Binge (stylized as Binge.) was an Australian 24-hour
pay television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to Subscription business model, subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichan ...
channel available on the
Foxtel
NXE Australia Pty Ltd, trading as the Foxtel Group, is an Australian pay television company that operates cable television, direct-broadcast satellite, direct broadcast satellite television, and IPTV streaming services. It was formed in April ...
platform. Originally scheduled to launch on 1 October 2016,
the channel instead launched on 5 October 2016.
The channel, similar to sister channel
BoxSets, broadcast multiple episodes of
drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...
and
comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
programs, allowing viewers to
binge-watch a series.
Binge was part of the drama pack on channel 119.
The channel was closed on 7 November 2019, and then replaced by Fox One.
History
The channel was announced on 1 August 2016 as a replacement for
SoHo
SoHo, short for "South of Houston Street, Houston Street", is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Since the 1970s, the neighborhood has been the location of many artists' lofts and art galleries, art installations such as The Wall ...
, which would be closed at the same time. Existing programs on SoHo would be migrated to other Foxtel channels, including
showcase,
TV H!TS,
Arena
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and
FOX8.
The first program to air was the entire
first season of ''
Supergirl
Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...
''.
On 7 November 2019, the channel ceased operations, after which the channel space created in 1995 by FX ceased to exist.
It was revealed on 23 May 2020 that Foxtel had repurposed the brand for a brand new streaming service named
BINGE, which would act as a direct competitor to streaming
video-on-demand
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services like
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...
and
Stan.
Programming
Programming on Binge was aimed at the 18-49 and 25-54 demographic groups.
Availability
The channel was only available through the Foxtel platform on channel 119 (originally channel 116).
References
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Defunct television channels in Australia
Television channels and stations established in 2016
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2019
2016 establishments in Australia
2019 disestablishments in Australia
Foxtel
English-language television stations in Australia