They list the following new and expanded offerings:
Showtime Greats will be dropped in favour of Showtime genre channels covering action, premiere, comedy and drama. With action and comedy appearing in High Definition.  The Movie Network will add Starpics, and the Family Movie Channel (FMC) with Starpics and Movie One going HD.

On the sports front Fox Sports 1 and 2 will be HD, no word on the previously mentioned Eurosport just yet.

Fox8 and W will also go HD, other new Standard Definition channels include Nation Geographic Wild, Lifestyle You, The Style Network, Discovery’s Turbo Max, Kids CC, 13th Street and Sky News Local.

Sci-Fi, Turbo Max and Lifestyle you will get time shifted along with 5 other as yet un-named channels.

The article goes on to claim that Sport and Movies are the focus, however with only the addition of Fox Sports 2 to HD I can’t see how they claim that. Movies and Lifestyle would appear to be the main focus to me.

The channels mentioned in the article only account for 29, though some are just HD versions of current channels, new channels. This leaves 1 yet to be revealed channel. What will it be? Could it be Eurosport?

November seems a reasonable time frame for the launch of the new channels as the new satellite was only launched last Saturday, 22nd August.

Of course Foxtel have refused to comment according to the article , but as the article was published by 25% owner of Foxtel, News Limited, it is either true or a really good smokescreen. The fact it tallies with a survey sent out by Foxtel in late June, it would be a safe bet most if not all of these channels will appear.

You can read the full article here.

News Limited confirm Foxtel plans is a post from: worldwormweb

The basic package could get 2 new channels, Sky News Local and Lifestyle You. Sky News local will present news focused for Australia’s key cities and Lifestyle You will be based around personal makeovers, healthy living, parenting and relationships.

The existing High Definition offering will be boosted with the addition of Fox Sports HD 2 & 3, Fox 8 HD, W HD, Movie One HD, Movie Extra HD, Showtime HD, Showcase HD, Showtime Action HD and Starpics HD.

As well as the addition of High Definition Movie channels more Standard Definition Movie channels are on the way. Showtime Action, Showtime Drama, Showtime Comedy & Family Movie Channel providing G and PG rated movies before 9.30pm each day. Also added to the movie packages is Starpics a channel based on Hollywood news bios and previews.

Entertainment channels to be added to the Foxtel platform include: Nat Geo Wild – Wildlife and Nature Documentaries, Discovery Turbo , Style Network and 13th Street – A channel dedicated to murder mysteries. Kids will get  new channel KidsCo, owned in part by NBC Universal.

Sports fans should be happy with Eurosport to go with the increased High Definition offering from Fox Sports.

Along with the new channels will be enhancements to the way Foxtel is delivered. The EPG will be overhauled allowing the picking of up to 50 favourite channels, mini screens will show what you are currently watching while you are searching the EPG.

Foxtel will also allow you to download shows over an internet connection to your computer for viewing on that computer.

Pricing is yet to be confirmed but no doubt it will increase in line with the increased offering.

New Foxtel Channels revealed is a post from: worldwormweb

The re-broadcast of ONE HD’s content will be allocated channel number 531 when it is played out to Foxtel cable subscribers.

ONE SD will be grouped with the sports genre channels. ONE HD has already been available to cable viewers with High Definition channels.

For satellite subscribers the situation is less clear, due once again, to awaiting space on an Optus satellite due to go up later in the year.

By David Knox on June 27, 2009 at http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/06/one-sd-coming-to-foxtel-cable.html

ONE SD coming to Foxtel cable is a post from: worldwormweb