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| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | FX + 2 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Fox Networks Group |
| History | |
| Launched | 26 February 2012 |
| Closed | 28 February 2018 (6 years, 2 days) |
FX was an Australiansubscription television channel which focused onits American counterpart, action-skewed television shows.[1] The channel is owned and operated byFox Networks Group and launched on 26 February 2012 on bothFoxtel andAustar platforms.[2]
On 12 June 2012 it was reported that a two-hour timeshift channel (FX + 2) would launch on 3 July 2012,[3] but this was retracted for it to be later reported that it would launch on 6 September 2012.[note 1]
On 28 February 2018, FX ceased broadcasting on Foxtel, after the final programming: criminal minds, Station ident/logo FX, Final words ‘THE FX CHANNEL HAS CEASED BROADCASTING’ ‘Starting March 1st all FX shows has moved to showcase the new home of Fx originals including drama pack’, with all of its programming moved toFox Showcase.
On 9 October 2011Fox International Channels released details that FX would relaunch in Australia early 2012 with "long-awaited" programs such asThe Walking Dead,Transporter: The Series, andHell on Wheels.[1] The channel launched on 26 February on Foxtel and Austar.[2]
SoHo, formerly known as FX until 2003, was owned byFoxtel, while this incarnation of FX was owned and ran byFox International Channels (and laterFox Networks Group; the company which operateNational Geographic,Nat Geo Wild, andNat Geo People in Australia).
On Wednesday 2 February 2012, FX announced on their Facebook page that to kick off the channels re-launch there would be promotional zombie invasions in Australia's two largest capital cities, Sydney and Melbourne on Wednesday 8 February 2012 in the city centres.[4]