Foxtel 2013 Launch Event, Fox Studios Australia, Moore Park,
Sydney, Australia - February 20, 2013
Tonight at Fox Studios Australia, Foxtel enjoyed its launch
event with dozens of Australian celebrities.
WHO:
Star of Thor, The Avengers and Snow White and the Huntsman
and Foxtel Ambassador Chris Hemsworth, alongside the stars of Foxtel’s massive
slate of programming for 2013: new Australia’s Next Top Model host Jennifer
Hawkins with Charlotte Dawson, Alex Perry, Didier Cohen and 25 of the Top Model
finalists; The Lifestyle Channel’s Andrew Winter, Shaynna Blaze, Peter
Maddison, Charlie Albone and Matt Moran, Lifestyle Food’s Anthony Puharich,
Foxtel Movie Show host Deborah Hutton, FOX SPORTS’ Matt Shirvington and Paul
Roos, MAX’s Jane Gazzo and Chit Chat, Channel [V]’s Danny Clayton, Marty Smiley
and Carissa Wolford, and some of the cast from Foxtel’s new drama series
Wentworth: Aaron Jeffery, Nicole Da Silva, Leeanna Walsman, Celia Ireland and
Robbie Magasiva.
Media Release...
FOXTEL ANNOUNCES 2013 LINE-UP...
Foxtel tonight announced a raft of new programs and
innovation for what promises to be a huge 2013 for the subscription television
broadcaster.
The gala event at Fox Studios in Sydney saw star of Thor,
The Avengers and Snow White and the Huntsman, Foxtel ambassador Chris Hemsworth
joined by Australia’s Next Top Model host Jennifer Hawkins, chef Matt Moran,
FOX SPORTS presenters Paul Roos and Matt Shirvington, television presenter
Deborah Hutton and cast members of the new drama series Wentworth.
The announcements included:
Foxtel Go, the app that allows customers to watch Foxtel on
the go is now available on compatible iPhone and iPod Touch, as well as iPad
and iPad mini. FOX SPORTS 1, 2 and 3 are all now available on the revolutionary
app for Foxtel customers. In March Foxtel Go will be ready to offer more than
50 live channels via the app.
Foxtel will continue to make the world a smaller place with
its express from the US strategy in 2013. An unprecedented number of programs
will screen just hours after their US broadcast; including Girls, Game of
Thrones, True Blood, Dexter, Boardwalk Empire, Sons of Anarchy, Enlightened,
Veep, Eastbound and Down, Treme, The Newsroom and Mad Men all on showcase; The
Carrie Diaries, Revolution, Chicago Fire, Falling Skies, Grimm, Vampire Diaries
on FOX8; The Walking Dead, Da Vinci’s Demons, Transporter: The Series on FX;
Smash and The Glades on SoHo; The Real Housewives on Arena; and The
Colbert Report, The Daily Show and TOSH.0 on The Comedy Channel.
Australian drama Wentworth will launch on Foxtel’s SoHo
channel in April. The 10 part series, produced by FremantleMedia Australia, is
a modern day re-imagining of the iconic drama Prisoner. The ensemble cast features
Danielle Cormack, Catherine McClements, Nicole Da Silva, Kris McQuade, Leeanna
Walsman, Kate Atkinson, Celia Ireland, Shareena Clanton, Aaron Jeffery and
Robbie Magasiva.
Foxtel, in association with Matchbox Pictures, will produce
a new drama series in 2013, Devil’s Playground. Featuring Simon Burke in the
role he played 37 years ago, this provocative new series is a follow up to the
1976 Fred Schepisi film The Devil’s Playground. Set in 1988, the new series
will see Tom Allen (Burke) as a psychiatrist given the task of counselling
priests. The Church is at a crossroads and the greatest scandal ever to
threaten Catholicism is about to break.
The Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning hit series Mad Men
will join the stellar line-up on Foxtel’s drama channel showcase. Season six
will, for the first time, premiere express from the US, on Monday, April 8 at
4.45pm EST (with a primetime screening at 9.45pm EST).
Acclaimed and popular chef Matt Moran will host a brand new
series for The LifeStyle Channel in 2013. From Paddock to Plate, produced by
ITV Studios Australia, will premiere in the second half of the year and take
Matt back to his roots in the country as he searches for the best produce
available and meets some friends to create some amazing recipes and dishes.
Also joining The LifeStyle Channel’s local line-up is River
Cottage Australia, the first international version of the hugely successful
River Cottage series, co-produced by Granada Media Australia and Keo Films.
Mentored by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, River Cottage Australia will introduce
the new 'Aussie Hugh' and test his knowledge of food, enthusiasm for all things
wild and local, and his resilience in setting up a sustainable farm in the
Australian countryside.
LifeStyle FOOD has two local productions coming soon. Ask
The Butcher explores cooking at home and how best to utilise the meats readily
available at your local butcher (Tuesday, March 26 at 8.30pm). Marion’s
Thailand sees former MasterChef contestant Marion Grasby travel to Thailand to
explore the amazing flavours and culinary culture (premieres June).
Hit channel A&E will premiere Aussie Pickers in May.
Based on the incredibly popular international format, Aussie Pickers Lucas
Callaghan and Adam McDonald will hit the back roads of Australia, earning a
living by restoring forgotten relics to their former glory, transforming one
person's trash into another's treasure. The eight part series is being produced
by Shine Australia.
Also new to the factual programming slate is Coast Australia
which will launch on The History Channel in the second half of 2013. Acclaimed
historian and television presenter Neil Oliver will host this eight-part series
focusing on Australia’s stunning coastline. Each one hour episode will target a
different strip of coast, as Neil and his co-hosts gather stories about the
history, people, archaeology, geography and marine life. The series will cast
its line back tens of thousands of years, as well as study very contemporary
modern social history. It will join the past and the present together – and
build a true story of a country which lives in synergy with its vast coastline,
by meeting and talking with people from all walks of life.
Outback Coroner will premiere on Crime and Investigation
Network in late 2013. Produced by Screentime in association with Evershine,
this engaging and deeply emotional observational documentary series follows
various coroners from all over Australia as they navigate time, distance,
suspicion and culture, in search of answers to mysterious and unexplained
deaths in outback and rural areas of Australia. The eight episode series will
take viewers inside the mindset and challenges confronting a coroner and their
team, as they investigate the forensic evidence, conduct autopsies and counsel
the bereaved in search of answers.
FOX8 juggernaut Australia’s Next Top Model will premiere on
FOX8 in July and the eighth season will be hosted by uber-model and
businesswoman Jennifer Hawkins. Production is underway in Sydney and the new
series will feature a new judge, model and DJ Didier Cohen, as well as leading
fashion designer Alex Perry and Charlotte Dawson. Australia’s Next Top Model is
produced by Shine Australia.
**Foxtel Go requires an iPad, iPad mini or iPhone running an
operating system v5.0 and higher. Requires iPhone 4 or higher. Also available
on iPod Touch 5th Generation. A Foxtel residential cable or satellite
subscription with a STU and a Foxtel online account linked to a subscription
account are required. Customers will see channels and content from the channels
they subscribe to only. Not all channels are available on Foxtel Go. Two
devices can be running Foxtel Go at the same time linked to the one account.
The Foxtel Go App includes Remote Record directly to the iQ or MyStar. Foxtel
Go is available over 3G/4G networks as well as WiFi. Recommended Internet
speeds apply. Internet connection required. ISP and data charges may apply.
Video quality may vary according to 3G/4G and WiFi service. Not available to
Optus TV featuring Foxtel, Foxtel on Xbox 360, Foxtel on Internet TV or Foxtel
on T-Box customers. Only available for use in Australia.
About Foxtel
Foxtel is one of Australia’s most progressive and dynamic
media companies, directly employing around 2,500 people, and delivering a
diverse subscription television service to both regional and metropolitan areas
over cable, satellite and broadband distribution. We offer a better entertainment
experience every day to each one of our 2.3 million subscribing homes through
delivery of exclusive and inspiring programming across all genres, the world’s
most popular channel brands, and investment in high quality local content. As
constant champions of innovation we have brought customers the iQ personal
digital recorder, Australia’s largest HD offering, Foxtel 3D, and the Foxtel Go
App. Foxtel is owned by Telstra Corporation Limited ACN 051 775 556 (50%) and
The News Corporation Ltd (50%). foxtel.com.au
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