BoxSets is an Australian
pay television channel, screening
boxsets of hit
drama and
comedy programming. The channel launched on
Foxtel
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company—operating in cable television, direct broadcast satellite television, and IPTV streaming services. It was formed in April 2018, superseding an earlier company from 1995. The service was establi ...
on 3 November 2014.
History
On 4 September 2014, Foxtel announced that on 3 November 2014 they would launch a new channel entitled BoxSets which would feature
box set
A box set or (its original name) boxed set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box and offered for sale as a single unit.
Music
Artists and bands ...
s of successful and popular TV series. The channel would be available as both a linear channel and a video on demand service (available through internet-connected Foxtel set top boxes and through Foxtel's streaming app
Foxtel Go). The news came as Foxtel faced increased competition from
IPTV services (namely
Netflix) and the increasing prevalence of
binge-watching among viewers.
Later that month, it was announced that
Joanna Lumley had been signed to produce advertisements for BoxSets. The ad design was identical to that used by sister company
Sky UK
Sky UK Limited is a British broadcaster and telecommunications company that provides television and broadband Internet services, fixed line and mobile telephone services to consumers and businesses in the United Kingdom. It is a subsidiary of ...
for their
On Demand service, which has a similar premise to BoxSets.
Following the success of BoxSets, Foxtel launched a second whole seasons channel,
Binge, in October 2016.
BoxSets was then moved to channel 115, while Binge launched on channel 116.
Programming
Note: Programming availability may vary between the linear channel and video on demand service.
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Absolutely Fabulous'' (seasons 1-5)
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Angels in America''
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Band of Brothers''
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Big Love'' (seasons 1-5)
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Boardwalk Empire
''Boardwalk Empire'' is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and broadcast on the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920s and ...
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Devil's Playground''
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Entourage'' (seasons 1-5)
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Game of Thrones
''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...
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Getting On''
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Girls'' (season 1-3)
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Looking'' (season 1)
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Luck'' (season 1)
*''Morden'' (season 1)
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The Newsroom'' (seasons 1-2)
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The Pacific
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Rome'' (seasons 1-2)
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The Sopranos'' (seasons 1-6)
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True Blood'' (seasons 1-7)
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Wentworth'' (seasons 1-2)
References
{{Subscription television channels in Australia
Television networks in Australia
English-language television stations in Australia
Television channels and stations established in 2014
2014 establishments in Australia
Foxtel
Commercial-free television networks in Australia