Fox Crime is an Australian

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channel primarily screening

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television series. The channel launched on 7 November 2019, replacing TVHits.

History

TVHits (2014–2019)

In August 2013 it was announced Foxtel had failed to complete negotiations with the TV1 General Entertainment Partnership for a new carriage deal for their channel TV1, an Australian general entertainment channel dedicated to hit television series. As a result, Foxtel planned to replace it with another general entertainment channel once TV1's carriage deal had expired. In October 2013 it was announced TVHits, a channel owned and operated by Foxtel Networks, would replace TV1 on 1 January 2014. The branding logo used an

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in place of the "I" character. On 1 January 2014, the channel launched on

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provider Foxtel (which included its streaming service Foxtel Go as well as its IPTV service Foxtel Play) as well as on Australian IPTV provider Fetch TV. On 1 January 2019 TVHits ceased broadcasting on Fetch TV as the provider, and TVHits parent company Foxtel were unable to renew their supply agreement.

TVHits programming

At launch, TVHits' programming primarily consisted of hit American shows from

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, CBS Studios International and

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. However, following the rebrand of 111 on 1 November 2015, the channel's sitcoms moved to 111 and as a result, the channel became solely focused on dramas.

Fox Crime (2019–present)

In late 2019 Foxtel announced they would launch four new entertainment channels on 7 November 2019, one of which was Fox Crime. Fox Crime was described as offering crime and mystery series such as the '' CSI'' and '' NCIS'' franchises. This new channel would replace the existing TVHits which offered similar content. These new Fox-branded channels were a means of building and consolidating the Fox brand to combat increasing competition in the subscription television marketplace.

Programming

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Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was revived in 2022. It ...

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Former programming

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References

{{Subscription television channels in Australia Television channels and stations established in 2019 Television networks in Australia English-language television stations in Australia 2019 establishments in Australia Foxtel Crime television networks

History

TVHits (2014–2019)

TVHits programming

Fox Crime (2019–present)

Programming

Former programming

As TVHits

See also

References