SYDNEY -- An Australian version of NBC Universal's Sci Fi Channel will launch on local pay TV services Foxtel and Austar on Dec. 1. The channel will be programmed and packaged in Australia by the TV1 General Entertainment Partnership, a Joint Venture between NBC Universal, CBS Paramount International Television and Sony Pictures International Television, who announced the launch Monday. The partnership currently owns and operates top-rated classic hits channel TV1 here. NBC Universal will license the branding for the channel, while its programming will come from a variety of studios and include such series as Medium and The 4400, all of the Star Trek franchise series, Stargate, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Farscape, The Thunderbirds and The X-Files.
- 10/9/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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