One would assume that Fox Sci Fi & Fox Sleuth will not be added into the general Entertainment Package for everyone, since it is only a channel rebrand of Syfy & 13th Street.
Is that correct?
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Werenât these owned and operated by NBCUniversal? But it seems now with this new licensing agreement Foxtel can curate their own channels with the content through the output deal. Seems weird those rights would be given up.
Does anyone know why they chose to convert the old 4K channel back to HD instead of getting rid of it completely?
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Foxtel Launches Kids Pop-Up Channels this Summer
Seven dedicated Kids Pop-Up Channels over 15 weeks from November 15
Foxtel is launching seven dedicated exclusive Kids Pop-Up Channels this week featuring the best of Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. programming starting Friday November 15 and open to all set-top-box subscribers for over 15 weeks during the school holidays and over summer.
The new Kids Pop-Up Channels will be home to the most popular kidsâ characters and cartoons showcasing Foxtelâs incredible kids product which has something for the whole family including little kids, older kids, mums and dads, and the young at heart.
Following the success of Foxtel and Nickelodeonâs SpongeBob SquarePants Pop-Up Channel during the last school holidays, each of the new Kids Pop-Up Channels will run for two weeks or more until they finish up Saturday February 29, 2020.
Foxtelâs new Kids Pop-Up Channels in order of broadcast on Channel 700:
The Cartoon Network Classics Pop-Up Channel is the first Kids Pop-Up channel to launch on November 15 from 6am and running to November 29. The classic Cartoon Network programming featured includes The Flintstones , The Jetsons , The Tom & Jerry Show , Ed, Edd Nâ Eddy , Cow & Chicken , Courage The Cowardly Dog , Samurai Jack , Dexterâs Laboratory , and Johnny Bravo .
Nickelodeonâs PAW Patrol Pop-Up Channel will follow starting on November 29 and running to December 13 featuring back-to-back mega-hit PAW Patrol for two whole weeks.
In the lead up to Christmas, the Looney Tunes Pop-Up Channel will launch from December 13 to December 27 featuring Baby Looney Tunes , New Looney Tunes , The Looney Tunes Show , Taz-Mania , Bugs Bunny , and The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries .
Over the New Year, Cartoon Network is launching the Scooby-Doo Pop-Up Channel from December 27 to January 10 with two weeks of everyoneâs favourite dog and detective squad in Scooby-Doo back-to-back.
The Nick Summer Pop-Up Channel will follow on from January 10 to January 24 with popular Nickelodeon shows SpongeBob SquarePants , Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty , The Loud House , Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn , Henry Danger , new reality series Americaâs Most Musical Family , Sam & Cat , iCarly , Victorious , Hey Arnold! , Rugrats , CatDog , School Of Rock , Knight Squad , The Thundermans , Big Time Rush , Game Shakers , and 100 Things To Do Before High School .
The Cartoon Network Lego Pop-Up Channel will air from January 24 to February 7 featuring all the best of the Lego programming including Lego Friends , Lego Friends â Girls On A Mission , Ninjago , Ninjago â Master Of Spinjitzu , Nexo Knights , and Mixels .
Rounding out the summer is the final Pop-Up Cartoon Network Superheroes Pop-Up Channel from February 7 to February 29 including Bakugan , Transformers , DC Super Hero Girls , Green Lantern , Justice League Unlimited , The Batman , Thundercats , and Teen Titans .
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Foxtel today announced the arrival of the ABC iview app on iQ3 and iQ4 set top boxes, as part of its continuing drive to bring customers the best of TV and on demand, all in one place.
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Old Foxtel multiroom(?) cable from the mid-2000s from when my grandparents had an iQ2 with the Platmiun plan rather than an iQ4 with an ever-chaining âtwo-channel-packâ planâŠ
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Huh?
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It changes depending on what they want to watch. Sometimes itâs Drama and sometimes itâs Sports.
And yes, I agree that the ânewâ base pack (Foxtel Plus) is priced like âGet Startedâ rather than âEntertainmentâ, which would bother a lot of new customers!
Oh that makes sense, the hyphens were confusing me.
I thought that you were talking about Foxtel having some special plan that just gave them two channels as some kind of budget offering - Iâve heard Foxtel offering Seniors plans in the past which had a smaller subset of channels.
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Foxtel has successfully locked in the refinancing of $US1.1bn ($1.6bn) of debt, including $US900m of new bank facilities from local and international banks and financiers including South Koreaâs Hana Financial Group.
Foxtelâs total debt facilities of $US2.1 billion are unchanged after the refinancing, although debt is now understood to be on a tenure of more than three years, giving Foxtel more flexibility to execute its reset strategy.
Does that mean Stan and Amazon Prime will lose The Office USA and Parks and Rec ? 30 Rock is on Amazon Prime. The Office USA took ages to become available on streaming here it seemed until Stan got it.
Or does it mean that it stays as is and Foxtel gets it as well?
Most of those NBCU sitcoms arenât available on On Demand on Foxtel, so there might be a difference between broadcast rights and streaming rights, Foxtel getting the former and Stan the latter?
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Xmas Kids Shows on Foxtel
Foxtelâs Kids Christmas programming, available to stream or watch live, includes:
NICK JR. UNWRAPPED INCLUDING BUTTERBEANâS CAFĂ on Nick Jr.
Daily from Sunday December 1 to Tuesday December 24 at 8.30am
The countdown is on this December, with Nick Jr. unwrapping a surprise Christmas-themed episode from the channels popular preschool shows each morning at 8.30am. Tune in for fan favourites PAW Patrol , Shimmer & Shine , Rusty Rivets , Butterbeanâs Cafe , Blaze and the Monster Machines and more, with an added festive flair! On Wednesday, December 4 unwrap a surprise NEW Christmas-themed episode of Butterbeanâs CafĂ© . In the episode, The Gingerbread Man!, Ms. Marmaladyâs mishap causes a giant gingerbread man to run wild! Will the Bean Team catch him before he wrecks their cafĂ©?
TOTAL DRAMARAMA Special Christmas Stunt Sneak Peek on Cartoon Network
Daily from Sunday December 1 at 4.00pm
Total Dramarama features an eclectic cast of pint-sized, dramatic children with fully formed teen personalities! Each episode is packed with cutaways, visual jokes and confessionals that prove these kids are not as naĂŻve as their age suggests. Whether itâs using Uber to have a Ferris Bueller-style day off or scaring away a new teacher, our cast is ready to do whatever it takes because these kids are here to PLAY!
WE BARE BEARS Special Christmas Stunt on Cartoon Network
Mondays from December 2 at 4.00pm and stream On Demand
Christmas is coming and Cartoon Network are celebrating with a special Christmas marathon of super cute baby bear episodes of the adorable We Bare Bears . On Christmas Eve, the Baby Bears defend a video store from getting robbed to protect the store and the Christmas spirit.
UNIKITTY Special Christmas Stunt on Cartoon Network
Tuesdays from December 3 at 4.00pm
As ruler of the kingdom, Unikitty has busy days full of royal responsibilities. Unikitty is most interested in making sure everyone is happy and ridding the kingdom of negativity, but donât misunderstand her optimism â she is one kitty not to be crossed. While she may be full of boundless energy and creativity, Unikitty is a force to be reckoned with if anyone gets in the way of spreading her positive vibes, especially if anyone makes her little brother and best friend, Puppycorn, sad.
KIDS SWEETS SHOWDOWN: EXTREME CAKE ADVENTURES, new series on Discovery Kids
Fridays from December 6 at 5.55pm
Join hosts Sharone Hakman and Ali Sweeney as they task kids baking teams with creating a cupcake cake to illustrate an adventure theme: wild jungle, undersea adventures or space odyssey. First, the kids must turn cupcakes into mini layer cakes, then they must use their sculpting skills to make a fondant friend to add to their cupcake cake. One team will claim the $USD 10,000 prize.
CHRISTMAS SPECIALS on Nickelodeon
Weekdays from Monday December 9 to Friday December 20 at 8.15am
Nickelodeon is getting into the festive spirit this December with two weeks of Christmas-themed episodes from hit live-action shows, in order: The Thundermans ; Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn ; iCarly ; Henry Danger ; Game Shakers; 100 Things To Do Before High School ; Sam & Cat; Knight Squad ; and Victorious .
DOUBLE DARE on Nickelodeon
Weekdays from Monday December 9 to Thursday December 12 at 6.00pm
Hang your stockings and turn on your Christmas lights â itâs time for a week of Christmas quizzing with brand new, festive episodes of Double Dare! Hosted by laugh-out-loud digital creator Liza Koshy, and original series host Marc Summers, these special Double Dare episodes will see teams of two competing to win prizes by answering frazzling festive questions, completing messy, physical stunts and ultimately facing the infamous obstacle course (including the iconic Double Dare nose). We double dare you to watch these holiday specials!
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Special Stunt on Boomerang
Daily from Saturday December 14 at 7.00am
Itâs almost Christmas and Boomerang is getting in early with all the Christmas presents. For the 12 days leading up to the big day, 12 of the best shows of 2019 will be shown in a daily marathon from 7am to 12pm. The marathon includes some of the best ever episodes of Tom and Jerry , Scooby-Doo! , Mr. Bean , Grizzy and the Lemmings , Taffy , Mighty Mike , New Looney Tunes , Pat the Dog , Bunnicula , Horrid Henry , My Little Pony and Talking Tom . Sit back and jingle all the way to the silly season with Boomerang this December.
DC SUPER HERO GIRLS Special Christmas Stunt on Cartoon Network
Saturdays from December 14 at 6.30pm
Itâs time to reignite your passion for your favourite DC universe characters with the brand-new series, DC Super Hero Girls . This action-packed comedy sees Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Green Lantern and more fight crime whilst battling the struggles of being a teenager in the modern world. Set in the iconic city of Metropolis, DC Super Hero Girls showcases the life of extraordinary superheroes in an ordinary teenage world. When theyâre away from their high school drama, these teens unleash their superhero powers and battle against sinister villains, be it Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy or Catwoman. Each hero has unique powers, but together they are stronger than ever â successfully saving the day and their dear home of Metropolis.
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS Christmas Marathon on Nickelodeon
Saturday December 21 from 12.00pm
Prepare for the Best Holiday Ever with everyoneâs favourite yellow sea sponge. On Saturday, December 21, tune in for a three-hour merry marathon of festive-themed SpongeBob SquarePants . Episodes include: Patchy the Pirate Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas Special; The Snowball Effect; Krabs a la Mode; Survival of the Idiots; Pre-Hibernation Week; Goons on the Moon; Frozen Face Off; and Itâs a SpongeBob Christmas!
CHRISTMAS ON CBEEBIES
Christmas Eve Tuesday December 24 and Christmas Day Wednesday December 25 from 6.00am
Join all your CBeebies friends as they celebrate a magical Christmas all day Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, with Christmas specials featuring Hey Duggee , Sarah & Duck , Go Jetters , Teletubbies , The Furchester Hotel and Charlie & Lola .
THOMAS & FRIENDS TINSEL TIME MARATHON on CBeebies
Christmas Eve Tuesday December 24 from 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Toot Toot â catch the Thomas & Friends Tinsel Time Express! This Christmas Eve, CBeebies brings a very special Thomas & Friends Tinsel Time Marathon, settle for back-to-back Christmas adventures with Thomas and his friends.
âTWAS THE NIGHT CHRISTMAS SPECIALS on Disney Channel
Christmas Eve Tuesday December 24 and Christmas Day Wednesday December 25 from 4.00pm
Holiday episodes of your favourite Disney shows including Sydney to the Max , Ravens Home , Coop & Cami , BUNKâD , Gabby Duran & The Unsittables , Big City Greens , Just Roll With It , as well as Disney Channel Original Movies like Descendants 2 & 3 and Kim Possible .
CHRISTMAS SPECIALS on Disney Jnr
All day, Christmas Day December 25
Back-to-back Christmas episodes of Mickey Mouse Club House , Fancy Nancy Clancy , Muppet Babies , Puppy Dog Pals , 101 Dalmatian Street , Doc McStuffins , Elena Of Avalor , Mickey and The Roadster Racers and more. Plus brand new Christmas episodes of Vampirina , Go Away Unicorn , PJ Masks and Gigantosaurus.
KIDS SWEETS SHOWDOWN: SANTA EXPRESS One Hour Special on Discovery Kids Tuesday December 24 at 5.55pm
Christmas is all around in Kids Sweets Showdown: Santa Express . Join hosts Ali Sweeney and Harley Morenstein as they guide some of the best kid bakers in America to bake and decorate holiday train cakes. For the all-important challenges, the kids make decorative holiday trees from cookie stacks and sugar cones. With so much creativity in one room, thereâs no telling which team will be crowned the winners and take home a prize of $USD 10,000!
HEY DUGGEEâS NYE SLEEPOVER on CBeebies
New Yearâs Eve Tuesday December 31 from 3.00pm
Join Duggee and his Squirrel Club pals for a special New Yearâs Eve Sleepover! Pop on your PJs and get ready for a fun party with Duggee, Tag, Roly, Betty, Norrie and Happy with all your favourite Hey Duggee episodes, and a big Duggee Hug.
In addition to these programs, Foxtel will feature a range of Christmas themed kids movies in its special 12 Days of Christmas Pop-Up event. Starting December 14 at 6am on Foxtel Movies Hits (channel 409) and running through Christmas Day, families can enjoy some holiday cheer with Home Alone (1990); Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992); K-9 Adventures: A Christmas Tale (2013); Shelby: The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2014); Christmas with Tucker (2013) and Dr Seussâ The Grinch (2018).
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The redundancies occurred as a result of a restructure Foxtel announced in October, which brought together Felix, FNA Creative and Fox Sports Creative.
The 30 redundancies include a number of contractors and vacant positions. The number of staff leaving Foxtel is understood to be about 20.
A Foxtel spokesman confirmed the about 30 job cuts, including 20 staff and 10 contractors and vacant positions.
Foxtel is home to the biggest and best award shows
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77th Annual Golden Globe Awards
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25th Annual Criticsâ Choice Awards
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26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
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62nd Annual Grammy Awards
Broadcast LIVE from the US every Monday in January only on Foxtelâs Arena
Foxtel is bringing all the glitz and glamour from award season, with the biggest and best award shows broadcast LIVE from the US every Monday in January on Foxtelâs Arena.
The 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards , 25th Annual Criticsâ Choice Awards , 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards and 62nd Annual Grammy Awards will all be broadcast LIVE on Arena and available to stream on Foxtel.
Foxtel has again established its place as the home of the worldâs best drama and entertainment content in Australia with nominations for the 77th Annual Golden Globes announced overnight.
Hosted by Ricky Gervais, The 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast LIVE at 12:00pm, Monday January 6 with a primetime encore at 7:30pm AEDT on Arena. There will also be a live pre-show from 11:00am AEDT covering all the glamour and fashion from the red carpet.
Celebrating the best in film and television, 10 blockbuster series on FOX SHOWCASE have scored nominations at this yearâs Golden Globes , including Game of Thrones , Chernobyl , Big Little Lies , Succession , Catherine the Great , Pose , Barry , The Act , Fosse/Verdon and Mr Robot .
Foxtelâs Golden Globe Nominees streaming On Demand stunt that has launched today on iQ3 and iQ4 set-top-boxes includes the best dramas of 2019 with full series of HBOâs Chernobyl , Big Little Lies , Barry , Succession , Game of Thrones and Catherine The Great , as well as all episodes of Mr Robot , Pose , and The Act: Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose , alongside Netflixâs The Crown , Unbelievable , Marriage Story , The Irishman , The Politician and The Kominksy Method , and Killing Eve from ABC iView. Golden Globe nominated movies available to stream on Foxtel also include How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and from Foxtel Store Once Upon A Time in Hollywood , Rocketman , Lion King , Toy Story 4 , and Missing Link . All these movies and series are available to watch now streaming On Demand to catch up or experience again.
Foxtelâs nominations include the following FOX SHOWCASE series that are all available to stream on Foxtel and Foxtel Now:
Best Television Series â Drama
Big Little Lies (HBO)
Succession (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series â Drama
Nicole Kidman ( Big Little Lies )
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series â Drama
Brian Cox ( Succession )
Kit Harington ( Game of Thrones )
Rami Malek ( Mr. Robot )
Billy Porter (Pose )
Best Television Series â Musical or Comedy
Barry (HBO)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series â Musical or Comedy
Bill Hader ( Barry )
Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Chernobyl (HBO)
Fosse/Verdon (FX)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Joey King ( The Act )
Helen Mirren ( Catherine the Great )
Michelle Williams ( Fosse/Verdon )
Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Jared Harris ( Chernobyl )
Sam Rockwell ( Fosse/Verdon )
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Patricia Arquette ( The Act )
Meryl Streep ( Big Little Lies )
Emily Watson ( Chernobyl )
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kieran Culkin ( Succession )
Stellan SkarsgÄrd ( Chernobyl )
Henry Winkler ( Barry )
Following the Golden Globe Awards , Foxtel will continue to roll out the red carpet and bring audiences the best of award season, with the following prestigious film and television awards broadcast LIVE and exclusively on Arena.
The 25th Annual Criticsâ Choice Awards will be broadcast LIVE at 11:30am, Monday January 13 with a primetime encore at 7:30pm AEDT on Arena.
Hosted by Taye Diggs, the 25th Annual Criticsâ Choice Awards will be broadcast live from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California and honour the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Foxtelâs blockbuster series on FOX SHOWCASE have scored nominations, including standout series Game of Thrones , Chernobyl , Big Little Lies , Succession , Pose , Barry , Fosse/Verdon , The Watchman , Euphoria , Veep and True Detective. The full list of nominations can be viewed at www.criticschoice.com/critics-choice-awards/
The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be broadcast LIVE at 12:00pm, Monday January 20 with a primetime encore at 7:30pm AEDT on Arena.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards honours outstanding performances of the year in film and television. This year, Academy AwardÂź-winning actor, producer and director, Robert De Niro will be honoured with the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. SAG Award nominations will be announced this week in Hollywood by star of The Walking Dead, Danai Gurira and actress America Ferrera.
The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast LIVE at 12:00pm, Monday January 27 with a primetime encore at 7:30pm AEDT on Arena.
Expect another extraordinary evening from the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards , which promises an incredible galaxy of megastar music acts, presenters, and GRAMMY winners that is sure to live up to its billing as âMusicâs Biggest Night.â Hosted once again by singer songwriter Alicia Keys , this yearâs nominees reflect a melting pot of artistic innovation that defined the year in music, showcasing the unparalleled craftsmanship of established artists and the industry-shifting impact of rising music creators. Leading the nominees are Lizzo , Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X , who are also first time nominees. Not only did they top the charts but all three ignited a cultural conversation around their genre-bending hits. As the only peer-selected music award, the GRAMMY Awards are voted on by the Recording Academyâs membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers and engineers. The full list of nominations can be viewed at www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list
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The biggest and best is the Academy Awards.
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Nah⊠Logies.
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New multi-year agreement with Discovery cements Foxtelâs leadership in factual content
- #1 US true crime channel Investigation Discovery comes to Australia
- Expanded Discovery SVOD rights confirms Foxtel as Australiaâs best source of streamed factual content
Foxtel and Discovery, the leader in real-life entertainment, today announced they have completed a new multi-year agreement covering premium factual, lifestyle and entertainment content from flagship brand Discovery Channel as well as TLC, Discovery Turbo and Animal Planet.
The deal also includes the launch of a new channel Investigation Discovery (ID) the #1 US true crime network, which finds a new home in Australia for the first time on Foxtel and launches 1 February 2020.
Foxtel-Discovery Agreement Highlights
- Premium factual content. Foxtel will be the home of Discoveryâs most popular content including Aussie Gold Hunters , Gold Rush , Deadliest Catch and Fast Nâ Loud and annual event Shark Week.
- Best true crime. Investigation Discovery, the number one US cable network for women aged 25-54, will come to Australia for the first-time on Foxtel. Investigation Discovery uncovers the truth behind incredible real crime stories with high-quality programming that explores the dark side of human nature. Launch titles include US hits Serial Killer: Devil Unchained, In Pursuit with John Walsh and the franchise ID Murder Mystery which focuses on high profile iconic cases.
- Australian factual commissions. Discovery will continue to commission Australian produced content for Foxtel including international hit-series Aussie Gold Hunters and Outback Opal Hunters .
- More Streaming . Thousands of hours of content from Discovery Channel, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Discovery Turbo and Animal Planet will be available to stream on demand on Foxtel[1] including box sets of this popular content.
Foxtel Chief Commercial Officer Amanda Laing said: âThis new future-fit agreement reignites a relationship with Discovery that dates back to Foxtelâs launch in 1995. The multi-genre, multi-channel, multi-rights deal has been tailored to meet the huge appetite Australians have for great factual, documentary, reality and true crime content.
âThe launch of Investigation Discovery, together with our existing Crime & Investigation Channel, confirms Foxtel as the home of true crime. Along with a greatly expanded on demand library from Discovery, Foxtel has now the worldâs best true crime all in one place, making access to the factual entertainment that Australianâs love easier than ever.â
Rebecca Kent, General Manager, Discovery - Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands said: âWe are pleased to extend our long-running partnership with Foxtel, bringing Australian viewers the Discovery channels and real-life content they know and love, with additional on-demand access.â
âAs a further commitment to Foxtel customers, we are launching a dedicated crime channel, bringing to life the compelling real-life stories behind real crimes.â
Ms Laing added: âThis is an exciting time for our customers. The new agreements we have secured during 2019 are part of a strategy to reset our partnerships with the worldâs leading content creators to provide customers with the best of TV and on demand all in one place, at the best value.â
Foxtelâs new agreement with Discovery commences on 1 February 2020.
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I only just found out that the Style channel is closing at 4am this Tuesday.
was in Decemberâs magazine. Something thatâs got me concerned is that Investigation Discovery is going to 616, which is Discovery Science. I hope they are not ditching that channel for ID. And hopefully ID is in HD