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The roll-out of the TV functions for the new Xbox One will happen gradually in Australia.

Adam Pollington, the marketing manager at Microsoft Australia, has said that the additional entertainment features for the new console won’t be immediately available.

While the current Xbox 306 has dedicated apps for the likes of ABC iView, SBS On Demand and Foxtel on Xbox, Pollington says these won’t immediately come across to the One. Continue reading »

Foxtel – You have A PROBLEM, and a major one at that!

I just called tonight to change my package. After my post code, phone number, date of birth and street name all by Mike Hammonds annoying prompts – where he says “Sorry, my mistake” or “Sorry I didn’t understand that” I wanted to slam my phone down in annoyance. Why can I not just talk to someone, don’t I pay enough? Continue reading »

Starting weeknights from this Monday at 9.30pm 111 Hits goes back to the beginning of Prisoner. This was not listed in the April Foxtel magazine and it looks like a special showcasing of the original Prisoner characters who in one fortnight’s time we will re meet in their reimagined way on SoHo’s Wentworth. Which Franky do you prefer??

BBC WORLDWIDE AND FOXTEL FORGE NEW PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD THE BBC BRAND IN AUSTRALIA

 In a significant new multi-platform deal, BBC Worldwide is to launch a premium BBC channel on Foxtel, offering premiere British drama and comedy, ad-break free and as close to UK transmission as possible.

This is an important step in the BBC’s global strategy to build its brand in markets outside the UK. The Foxtel platform offers an ideal opportunity for the BBC to create a direct relationship with Australian audiences. Continue reading »

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Network ABC1 19.4%
Network ABC2 2.9%
Network ABC3 0.9%
Network ABC News 24 1.2% Continue reading »

Foxtel’s Arena will now air one of America’s most popular new talk shows, Katie, the same day, Express from the US, from Monday April 8.

Arena, the exclusive home of Katie, first premiered the talk show on February 4, currently airing weekdays at 5.30pm. This is the first time it has been aired outside of the US, anywhere in the world.

Hosted by award-winning journalist and TV personality Katie Couric, the hit talk show features some of the world’s leading superstars and Hollywood’s biggest names including Jessica Simpson, Bradley Cooper, Drew Barrymore, Robert DeNiro and Jon Bon Jovi. Continue reading »

It was announced today that Foxtel has commissioned Building Australia, a colourful series that will explore the history of the Australian house in all of its incarnations, from the terrace to the Queenslander, homestead, Federation, the weekender and the classic suburban house.

To premiere on The History Channel in July 2013, the 6 x 30 minute series will be hosted by actor, comedian and screenwriter John Doyle, best-known as ‘Roy Slaven’ of Roy and HG fame. Continue reading »

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Celebrity Apprentice
9.30pm – 11.30pm Express from the US
Season 6. Australian Premiere

Comedy
Archer
8.30pm – 9.30pm
Season 4. Australian Premiere Continue reading »

Turn your iPhone into a TV with the Foxtel Go App. From today, Foxtel Go is available to watch on selected iPhone and iPod Touch, and now includes all three FOX SPORTS channels.

In March Foxtel Go will be ready to offer more than 50 live channels plus hundreds of TV and movie titles on catch up that can be streamed over a 3G or WiFi network. And now the App’s live and catch up programs can be watched by Foxtel customers on iPhone and iPod Touch as well as iPad and iPad mini. Continue reading »

The challenges keep coming on Selling Houses Australia. This week its a 100 year old cottage in Wollongong, NSW. We meet Rhonda who has owned the house since 1999. A couple of years ago a tall apartment building was built next door and eventually filled up taking away privacy more and more from both the front and back of the house. Last week’s episode was a house across the road from a cemetery which people were not too worried about but this week could you imagine litter frequently landing in your backyard from above? This episode is extra challenging as high rise apartments are on the increase in this area and are outperforming houses. Making the building next door disappear is not the only obstacle. How will they transform this to a modern private cottage house with added value ready to sell?

Selling Houses Australia airs on Wednesday nights at 8.30pm on The Lifestyle Channel.