Not to be confused with Max, a Latin American channel that also closed on 2020.
MusicMAX[]
2000–2004[]
Max[]
2004–2020, 2025–present[]
2004–2013[]
Designer:
Domenico Bartolo 21-19 Melbourne
Typography:
Custom
Launched:
2004
2013–2020, 2025–present[]
Flag variant w/ slogan Where Music Lives. 2013–2017
Variant w/ slogan Great Music 2017–2020
Along with V and Country Music Channel, Foxtel closed Max on 1 July 2020. Foxtel's in-house music channels were replaced with a suite of ViacomCBS brands; NickMusic, CMT and a expanded presence of MTV. Max's own frequency was taken over by MTV Classic.
On 1 July 2025; five years to the day after shutting it down, Foxtel relaunched Max along side Country Music Channel and five new music channels.
Pop-up channels
2015: Best of 2015 | Heroes
2016: Harry Potter | The Fast and the Furious | Star Trek | Star Wars | A Nightmare on Elm Street | 12 Days of Christmas | Best of 2016
2017: Resident Evil | Batman vs Superman | Arnold Schwarzenegger | X-Men | Alien vs. Predator
2018: Heath Ledger
2019:
2020: