Foxtel launches two exclusive Ultra HD Channels for Movies
Foxtel refreshes Movies offering plus new channel Foxtel Movies Kids
Foxtel continues to be the leading innovator within the Australian television industry launching two dedicated Ultra HD Channels on November 7 – Foxtel Movies Ultra HD (Ch 400) and FOX SPORTS Ultra HD (Ch 508) – with the hottest movies and live sport.
Also on November 7 Foxtel launches a new movie channel, Foxtel Movies Kids (Ch 403), and refreshes its movies offering with 11 exclusive dedicated Movies channels including the new Ultra HD Movies Channel.
The Foxtel Movies offering has the best movies all in one place, shown ad break free and in HD, with thousands of hours of movies on demand to enjoy at the touch of a button.
Foxtel Movies Ultra HD is the place to experience blockbusters, family favourites and all time classics in Ultra HD. Movies premiering at launch include this year’s latest hits Aquaman and Bumblebee , as well as popular titles Deadpool 2 , The Predator , Star Trek , movie franchises including Batman plus The Dark Knight , Die Hard , Mission Impossible , all eight Harry Potter movies as well as the two Fantastic Beasts movies, and many more.
“Foxtel’s plans for November 7 are an overall revitalisation of Foxtel’s Entertainment and Movies offering with the launch of four new and exclusive FOX Entertainment channels and a refreshed Foxtel Movies service including a new family movie channel, Foxtel Movies Kids.”
Foxtel Movies has a movie for every mood with everything from Hollywood classics, action, comedy, romance, thriller, and family movies to the biggest blockbusters across 10 genre based Movie Channels including current channels Foxtel Movies Premiere, Family, Action, Comedy, Romance, Greats and Thriller, new channel Foxtel Movies Kids, and the refreshed channels Foxtel Movies Drama, Hits and Ultra HD from November 7.
Foxtel Movies Kids promises to be a world of fun all in one safe place. Key content at launch will include kids’ favourites Shaun the Sheep , Storks , Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit , Duck Duck Goose , Adventures of Elmo in Grouch Land , Early Man and many more. More titles will continue to be added weekly once the channel launches on November 7 including Happy Feet , the Air Bud franchise, and Chicken Run .
The new Foxtel Movies Kids channel will complement the hugely popular Foxtel Movies Family channel home to favourite animations including Shrek , How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World , Megamind , Shark Tale , and Monsters Vs Aliens as well as the biggest family franchises including Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts , Home Alone , the latest new family films like The Kid Who Would Be King , A Dog’s Way Home and coming in December The Lego Movie 2 , Ballerina , Yogi Bear , The Simpsons Movie , Free Willy and many more.
Foxtel Movies Ultra HD is now included as part of the Movies HD subscription; and Fox Sports Ultra HD is now included as part of the Sports HD subscription. Access to Foxtel’s Ultra HD channels requires an iQ4 set-top-box and a compatible 4K TV.
Foxtel’s new channels commencing on November 7 include replacements for Foxtel 4K UHD, 111 Funny, TV Hits, Disney Movies, Movies Masterpiece and Movies More.
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