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

History

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

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. 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

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, 2015 on SoHo)

Acquired programming on SoHo

*'' A Place to Call Home'' (seasons 1 & 2) *'' Any Human Heart'' *''

Army Wives ''Army Wives'' is an American drama television series that followed the lives of four army wives, one army husband, and their families. The series premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007, and ran for seven seasons, ending on June 9, 2013. The sh ...

'' *'' Band of Brothers'' *'' Big Love'' *''

Boardwalk Empire ''Boardwalk Empire'' is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and broadcast on the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920s and ...

'' *''

Bored to Death ''Bored to Death'' is an American comedy series that ran on HBO from September 20, 2009, to November 28, 2011. The show was created by author Jonathan Ames, and stars Jason Schwartzman as a fictional Jonathan Ames—a writer based in Brooklyn, Ne ...

'' *'' The Borgias'' *'' Boss'' *''

Burn Notice ''Burn Notice'' is an American espionage television series created by Matt Nix, which originally aired on the USA Network for a total of seven seasons from June 28, 2007, to September 12, 2013. The show stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, ...

'' *'' The Closer'' *'' Cloudstreet'' *''

Curb Your Enthusiasm ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' is an American television sitcom produced and broadcast by HBO since October 15, 2000, and created by Larry David, who stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself. It follows David's life as a semi-retired televisio ...

'' *'' Dallas'' *'' Damages'' *''

Enlightened Enlightened may refer to: * ''Enlightened'' (TV series), an American comedy-drama * ''Enlightened'' (album), 2007, by Dynamic Duo * The Enlightened, a faction in ''Ingress'' (video game) See also * Enlightened self-interest, a philosophy in et ...

'' *'' Entourage'' *'' Friday Night Lights'' *''

Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...

'' *'' Girls'' *'' The Glades'' *'' Graceland'' *'' How to Make It in America'' *'' In Treatment'' *'' John Adams'' *'' The Killing'' *'' Labyrinth'' * '' Las Vegas'' * ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...

'' * '' 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 ''Mildred Pierce'' is a psychological drama by James M. Cain published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1941. A story of “social inequity and opportunity in America" set during the Great Depression, ''Mildred Pierce'' follows the trajectory of a lower- ...

'' *''

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'' *'' The Newsroom'' (moved to showcase) *''

Rizzoli & Isles ''Rizzoli & Isles'' is an American crime drama television series starring Angie Harmon as Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as Maura Isles. Based on the series of ''Rizzoli & Isles'' novels by Tess Gerritsen, the plot follows Boston Homicide polic ...

'' *'' Shameless'' *'' Six Feet Under'' *'' The Sopranos'' *'' Southland'' *'' Tangle'' *'' Touch'' *'' Treme'' *'' True Blood'' *'' Veep'' *'' Weeds'' *'' The West Wing'' *''

White Collar White collar may refer to: * White-collar worker, a salaried professional or an educated worker who performs semi-professional office, administrative, and sales-coordination tasks, as opposed to a blue-collar worker, whose job requires manual labor ...

'' *'' The White Queen'' *'' World Without End''

Acquired programming on W

*'' The Border'' *''

Boston Legal ''Boston Legal'' is an American legal drama and comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, t ...

'' (moved to

111 Greats Fox Funny (formerly 111 funny, pronounced as "triple one") is an Australian pay television channel focused on airing popular American sitcoms from the mid-2000s to present, complementing the 1980s–2005 schedule of sister network Fox Comedy. His ...

) *'' Cold Case'' (moved to 111 Greats) *''

The Dr. Oz Show ''The Dr. Oz Show'' (or simply ''Oz'') is an American syndicated daytime television talk show, hosted by Mehmet Oz, that aired between September 14, 2009, and January 14, 2022. Each episode features segments on health, wellness, and medical infor ...

'' (moved to Arena) *''

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'' *'' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' (moved to LifeStyle Home) *''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' *'' Jeopardy!'' (moved to Fox Classics) *'' Kevin Hill'' *''

'' (moved to 111 Greats) *'' The Mentalist'' (moved to Arena, then Fox8) *'' The Nate Berkus Show'' *'' The Oprah Winfrey Show'' *'' Outrageous Fortune'' (moved to Arena) *'' Pushing Daisies'' *''

Raising the Bar Raising the Bar may refer to: Film and television * ''Raising the Bar'' (2008 TV series), an American legal drama television series * ''Raising the Bar'' (2013 TV series), an American reality web series about barmaking * ''Raising the Bar'' (20 ...

'' *'' The View'' *'' The Wire'' *'' Without a Trace'' (moved to 111 Greats) *'' The Young and the Restless'' (moved to Arena) Sex and the city Rachel Ray Montel Williams

References

External links

Official site
{{Subscription television channels in Australia Television networks in Australia Women's interest channels English-language television stations in Australia 1995 establishments in Australia Television channels and stations established in 1995 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2016 Defunct Australian television channels Foxtel