Premier Media Group
Encyclopedia
Premier Media Group is a 50/50 joint venture of News Corporation
and Consolidated Media Holdings
and is Australia’s leading sports producer and broadcaster. It owns Australian subscription TV channels Fox Sports
, FoxSportsNews, How To Channel
and FUEL TV
and a range of video, text and statistical content for television, mobile phone and online delivery.
Fox Sports broadcasts an average of around 20 hours of live sport per day into 2 million homes around Australia on subscription television with six million potential viewers through Foxtel, Austar and Optus TV. Premier Media Group also produces a dedicated Fox Sports News TV mobile phone channel. The Fox Sports channels are also available in more than 3,600 hotels and licensed venues as well as 190,000 hotel rooms throughout Australia.
Fox Sports currently has broadcast rights for the AFL, NRL, A-League, Socceroos, Super 14, Wallaby tests, domestic and international cricket, all four Golf Majors, three of the four Tennis Grand Slams (did not reach agreement with Channel 7
for 2010 Australian Open), and motorsport.
On 20 September 2010, PMG announced that Speed will be joining their channel lineup from 1 November.
On 1 March 2011, HOW TO Channel
closed and was replaced by XYZ Networks channel LifeStyle Home
.
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
and Consolidated Media Holdings
Consolidated Media Holdings
Consolidated Media Holdings is an Australia investment company focused on subscription television.-About CMH:Consolidated Media Holdings is a publicly listed Australian company...
and is Australia’s leading sports producer and broadcaster. It owns Australian subscription TV channels Fox Sports
Fox Sports (Australia)
Fox Sports is an Australia group of sports channels. They are owned by the Premier Media Group, which is in turn owned by News Corporation, and Consolidated Media Holdings. Its main competitors are ESPN, which has little local content and the free-to-air digital channel One HD...
, FoxSportsNews, How To Channel
HOW TO Channel
HOW TO Channel was an Australian cable and satellite television channel. It was carried on the Foxtel Digital, Optus TV featuring Foxtel Digital and Austar Digital platforms. It was owned by Premier Media Group, a 50/50 joint venture of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and News Corporation.The...
and FUEL TV
Fuel TV
Fuel TV is a U.S. cable and satellite specialty channel that launched on July 1, 2003. It focuses on the cultures of such extreme sports as skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, motocross, surfing, BMX and FMX. It is a unit of Fox Cable Networks and is currently available to 26-million...
and a range of video, text and statistical content for television, mobile phone and online delivery.
Fox Sports broadcasts an average of around 20 hours of live sport per day into 2 million homes around Australia on subscription television with six million potential viewers through Foxtel, Austar and Optus TV. Premier Media Group also produces a dedicated Fox Sports News TV mobile phone channel. The Fox Sports channels are also available in more than 3,600 hotels and licensed venues as well as 190,000 hotel rooms throughout Australia.
Fox Sports currently has broadcast rights for the AFL, NRL, A-League, Socceroos, Super 14, Wallaby tests, domestic and international cricket, all four Golf Majors, three of the four Tennis Grand Slams (did not reach agreement with Channel 7
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
for 2010 Australian Open), and motorsport.
On 20 September 2010, PMG announced that Speed will be joining their channel lineup from 1 November.
On 1 March 2011, HOW TO Channel
HOW TO Channel
HOW TO Channel was an Australian cable and satellite television channel. It was carried on the Foxtel Digital, Optus TV featuring Foxtel Digital and Austar Digital platforms. It was owned by Premier Media Group, a 50/50 joint venture of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and News Corporation.The...
closed and was replaced by XYZ Networks channel LifeStyle Home
LifeStyle Home
LifeStyle Home is an Australian subscription television channel dedicated to home and property programming. From home makeovers to investments; renovation to relaxing in the garden; property dreams to property nightmares… there’s no place like HOME....
.