It appears to be another kind of happy-clapper religious channel
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I think it’s just a rebranding of ACCTV (a Christian themed channel) which was already on there.
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No it’s the rebranding of the old Hillsong Channel.
its a new channel. tbn inspire is the rebrand of hill song
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Yes. I know.
A bunch of Foxtel channels seem to have been stuck on this screen for over an hour
It seems to be 108 Fox8, 115 Fox Comedy, 125 Lifestyle Food, 404 Movies Kids, 406 Movies Comedy, 501 Fox Cricket, 507 Fox Sports More based on a quick flip through the channels.
The SD versions of those sports channels (571/577) are working, but not the SD versions of the others.
More than a few people upset on Twitter, especially given Australia is playing a T20 cricket match against Sri Lanka right now.
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correct. Good is the Old ACC and TBN inspire is the rebranded Hillsong (they changed it after the brian houston saga came out)
Foxtel are now publishing their magazine online
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After 23 years my family has cancelled Foxtel. The phone operator got pretty aggressive when we declined the offer of a price reduction to $99 while trying to pitch the “experience of the new iQ4”. I guess nobody told her about the iQ5. When we declined she kept babbling on about why we haven’t “seriously considered this offer” (her exact words) and kept going on about how the iQ4 was so good and how we could use Netflix, ABC iView, Paramount+ etc. etc. and just kept yelling over me. Declined again, she said “ok, your service will be cancelled on the 27th. Bye” and hung up on me.
Interesting customer retention strategy…
That being said, my family won’t miss paying $180 a month for Foxtel. $99 isn’t even a good price when Kayo and Binge replace it for almost $50 combined. Someone needs to tell Foxtel that being able to play Netflix on their box isn’t exactly a unique feature either.
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i would guess she would have targets on how people she signed up or kept from cancelling and people cancelling wouldn’t be a good look
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Oh absolutely. No doubt they’ve got these targets. I guess they aren’t really trained on where to go in the conversation after the customer declines the first offer? But definitely made it easier to leave after that phone interaction.
nope I would guess they wouldn’t be trained on what to do if a customer declines as Foxtel would only want sign-ups or resubscriptions not cancellations
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Can’t imagine there’s a whole lot of those these days unfortunately.
I had the exact same type of conversation, with similar things being said. Usually it’d make me very mad to the point of complaining, but knowing its Foxtel, I know there is no point.
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I finally convinced my parents to get rid of foxtel after more than 20 years. And they don’t miss it at all. They have access to many streaming services and it was clear that they were paying way too much for fox. They’re retirees and don’t need to be ripped off.
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i pay $110 for platinum across two boxes. if it went up more or they lost more channels i’d seriously consider if it was worth it. the only reasons i have it is sport (both me and the wife are big F1 fans, I love cricket and AFL) and kids TV
FOXTEL CELEBRATES OVER 290 EMMY NOMINATIONS
ALL IN ONE PLACE
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FOXTEL has once again established its place as home to the world’s best drama and entertainment content, as the 74th Emmy® Awards nominations were announced overnight honouring an incredible line-up of shows available to watch in Australia on FOXTEL On Demand and via the suite of integrated apps.
The nomination ceremony, held for the third year as a live virtual event, recognised a host of ground-breaking new programs and rising stars, along with much-loved talent and hit series, with FOXTEL content accounting for over 139 Emmy nominations this year and including acting nods for Australian’s Sarah Snook (Succession), Toni Collette (The Staircase) and Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus).
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Succession has been recognised as the most nominated series at this year’s Awards, taking a total of 25 Emmy nominations. The critically acclaimed drama series set in New York and centred around the Roy family and their family-controlled media conglomerate, included nods for Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor for Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Australia’s Sarah Snook. Production has commenced in New York on Season 4 of Succession and Seasons 1-3 are available to watch On Demand on FOXTEL.
Satire comedy The White Lotus received 20 nominations, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and an acting nod for Australian’s own Murray Bartlett receiving a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as fastidious resort manager Armond. Jennifer Collidge received her first Emmy nod for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Anthology Series or Movie, a category which boasted another four Supporting Actress nominations for the series.
Other key highlights for FOXTEL’s Emmy-nominated series include:
• Dark comedy Barry received 14 nominations including Most Outstanding Comedy Series, with lead actor Bill Hader receiving multiple nominations including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing and Directing for Barry and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Curb Your Enthusiasm.
• Break out hit series Euphoria received 16 nominations including Outstanding Drama Series, and Outstanding Lead Actress for Zendaya who also received two other nominations for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for Euphoria.
• Australian actress Toni Collette received a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role as Kathleen Peterson in crime series The Staircase.
• Curb Your Enthusiasm received a nomination for Most Outstanding Comedy Series.
• Kaley Cuoco received a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in The Flight Attendant.
• Long-running comedy Saturday Night Live scored 9 nominations.
• Oscar Isaac received his first Emmy nomination for Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series
or Movie for Scenes From A Marriage.
• Impeachment: American Crime Story received 5 nominations.
• Culinary competition series Top Chef received 5 nominations, including Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program for Padma Lakshmi.
• HBO docuseries 100 Foot Wave received a nomination for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program
The 74th Emmy Awards will be broadcast Live from The Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. For the complete list of nominations visit: www.emmys.com
The 74th EMMY AWARDS will be broadcast LIVE on FOXTEL on Tuesday, September 13 at 10am AEST, with an encore screening at 8.30pm AEST.
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WORLD’S BEST EMMY AWARD NOMINATED SHOWS
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EUPHORIA, THE STAIRCASE, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, SUCCESSION, BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN AMONG THOSE RECOGNISED
The 74**th Annual Primetime Emmy nominations were announced overnight with so many nominations, if you want to watch the year’s best shows and movies, you need BINGE.
Nominations streaming on BINGE include:
The Emmy® winning drama series Euphoria, starring Zendaya, scooped up 16 nominations including Outstanding Drama Series with Zendaya up for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Sydney Sweeney for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. The series has been renewed for a third season set to stream on BINGE.
Based on a true story, the limited drama series, The Staircase, scored two nominations with series leads Colin Firth (Outstanding Lead Actor in Limited or Anthology Series or Movie) and Toni Collette (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie) shortlisted.
Dark comedy series Barry received 14 nominations including Most Outstanding Comedy Series, with lead actor Bill Hader receiving multiple nominations including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
Five nominations for George Carlin’s American Dream including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, and Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program (Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio)
The critically acclaimed, breakthrough series The Flight Attendant received three nominations including lead actress Kaley Cuoco shortlisted for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
What We Do in the Shadows, based on the feature film by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, has received three nominations across the comedy categories including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. The fourth season of What We Do in the Shadows premieres two episodes today (13 July) on BINGE, with new episodes dropping weekly.
TV’s moment of 2021, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts scored two Emmy nominations including Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded).
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver earned five nominations including Outstanding Variety Talk Series, Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series (Paul Pennolino and Christopher Werner), and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.
The yachting series Below Deck Mediterranean earned two nods for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program and Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program. Season 7 is available to stream now on BINGE with new episodes dropping every Tuesday.
The Emmy-winning drama series Succession secured 25 nominations including Outstanding Drama Series with Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong both up for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
The smash-hit series, White Lotus, received 20 nominations including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series or Movie along with five of the series leads Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney up for Supporting Actress for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
BINGE Executive Director Alison Hurbert-Burns: “It’s great to see so many incredible shows being recognised at this year’s Emmy nominations. BINGE is proud of its massive library of the world’s best television including cultural phenomenons like Euphoria which hasn’t slowed down with Season 2 viewership soaring, and we are thrilled that there is another season coming for the growing audience here in Australia. We also saw the drama series The Staircase and Winning Time: Rise of the Lakers Dynasty in the mix of nominations this year, plus fan favorite series Below Deck Mediterranean and What We Do in the Shadows which we have new seasons streaming now on BINGE.
Other BINGE shows including specials, comedy, variety and reality, and movies that have been recognised in this year’s 74**th Annual Primetime Emmy nominations are:
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- THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES
- WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY
- JERROD CARMICHAEL ROTHANIEL
- MAKING IT
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