Showcase is an Australian premium cable and satellite television channel. It is owned and operated by the Premium Movie Partnership and is a sister network to the Showtime networks. Showcase is managed by Showtime's Chief Executive Officer Peter Rose. In 2007 Rose said Showcase "provides a real home at last for quality drama in Australia, and this list of outstanding event television is just the start".
Showcase can be found on channel 403 on Foxtel, Optus TV and Austar, and broadcast the Australian premieres of Dexter and Australian made series Satisfaction.
On 15 November 2009 Showcase launched two additional channels: showcase two and showcase HD.
Foxtel took over managing and producing Showcase and the other Showtime channels as of 31 October 2012, with it purchasing assets of the PMP. On 9 December 2012, it was announced that Movie Network and Showtime would be replaced with a new line-up of Foxtel branded movie channels to be named Foxtel Movies Showcase would continue to be the home of premium drama from HBO and other international networks, original programming, documentaries, and independent films.
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