SKY Channels etc; ..WEEK # 29.o
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Another EPG reshuffle is expected by 25th July (Thanks TV DUNIYA)
Sky’s Prices go up again
Read about Sky’s EPG Autumn Relaunch details and thread here
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ALL CHANNELS HAVE SYMBOL RATE OF 27.5 AND AN F.E.C. OF 2/3. EXCEPT WHERE LISTED.
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Another EPG reshuffle is expected by 25th July (Thanks TV DUNIYA)
Sky’s Prices go up again
Read about Sky’s EPG Autumn Relaunch details and thread here
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ALL CHANNELS HAVE SYMBOL RATE OF 27.5 AND AN F.E.C. OF 2/3. EXCEPT WHERE LISTED.
I. D.…….…………..……..Freq; …………..……..INFO
53305__________11.307 V Showing Aastha TV
10161__________10.891 H, 22.0, 5/6 ITV1 Yorkshire
10180__________10.714 H, 22.0, 5/6 ITV1 Anglia
10191__________10.714 H, 22.0, 5/6 ITV1 Tyne Tees South
52007__________11.222 H Showing black level and Tone.
7430___________11.973 V Showing SET Max.(Thanx OTIS)
52003__________11.222 H Showing Life TV and info for a game channel {Yoo Play?}(Sky Fan)
52151__________11.259 V For You TV (Otis / skyisthebest)
52152__________11.259 V Showing colour bars, for Real Shoppe’. (Thanx OTIS)
52260__________11.307 H showing Arqiva NST test card, and info in 16:9.& Tone
10070__________10.758 V No Signal present SR 22000 FEC 5/6
50181__________11.307 V Showing Channel 638
5719___________12.324 V Showing Boomerang
52567__________11.426 V Showing UK Adult Channel Box Office
1837___________12.226 H Showing Sky Mix (Thanks Ian Cleverly)
1840___________12.226 H As above. (Now unavailable, if you haven’t stored it already)
7521___________12.422 H Showing “William Road” Bars & Tone
3310___________10.729 V Showing Big Brother feed. (Unavailable, if not stored already)
3020___________12.422 H Showing “William Road” Bars & Tone (Unavailable, if not stored already)
52108__________11.264 H SR 22.000 FEC 2/3 Blocked / Encrypted (Thanks Sky Fan)
9339___________11.508 H Blocked / Encrypted.
8389___________10.729 V SR 22.000 FEC 5/6 Showing E4
8325___________10.729 V SR 22.000 FEC 5/6 No Signal present (Thanks Ian Cleverly)
8330___________10.729 V SR 22.000 FEC 5/6 No Signal present (Thanks Ian Cleverly)
8335___________10.729 V SR 22.000 FEC 5/6 No Signal present (Thanks Ian Cleverly)
50686__________11.585 H No Signal present.
1430___________12.304 H No Signal present
1871___________12.226 H No signal present.
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Bits of Radio newsOfcom is looking to make three new blocks of spectrum in Band III (174-230 MHz) available for new local DAB multiplexes. This would ensure every region in the UK had at least one digital multiplex. Ofcom was now consulting on a further one, "or even two" national multiplexes, "and digesting, carefully, the responses they have received" before reaching a decision this summer. More space for innovation and convergence will be available in the L-Band spectrum (1452-1492 MHz): 16 blocks of DAB compatible spectrum, which they plan to release next year. (From dtg.org)
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“Coming Soon”…...
July
SET Max “to launch in days”
Aastha TV
The Foreign channels reshuffle on 25 July Here.
August
Mashriq TV(From; media24/7) {Launches on the 14th }
Baby tv (Thanks OTIS)
September
Apna Bazaar, (Teleshopping) Launches-Sept 19th (Media 24/7)
Read about Propeller TV{Thanks Skyisthebest}
Faze TV
Home2, (a brand-based shopping channel)
Sunrise TV a sister channel for the Radio Service
October
Black Star Radio on-air date October 1st
More4 on-air date October 10th
Fight+ launches simultaneously in the UK and Scandinavia (Thanks, 2fabiola)
Treasures TV will broadcast from 9am to midnight (Thanks Analoguesat)
Technology TV (Thanks OTIS)
Autumn
Sky EPG complete overhaul
and for 2006 !
Three new Virgin Radio satellite licences - all with air dates of January 1st 2006.
Three channels From Sahara TV
Sahara One,
Sahara Samay, (news channel)
and Sahara Filmi, a forthcoming movies service.(from; media247.co.uk)
Some other new channels, with no dates yet.(Latest additions at the top)
Trace TV General Entertainment (From Analoguesat)
Unlimited TV (owned by Audi!) General Entertainment (From Analoguesat)
Downunder TV Aussie Gold? General Entertainment (From Analoguesat)
Rapture (2nd relaunch on 205?)
That TV
World Cinema Channel from Chart Show TV (From Sky is the best)
ABC1 (T.B.C.)
H2o TV is to launch this summer
Bridges TV
ESPN Classic Sport (From Digital Spy)
Fashion Music TV. (Thanks, 2fabiola)
Alif Digital, Content: General Entertainment
DM TV Shop / DM Films, Content: Films Company: Lollywood Digital Television Limited
Home Shopping TV From One tv
ITV 4
LTV1 (Londonderry)
You TV2
Teleport Preview Channel (Telewest Barker Channel)
selldirect.tv
Check 1:2 (Music from Setanta Scotland)
QTV (From ARY Digital UK)
horseandcountry.tv
Sky Three (From Sky)
Venus TV (Asian culture, General Entertainment)The only info I can Find
speed auction tv / Screenshop (From sit-up.tv)
Legal TV
The Pet Channel
Raj TV
TVOD Launches in Q4 this year
(Thanks to Analoguesat, Otis & matwood for the above)
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Newsie Bits
Newsie Bits
1. SES ASTRA, announced that the BBC has contracted a further transponder on the ASTRA 2A satellite at 28.2o E. The BBC, will use the additional capacity to reconfigure the satellite delivery of its portfolio of TV, radio and interactive services.(From Astra, Betzdorf, July 11TH) Also OTIS reports:- Astra Announces Transponder Deal With Globecast. More Here
2. ITV has set a launch date for its planned male-oriented channel, ITV4. It will hit screens on November 1. It is expected to replace Granada Men & Motors on cable and satellite services and will also air on Freeview. (From:- MediaGuardian)
3. ITV has scrapped plans to link up with Nickelodeon for a new kids channel. Instead it is set to launch its own See here A Subscription will be required.(thanks Otis)
4. Hallmark is set to launch a second UK channel early next year (according to Broadcast magazine)
5. The only new information on the proposed Sky One Spin-off Channel is that A license from Ofcom for Sky Three has been obtained.
6. Sky have taken full control of Artsworld and plan to make it available to its subscribers for no extra charge. The channel, which offers a wide range of performances and documentaries on the visual arts, film, opera, and literature, had previously been restricted to viewers prepared to pay an extra £6 a month but from September, the majority of Sky's 7.7 million subscribers will be able to watch Artsworld Furthermore, Ofcom has granted a broadcast licence to Sky for a high-definition version of Artsworld
7. GlobeCast announced the addition of a new transponder to its capacity on the Eurobird satellite Joining the company’s three other digital DTH platforms on Eurobird, the new capacity will enable more broadcasters to launch channels in the Sky Digital line-up. (From Wotsat)
8. BT is reportedly aiming to launch its internet protocol television (IPTV) service after a full-scale trial next March, with set-top boxes retailing at £70. Advanced-television.com said Andrew Burke, CEO of BT Entertainment, had said the service would include all the Freeview channels plus a 14-day forward and seven-day back electronic programme guide (EPG), along with a video-on-demand service and personal video recorder (PVR).(From DTG.org)
9. A new Irish channel, Channel 6 is due to launch in the autumn and seems most likely to be broadcast on Sky Digital with conditional access restricting it to the Republic of Ireland and possibly N.I The Channel 6 website has only a placeholder for now. ( Thanks Slane) Also I found this on Media Network: City Channel, a new television channel, today signed a contract with the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI), clearing the path for its launch in September. The service will provide information and entertainment specifically of interest to the Dublin area, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The service will be carried on the NTL digital platform in Dublin and will form part of NTL's digital standard television subscription package. Broadcasting to 100,000 homes initially, this will give City Channel a potential audience of 400,000 individuals. (Source: Ireland On-Line)
10. NBC Universal are mulling the launch of a second digital channel in the UK. Earlier this year there had been speculation that the company, which operates the Sci-Fi channel, was planning a UK debut for its international crime network 13th Street. More Here
11. It has been confirmed that Reality TV owner Zone Vision has acquired financially-troubled specialist channel The Horror Channel, More Here (Thanks Chris E )
12. Solent TV is to become the very first UK local community TV station to launch on Sky digital. The new developments were announced at a major Community Media event in the company of government representatives and key players in digital broadcasting. (From Media Blogspot)
13. Sit-up TV is launching a third shopping channel on Sky Digital and ntl.Speed Auction TV will stage auctions lasting for a maximum of four minutes, which the broadcaster hopes will attract a younger audience than sister channels bid TV and price-drop TV. From:- www.dtg.org.uk
14. India's broadcasting corporation Chief Executive Officer said, India's public broadcaster Doordarshan is planning a TV channel for people of Indian descent living in Britain.
15. Qatar-based satellite TV broadcaster Al-Jazeera has formally announced the senior management team that will launch its English-language news channel in the first quarter of 2006. Riz Khan, a former CNN International and BBC World Service TV anchor, has joined the Al Jazeera International channel and will host a talk show. ( From:- Digital Spy & medianetwork.blogspot.)
16. Channel East is set to relaunch and make a return to Sky Digital.
17. News channel Aaj Tak plans to launch soon.
18. Musicians Channel (475) is in liquidation. (Thanks Chris E)
19. The Czech and Slovak packets on Eurobird 1 are leaving 28.E on 31st Jan '06 and switching to Astra 3A at 23.E (Thanks Analoguesat) Rumours are, that Sky want to use these frequencies?!!
20. Ofcom's proposed analogue switch off timetable has BorderTV, Westcountry and HTV Wales regions completing switchover to digital in 2008, with all other regions completing the transition by the end of 2012.
21. The analogue Switch off is getting nearer, a full transcript of the Westminster Debate is available Here:- http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/cm050315/halltext/50315h03.htm#50315h03_head0
HiDef TV – HDTV SECTION
Sky has appointed Thomson as the initial manufacturer of the set-top box for its forthcoming High Definition Television service and confirmed that it is on track to launch in 2006. Sky's Chief Operating Officer, has said that Sky's HDTV box would feature a similar Personal Video Recorder capability to the existing Sky+ box., saying that offering PVR capability as a standard in the HDTV arena will ensure that Sky+'s 6,000,000 subscribers would continue to enjoy control and flexibility in association with the highest-quality programming. Sky’s HD Website (From :- Advanced Television .com)
Sony has revealed that their 2004 range of "HD Capable" large screen LCD and plasma TV displays - which feature analogue component inputs instead of the "HD Ready" HDMI/HDCP inputs - will be able to be used with Sky's high definition television service when it launches.: Press release
The EBU Technical Committee has recommended that Emission standards for HDTV should be based on progressive scanning: 720p/50 is currently the optimum solution, but 1080p/50 is an attractive option for the longer term. Although there are strong technical arguments in favour of progressive scanning for emission, the EBU Technical Committee recognises that some broadcasters might wish to broadcast 1080-I programme material. As consumer electronics equipment (e.g. set-top boxes and displays) will accept both 720p and 1080-I formats, broadcasters will be able to select either of these formats * even on a programme-by-programme basis. Taking into account that production and emission standards do not need to be identical, further EBU studies on Production standards for HDTV in Europe are in progress. This work is not intended to result in a recommendation for a single standard for HDTV production. ( From TeleSatellite)
As per the above the ASTRA HDTV Press releases are here
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Cable companies NTL and Telewest will tie the knot in a $12bn merger to create a pay-TV company big enough to take on Britain's dominant pay-TV operator Sky, (according to The Independent on Sunday.)
NTL will make a cash and shares offer for Telewest towards the end of this month, in what will be effectively a takeover, finally giving Telewest shareholders a return on their investment. The Independent on Sunday said it was "extremely unlikely" that the merger announcement would be delayed any further, and was expected towards the end of July. More Here
Sony and Disney-backed UK video-on-demand service FilmFlex has inked a deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution (WBITD) covering new release films and library classics. Films covered by the deal include Ocean’s Twelve, Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azkaban, as well as librart titles like Analyze This, Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and The Postman Always Rings Twice. Warner Bros adds to previous content deals signed by FilmFlex with CBS Paramount, MGM-UA, DreamWorks and other independent Hollywood studios. FilmFlex is available to 250k subscribers to NTL and Telewest digi-cable services in Wales, Scotland and the North of England. “The depth and breadth of films on offer is one of the key features that attract users to VoD,” commented Andy Birchall, chairman FilmFlex. "As FilmFlex continues to roll out across the UK in 2005, it is part of our strategy to ensure we are providing an unbeatable selection of films for viewers.” From:- © C21 Media 2005
Telewest has launched a trial broadband television service on its Blueyonder web site, offering four free-to-view channels.
Content for the channels comes from Telewest's programming arm Flextech, as well as The Horror Channel and High.tv. The service has been developed using technology from broadband television specialist Narrowstep. (From:- dtg.org.uk)
Cable operator Telewest has announced agreements with BBC Worldwide, Discovery Networks Europe and National Geographic Channel Europe to supply programming for its video-on-demand (VOD) service. (From:- dtg.org.uk)
Other Stuff
A full line-up of Sky’s EPG can be found Here
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The 2005 Version of the European Satellite Locator is now available
by visiting this site(Thanks:- Ian Cleverly)
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I’d like to give my thanks to everyone, who contributes regularly to this thread,
making what I do much easier.
In no particular order, here are the credits;
Analoguesat, Otis, DigiMan, Skyisthebest, Sky Fan, James Vertigan, swine1, Paddy C, Clacton Crew, lynam, simax astra19E, Anthony Haines, Classics TV, Ian Cleverly, bendolino, Craigsteele2001, 2fabiola, Lunar, TV Duniya, matwood ,..
Some sites of interest
The Dish
Everything analogue
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A full line-up of Sky’s EPG can be found Here
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The 2005 Version of the European Satellite Locator is now available
by visiting this site(Thanks:- Ian Cleverly)
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I’d like to give my thanks to everyone, who contributes regularly to this thread,
making what I do much easier.
In no particular order, here are the credits;
Analoguesat, Otis, DigiMan, Skyisthebest, Sky Fan, James Vertigan, swine1, Paddy C, Clacton Crew, lynam, simax astra19E, Anthony Haines, Classics TV, Ian Cleverly, bendolino, Craigsteele2001, 2fabiola, Lunar, TV Duniya, matwood ,..
Some sites of interest
The Dish
Everything analogue
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Aastha TV now showing an Indian shopping channel !
Shop 24 Seven
www.rapturetv.net
You would have to say they are drinking in the Last Chance Saloon. If they dont make a go of it this time they may as well shut up shop for good.
I think it is Choices UK tv
Could be!
I heard somewhere that Speed Auctions TV was launching before the end of July. Maybe its not....
The EPG hasnt been updated yet to read 'TV Megastore' and is still displaying 'Myphone.tv' on EPG number 658. The EPG info also needs updating.
Here is the channels website:
www.tvmegastore.com
More infomercials!!
http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2005/07/atn_bangla_to_r.php
It's the text n tits segment, maybe they have flogged off some airtime to help pay the bills or else Live! TV have bought them out.
A good pointer will be to see if the Musicians channel limited hours show up Tue afternonn. Can someone check pls if they get chance as I won't be at home.
Cheers.
If Live! TV have bought the Musicians Channel i can imagine that the channels name will change and it will move to the Entertainment section of the EPG.
Quote: Coming soon, Performance Horror and Performance SciTech., More on this on Thursday.
Two new channels? I cant wait til Thursday! Tell me more!
http://www.sptimesrussia.com/archive/times/1076/top/t_15950.htm
In the article, they don't say what satellite it will be on. They might put it on Hotbird because of its huge coverage as well as putting it on Astra 28° because that's where most English speakers are in Europe.
ITV have had their knuckles rapped for the last minute ad break in the San Marino F1 Grand Prix:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds22709.html
This explains why My Phone TV was replaced by TV Megastore yesterday.
Don't know when the demolition teams are to move in though:D
ITV Deserve all the criticism they get over that one.
I mean who are they serving, themselves or the public???
Do you know any more about these channels? Thursday is too long to wait!
Hot off the presses from Ofcom - heres the latest batch of sat licences issued.:
Life Two
Content: General Entertainment
Company: Life Two Broadcasting Limited
AlHiwar - (may just be for Hotbird)
Content: General Entertainment
Company: Sage Media Limited
Awareness TV
Content: General Entertainment
Company: Awareness TV Limited
Cinemundi World Cinema Channel
Content: Films
Company: World Cinema Channel Limited
Discovery Home and Health Babies (YUK - they will dribble all over the cameras!)
Content: Lifestyle
Company: Discovery Communications Europe
MTV (Ireland)
Content: General Entertainment, Music
Company: MTV Networks Europe
Heh heh
ITV are there to serve the advertisers of course. Sod the muppets watching.