This article is about the Australian television channel formerly known as W. For the Canadian television network, see W Network. For other uses, see Soho (disambiguation) and W (disambiguation).
SoHo was an Australian pay television channel. Originally launched as FX in 1995 and oriented towards classic programming, it was rebranded as W. and shifted its focus to women's programming on 1 November 2003.[2] Later, on 20 August 2012, it was again rebranded as SoHo and shifted its focus to drama television series.[3]
The channel's second W. logo, as seen from 2004 to 2009
The third W. logo, as seen from 2009 to 2012
The channel's first logo (as SoHo), as seen from 2012 to 2015. This was also the original branding used by the New Zealand channel which SoHo is based on.
In 1995, FX, then stylised as fX, was launched in Australia on Foxtel, featuring classic TV series (often branded as "Golden Years of Television").
In late 1998 fX became FX, which at the time was a channel aimed at women, unlike the international FX channels demographic, featuring shows such as The View and Donny and Marie.
The channel became available on Austar in April 1999.[6]
In late 2000, FX was again rebranded, officially becoming "Australia's first TV channel for women".
It was relaunched as W. on 1 November 2003, shortly before digital broadcasting began.[1] W screened original Australian programming such as Beauty and the Beast, Love My Way, From Here to Maternity and Studio A with Simon Burke. It also had Pay-TV rights to many popular US primetime drama series such as Pushing Daisies and The Wire and repeats of many other series.
Antonia Kidman, sister of actress Nicole Kidman, was the face of the W channel, for quite some time and has presented a few parenting and entertainment programs for this and other channels. W2, the timeshift channel broadcasting programs two hours later, was launched in September 2006. A website for the channel was also launched in September 2006.
W. underwent a transformation in April 2009, which included an updated logo (now simply W) and several new additions to the primetime line-up. W HD was launched on 15 November 2009, on both Austar and Foxtel.[citation needed]
In 2012, it was announced that SoHo was to broadcast the new Australian drama Wentworth, a re-imaging of the classic television show Prisoner. The series started airing on 1 May 2013.[citation needed]
The channel closed on 30 September 2016, with existing programs being moved to other channels. Most programs migrated to Showcase, with a handful of other titles moving to TV H!TS, Arena and FOX8.[4]
Programming
Original programming
Love My Way (2004 on FOX8, 2005 on W Channel, 2007 on Showcase)
^Keogh, Kylie (25 November 2000). "Foxtel's feminine summer push". Daily Telegraph. Sydney. p. 14.
^David Knox. "SoHo to launch with The Newsroom on Foxtel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
^ abKnox, David (1 August 2016). "Foxtel closing SoHo, adds new Binge channel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
^Knox, David (15 September 2016). "Binge channel launching October 5". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
^Joyce, James (26 March 1999). "Friday Guide: Tunedin". Newcastle Herald. p. 6. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
External links
Official site
March 16, 2023
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This article is about the Australian television channel formerly known as W For the Canadian television network see W Network For other uses see Soho disambiguation and W disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources SoHo Australian TV channel news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message SoHo was an Australian pay television channel Originally launched as FX in 1995 and oriented towards classic programming it was rebranded as W and shifted its focus to women s programming on 1 November 2003 2 Later on 20 August 2012 it was again rebranded as SoHo and shifted its focus to drama television series 3 SoHoCountryAustraliaProgrammingLanguage s EnglishPicture format1080i HDTV downscaled to 16 9 576i for the SDTV feed Timeshift serviceSoHo 2OwnershipOwnerFoxtel NetworksSister channelsFoxtel Networks channelsHistoryLaunched23 October 1995 27 years ago 1995 10 23 Closed4 October 2016 6 years ago 2016 10 04 Replaced byBingeFormer namesFX 1995 2003 1 W 2003 2012 LinksWebsitewww sohotv com auThe channel closed down on 4 October 2016 and was replaced by Binge 4 5 Contents 1 History 2 Programming 2 1 Original programming 2 2 Acquired programming on SoHo 2 3 Acquired programming on W 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit The channel s second W logo as seen from 2004 to 2009 The third W logo as seen from 2009 to 2012 The channel s first logo as SoHo as seen from 2012 to 2015 This was also the original branding used by the New Zealand channel which SoHo is based on In 1995 FX then stylised as fX was launched in Australia on Foxtel featuring classic TV series often branded as Golden Years of Television In late 1998 fX became FX which at the time was a channel aimed at women unlike the international FX channels demographic featuring shows such as The View and Donny and Marie The channel became available on Austar in April 1999 6 In late 2000 FX was again rebranded officially becoming Australia s first TV channel for women It was relaunched as W on 1 November 2003 shortly before digital broadcasting began 1 W screened original Australian programming such as Beauty and the Beast Love My Way From Here to Maternity and Studio A with Simon Burke It also had Pay TV rights to many popular US primetime drama series such as Pushing Daisies and The Wire and repeats of many other series Antonia Kidman sister of actress Nicole Kidman was the face of the W channel for quite some time and has presented a few parenting and entertainment programs for this and other channels W2 the timeshift channel broadcasting programs two hours later was launched in September 2006 A website for the channel was also launched in September 2006 W underwent a transformation in April 2009 which included an updated logo now simply W and several new additions to the primetime line up W HD was launched on 15 November 2009 on both Austar and Foxtel citation needed In 2012 it was announced that SoHo was to broadcast the new Australian drama Wentworth a re imaging of the classic television show Prisoner The series started airing on 1 May 2013 citation needed The channel closed on 30 September 2016 with existing programs being moved to other channels Most programs migrated to Showcase with a handful of other titles moving to TV H TS Arena and FOX8 4 Programming EditOriginal programming Edit Love My Way 2004 on FOX8 2005 on W Channel 2007 on Showcase Beauty and the Beast 2005 2007 Spirited 2010 2011 Wentworth 2013 2016 A Place to Call Home 2013 2014 on Seven 2015 on SoHo Acquired programming on SoHo Edit A Place to Call Home seasons 1 amp 2 Any Human Heart Army Wives Band of Brothers Big Love Boardwalk Empire Bored to Death The Borgias Boss Burn Notice The Closer Cloudstreet Curb Your Enthusiasm Dallas Damages Enlightened Entourage Friday Night Lights Game of Thrones Girls The Glades Graceland How to Make It in America In Treatment John Adams The Killing Labyrinth Las Vegas Law amp Order Law amp Order Criminal Intent Leverage The Client List The Listener Longmire Love Hate Luck Magic City Major Crimes Men of a Certain Age Mildred Pierce Nashville The Newsroom moved to showcase Rizzoli amp Isles Shameless Six Feet Under The Sopranos Southland Tangle Touch Treme True Blood Veep Weeds The West Wing White Collar The White Queen World Without End Acquired programming on W Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2013 The Border Boston Legal moved to 111 Greats Cold Case moved to 111 Greats The Dr Oz Show moved to Arena Dr Phil Extreme Makeover Home Edition moved to LifeStyle Home General Hospital Jeopardy moved to Fox Classics Kevin Hill Law amp Order moved to 111 Greats The Mentalist moved to Arena then Fox8 The Nate Berkus Show The Oprah Winfrey Show Outrageous Fortune moved to Arena Pushing Daisies Raising the Bar The View The Wire Without a Trace moved to 111 Greats The Young and the Restless moved to Arena Sex and the cityRachel RayMontel WilliamsReferences Edit a b Idato Michael 27 October 2003 Talk of the town Sydney Morning Herald Sydney Fairfax Media p 3 Retrieved 13 February 2010 Keogh Kylie 25 November 2000 Foxtel s feminine summer push Daily Telegraph Sydney p 14 David Knox SoHo to launch with The Newsroom on Foxtel TV Tonight Retrieved 20 July 2012 a b Knox David 1 August 2016 Foxtel closing SoHo adds new Binge channel TV Tonight Retrieved 1 August 2016 Knox David 15 September 2016 Binge channel launching October 5 TV Tonight Retrieved 10 October 2016 Joyce James 26 March 1999 Friday Guide Tunedin Newcastle Herald p 6 Retrieved 3 May 2010 External links EditOfficial site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SoHo Australian TV channel amp oldid 1143183615, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
