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Voom Network HDTV channels coming to Sky??

Two new licences on the Ofcom list are for Voom Network channels Rush HD and Ultra HD

 

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Radio station Apni Awaz will be launching onto 0193 on Monday. Will Colourful Radio be joining them next door on 0194???

 

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New adult channels Private & Private 2 are epg testing on 11307V 27500 2/3 tagged as "53371" & "53372"

 

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Hindi news service Aaj Tak are hoping to launch by the end of the year.

 

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Adult channel Trade TV appeared from nowhere this morning on 951

 

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VIP Radio will launch onto 0196 on 5th June. Apni Awaz is known to be getting 0193 on Monday, so we have Colourful Radio and RTI Radio likely to get 0194 and 0195 on either of the next 2 Mondays

 

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DM Islam Channel will be launching on July 17th.

 

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Radio service Apni Awaz has launched onto 0193

 

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VIP Radio have confirmed their launch will be channel 0196 on June 5th

 

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Looks like Indian services Star One and Star Gold are coming to Sky. Licences for both have appeared on the weekly Ofcom Licencee update.

 

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Ministry of Sound Radio are epg testing on 11389V 27500 2/3 tagged as "53569"

 

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Star Bazarre have returned to epg 671

 

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Apple FM have been removed from 0163 this afternoon. They are still active off the epg on 11623H 27500 2/3

 

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An update to the Apple FM story. It now turns out they are closing down

UK commercial broadcaster Apple FM closes down
The UK commercial broadcaster Apple FM is closing down today after two and a half years on the air. An E-mail from the station says that "The decision has been taken by Apple FM's management that in the current financial climate it would be unwise for us to continue." Apple FM has been broadcasting nationally on Sky Digital, and locally to the area around Exeter in Devon.


source - Media Network Weblog

 

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Ministry of Sound Radio will launch onto 0198 at 1000 on June 16th.

 

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Advert free music channel Bubble Hits will launch on August 14th.

Bubble Hits, will generate all its revenue from sponsorship and other services, including texting for "prizes you can't buy" competitions.

The channel will also launch a dedicated text service built on a database of viewers and their musical tastes.

Bubble Hits is aimed at 16- to 24-year-olds and will mainly air music videos 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Around 10 daily feature "breaks" will be pre-recorded inserts hosted by former EastEnders actor Chris Parker, who played Spencer Moon in the soap, and an as- yet-unannounced Irish female presenter.



SDO

 

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Colourful Radio will launch on Tuesday 30th May. I hope they have their audio sorted out by then - its terrible atm

 

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BSkyB, A&E Television Networks (AETN) and The History Channel have announced plans today to launch a crime channel in the UK and Ireland.

Crime & Investigation Network is expected to launch in 3rd quarter of 2006 and will be carried on Sky digital in the UK and Ireland.

The History Channel, a joint venture of AETN and BSkyB, will program, manage and operate the channel in the U.K.


Full story:


http://media247.co.uk/skydigital/newsarchive/2006/05/bskyb_announce_4.php

 

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ITV1 Grampian was killed off this morning - They have been rebranded to STV by their parent company Scottish Media Group.

Their epg entry is reported to have been changed to STV before 8am..

 

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Colourful Radio launched onto 0194 this morning