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Encyclopedia > Sci Fi Channel (Australia)
Sci Fi Channel Australia
Launched December 1, 2006
Owned by TV1 General Entertainment Partnership [1]
Website www.scifitv.com.au
Availability
Cable
Foxtel Digital Channel 132
Austar Digital Channel 132
Optus TV Featuring Foxtel Digital Channel 132

Sci Fi Channel Australia is the first science fiction channel on Australian television and is owned and run by the TV1 General Entertainment Partnership. Image File history File links SciFi_channel. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... TV1 is a general entertainment channel available on Australias Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television pay television services. ... Foxtel is a cable television and satellite television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... An Austar Remote Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. ... SingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications (ASX: SGT). ... This article is about the Australian television network. ...


The channel began broadcasting on Foxtel, Optus & Austar pay-TV networks on December 1st 2006. The channel is available to Foxtel Digital subscribers on the "My Escape" package tier, "Living" tier for Optus TV and for Austar Digital on the "Fun" tier. Foxtel is a subscription television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... SingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications (ASX: SGT). ... An Austar Remote Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Different to the US version of the Sci Fi Channel - ECW is not shown on the Australia Sci Fi Channel, but is being aired on FOX8. SCI FI (sometimes rendered SCI FI Channel when part of a longer phrase) is an American cable television channel, launched on September 24, 1992, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal programming. ... Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) is a professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment, based on the independent promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling that lasted from 1992 to 2001. ... FOX8 is a general entertainment channel available on Australias Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television pay television services. ...


The Sci Fi Channel airs popular shows such as The X-Files, Buffy, Medium and the Star Trek and Stargate franchise. The X-Files is a Peabody- and Emmy Award-winning science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ... Medium is an American drama television series about a woman (played by Patricia Arquette) who acts as a research medium for the Phoenix, Arizona, district attorneys office. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series and media franchise. ... An activated Stargate, the central object of the fictional Stargate universe, here depicted in the SG-1 television series. ...


Citroën is the main network sponsor. Citroën is a French automobile manufacturer, founded in 1919 by André Citroën. ...

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Media and Press coverage

The Adelaide Advertiser on November 22, 2006 reported about the demand of a sci-fi channel in Australia[1]. Categories: Newspaper stubs | News Corporation subsidiaries | Adelaide | Australian newspapers ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...


The official launch party of the Sci Fi Channel was held on November 16, 2006 at the Australian Museum in Sydney. Guests included Jacqueline McKenzie (from The 4400), Gigi Edgley and Matthew Newton (from Farscape). November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Jacqueline Susan McKenzie (born October 24, 1967 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian film, television and stage actress. ... The 4400 is a science fiction television program produced by the USA Network and Sky One. ... Gigi Edgley Gigi Edgley is an Australian actress known mostly for her role as Chiana on the Sci Fi channel original series Farscape. ... Matthew Newton is an Australian stage and screen actor. ... Farscape (1999–2003) is a science fiction television series, featuring a present-day astronaut who accidentally travels through a wormhole to a distant part of the galaxy. ...


See also

The list represent programs that air on the Sci Fi Channel which commenced on 1 December 2006. ...

References

  1. ^ http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20796944-5006343,00.html

External links

  • Official Site
  • Sci-Fi TV Guide


 

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