Pay TV History

Whole new bunch of Channel V segments from 2000 now digitised and up on my other channel.

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I have been loading some info about Channel V shows on imdb and have been trying to find some images or videos.

Any chance you have a recording of The Dave and Kerley show from 2008?

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On a slight tangent. When did Sky Channel commence? Correct me if i am wrong but it was the first TV of this kind in Australia. But also only available in pubs and clubs

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October 1986 - Club Superstation and Sportsplay both beat Sky Channel to market, but Sky ended up acquiring both.

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Does anyone remember TRL:Oz the Australian version Of the long-running American Show.Was it hosted by King Kyle Sandilands and someone else, Nathan Sapsford.

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Where did it screen? V, Max, MTV?

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MTV obviously.

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There’s a Wikipedia page for TRL Australia which says originally hosted by Kyle Sandilands, Maz Compton and Jason Dundas.

The list of hosts throughout the years includes Lyndsey Rodrigues, Nathan Sapsford, Ash London, Angus O’Loughlin, Flex Mami and Lisa Hamilton.

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There’s a Wiki entry all about it, should you be interested.

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Snap!

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Way back in 2004-05 on MTV when they only had 1 Channel with hardly any music just Reality shows and Pimp my Ride and Room Raiders etc.

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After All, TRL originated from the American MTV and the Aussie MTV was Created from a Viacomization (term for rebrand into a Viacom Brand) in March 97 as before that since the June 96 Launch was known as ARC Music Television (i don’t think the Letters in ARC stand for Anything but i thought it was Austereo Roadshow Content)

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Yeah I think remember it, Kyle and Jackie O and it was on Sydney harbour I believe but didn’t last long as Channel V was the dominant music channel.

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There was also VH1: as good as ever on digital and Optus Analogue

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some MTV idents originated for the Optus-Exclusive Channel in Australia

here are some of those idents

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Until Foxtel’s 24 hour “trash movie” channel PULP started, were there any “movies from the underground” aired exclusively to Movie Extra or Showtime?

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FOXTEL IQ VPG Interface (11/1/2010)







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I was using this blue setting on my Iq2 back in the day. Way better than the traditional orange.

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Incredibly nostalgic for childhood me, Sky TV used the same system.

Also kinda fun to see Jay Leno Show on Comedy, this was only mere a mere day or two before the whole Conan/Leno controversy kicked off.

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I’m sure 7two aired Jay Leno Show at 6pm weeknights at the same time.

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