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| Country | Australia |
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| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | SoHo+2 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Foxtel Networks |
| Sister channels | Foxtel Networks channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 23 October 1995; 30 years ago (1995-10-23) |
| Closed | 4 October 2016; 9 years ago (2016-10-04) |
| Replaced by | Binge |
| Former names | FX (1995-2003)[1] W. (2003–2012) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.sohotv.com.au |
SoHo was an Australianpay television channel. Originally launched as FX in 1995 and oriented towards classic programming, it was rebranded as W. and shifted its focus to women's programming on 1 November 2003.[2] Later, on 20 August 2012, it was again rebranded as SoHo and shifted its focus to drama television series.[3]
The channel closed down on 4 October 2016, and was replaced byBinge.[4][5]
In 1995, FX, then stylised as fX, was launched in Australia on Foxtel, featuring classic TV series (often branded as "Golden Years of Television").
In late 1998 fX became FX, which at the time was a channel aimed at women, unlike the international FX channels demographic, featuring shows such asThe View andDonny and Marie.
The channel became available on Austar in April 1999.[6]
In late 2000, FX was again rebranded, officially becoming "Australia's first TV channel for women".
It was relaunched as W. on 1 November 2003, shortly before digital broadcasting began.[1] W. screened original Australian programming such asBeauty and the Beast,Love My Way,From Here to Maternity andStudio A with Simon Burke. It also hadPay-TV rights to many popular US primetime drama series such asPushing Daisies andThe Wire and repeats of many other series.
Antonia Kidman, sister of actressNicole Kidman, was the face of the W. channel, for quite some time and has presented a few parenting and entertainment programs for this and other channels. W2, thetimeshift channel broadcasting programs two hours later, was launched in September 2006. A website for the channel was also launched in September 2006.
W. underwent a transformation in April 2009, which included an updated logo (now simply W) and several new additions to the primetime line-up. W HD was launched on 15 November 2009, on bothAustar andFoxtel.[citation needed]
In 2012, it was announced that SoHo was to broadcast the new Australian dramaWentworth, a re-imaging of the classic television showPrisoner. The series started airing on 1 May 2013.[citation needed]
The channel closed on 30 September 2016, with existing programs being moved to other channels. Most programs migrated toShowcase, with a handful of other titles moving toTV H!TS,Arena andFOX8.[4]
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