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Line 1: {{Infobox TV channel\| ~~This category includes articles on American people who, themselves or their ancestors, immigrated from other countries to the U.S. It also includes [[Native Americans]].~~ dummy parameter=\| name= FOX8\| logofile=Fox8.svg\| logosize=150px\| logoalt=Fox8 Logo\| launch= [[1995]]\| share= 0.7% \| share as of= Nov '05 \| share source= [http://www.oztam.com.au/documents/2005/A1_20051113.pdf]\| owner= [[Foxtel]]\| web=[http://www.fox8.com.au/ www.fox8.com.au]\| terr avail=Not Available\| sat serv 1=[[Foxtel]]\| sat chan 1=Channel 8\| sat serv 2=[[Austar]]\| sat chan 2=Channel 8\| sat serv 3=[[Foxtel\|Foxtel Digital]]\| sat chan 3=Channel 108\| sat serv 4=[[Austar\|Austar Digital]]\| sat chan 4=Channel 108\| sat serv 5=[[Foxtel\|Foxtel Digital]] [[timeshift]]\| sat chan 5=Channel 150\| sat serv 6=[[Austar\|Austar Digital]] [[timeshift]]\| sat chan 6=Channel 150\| \|}} :''Several [[Fox Network]] affiliates broadcasting on channel 8 in the USA also go by the branding '''FOX 8''' (i.e. [[WGHP]]; [[WJW]]) '''FOX8''' is a general entertainment channel available on Australia's [[Foxtel]], [[Austar]] and [[Optus Television]] pay television services. The channel runs many programs produced by [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]]. The channel is found on channel 8 on [[Foxtel]] analog and [[Austar]] standard and channel 108 on [[Foxtel\|Foxtel Digital]] and [[Austar\|Austar Digital]]. Fox8 is Foxtel's highest rating and peak channel. It is also [[News Corporation]]'s peak Australian channel (similar to [[Sky One]] in the [[United Kingdom\|UK]] and [[FX Networks\|FX]] in the [[USA]]). Fox8 is one of the very few channels to have been continuously broadcast since Foxtel's foundation 10 years ago. ~~This category does NOT include Americans who have emigrated from the U.S. to other countries.~~ Fox8+2 was introduced with the Foxtel and Austar Digital Services on Channel 150. This allows the viewing of the same programs on Fox8, but 2 hours later. One of the known advantages of this TimeShift Channel, is that Western Australian viewers can see this channel at the correct time in their state as advertised. The channel rebranded significantly at the start of [[2005]] matching the [[United States\|American]] [[Fox Broadcasting Company\|Fox]] channels logo with the addition of the ''8'' at the end. ''Fox 8's'' overall graphics also changed in style. Shortly after the rebranding, the station received its first [http://www.fox8.tv official website] which is still slightly under construction. ~~[[Category:American people\|Ethnic]]~~ ~~[[Category:People by ethnic or national origin]]~~ ==Programming== ===Fox8=== Despite not producing much of its own programming, Fox8's shows are of a good quality by pay TV standards, while performing consistently well in the ratings. Among Fox8's originally produced programs/content are: [[The Simpsons\|Super Simpsons]] (2006, Special introductions and trivia in between a 12 day Simpsons marathon) [[Love My Way]] (''2004-2005, Moved to [[W Network (Australia)\|W]] for the second season in 2006'') [[Australia's Next Top Model]] (''2005-'') [[Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge]] (''2006-'') [[Love Bytes]] (''2003'') [[Crash Palace]] (''2001-2002'') ===Other programming=== The majority of Fox8's programming is made externally, this product includes animated comedy, situation comedy, drama and reality programs. External product aired by Fox8 includes: [[The Simpsons]] [[Futurama]] [[King of the Hill (TV series)\|King of the Hill]] [[Family Guy]] [[Prison Break]] (from July 2006) [[Bones_(TV_series)\|Bones]] (from July 2006) [[Lost_(TV_series)\|Lost]] (from July 2006) [[The Cut]] [[The Amazing Race]] [[Entertainment Tonight]] [[The Jerry Springer Show\|Jerry Springer]] [[Top of the Pops]] [[Cheaters]] [[America's Next Top Model]] [[WWE RAW]] [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!\|WWE SmackDown!]] [[WWE HEAT]] [[WWE Experience]] [[WWE Velocity]] [[The Simple Life]] [[The Contender (television series)\|The Contender]] [[Still Standing]] [[Greed (game show)\|Greed]] [[Yes, Dear]] [[Reba]] [[Grounded for Life]] [[That 70's Show]] [[Miss Match]] [[Firefly (television series)\|Firefly]] [[Dead Like Me]] [[Alias (TV series)\|Alias]] [[24 (television)\|24]] [[7th Heaven]] [[Roswell (TV series)\|Roswell]] [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] [[Walker, Texas Ranger]] [[WWE Saturday Night's Main Event]] [[One Tree Hill]] ==External links== * [http://www.fox8.tv FOX8] * [http://www.foxtel.tv Foxtel] * [http://www.austar.com.au Austar] * [http://idents.tv/blog/?p=183 Video of FOX8 idents] [[Category:Television stations in Australia]] {{Australia-bcast-stub}}

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