Real Crime (Australian TV channel)
Television channel
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Real Crime (originally Crime & Investigation Network, later Crime + Investigation and shortened to CI before 2017) is an Australian pay television channel which focuses on crime, investigation and mystery programming. It is run by Foxtel Management Pty Ltd.
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| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Australia New Zealand |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Foxtel Networks |
| Sister channels | Foxtel Networks channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 January 2005[1] |
| Replaced | TechTV[1] |
| Former names | Crime & Investigation Network (2005-2014) Crime + Investigation (2014-2024) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel Go | Channel 613 |
| Binge | binge.com.au |
The channel was launched on 1 January 2005 as Crime & Investigation Network, replacing the Australian feed of TechTV; it was the first version of C+I worldwide, with the American flagship channel launching three months later.[1] From that date, until 31 July 2024, the programming and name of Crime + Investigation were licensed to Foxtel by A&E Television Networks. On 2 September 2007, the channel became available in New Zealand on Sky,[2] channel 71.[3]
On 5 March 2014, the channel was refreshed and had its name changed to Crime + Investigation. On 25 January 2017 another refresh occurred which dropped the CI initials and the channel was made available in HD.
On 1 August 2024, the channel rebranded to Real Crime and uses a logo similar to Real Life (launched in 2023) & Real History (formerly The History Channel from 1998 to 2008 and History from 2008 to 2024).[4]
Real Crime shows a variety of shows dealing with criminal investigations. The content is mostly sourced from overseas except for limited original content, such as the popular Crime Investigation Australia (2005-2009), hosted by Steve Liebmann that focused on infamous Australian crimes, as well as Crimes That Shook Australia (2014-2018) and Tough Nuts: Australia's Hardest Criminals (2010-2012)
Programming
- Accident Investigator
- Child Snatchers
- Cold Case Files
- COPS
- Crime Investigation Australia
- Crimes That Shook Australia
- Forensic Files
- Gangland
- Homicide Hunter
- Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital
- Masterminds
- Paradise Lost
- Road Wars
- Rookies
- Street Patrol
- S.W.A.T.
- Snapped
- Tough Nuts: Australia's Hardest Criminals
- The Art of the Heist
- The New Detectives
- Trace Evidence
- Bounty Girls
