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BBC First is an entertainment
subscription television
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channel broadcasting in
Australia. It is the localised version of the internationally available
BBC First
BBC First is an entertainment subscription television channel featuring comedy, crime, drama and film programming, originating from UK and mostly from the BBC. The channel is wholly owned and operated by BBC Studios. The channel began rolling ou ...
. The channel is wholly owned and operated by
BBC Studios
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History
On 17 April 2013, it was announced that the
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had forged a new exclusive deal with
Australian subscription television provider
Foxtel which would see a new channel launched that would feature comedy and drama content, with programming screening as close to their original
UK transmission as possible.
The following day it was announced that this deal resulted in the end of a 50-year-old deal with Australian
free-to-air
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broadcaster
ABC
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which they were not consulted about.
Despite the new exclusive deal with Foxtel, it does not affect 'grandfathering' agreements whereby series that are currently broadcasting on other networks are not affected and will remain on their current network.
The programming that is shown on the new channel will not air on Australian free-to-air for at least 12 months after its first airing, if ever.
It was later announced the new channel would be named BBC First, a new global brand that would roll out in 2014, with Australia being the first location to launch the new channel.
The Australian channel is available in linear format and in high definition, launching on 3 August 2014.
On 1 February 2015, BBC First launched on
Australian IPTV service
Fetch TV – ending Foxtel's exclusivity.
Programming
The channel targets affluent people aged between 25 and 54 years, with a specific target demographic of women aged 40–54 years.
Original programming
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A Young Doctor's Notebook
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Burton & Taylor
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Call the Midwife
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Dates
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Dead Boss
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Writing
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Derek
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Episodes
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The Honourable Woman
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Luther
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Midwinter of the Spirit
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Plot
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New Tricks
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The Night Manager''
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The Musketeers
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Peaky Blinders
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The Politician's Husband
''The Politician's Husband'' is a three-episode British television miniseries, first shown on BBC Two between 25 April and 9 May 2013. Written by Paula Milne, it makes a pair with her 1995 drama '' The Politician's Wife''.
Plot
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Wolf Hall
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The Village''
References
External links
{{Subscription television channels in Australia
International BBC television channels
Television channels and stations established in 2014
Television networks in Australia
English-language television stations in Australia
2014 establishments in Australia