The channel has broadcast the Anthony "The Man" Mundine vs. Danny Green boxing fight and has broadcast nearly every World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view since 2000 (There was a contract negotiation period that prevented the WWE from showing WWE pay-per-views between January 2003 and August 2003). Since May 2006 it has also been broadcasting Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay-per-views, and since 2007, the Ultimate Fighting Championship started screening their PPV's. It also broadcast WWE's weekly programming (for free) over a 2-week period during 2006 while Fox8 was screening a marathon of The Simpsons. The channel would similarly do the same in early 2015 when Fox8 broadcast every episode of The Simpsons.
In previous years, Main Event has also broadcast large concerts for artists such as Christina Aguilera and Beyoncé Knowles. In November 2008, the channel broadcast a live concert at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne from Dutch violinist, conductor and composer, André Rieu.
The AFL arrangement ceased as of season 2012, as free-to-air rights holder the Seven Network were permitted to screen these games to northern states on its digital terrestrial multichannel, 7mate.[3]
On 3 September 2013, Main Event launched a HD simulcast. This came following the closure of Foxtel 3D due to an insufficient amount of 3D content being produced, while the majority of premium pay-per-view content shown on Main Event is produced and acquired in HD.[4][5]
main, event, channel, main, event, previously, known, event, main, attraction, australia, only, sports, view, channel, transmits, through, foxtel, kayo, broadcasts, major, sporting, entertainment, events, such, boxing, professional, wrestling, mixed, martial, . Main Event previously known as Event TV or Main Attraction is Australia s only sports pay per view channel 1 It transmits through Foxtel and Kayo It broadcasts major sporting and entertainment events such as boxing professional wrestling mixed martial arts and concerts 1 Main EventCountryAustraliaProgrammingLanguage s EnglishPicture format576i SDTV 1080i HDTV OwnershipOwnerMain Event TelevisionSister channelsFoxtel Networks channelsHistoryLaunchedSeptember 1997Former namesEvent TV Foxtel Main Attraction Austar and Optus Vision LinksWebsitemainevent com au Main Event logo used from 2010 to 2019 The channel has broadcast the Anthony The Man Mundine vs Danny Green boxing fight and has broadcast nearly every World Wrestling Entertainment pay per view since 2000 There was a contract negotiation period that prevented the WWE from showing WWE pay per views between January 2003 and August 2003 Since May 2006 it has also been broadcasting Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay per views and since 2007 the Ultimate Fighting Championship started screening their PPV s It also broadcast WWE s weekly programming for free over a 2 week period during 2006 while Fox8 was screening a marathon of The Simpsons The channel would similarly do the same in early 2015 when Fox8 broadcast every episode of The Simpsons In previous years Main Event has also broadcast large concerts for artists such as Christina Aguilera and Beyonce Knowles In November 2008 the channel broadcast a live concert at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne from Dutch violinist conductor and composer Andre Rieu During the Australian Football League s 2007 2011 broadcast rights period Friday Night Football matches as well as selected games played on Saturday afternoon Saturday night and Sunday afternoon were shown on Main Event to Fox Sports Australia subscribers in New South Wales Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory 2 Viewers in Victoria in contrast did not receive any National Rugby League matches live on this channel even if their local team the Melbourne Storm was playing The AFL arrangement ceased as of season 2012 as free to air rights holder the Seven Network were permitted to screen these games to northern states on its digital terrestrial multichannel 7mate 3 On 3 September 2013 Main Event launched a HD simulcast This came following the closure of Foxtel 3D due to an insufficient amount of 3D content being produced while the majority of premium pay per view content shown on Main Event is produced and acquired in HD 4 5 See also editStan Event Boxing in Australia Mixed martial arts in Australia Professional wrestling in AustraliaReferences edit a b MAIN EVENT About Us Main Event Retrieved 21 October 2013 AFL reveals coverage Sportal 8 February 2007 Archived from the original on 9 July 2011 Retrieved 8 February 2007 Australian Football League 2012 2012 2016 broadcast rights Archived 27 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 July 2013 Closure of 3D channel Troubleshooting amp tech help Support Foxtel Foxtel Retrieved 29 August 2013 Launch of Main Event HD channel Troubleshooting amp tech help Support Foxtel Foxtel Retrieved 29 August 2013 External links editOfficial website nbsp This Australian television related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Main Event TV channel amp oldid 1177896404, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
