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On 1 February 2015, BBC First launched on Australian IPTV service Fetch TV – ending Foxtel's exclusivity. [8] [9] On 14 February 2017, BBC First was available in HD for Fetch TV customers. [10] The channel exited Foxtel and Binge on 31 July 2024. [11] BBC Drama, a new channel, replaced BBC First on Fetch TV. [12]
Foxtel iQ includes a feature called Series Link, which lets the viewer choose to record all future episodes in a given television series (availability is limited to certain programmes). Foxtel iQ also allows viewers to use live rewind and pause features during television programmes. Two new services, On Demand and Remote Record, launched in 2007.
BBC First is an entertainment subscription television channel featuring comedy, crime, drama and film programming, originating from UK and mostly from the BBC. The channel is wholly owned and operated by BBC Studios. The channel began rolling out internationally in 2014, launching first in Australia.
On 15 November 2009 the channel launched an HD simulcast, replacing BBC HD. In April 2013, the channel changed its logo and name to BBC UKTV. [12] On 1 July 2014, the HD simulcast closed, making the channel solely available in standard definition. This came prior to the launch of BBC First, which would use the HD feed formerly used by BBC UKTV ...
Today, despite the advent of commercial broadcasting, BBC radio stations remain among the most listened-to in the country. Radio 2 has the largest audience share (up to 16.8% in 2011–12) and Radios 1 and 4 ranked second and third in terms of weekly reach. [180] BBC programming is also available to other services and in other countries.
The Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) is the peak industry body representing the subscription media industry in Australia.ASTRA's main activities are to represent the industry with government, regulators and the media, advocate policy reforms that promote industry growth, highlight and reward industry achievement, report television ratings and assist the industry ...
The BBC Radio 2 logo, 2007–2021. In February 2007, Radio 2 recruited Jeff Smith, director of UK and International programming at Napster and a former head of music at Radio 1, as its new head of music. Smith joined the network on 26 March. [11] In the first quarter of 2011, Radio 2 was part of an efficiency review conducted by John Myers. [12]
The channel is owned and operated by Fox Networks Group and launched on 26 February 2012 on both Foxtel and Austar 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]