Fuel TV (Australian TV channel)

FUEL TV, formally a cable and satellite action sports network that aired in Australia between 2004 and 2014, is a FAST (Free Advertising Streaming Television) channel on 7plus.[1]

FUEL TV
CountryAustralia
Broadcast areaAustralia and New Zealand
HeadquartersLisbon, Portugal
Programming
Language(s)English
Ownership
OwnerFUEL TV Global, S.A.
History
LaunchedMarch 2004 (Pay TV)
November 2019 (7plus)
Closed2 November 2014 (Pay TV)
Former namesFuel (2004–05)
Links
Website7plus.com.au
Availability
IPTV
Samsung Plus TV (in US and Canada)1179
Plex (company)79
Pluto TV (in the UK)33
Satellite radio
Streaming Media

Owned by Fox Sports Pty Ltd, Fuel TV was launched in 2004 screening limited original content, UFC programming, Impact Wrestling and formerly aired Attack of the Show! and X-Play from G4 until the channel replacement rebranded in Janruary of 2013. It also showed live coverage of all ASP World Tour men's surfing events. It was also used as an "overflow" channel for Fox Sports Australia when all three main Fox Sports are being used for other obligations and they have a fourth, motorsport/extreme sport obligation, which gets shown on FUEL TV live, and delayed on Fox Sports.

For non-motorsport/extreme sport obligations, Pay-per-view channel Main Event was used to broadcast the program under the "Fox Sports Plus" banner, for no extra cost, to a Foxtel/Austar subscription.

It was evident that traditional Pay-TV and Free to Air TV was warning while other kinds of video entertainment, such as 24-7 streaming services, began to rise. Video streams online rose from more than 95.3 billion in 2008 to more than 104.3 billion in 2009 along with the introduction of a new category of internet-connected TV sets by Sony and Samsung.[2] Traditional TV viewership slowed, Fuel TV was rebranded as Fox Sports 2 in January 2013 and the action sports network now operates exclusively as an online streaming service. [3][4][5]

FUEL TV Australia and the Seven Network have signed an agreement that will see a 24/7 streaming channel running on the 7plus platform[6][7][8]

Original Programming
  • FirstHand
  • Built to Shred
  • The Kickback
  • The Moto
  • Inside the Outdoors
  • Drive Thru Australia
  • Pull
  • Camp Woodward
  • Custom
  • Camp James

See also

References
  1. https://www.adnews.com.au/news/seven-adds-another-streaming-partner-to-7plus-platform
  2. Steinberg, Brian (30 November 2009). "Advertising Age, The Future of TV". Ad Age – via Google Scholar.
  3. "FUEL TV+ | About". plus.fuel.tv. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. Knox, David (3 September 2014). "FOX Sports adding two more channels". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. Mark@ (3 September 2014). "BEST YEAR EVER IN 2015 DEMANDS SEVEN HIGH DEFINITION FOX SPORTS CHANNELS". KnowFirst. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  6. https://www.mediaweek.com.au/audiences-flocking-to-7plus-as-free-streaming-platform-of-choice/
  7. https://www.adnews.com.au/news/seven-adds-another-streaming-partner-to-7plus-platform
  8. https://www.mediaweek.com.au/fuel-tv-australia-signs-streaming-deal-with-the-seven-network/


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.