1995 in Australian television
Events
- January - Today Tonight debuts on the Seven Network, Hey Hey It's Saturday launches in 1995 without Ossie Ostrich as Ernie Carroll, who was Graham Kennedy's on-screen writer from the early IMT days, retired at the end of 1994.
- 10 February - Roger Climpson presents his final bulletin for Seven News after deciding to stand down after his diagnosis with prostate cancer. Ann Sanders replaced him the following Monday (13 February).
- Pay television arrives in Australia with Foxtel & Optus Vision launching in the metropolitan areas & Galaxy & Austar launching in regional areas that year.
- April - The First Oz Lotto draw screened on Television starting on the Seven Network then the Nine Network in 2005.
- May - Kerry Stokes becomes chairman of the Seven Network after reaching 20% ownership of the company.
- STW-9 is purchased by Sunraysia Television after a fierce bidding war with WIN Television.
- Juanita Phillips leaves Network Ten to join Sky News the following year.
- October - Australian game show Wheel of Fortune Broadcasts its 3000th episode.
- Anne Fulwood returns to the Seven Network in October to present its new late night news bulletin.
Channels
New channels
- 26 January – Premier Sports Network[1]
- 26 January – ANBC[1]
- 3 March – Showtime[2]
- 3 March – Encore[2]
- 2 April – TV1[3]
- 22 April – Arena[4]
- 22 April – Max[4]
- 22 April – Red[4]
- 22 April – Quest[4]
- 19 September – The Movie Network
- 19 September – Movie Greats
- 19 September – CNN International
- 19 September – ESPN
- 19 September – Sports Australia
- 3 October – Cartoon Network
- 23 October – Nickelodeon
- 23 October – FOX8
- 23 October – fX
- 4 December – The Value Channel[5]
Debuts
Free-to-air television Domestic series
| Program | Network | Debut date |
|---|---|---|
| Funky Squad | ABC TV | 24 April |
Subscription premieres
This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network.
International
Television shows
- Today Tonight (Seven Network)
- Better Homes and Gardens (Seven Network)
- This Is Your Life (Nine Network)
- G.P. (1989–1996)
- Four Corners (1961–present)
- Rage (1987-beyond)
- Foreign Correspondent (1992–present)
- Frontline (1994–1997)
- Wheel of Fortune (1981–1996, 1996–2003, 2004-beyond)
- A Country Practice (1981–1994)
- Home and Away (1988–present)
- Family Feud (1988–1996)
- The Great Outdoors (1993–2006, 2007)
- Full Frontal (1993–present)
- Blue Heelers (1994–2006)
- Sunday (1981 – 2008)
- Today (1982 – present)
- Sale of the Century (1980–2001)
- A Current Affair (1971–1978, 1988–2005, 2006–present)
- Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999)
- The Midday Show (1973–1998)
- 60 Minutes (1979–present)
- The Flying Doctors (1986–1991)
- Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (1990–2000, 2000–2004, 2005–present)
- Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971 – 1999)
- Getaway (1992–present)
- Our House (1993–2001)
- Money (1993–2000)
- Neighbours (1985 – present)
- E Street (1989–1993)
- Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton (1991–2005)
- Sports Tonight (1993–present)
References
- ^ a b Bertolus, Phil (2 February 1995). "AT HOME WITH PAY TV". The Age Green Guide (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 1. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ a b Oliver, Robin (6 March 1997). "Galaxy of stars but light on hard info". Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 8. Retrieved 27 December 2009. "In addition to its sports network, already operating, Galaxy trebled the choice on Friday when Showtime, a premium movie channel, and Encore, a movie favourites channel, got under way."
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Wilmoth, Peter (15 April 95). "Do we really need pay-TV". The Sunday Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ a b c d Browne, Rachel (22 April 1995). "Galaxy takes knife to fees". The Sun-Herald (Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 23. Retrieved 21 December 2009. "XYZ Entertainment is launching the other four Galaxy channels today. They are a documentary channel Quest, children's and cult TV channel Max, general entertainment channel Arena and music channel Red."
- ^ Andrew, By (5 December 1995). "New TV channel for those born to shop". Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 2. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "Rugrats In Australia". Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
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