After slashing subscription fees by as much as 50%, Foxtel CEO Richard Freudenstein today flagged a much greater investment in local programming next year.
Foxtel announced that the eagerly anticipated subscription benefits for existing customers, along with new pricing and packaging options, have kicked off today.
Foxtel has unveiled a 20-part comedy series from Rick McKenna and Laura Waters, an adult animation series from Working Dog and its first ever co-commission with Network Ten.
Fans of Seven's A Place to Call Home can breathe a sigh of relief.
The fall season is about to launch in the US and with it, the major new hopes for the US broadcast networks. Two of the shows which are generating the most buzz have been secured by Foxtel and will debut here in a matter of weeks.
Foxtel today announced the signing of Joanna Lumley to star in the promotional campaign for the BoxSets channel, which will launch in November.
Graham Burrells has been named head of premium entertainment at Foxtel, managing the newly formed group of premium entertainment channels comprising showcase, SoHo, The Comedy Channel and the upcoming BoxSets.
Foxtel has angrily rejected criticism that it is ripping off consumers who want to watch US dramas such as Orange is the New Black and House of Cards.