History
In the late 1990s, Arena had the slogan "The Art of Television". It ran a mix of programs, including UK serial Coronation Street, and cult horror and science fictions films presented by Tabitha Cutterbuck. This included programs from E! prior to the launch of E! in Australia.
On 1 March 2001 it relaunched, with an added focus on talk shows and celebrity.
| Slogan | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| The Art of Television | 1995–2001 |
| Get Into It | 2001–2005 |
| Great TV Any time | 2005–2008 |
| Watch What Happens | 2008 – present |
On 31 July 2005, its look was again updated, with a new logo and the new slogan, "Great TV Any time".
It was owned and operated by XYZnetworks until 1 October 2007 when management and programming were taken over by Foxtel, with XYZ Networks still retaining ownership.
In April 2008, Foxtel announced a partnership with Universal Networks International, where Arena would be re-branded as an Australian version of the American channel Bravo—featuring original series from the network, and adopting a variation of Bravo's branding and slogan, whilst retaining the previous Arena name.
On 1 June 2010, Arena TV switched from standard 4:3 to 16:9 widescreen programming. Many of Arena's programmes like Gilmore Girls, Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother and One Tree Hill amongst other shows are originally presented in widescreen. Arena TV's switch to widescreen is part of Foxtel's plan to have every channel in widescreen by the end of 2010.
Read more about this topic: Arena (TV Network)
Famous quotes containing the word history:
“There is no example in history of a revolutionary movement involving such gigantic masses being so bloodless.”
—Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)
“I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility—I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling.”
—Frances Burney (1752–1840)
“Books of natural history aim commonly to be hasty schedules, or inventories of God’s property, by some clerk. They do not in the least teach the divine view of nature, but the popular view, or rather the popular method of studying nature, and make haste to conduct the persevering pupil only into that dilemma where the professors always dwell.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)