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Subscription television in Australia began in 1995, with the launch of Galaxy. Today, the subscription television industry consists of the dominant cable and satellite television provider Foxtel and its regional subsidiary Austar, with some smaller cable and satellite competitors operating in limited areas. Other providers of Internet television in Australia offer free content or PPV, but don't offer a subscription product. In 2012, only about 28% of Australian homes had a pay TV subscription, which is one of the lowest subscriber rates in the developed world. However, this rate is expected to rise from new delivery methods IPTV and streaming television services, including Apple TV, Netflix, Presto, Stan and Quickflix. ==History== Galaxy become the first provider to begin operations, launching a MMDS service on 26 January 1995. Originally Premier Sports Network was the only local channel to be fully operational, with Showtime and Encore launching in March. They were later joined in April by TV1, Arena, Max, Red and Quest. A satellite service was launched later in the year. Optus Vision launched their cable service on 19 September followed by Foxtel on 22 October. Northgate Communications launched their service on 13 March 1997. It was later acquired by Neighbourhood Cable. Galaxy was closed on 20 May 1998. Two weeks later Foxtel significantly boosted its customer base by acquiring Galaxy subscribers from the liquidator of Australis Media and immediately commenced supplying programming to Galaxy's subscribers on an interim basis. In February 1999 Foxtel began offering its own satellite service to new customers. Following the collapse, ECTV quickly signed a deal with Optus Vision. Less than two months later, it was acquired by Austar, along with its stake in XYZ. Austar replaced the ECTV packages with their own in September. TransTV launched in 2001, beginning with VoD followed later by linear channels. UBI World TV launched in 2004. Also in 2004, Foxtel and Austar both launched their digital offerings, with a total of 130 channels. The following year, Foxtel introduces their Foxtel iQ personal video recorder.〔http://www.astra.org.au/industry/history〕 SelecTV launched on 12 April 2006. It ceased its English programming in late 2010. Neighbourhood Cable was acquired by TransACT at the end of 2007. Foxtel commenced their HD service in February 2009. Fetch TV entered the market in 2010 with a subscription service over a few ADSL2+ networks. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Subscription television in Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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