Austar was an Australian telecommunications company founded in 1995 as Community Entertainment Television (CETV). Its main business activity was subscription television. It was also involved with internet access and mobile phones.[1][2]
Austar's television subscriber base grew to 747,148 (on 30 June 2010), making it the largest subscription television operator in urban and rural Australia.[3][citation needed] Austar provided subscription television services to 2.4 million homes, a third of all homes in Australia, primarily using digital satellite technology. Austar also operated a digital cable network in Darwin.
Foxtel acquired Austar in 2012.[4] Since the acquisition, Foxtel has progressively merged all operations into the national system. Starting mid- to late 2013, Foxtel transitioned all accounts to Foxtel and removed the MyStar-related online services, which was the last step in the merge. In November 2013, the Foxtel IQ units were made available with satellite connections for those who wished to replace their MyStar units. The current Foxtel moniker took over all Austar branding in 2014, completing the transition. Austar provided services to Sega Channel in Australia in partnership with Namco Bandai Partners, a joint venture between Sega, Ozisoft, and Foxtel.
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Austar was an Australian telecommunications company founded in 1995 as Community Entertainment Television (CETV). Its main business activity was subscription...
areas since the takeover of Austar. Previous Austar customers are now 100% Foxtel customers with the conversion from Austar to Foxtel in regional Australia...
Television and Austar channel 123, and the MidnightHot program was sometimes seen on channel 955. As of February 26, 2012, Foxtel and Austar no longer offer...
part of Austar). After Optus axed the "VIP" Service, it also sold its share in the joint venture to Austar. In 2004, the roles reversed and Austar became...
2009 on Austar and Foxtel. A high definition feed launched on Foxtel on 1 November 2010. Although the HD feed was expected to launch on Austar in late...
The Austar coal mine is a coal mine located near Paxton, New South Wales. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 221 million tonnes of coking coal, one...
the Austar channel line-up. Weather 21 was set up by Cox Inall Communications and the meteorological firm The Weather Company and was owned by Austar. The...
Yankuang Group. Yancoal was established in 2004 with the acquisition of the Austar coal mine in the Hunter Valley. In June 2012 it was listed on the Australian...
in one. The books are set in the far future, on a desert planet called Austar IV, which has a history and climate similar to that of Australia. According...
television channels in Australia. XYZnetworks was jointly owned by Foxtel and Austar. Based in Sydney, they had roughly 170 employees, with offices in North...
part of the subscription Digital Air package (available from Foxtel and Austar) in Australia. ABC NewsRadio, SBS Radio, and various community radio stations...
Australian Communications and Media Authority made a complaint against Austar for falsely rating the episode an M rating, instead of MA15+ (equivalent...
musician, and a trio of middle-aged to elderly men: foul-mouthed handyman Ron Austar, psychic Tennessee Luke, and pervert Ben Hur. Each episode functions as...
was found on channel 8 on Foxtel analogue and Austar standard and channel 108 on Foxtel Digital and Austar Digital. Fox8 is Foxtel's most popular subscription...
timeshifts) on digital subscription television, available on Foxtel, Optus TV and AUSTAR. In New Zealand, the Australian version of Discovery is broadcast on SKY...
2004, VH1 has been available in Australia on Foxtel, Optus Television and Austar. It is also available on the SelecTv pay-TV platform. On May 1, 2010, VH1...
rivals around the world. Some of the victims of the alleged hacking, such as Austar, were later taken over by News Corp and others such as Ondigital later went...
Tonight. Retrieved 27 September 2011. "A new drama series for Fox8 – SLiDE". Austar. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved...
Australia, owned and run by Seven Network. The service was carried on the Austar and Optus Vision pay-TV networks between 1995 and 2002. Seven unsuccessfully...
folded into the annual AACTA Awards. Best Program Event – AUSTAR's Switched on schools program (AUSTAR) Best Integrated Subscription TV Campaign – Net MD Walkman...
October 2015. * Austar: Private Equity Funds Sell A$567 mln Stake in Austar. Reuters, Dec 14, 2005 "Acquisition of Controlling Interest in Austar". Wiki Invest...
a new series Jimeoin: Over the Top for The Comedy Channel on Foxtel and Austar. The series features Jimeoin travelling across sections of northern Australia...
channel Channel Five in February/March 2008. In Australia, it aired on Austar and Foxtel in early 2008, and from June 18 it also began being shown on...
Quest. A satellite service was launched later in the year. Optus Vision and Austar launched their cable services on 19 September followed by Foxtel on 22 October...
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