If you grew up in the nineties, or the naughties – you’ll definitely know all about Channel [V].
It was the channel that brought us the latest and greatest in Aussie music and news – and provided a foundation for Aussie music fans to the artists.
Now, FOXTEL have released a statement saying that they plan to get rid of the iconic Channel [V] by merging it with [V] Hits.
Decades of music, concerts, punters, rock-stars, laughs, gaffs, jokes, tears, smiles and mostly love went into a sensational place.
— Danny Clayton (@DannyjClayton) February 23, 2016
It may not seem like a big change, but the channel that launched the careers of James Mathieson, Osher Gundsberg, Danny and Clayton and Yumi Stynes will no longer feature the editorials and features that they’ve long been known for.
One of my fave @channelv memories: telling my boss “I’m pregnant” – him saying “You’re a young woman, it’s what young women do.”
— Yumi Stynes (@yumichild) February 24, 2016
In 4 months time I’ll celebrate my 14th year at Channel V. That is nearly half my life and 1000s of hrs of live TV. I loved every moment
— Danny Clayton (@DannyjClayton) February 23, 2016
It’s the Aussie music equivalent to taking ‘Hey Hey it’s Saturday’ off air – and a sad day for Aussies everywhere.
Here’s to you, @channelv. pic.twitter.com/FXo2XkYGut
— Billy Russell (@wiljrussell) February 23, 2016
“We are making some changes to our music channels on Foxtel,” the company statement said.
@oshergunsberg @andrewmercado What and end to a fantastic Channel, amazing memories beginning on blow up furniture pic.twitter.com/l1z5vEXKlS
— Paula McGrath (@Paulamcgrath) February 24, 2016
#ChannelV to shut down after 21 years! More details here: https://t.co/gKugCk3INj pic.twitter.com/zFtpFY0Wqq
— #TVWEEKmag (@TVWEEKmag) February 23, 2016
“Starting from this Saturday, February 27 you will begin to see some changes to Channel [V].
“Following on from that, from March 25 we will no longer use the Channel [V] brand, which will change to [V] Hits and [V] Hits +2.
#channelv #OMG..AmazingCrowdOnThe[V]Island #wearegalantis #drinkproperly #vislandparties pic.twitter.com/LobHzm6kb4/s/I_YE @LouisRobe…
— Louis Robert Pitoy (@AdhePitoy) November 30, 2015
“[V] Hits features a line-up of music videos and countdowns, including the latest hits from Australia and around the world. There are no changes to MAX, CMC or Smooth.”
Source: 9 News
