Speed (Australian TV network)
| Speed | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 1 November 2010 |
| Closed | 2 November 2014 |
| Owned by |
Fox Sports Pty Ltd (News Corp) |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080p (HDTV) |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Replaced by | Fox Sports 5 |
| Sister channel(s) |
Fox Sports Fox Footy Fuel TV |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Foxtel |
Channel 512 (SD/HD) Channel 1512 (SD) |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel |
Channel 512 (SD/HD) Channel 1512 (SD) |
Speed was an Australian satellite and cable television sports network dedicated to motorsport. The network was owned by Fox Sports Pty Limited and launched on 1 November 2010. It is a sister of the now defunct US channel of the same name, although it is no longer corporately connected due to the split of News Corporation, as Fox Sports Australia is included in News Corp and not 21st Century Fox.
On 2 November 2014, Speed closed and was replaced by Fox Sports 5.[1][2]
History
Speed launched in Australia on 1 November 2010 on Foxtel in both standard and high definition.[3] After months of negotiations and controversy, on 25 March 2011, Speed and Speed HD launched on Austar (the regional Australia subscription television provider).[4]
Content
The following is the list of sports programming which was shown on Speed.[5]
Open wheel
NASCAR
Touring Cars
- V8 Supercars
- NZ V8 SuperTourers
- World Touring Car Championship
- British Touring Car Championship
- DTM
- European Touring Car Championship
- Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships
- Superstars International Series
- Summernats
Sportscars
- Le Mans 24 Hours
- Rolex GRAND-AM Sportscar Series
- American Le Mans Series
- Australian GT Championship
- Bathurst 12 Hour
- Continental Tire Series
- Dubai 24 Hour
- FIA European Truck Racing Championship
- 24 Hours Nürburgring
- Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships
- FIA World Endurance Championship
Drag racing
Bikes
- Grand Prix motorcycle racing
- World Superbike Championship
- World Supersport Championship
- FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
- UEM European Superstock 600 Championship
- British Superbike Championship
- Australian Superbike Championship
- Australian FX Superbike Championship
- FIM Endurance World Championship
- Irish Road Racing Series
- FIM Sidecar World Championship
Rally
- World Rally Championship
- Australian Rally Championship
- Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
- Australasian Safari
- British Rally Championship
- European Rally Championship
- European Rallycross Championship
- Targa Tasmania
- Targa West
Speedway
- FIM Speedway Grand Prix
- FIM Speedway World Cup
- British Elite Speedway
- World Series Sprintcars
- Australian Sprintcar Championship
- Chequered Flag
- FIM Ice Speedway World Championship
- Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic
- World of Speedway
Motocross
- AMA Motocross Championship
- Australian Supercross Championship
- British Motocross Championship
- FIM Enduro World Championship
- FIM Motocross World Championship
- FIM MX of Nations
- FIM Supermoto
- MXTV
Magazines
- Autospeed
- Battle of the Supercars
- The Car Show
- Car Warriors
- Dumbest Stuff on Wheels
- GP Racing
- Motorsport Mundial
- My Ride Rules
- SPEED Center
- Speedmakers
References
- ↑ Knox, David (3 September 2014). "FOX Sports adding two more channels". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ Mark@ (3 September 2014). "BEST YEAR EVER IN 2015 DEMANDS SEVEN HIGH DEFINITION FOX SPORTS CHANNELS". KnowFirst. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ "SPEED is on the air". 'David Knox'. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ↑ "AUSTAR News: SPEED channel , About Austar – AUSTAR Television". 'Austar'. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ↑ "What's on SPEED Motorsports, F1, F1 Live, F1 News, SPEED Fox Sports". 'Fox Sports Australia'. Retrieved 19 March 2013.