List of Austar channels

Below is a list of channels on the Austar Digital Service. Some channels are not available to all subscribers depending on whether they use Cable, Satellite or a special Education or Business package.

Entertainment

Movies

News and documentaries

pecial interest

Future channels

* TMF Australia [ [http://www.themusicnetwork.com.au/index.php?id=28 Viewer Vision for MTV Music Factory] The Music Network.com.au]
*ABC3 coming soon
*Toon Disney coming late 2008
*Nicktoons coming late 2008
*Wine TV coming soon
*Kidsco coming soon [ [http://www.kidscotv.tv/ Put cursor above Australia] ]
* BBC Knowledge launching November 1 2008
* CBeebies launching November 1 2008
* BBC Entertainment
* BBC Lifestyle
* Channel 111 launching November 1 2008

Awaiting Confirmation (no Link/Evidence)

*TV Land [cite web|first=Lara|last=Sinclair|title=Foxtel plans trip to TV Land with new channel|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,24139147-7582,00.html|publisher=The Australian|date=2008-08-07|accessdate=2008-03-23] - Possibly launching in late 2008
* [http://natgeotv.com.au/Programmes/Wild/main.aspx Nat Geo Wild] - Possibly launching in early 2009
* [http://natgeoadventuretv.com.au/Programmes/Main.aspx?Id=1160 Nat Geo Music] - Possibly launching in early 2009
* "Nicktoons Network" - Possibly launching in early 2009
* "Baby TV" - Possibly launching in early 2009
* "Toon Disney" - Possibly launching in early 2009
* "BBC Kids"
* "Animax"
* "ABC Kids"
* "Kids U Pick Music" (Children's Music Television Channel) [Music from Disney, Nickelodeon & etc.]
* "Wine TV"
* "BBC Lifestyle" - Possibly launching in mid-2009
* "BBC Entertainment" - Possibly launching in mid-2009
* "BBC Food" - Possibly launching in mid-2009

Rumoured Channels coming back are 'ABC Family' (American Family Programs) & 'Soundtrack Channel'

Future High Definition Channels

(Due Mid to Late 2009)
* Fox Sports HD
* ESPN HD
* Joint Documentary Channel with content from National Geographic Channel and Discovery Channel HD
* BBC HD
* Austar Box Office HD (On Demand)

+ The additional free to air HD channels
* Prime HD
* NBN HD, WIN TV HD
* Ten HD

Defunct channels

* C7 Sport
* fX (later retitled FX, now a different channel entitled W.)
* Fox Footy Channel (replaced by Fox Sports 3)
* TechTV (replaced by the Crime and Investigation Network)
* The Soundtrack Channel
* [Channel V²|Club [V] (now [Channel V²|Channel [V] ²] )
* Nick@Nite (shared with Nickelodeon Australia between 1995 and 2001)
* Sega Channel

References

External links

* [http://www.austar.com.au Official Austar website]