Foxtel Smooth
| Foxtel Smooth | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 3 December 2013 |
| Owned by | Foxtel Networks[1] |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV 16:9) |
| Slogan | Your Easy Place to Relax |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Australia |
| Sister channel(s) | Foxtel Networks channels |
| Website | www.smoothtv.com.au |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Foxtel | Channel 806 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel | Channel 806 |
Foxtel Smooth (formerly Smooth) is a 24-hour Australian pay television music channel available via Foxtel satellite and cable services. It launched on 3 December 2013, dedicated to easy listening adult contemporary music.[2][3]
History
On 1 November 2013, Foxtel announced they were refreshing their music genre channels to allow for more diversity in their offerings.[2] In addition to changes to the channels being offered by MTV Australia and the branding of the audio channels, it was announced that smoothfm would launch a television station that would offer easy listening adult contemporary music which will correspond to their radio network.[2] Smooth is the first radio station to launch a television channel.[4]
Marcia Hines and Cameron Daddo are the faces of the channel.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Shareholdings". Foxtel. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
Smooth – Foxtel, Australia
- 1 2 3 Knox, David (1 November 2013). "Foxtel refreshes music channels". TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ "Summer Channel Changes". Foxtel. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ Davidson, Darren (1 November 2013). "DMG hits sweet spot with Smooth TV launch". The Australian. Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Marcia Hines fronts new Foxtel music channel SMOOTH". if.com.au. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ Knox, David (5 December 2013). "Cameron Daddo becomes Mr SMOOTH on Foxtel". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 January 2014.