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

• IndyCar Series
• GP2 Series
• GP3 Series
• European Formula 3
• Indy Lights
• Auto GP
• Toyota Racing Series

NASCAR

• NASCAR Sprint Cup
• NASCAR Nationwide Series
• NASCAR Camping World Cup Series

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

• ANDRA Pro Series

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
• Car Warriors
• Dumbest Stuff on Wheels
• Motorsport Mundial
• My Ride Rules
• SPEED Center
• Speedmakers
• The Car Show
• GP Racing

References

1. Knox, David (3 September 2014). "FOX Sports adding two more channels". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
2. Mark@ (3 September 2014). "BEST YEAR EVER IN 2015 DEMANDS SEVEN HIGH DEFINITION FOX SPORTS CHANNELS". KnowFirst. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
3. "SPEED is on the air". 'David Knox'. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
4. "AUSTAR News: SPEED channel , About Austar – AUSTAR Television". 'Austar'. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
5. "What's on SPEED Motorsports, F1, F1 Live, F1 News, SPEED Fox Sports". 'Fox Sports Australia'. Retrieved 19 March 2013.