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Foxtel will close its Arts channel, Foxtel Arts, at the end of August.
The pay television company plans to replace it with a brand new station called Fox Docos, according to TV Tonight.
Foxtel Arts began airing in 2016 and brought ballet, live music, opera, theatre, dance, cabaret, performance, art documentaries and programs that covered visual arts, cinema, music and literature to the homes of subscribers.
The end of the show: Foxtel will shut down the Foxtel Arts channel at the end of August and will introduce a new FOX Docos station
While Foxtel Arts ran for five years, its origins actually preceded 2016.
The channel was originally titled STUDIO and owned by SBS. STUDIO was a replacement for Ovation in 2010, which was the original Foxtel Arts channel.
One of the most significant programs on the Foxtel Arts was Screen, a film review series with longtime critics Margaret Pomeranz and Graeme Blundell, which ended in 2020. It was a reincarnation of Margaret's At The Movies.
Cinephiles: One of the most significant programs on the Foxtel Arts was Screen, a film review series with longtime critics Margaret Pomeranz and Graeme Blundell, which ended in 2020. It was a reincarnation of
