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| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Australia New Zealand |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Foxtel Networks |
| Sister channels | Foxtel Networks channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 August 1996 |
| Former names | Fox History (1996–1998) The History Channel (1998–2008) History (2008-2024) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel Go | Channel 611 |
| Binge | binge.com.au |
Real History, formerly known as Fox History, The History Channel and simply History is a television channel in Australia and New Zealand, that broadcasts non-fictional programs regarding historical events and persons, as well as various metaphysical, pseudoscientific, and paranormal phenomena—often with observations and explanations by noted historians, scholars, authors, esotericists, astrologers, and Biblical scholars as well as reenactments and interviews with witnesses, and/or families of witnesses.
The channel is operated by Foxtel Networks. From 1998 to 2024, the programming and name of the channel was licensed to Foxtel by A&E Networks.
It started out as Fox History on 1 August 1996,[1] and changed its name to The History Channel in November 1998.[2][3] The channel used share its frequency with Fox Kids until December 2000, when it got its own 24-hour channel.[4]
On 3 November 2014, History launched a high-definition feed.[5]
On 1 August 2024, the channel rebranded as Real History.[6]
- ^ Beeby, Melanie (29 June 1996). "Foxtel claims it has emerged as pay TV leader". Sydney. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via NewsBank.
- ^ "Investigation into Expenditure Requirement for Pay TV Documentary Channels" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "The History Channel". Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Murdoch, Blake (28 November 2000). "New pay TV offerings from Australia's Foxtel". The Hollywood Reporter. 365 (43): 10. ISSN 0018-3660. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ Knox, David (3 November 2014). "BoxSets, Discovery Kids launch on Foxtel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Content Changes 2024". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.