Foxtel To Cut Another TV Music Channel This Month

Foxtel TV music channel Smooth will cease at the end of this month.

TV Blackbox reported the news today and Foxtel has now confirmed to The Music that Smooth will cease on 30 June with Foxtel Arts to return to a 24 hour dedicated arts channel from then on.

The news comes after Foxtel announced it will also farewell music channels including including [V], Max and CMC at the end of this month following a new partnership with ViacomCBS which will will "provide a fresh, new line-up of music channels offering a wider range of music genres for Foxtel subscribers"

The new music channels starting in July include:

• MTV HITS

The chart-toppers, award-winners and stadium-fillers from Australia and across the globe. A non-stop music festival of the hottest hits right now.

• Club MTV

The urban club scene curated into a channel that never sleeps.  The ultimate dance party where the beats are endless R&B, hip hop and dance hits

• MTV Classic

Since 1981 MTV has been the home of Music TV, MTV Classic immerses itself in that proud heritage. From Aussie Icons to the global supergroups and superstars of the '80s, '90s and naughties

• CMT

Country Music Television featuring the best in country music from Nashville to Tamworth and everywhere in between

• NickMusic

NickMusic is a kid-safe and family-friendly music video channel for 4-15 year olds featuring chart-topping hits by the world’s most popular artists

Smooth launched in late 2013 with regular hosts Marcia Hines and Cameron Daddo. In 2017, the channel went part-time and now airs between midnight-6pm, with Foxtel Arts taking over from that time.