TV1 (Australian TV channel)

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This article is about the former Australian subscription television channel. For other uses, see TV1 (disambiguation).

TV1
TV1 Australia logo.png
CountryAustralia
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format576i (SDTV 16:9)
Ownership
OwnerTV1 General Entertainment Partnership:
NBCUniversal
Sony Pictures Television
CBS Studios International[1][2]
Sister channelsSF
History
Launched2 April 1995[3]
Closed31 December 2013
Replaced byTV Hits
Availability (at time of closure)
Cable
FoxtelChannel 101
Channel 151 (+2)
Satellite
FoxtelChannel 101
Channel 151 (+2)
AustarChannel 101
Channel 151 (+2)
IPTV
Foxtel PlayChannel 101 (Not available on PC or Mac)
Telstra T-BoxChannel 101

TV1 was an Australian subscription channel. The station closed on 31 December 2013, along with its sister channel SF. It was replaced on 1 January 2014 by TVH!ts.

History[]

TV1 launched as part of the original Galaxy line-up. The channel was jointly owned by Sony Pictures Television and CBS Studios International (CBS Corporation), and NBCUniversal (Comcast). The channel broadcast numerous sitcoms, dramas, Pre-2006 movies and other programming. It referred to itself as 'Always Great'. TV1 has also produced original comedy programs including Stupid, Stupid Man and the Australian drama Killing Time.

TV1 also operates SF.

On 1 June 2010 TV1 switched from the standard 4:3 picture format to the 16:9 picture format, as part of Foxtel's plan to have every channel in widescreen by the end of 2010.[4]

It was initially thought that there would be no benefit to consumers for TV1 to switch from 4:3 to 16:9, as most of its programming was in 4:3. However, recent additions to TV1's programming schedule has resulted in increased 16:9 content. This meant that moving to a widescreen format would, in fact, be the best choice for TV1 as it would accommodate the increasing number of widescreen programs that it originally cropped to a 4:3 or 14:9 ratio.

In 2012 TV1 announced a restructure retrenching several of its executives.[5]

On 16 August 2013, it was announced that TV1's carriage agreement with Foxtel was set to expire in December 2013, and that negotiations had failed to create a new carriage deal. With Foxtel being the sole subscription TV provider in Australia, this meant that it was expected that TV1, and its sister channel SF, would close. Foxtel announced that a general-entertainment channel would replace TV1 and would continue to offer the main content currently on offer.[6] TV1 later announced they were exploring options in which they could continue operations, such as launching their service on IPTV, Crackle, or Apple TV services.[7] On 16 October 2013, it was announced that TVH!TS would replace TV1 on Foxtel as of 1 January 2014.[8] Ultimately, TV1 closed at midnight on 31 December 2013.[9]

Programming[]

Original programming

  • Killing Time (2011)
  • The King (telemovie; 2007)
  • Shock Jock (2001–2002)
  • Stupid, Stupid Man (2006–2008)

Drama[]

  • The Big C
  • Columbo (moved to 13th Street)
  • Covert Affairs (moved to Universal Channel[10])
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (moved to TVH!TS[8])
  • CSI: Miami (moved to TVH!TS[8])
  • CSI: NY (moved to TVH!TS[8])
  • Diagnosis: Murder (moved to FOX Classics)
  • Drop Dead Diva (moved to SoHo)
  • Fairly Legal
  • The Good Wife (moved to SoHo)
  • House (moved to Universal Channel[11])
  • JAG
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent (moved to Universal Channel[10])
  • Law & Order: LA
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (moved to Universal Channel[10])
  • Law & Order: UK (moved to 13th Street[12])
  • Monk (moved to 13th Street[12])
  • NCIS (moved to TVH!TS[8])
  • NCIS: LA (moved to FOX8[8])
  • Psych (moved to Universal Channel[13])
  • Royal Pains
  • Suits (moved to Universal Channel[10])
  • Northern Exposure
  • NUMB3RS
  • Snowy River: The McGregor Saga
  • Walker, Texas Ranger

Comedy[]

  • 30 Rock (moved to Universal Channel[13])
  • The Addams Family
  • Becker
  • Bewitched (moved to 111[11])
  • The Brady Bunch
  • Cheers (moved to 111[14])
  • Community
  • Everybody Loves Raymond (moved to TVH!TS[8])
  • Family Ties
  • Frasier plus Analysing The Laughter special (moved to 111[14])
  • Get Smart (moved to 111[14])
  • Happy Days
  • Hogan's Heroes (moved to FOX Classics)
  • I Dream of Jeannie (moved to 111[11])
  • Just Shoot Me! (moved to 111)
  • Mad About You
  • Married... with Children (plus reunion special)
  • Mr. Bean
  • The Nanny (plus reunion special) (moved to TVH!TS[11])
  • NewsRadio
  • The Office
  • Only Fools and Horses
  • Rules of Engagement (moved to 111[11])
  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  • Seinfeld (plus The Seinfeld Story) (moved to TVH!TS[11])
  • Starsky & Hutch
  • 'Til Death
  • Tiny Toon Adventures
  • Will & Grace (moved to 111)
  • Who's the Boss?

Movies[]

  • 13 Going On 30 (2004)
  • 50 First Dates (2004)
  • Addams Family Values (1993)
  • Annie (1982)
  • A League of Their Own (1992)
  • Almost Famous (2000)
  • America's Sweethearts (2001)
  • Anger Management (2003)
  • The Animal (2001)
  • Apollo 13 (1995)
  • Babe (1995)
  • Back to the Future (1985)
  • Bad Boys (1995)
  • Bad Boys II (2003)
  • Batman (1989)
  • Batman Returns (1992)
  • Batman Forever (1995)
  • Batman & Robin (1997)
  • Billy Madison (1995)
  • Bewitched (2005)
  • Black Hawk Down (2001)
  • The Blue Lagoon (1980)
  • The Blues Brothers (1980)
  • The Cable Guy (1996)
  • Casper (1995)
  • Charlotte's Web (2006)
  • Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
  • Click (2006)
  • Clueless (1995)
  • Conspiracy Theory (1997)
  • The Da Vinci Code (2006)
  • Daddy Day Care (2003)
  • Deuce Bigalo: European Gigolo (2005)
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
  • Erin Brockovich (1999)
  • First Blood (1982)
  • Footloose (1984)
  • Forrest Gump (1994)
  • The Frighteners (1996)
  • Fun With Dick & Jane (2005)
  • Ghostbusters (1984)
  • Grease (1978)
  • The Green Mile (1999)
  • Good Luck Chuck (2007)
  • Groundhog Day (1993)
  • Happy Gilmore (1996)
  • Hitch (2005)
  • Hook (1991) (moved to Nickolodeon)
  • How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days (2003)
  • In the Line of Fire (1993)
  • The Italian Job (2003)
  • Jaws (1975)
  • Joe Dirt (2001)
  • Jumanji (1995)
  • Jurassic Park (1993)
  • The Karate Kid (1984)
  • Legally Blonde (2001)
  • The Longest Yard (2005)
  • Look Who's Talking (1989)
  • Maid in Manhattan (2002)
  • Man of the House (2005)
  • Matilda (1996)
  • Mean Girls (2004)
  • Men In Black (1997)
  • Muppets from Space (1999)
  • The Missing (2003)
  • My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
  • My Girl (1991)
  • My Girl 2 (1994)
  • The Net (1995)
  • Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
  • The Notebook (2004)
  • The Nutty Professor (1996)
  • Panic Room (2002)
  • The Peacemaker (1997)
  • Philadelphia (1993)
  • The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
  • The Quick and the Dead (1995)
  • Rain Man (1988)
  • Rambo (2008)
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
  • Rambo III (1988)
  • RV: Runaway Vacation (2006)
  • Scarface (1983)
  • Scream (1996)
  • The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  • Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
  • Space Jam (1996)
  • Spanglish (2004)
  • Superbad (2007)
  • S.W.A.T. (2003)
  • Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
  • The Terminator (1984)
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
  • Top Gun (1985)
  • Thelma & Louise (1991)
  • Twins (1988)
  • What Dreams May Come (1998)
  • White Chicks (2004)
  • Witness (1985)
  • XXX (2002)
  • XXX: The Next Level (titled XXX: State Of The Union) (2005)
  • A Few Good Men (1992)
  • Almost Famous (2000)
  • Bad Santa (2003)
  • The Bodyguard (1992)
  • The Bone Collector (1999) (moved to Foxtel Movies)
  • Charlie's Angels (2000) (moved to Foxtel Movies)
  • Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
  • The Devil's Own (1997) (moved to Foxtel Movies)
  • Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
  • Hollywood Homicide (2003)
  • Jerry Maguire (1996)
  • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
  • Love Actually (2003)
  • The Mask of Zorro (1998) (moved to Foxtel Movies)
  • Misery (1990)
  • Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
  • Mr. Deeds (2002) (moved to Foxtel Movies)
  • Notting Hill (1999)
  • The Pelican Brief (1993)
  • Platoon (1986)
  • Rocky (film series) (I, II, III, IV, V, and VI) (1976, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1990, and 2006)
  • Saturday Night Fever (1977) (moved to Foxtel Movies)
  • The Searchers (1956)
  • Stripes (1981)
  • Tears of the Sun (2003)
  • Universal Soldier (1991)
  • The Usual Suspects (1995) (moved to Foxtel Movies)
  • Welcome to the Jungle (2003)
  • When Harry Met Sally... (1989) (moved to FOX Classics)

Other Shows[]

  • ALF (moved to 111)
  • Animaniacs
  • The A-Team
  • Batman: The Animated Series
  • Blankety Blanks
  • Charmed (moved to SF)
  • The Cosby Show (moved to 111)
  • Dawson's Creek (moved to 111)
  • Diff'rent Strokes (moved to 111)
  • The Dukes of Hazzard
  • Hawaii Five-O
  • Knight Rider (moved to SF)
  • Looney Tunes
  • The Love Boat
  • MacGyver (moved to 111, then FOX Classics, then returned to 111)
  • Magnum P.I.
  • McCloud
  • Miami Vice (moved to 111, then FOX Classics, then returned to 111)
  • The Munsters
  • Murder, She Wrote (moved to 111, then FOX Classics)
  • Ned and Stacey
  • The Partridge Family (moved to 111)
  • Quincy, M.E.
  • Roseanne (moved to 111)
  • Stargate SG-1 (moved to SF)
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (moved to SF)
  • Star Trek: Enterprise (moved to SF)
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation (moved to SF)
  • Star Trek: The Original Series (moved to SF)
  • Star Trek: Voyager (moved to SF)
  • Thunderbirds (moved to SF)
  • Xena: Warrior Princess (moved to SF)
  • The Young Doctors

References[]

  1. ^ "TV1 Australia – TV1 Terms and Conditions". 'TV1 General Entertainment Partnership'. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. ^ Weingroff, Jennifer (16 September 2009). "Reed Manville To Oversee International Channel For CBS Studios International" (Press release). CBS Studios International. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  3. ^ Wilmoth, Peter (15 April 1995). "Do we really need pay-TV". The Sunday Age. Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media. p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Foxtel channels widescreen by 2011". TV Tonight. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  5. ^ "TV1 lays off execs". TV Tonight. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Mediaweek Australia – News – TV1 to disappear from Foxtel platform". Media Week. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  7. ^ "TV1, SF channels hope to stay alive". TV Tonight. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Knox, David (16 October 2013). "TV Hits channel to join Foxtel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  9. ^ Knox, David (30 December 2013). "TV1 / SF farewell: "Viewers must love what we do"". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d Knox, David (17 October 2013). "Universal Channel rebrands from January 1st". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Foxtel's TVH!TS is the new channel destination for TV's greatest hits from Wednesday, January 1". 16 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  12. ^ a b "Shows". 13th Street. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Shows". Universal Channel. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  14. ^ a b c "Better TV Blog". 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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