SHOWTIME is the provider of Australia’s premium movie channels. Jointly owned by four of the world’s leading film studios - Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Universal Studios – as well as global television distributor Liberty Global, the SHOWTIME channels are available on FOXTEL, AUSTAR and Optus.
Pay-TV networks FOXTEL, AUSTAR and Optus offer Showtime as part of a three-channel tier that includes Showtime 2 (the same content as Showtime, but delayed two hours), and Showtime Greats.
A late addition to Australia's Games team after Western Australia's Anthony Little tested positive to marijuana, Zappavigna has wasted no time making himself known with an all-action style that had the crowd on its feet for the second time in as many bouts.
Boxing fans soon might be calling the 18-year-old "Mr Showtime" after he thrilled last night's crowd with a flash, dash and bash performance to advance to the quarter-finals, where he will fight Tanzania's Karimu Matumla tomorrow.
It was a good night for Australia in the ring as featherweight Luke Jackson took a much more conservative route to the quarter-finals, and middleweight Jarrod Fletcher also advanced with a hard-fought but ultimately comfortable 30-10 win over Ghana's Sai Obadai.
ShowtimeAustralia is a three-tier Australian pay-TV movie service, consisting of Showtime, Showtime 2 (Showtime delayed two hours) and Showtime Greats.
Showtime started out in 1995 as part of the basic package on the now-defunct Galaxy service, showing first-run films.
The Showtime channels are now also available on Optus Television.