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Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. Its main business activity is pay television, although it is also involved with internet access and mobile phones. The company commenced operations in 1995.
It is owned by Austar United Communications Limited (ASX: AUN). Austar United itself is owned by a US-based company, UnitedGlobalCom (UGC), and Castle Harlan Australian Mezzanine Partners (CHAMP), who togther own around 81.5% of the company.
Austar also owns 50% of XYZnetworks, a pay television program provider, a 50-50 joint venture between Foxtel and Austar.
Pay Television
Austar's main business is pay television, serving customers outside of the major metro areas. It takes programming from both Foxtel and Optus services, and operates in both analog and digital platforms. The company services one-third of the Australian population, mainly outside the major capital cities, and including Hobart and Darwin (via cable). The service is distributed mainly via satellite.
Channel Lineup
Note: this is the Austar Digital package. The Analog package is considerably diffrerent, and some channels are available only as add-ons to the standard Analog package. Some businesses (namely hotels and motels) take on a customized package, with some channels not included. Please check with [www.austar.com.au] for details.
Essentials (the bare minimum you can subscribe to):
- Entertainment
- W
- Arena
- Fox8
- FashionTV
- Expo Channel
- Fox Classics
- TV1
- TVSN
- The Lifestyle Channel
- Music
- Channel V
- CMC (Country Music Channel)
- Air
- Max
- Documentaries:
- The Discovery Channel
- National Geographic Channel
- ABC
- Sport
- Fox Sports 1
- Fox Sports 2
- Fox Footy Channel
- Sky Racing
- Eurosport News
- Kids
- The Disney Channel
- Nickeloden
- Cartoon Network
- News
- BBC World
- Sky News Australia
- The Weather Channel
- Bloomberg Television
- SBS
- CNBC Australia
- CNN
- Fox News Channel
- Pay-Per-View (pay by the event/movie, or per month):
- Main Event
- Box Office
- Adults Only Select
General Entertainment Options (add-ons which can be added to the Essential package, or included as part of other plans (e.g. Deluxe)
- Laughter and Living
- The Comedy Channel
- Hallmark Channel
- Lifestyle Food
- How To Channel
- VH1
- UK TV
- Discovery Health
- E!
- Quest and Adventure
- The History Channel
- A1
- Discover Travel and Adventure
- Discovery Science
- Ovation
- The Biography Channel
- Animal Planet
- Fun and Entertainment
- MTV
- ESPN
- Animal Planet
- Fuel
- Club V
- Nick Jr.
- Boomerang
Movie Packages (add-ons which can be added to the Essential package, or included as part of other plans (e.g. Deluxe)
- Showtime
- Showtime 1
- Showtime 2
- Showtime Greats
- World Movies
- TCM (Turner Classic Movies)
- Movie Network
- Movie One
- Movie One Take Two
- Movie Greats
- Movie Extra
- World Movies
- TCM (Turner Classic Movies)
Other Add-ons (add-ons which can be added to the Essential package, or included as part of other plans (e.g. Deluxe)
- Games
- Mind Games
- Arcade
- Playin' TV
- Adults
Channel line-up
Channels on the Austar Digital service:
- Channel 101 - TV1
- Channel 103 - UKTV
- Channel 105 - Arena TV
- Channel 106 - The LifeStyle Channel
- Channel 108 - FOX8
- Channel 111 - Fox Classics
- Channel 113 - W (formally fx)
- Channel 114 - BOX OFFICE Preview Channel
- Channel 116 - LifeStyle Food
- Channel 118 - How To Channel
- Channel 120 - THE COMEDY CHANNEL
- Channel 122 - E!
- Channel 124 - Hallmark Channel
- Channel 129 - Ovation
- Channel 130 - Fashion TV
- Channel 135 - TVSN
- Channel 140 - The Expo Channel
- Channel 501 - Fox Sports One
- Channel 502 - Fox Sports Two
- Channel 506 - Fox Footy Channel
- Channel 509 - EUROSPORTNEWS
- Channel 511 - ESPN
- Channel 513 - Fuel
- Channel 515 - Sky Racing
- Channel 521 - Adults Only
- Channel 521 - Main Event
- Channel 550 - Games World
- Channel 555 - The Arcade
- Channel 565 - Mind Games
- Channel 565 - Ludi TV
- Channel 801 - Channel (V)
- Channel 803 - Club (V)
- Channel 805 - MAX (formally known as musicMAX)
- Channel 808 - MTV
- Channel 810 - VH1
- Channel 815 - Country Music Channel
- Channel 928 - Australian Christrian Channel
- Channel 941 - Antenna Pacific (Greek)
- Channel 942 - RAI International (Italian)
- Channel 955 - Adults Only
- Channel 999 - Austar's Service Station
The free to air channels are rebroadcasted on Austar Digital on the following Channels:
External Links
Austar webpage (http://www.austar.com.au)
Austar United webpage (http://www.austarunited.com.au)
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