox News Channel - History Rupert Murdoch established Fox News to counter a news media that he believed was predominantly liberal.[1] Murdoch had significant experience with cable news after starting the Sky News rolling news service in the United Kingdom.
In February 1996, after Roger Ailes (who would later be the president of Fox News) was relieved of duties at America's Talking, in preparation for conversion of the network to MSNBC, Murdoch called Ailes to start the netwo ...
See also:Fox News Channel, Fox News Channel - History, Fox News Channel - Management, Fox News Channel - Programming, Fox News Channel - Fox News Radio, Fox News Channel - Personalities, Fox News Channel - Regular guests, Fox News Channel - Former personalities, Fox News Channel - Ratings, Fox News Channel - Controversies and allegations of bias, Fox News Channel - Trademark disputes, Fox News Channel - International transmission, Fox News Channel - Australia, Fox News Channel - Brazil, Fox News Channel - Canada, Fox News Channel - United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Fox News Channel - New Zealand, Fox News Channel - Other countries Read more here: » Fox News Channel: Encyclopedia II - Fox News Channel - History |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - VH1 - Overview VH-1's popularity and clearance (number of cable systems carrying the channel) was minimal until the fledgling network was acquired by Viacom (along with MTV, Nickelodeon, and Showtime) and placed into the MTV Networks stable. In 1994, in a bid to make itself more noticeable, VH-1 started to market itself as the "new VH1: Music First," and dropping the hyphen from its official name, and introduced its new "Big 1" logo. It altered its format slightly from adult contemporary (AC) to adult top 40, now including musicians such as Ace of Base, Me ...
See also:VH1, VH1 - Overview, VH1 - Sister Channels, VH1 - International Channels, VH1 - VH1 Australia, VH1 - VH1 Brazil, VH1 - VH1 Europe, VH1 - VH-1 Germany, VH1 - VH1 India, VH1 - VH1 Latin America, VH1 - VH1 UK, VH1 - VH1 Indonesia, VH1 - VH1 Thailand, VH1 - Popular VH1 Programs Read more here: » VH1: Encyclopedia II - VH1 - Overview |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - List of Australian television channels - Government networks Australia has two (and a half) government owned national TV networks:
List of Australian television channels - ABC TV and ABC2.
Broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC TV carries a variety of locally produced news, current affairs, and sports coverage, as well as Australian arts and comedy programming. The ABC is also well known for broadcasting British programming, primarily from the BBC and Channel 4.
On March 7, 2005, the ABC launched a second, digital-only channel named ABC2. ...
See also:List of Australian television channels, List of Australian television channels - Government networks, List of Australian television channels - ABC TV and ABC2, List of Australian television channels - SBS TV, List of Australian television channels - Imparja, List of Australian television channels - Commercial stations, List of Australian television channels - Commercial networks, List of Australian television channels - Regional and remote commercial networks, List of Australian television channels - Datacast stations, List of Australian television channels - Subscription Television, List of Australian television channels - Major Providers, List of Australian television channels - Other Providers, List of Australian television channels - Community stations, List of Australian television channels - Narrowcast stations, List of Australian television channels - Amateur stations, List of Australian television channels - New South Wales, List of Australian television channels - Victoria Read more here: » List of Australian television channels: Encyclopedia II - List of Australian television channels - Government networks |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - Fox News Channel - Controversies and allegations of bias Fox News asserts it is more objective and factual than other American networks. Fox News Channel's two most common slogans are "We Report, You Decide" and "Fair and Balanced". Some viewers criticize it as having a conservative political bias; supporters claim that it produces objective reporting and is more balanced than allegedly liberal United States media.[9] Some allege Fox News' bias is systemic, and implemented to both target and build a conservative audience. Regardless of its reporting practices, it is noted for having a significantl ...
See also:Fox News Channel, Fox News Channel - History, Fox News Channel - Management, Fox News Channel - Programming, Fox News Channel - Personalities, Fox News Channel - Former personalities, Fox News Channel - Ratings, Fox News Channel - Controversies and allegations of bias, Fox News Channel - Ownership and management, Fox News Channel - Reports polls and studies, Fox News Channel - Criticisms of on-air conservative personalities, Fox News Channel - Criticisms of on-air liberal personalities, Fox News Channel - Other criticisms, Fox News Channel - Trademark disputes, Fox News Channel - International transmission, Fox News Channel - Australia, Fox News Channel - Brazil, Fox News Channel - Canada, Fox News Channel - United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Fox News Channel - New Zealand, Fox News Channel - Other countries Read more here: » Fox News Channel: Encyclopedia II - Fox News Channel - Controversies and allegations of bias |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - VH1 - Overview VH-1's popularity and clearance (number of cable systems carrying the channel) was minimal until the fledgling network was acquired by Viacom (along with MTV, Nickelodeon, and Showtime) and placed into the MTV Networks stable. In 1994, in a bid to make itself more noticeable, VH-1 started to market itself as the "new VH1: Music First," and dropping the hyphen from its official name, and introduced its new "Big 1" logo. It altered its format slightly from adult contemporary (AC) to adult top 40, now including musicians such as Ace of Base, Me ...
See also:VH1, VH1 - Overview, VH1 - Spinoff Networks, VH1 - International Channels, VH1 - VH1 Australia, VH1 - VH1 Brazil, VH1 - VH1 Europe, VH1 - VH-1 Germany, VH1 - VH1 India, VH1 - VH1 Latin America, VH1 - VH1 UK, VH1 - VH1 Indonesia, VH1 - VH1 Thailand, VH1 - Popular VH1 Programs Read more here: » VH1: Encyclopedia II - VH1 - Overview |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - The Comedy Channel - Australia The Comedy Channel is a subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television. Partly owned by Granada Television and Foxtel, the Comedy Channel is the only channel in Australia specifically dedicated to comedy; primarily featuring stand-up, sit-coms, animated comedy, sketch comedy and talk shows.
The Comedy Channel - Programming.
The majority of Comedy Channel programming is made internationally partically from America's Comedy Central Channel, although some Australian pr ...
See also:The Comedy Channel, The Comedy Channel - Australia, The Comedy Channel - Programming, The Comedy Channel - USA, The Comedy Channel - UK, The Comedy Channel - External link Read more here: » The Comedy Channel: Encyclopedia II - The Comedy Channel - Australia |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - List of Australian television channels - Government networks Australia has two (and a half) government owned national TV networks:
List of Australian television channels - ABC TV and ABC2.
Broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC TV carries a variety of locally produced news, current affairs, and sports coverage, as well as Australian arts and comedy programming. The ABC is also well known for broadcasting British programming, primarily from the BBC and Channel 4.
On March 7, 2005, the ABC launched a second, digital-only channel named ABC2. ...
See also:List of Australian television channels, List of Australian television channels - Government networks, List of Australian television channels - ABC TV and ABC2, List of Australian television channels - SBS TV, List of Australian television channels - Imparja, List of Australian television channels - Commercial stations, List of Australian television channels - Commercial networks, List of Australian television channels - Regional and remote commercial networks, List of Australian television channels - Datacast stations, List of Australian television channels - Subscription Television, List of Australian television channels - Major Providers, List of Australian television channels - Other Providers, List of Australian television channels - Community stations, List of Australian television channels - Amateur stations, List of Australian television channels - New South Wales, List of Australian television channels - Victoria Read more here: » List of Australian television channels: Encyclopedia II - List of Australian television channels - Government networks |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - VH1 - Spinoff Networks Like MTV and Nickelodeon before them, VH1 also launched spinoff digital networks as part of 'The Suite From MTV. Initially, four VH1 spinoff networks were formed, which were:
VH1 Classic: Primarily classic rock music videos and concert footage.
VH1 Country: An all-country music video outlet and sibling network to CMT, which became less dependent on music videos starting in the 2000s.
VH1 Mega Hits: Essentially what VH1 used to be, music videos of the late-80s, 1990s, and early 2000s ...
See also:VH1, VH1 - Overview, VH1 - Spinoff Networks, VH1 - International Channels, VH1 - VH1 Australia, VH1 - VH1 Brazil, VH1 - VH1 Europe, VH1 - VH-1 Germany, VH1 - VH1 India, VH1 - VH1 Latin America, VH1 - VH1 UK, VH1 - VH1 Indonesia, VH1 - VH1 Thailand, VH1 - Popular VH1 Programs Read more here: » VH1: Encyclopedia II - VH1 - Spinoff Networks |
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| | | | Optus Television: Encyclopedia II - Media in Australia - Radio Australia's first regular readio broadcasts began in 1923 with station 2BL in Sydney. The ABC began broadcasting in 1932. [2] Talkback radio was first broadcast with 3AW in Melbourne, 1967. ABC began experimenting with FM stations in the 1960s, while the first commercial FM station, 3EON (now Triple M) began in November 1980. [3]
Currently there are 264 operational commercial stations (funded by advertising) and more than 300 community (publicly funded) radio stations.
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See also:Media in Australia, Media in Australia - Public broadcasters, Media in Australia - Television, Media in Australia - Pay TV, Media in Australia - Press, Media in Australia - Radio, Media in Australia - Regulation, Media in Australia - Media ownership Read more here: » Media in Australia: Encyclopedia II - Media in Australia - Radio |
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