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SoHo (Australian TV channel)

Field	Value
name	SoHo Australia
logo	SoHo 2015 Logo.png
logo_size	180px
launch_date
closed_date
country	Australia
language	English
picture_format	1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
sister_channels	Foxtel Networks channels
former_names	FX (1995-2003)
W. (2003–2012)
replaced_by	Binge
owner	Foxtel Networks
website	www.sohotv.com.au
timeshift_service	SoHo+2
availability_note	at time of closure

(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) W. (2003–2012) SoHo was an Australian pay 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. Later, on 20 August 2012, it was again rebranded as SoHo and shifted its focus to drama television series.{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/07/soho-to-launch-with-the-newsroom-on-foxtel.html|title=SoHo to launch with The Newsroom on Foxtel | publisher= TV Tonight|author=David Knox|date=20 July 2012 |access-date=20 July 2012

The channel closed down on 4 October 2016, and was replaced by Binge.

History

The channel's second W. logo, as seen from 2004 to 2009

The third W. logo, as seen from 2009 to 2012

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 as The View and Donny and Marie.

The channel became available on Austar in April 1999.

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. W. screened original Australian programming such as Beauty and the Beast, Love My Way, From Here to Maternity and Studio A with Simon Burke. It also had Pay-TV rights to many popular US primetime drama series such as Pushing Daisies and The Wire and repeats of many other series.

Antonia Kidman, sister of actress Nicole 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, the timeshift 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 both Austar and Foxtel.

In 2012, it was announced that SoHo was to broadcast the new Australian drama Wentworth, a re-imaging of the classic television show Prisoner. The series started airing on 1 May 2013.

The channel closed on 30 September 2016, with existing programs being moved to other channels. Most programs migrated to Showcase, with a handful of other titles moving to TV H!TS, Arena and FOX8.

Programming

Original programming

Love My Way (2004 on FOX8, 2005 on W Channel, 2007 on Showcase)
Beauty and the Beast (2005–2007)
Spirited (2010–2011)
Wentworth (2013–2016)
A Place to Call Home (2013–2014 on Seven, 2015 on SoHo)

Acquired programming on SoHo

A Place to Call Home (seasons 1 & 2)
Any Human Heart
Army Wives
Band of Brothers
Big Love
Boardwalk Empire
Bored to Death
The Borgias
Boss
Burn Notice
The Closer
Cloudstreet
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dallas
Damages
Enlightened
Entourage
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
Girls
The Glades
Graceland
How to Make It in America
In Treatment
John Adams
The Killing
Labyrinth
Las Vegas
Law & Order
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Leverage
The Client List
The Listener
Longmire
Love/Hate
Luck
Magic City
Major Crimes
Men of a Certain Age
Mildred Pierce
Nashville
The Newsroom (moved to showcase)
Rizzoli & Isles
Shameless
Six Feet Under
The Sopranos
Southland
Tangle
Touch
Treme
True Blood
Veep
Weeds
The West Wing
White Collar
The White Queen
World Without End

Acquired programming on W

The Border
Boston Legal (moved to 111 Greats)
Cold Case (moved to 111 Greats)
The Dr. Oz Show (moved to Arena)
Dr. Phil
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (moved to LifeStyle Home)
General Hospital
Jeopardy! (moved to Fox Classics)
Kevin Hill
Law & Order (moved to 111 Greats)
The Mentalist (moved to Arena, then Fox8)
The Montel Williams Show
The Nate Berkus Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Outrageous Fortune (moved to Arena)
Pushing Daisies
Rachael Ray
Raising the Bar
Sex and the City
The View
The Wire
Without a Trace (moved to 111 Greats)
The Young and the Restless (moved to Arena)

References

Keogh, Kylie. (25 November 2000). "Foxtel's feminine summer push". [[Daily Telegraph]].
Knox, David. (1 August 2016). "Foxtel closing SoHo, adds new Binge channel.". [[TV Tonight]].
Knox, David. (15 September 2016). "Binge channel launching October 5". TV Tonight.
Joyce, James. (26 March 1999). "Friday Guide: Tunedin". [[Newcastle Herald]].
Idato, Michael. (27 October 2003). "Talk of the town". [[Fairfax Media]].

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