Prime HD

Prime HD
Launched	15 October 2007 – 25 September 2010 10 December 2007 – 4 October 2009 (breakaway)
Owned by	Prime Television Limited
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) 16:9
Slogan	Bringing It Home The Difference Is Clear
Country	Australia
Language	English
Broadcast area	Regional Victoria, Northern New South Wales, Southern New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory
Replaced by	7mate on Prime
Sister channel(s)	Prime 7TWO on Prime
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview Prime owned (virtual)	60
Satellite
Austar via Mystar HD DVR (virtual)	60

Prime HD was an Australian television channel, owned by Prime Media Group, that originally launched on 15 October 2007. This 7HD affiliate operated in Victoria, New South Wales, and in the Australian Capital Territory. Prime HD broadcast breakaway programming from 10 December 2007 until 4 October 2009. Prime HD fully ceased broadcasting on 25 September 2010.

Programming

During its time of breakaway broadcasting, Prime HD broadcast a range of programming, with exclusive transmissions on weekday and weekend afternoons, late on Sundays and weeknights, and Saturday nights. Approximately seven hours of exclusive programming was broadcast daily.

Weekday afternoon programming included repeats of locally produced lifestyle programming, such as Harry's Practice and The Great Outdoors, as well as movies and Disney cartoons. In the evenings a mixture of exclusive series, movies and encore screenings of series, such as Brainiac: Science Abuse, Day Break, and Scrubs were broadcast. The NightCap was broadcast exclusively on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10.30pm until its axing during the Easter non-ratings break.

Exclusive weekend programming included extra Disney children's programs, a Saturday Afternoon Movie and an encore of Better Homes and Gardens which screens on Prime on Friday nights.

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