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| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Timeshift service | Showcase +2 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Foxtel |
| Sister channels | Foxtel Networks channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 December 2007[1] |
| Replaced | FX |
| Former names | FOX Showcase (2018-2023) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel Go | Channel 112 |
| Binge | binge.com.au |
Showcase (formerly Fox Showcase) is an Australian premium drama cable and satellite television channel. It was initially part of the Showtime Australia channels and was managed by PMP chief executive officer Peter Rose. In 2007 Rose said Showcase "provides a real home at last for quality drama in Australia, and this list of outstanding event television is just the start". Showcase launched with the Australian TV premieres of Dexter and Australian-made series Satisfaction.
Showcase is owned and operated by Foxtel Networks; and is their flagship entertainment channel, and airs programming with no ad breaks during shows.
Showcase can be found on channel 112 on Foxtel and Optus TV.
Foxtel took over managing and producing Showcase and the other Showtime channels as of 31 October 2012, with it purchasing assets of the PMP.[2] On 9 December 2012, it was announced that Movie Network and Showtime (with the exception of Showcase) would be replaced with a new lineup of Foxtel-branded movie channels to be named Foxtel Movies[3] Showcase would continue to be the home of premium dramas from HBO and other international networks, original programming, documentaries, and independent films.
On 3 November 2014 Showcase moved from Foxtel's Premium Movies and Drama package to the newly founded Drama package. In addition, the channel moved from channel 404 to channel 115 and showcase + 2 moved from channel 414 to channel 158.[4][5]
Following the closure of SoHo and the launch of the channel Binge on 5 October 2016,[6] Showcase moved to channel 114.[7]
On 28 September 2023, after Real Life launched, the channel rebranded to its former name Showcase with a new logo.[8]
- ^ Knox, David (14 September 2007). "Showcase – New Foxtel Channel". tvtonight.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- ^ "Foxtel to acquire Showtime channels TV Tonight". David Knox. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "New movie channels for Foxtel TV Tonight". David Knox. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ "Foxtel announces a new value revolution for subscription TV" (PDF) (Press release). Foxtel. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Knox, David (3 November 2014). "BoxSets, Discovery Kids launch on Foxtel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Johnston, Rae (1 August 2016). "Foxtel Has A New 'Binge' Channel". Gizmodo. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Foxtel reveals programming for new channel Binge". MediaWeek. 14 September 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Foxtel Magazine (October 2023) - Your monthly guide to a world of entertainment". Foxtel Magazine. p. 32. Retrieved 26 September 2023.