HOW TO Channel was an Australian

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and

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channel. It was carried on the

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, Optus TV featuring Foxtel Digital and Austar Digital platforms. It was owned by

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, a 50/50 joint venture of

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and

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. The channel mainly featured a range of

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style programs. Technology programming sourced from

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and G4 from the

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, such as ''The Lab with Leo Laporte'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' also was carried on the network. In December 2010, Foxtel announced that the How To Channel will cease on 1 March 2011, and will be replaced with

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, a brand new channel completely dedicated to home and property. It will include programming from the current main

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in addition to some existing programs from the How To Channel. This will be the third subsidiary channel for LifeStyle. Lifestyle HOME will broadcast on Foxtel/Austar digital channel 119 on both cable and satellite. Upon that, How To Channel was ceased airing overnight on 1 March 2011 around 4:00 am, to make room for Lifestyle HOME.

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