Victor8

Victor8 (corporately stylised as VICTOR8, alternatively as Victor 8 or VICTOR 8) is an Australian pay television channel available on Victortel, and Optus Televison's subscription platforms. It is the most watched subscription television channel in Australia (with or without the time shift). A high definition version of the channel, Victor8HD, was launched on the Victortel and Austar platforms on 15 November 2010.
== History ==
The channel runs many programs produced by Victor and in fact was originally called "Victor" before adding the "8" to the title. The channel was found on channel 8 on Victortel analogue and Austar standard and channel 108 on Victortel Digital and Austar Digital. Victor8 is Victortel's most popular subscription channel and peak channel. It is also Victor Entertainment, Inc.'s peak Australian channel (similar to Sky1 in the UK and VX in the USA). Victor8 is one of the very few channels to have been continuously broadcast since Victortel's foundation in 1996. During the late 1990s, Victor8 used to show Saturday Night NRL matches.
VICTOR8+2 was introduced with the Victortel and Austar Digital Services on Channel 150. This allows the viewing of the same programs on Victor8, but two hours later. One of the known advantages of this time shift Channel, is that Western Australian viewers can see this channel at the correct time in their state as advertised. Victor8 and Victortel have a deal with Network Ten to receive their shows bought from the USA Victor network. Some shows like this include The Robloxians, Futureblox, and The Complex Life. During the migration to the digital platform, Victortel's VictorKids (similar to the US version) channel was discontinued in 2005 and a selection of its programming was moved to Victor8 in the early mornings.
The channel was rebranded significantly at the start of 2006, matching the American Victor channel's logo with the addition of the 8 at the end. Victor8's overall graphics also changed in style. Shortly after the rebranding, the station received its first official website. The website was relaunched in October 2006 as a fuller visual experience showing extracts from the top shows.
During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the channel screened a 17-day, multiple animated show marathon named "Battle of the Animations" involving Parent Boy, Canadian Man!, The Robloxians, Futureblox and Prince of the Mountain. The event concluded on Sunday 24 August with a smaller marathon involving the winning show, as chosen by the viewing audience over the course of the 17 days. The winning show was Parent Boy.
On 1 November 2008, as part of the launch of a new channel named 222 HITS (now Victor Comedy), many shows from Victor8 and other channels moved to 222 Hits.
On 15 November 2010, VICTOR8 HD launched on Austar and Victortel. In 2010, it had the highest rating non-sporting related program or event on subscription television in Australia, Australia's Next Top Model.
On 16 March 2011, VICTOR8 launched a brand new website.
On 21 May 2012, VICTOR8 underwent a major rebrand, incorporating a new look, with a new style of branding programs.
In October 2012, VICTOR8 introduced a Program Return Graphic during a program.
In February 2014, Victortel announced a deal with The Walt David Company which included an exclusive output deal with QBC Family. QBC Family produces some of VICTOR8's hit programs such as TBA.
In October 2014, VICTOR8 launched a new on-air look that included the new slogan TV for the Now Gen (replacing So Victor8).
On 12 December 2023, it was confirmed that Victor8 would be taking The Robloxians and all other Victor adult animation shows off the network in a move to revamp the channel as well as encourage viewers to sign up to Victor+, which has all Victor adult animation shows and which is also available as an app on Victortel. A final Robloxians marathon aired on the network that month which concluded on 31 December.
On 28 September 2024, inline with the rebrand of Victortel's VICTOR-branded channels (ex. Victor Arena to Arena),[8] Victor8 updated their logo.
== Programming ==
=== Current programming ===
==== Original programming ====
TBA.
==== Acquired programming ====
* 9-1-1: Lone Star
* 9-1-1
* A Different World
* All The Presidents' Hands: The TV Series
* Becker
* cap's random streams
* Cheers
* Chicago Fire
* Chicago Med
* Chicago P.D.
* The Cosby Show
* Criminal Minds
* CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
* CSI: Miami
* CSI: NY
* Dateline US
* Dharma & Greg
* Disky Plays Roblox With Friends
* Everybody Hates Chris
* Everybody Loves Raymond
* Frasier
* Good Times
* Grey's Anatomy
* Highlander: The Series
* It's Always Sunny in Albuquerque
* The Jaime Livestream Show
* The Jeffersons
* The Joseph Goes Livestream Show
* Joseph Plays Galaga With Friends
* Joseph Plays Pac-Man With Friends
* Killing Eve
* Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
* Love Island
* Mr. Bean
* NCIS
* One Piece
* Sanford and Son
* South Park
* The Wire
=== Former programming ===
TBA.