Latest news from 28E / Channels coming to Sky 2006

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Quiz TV are to close down. Live broadcasts will cease immediately.

 

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ITV Play is testing on 10714H. 10714H 22000 5/6 tagged as "10170"

 

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Star One and Star Gold could be on air in the next couple of months

Are they English language channels?

 

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Nope. They are both Indian entertainment channels - probably both in Hindi

 

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Gag TV are testing intermittently on 12559H 27500 2/3 tagged as "54052"

 

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Quiz TV been removed from epg 852

 

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Crime & Investigation Network will be on epg 531 from 10th July. Tests are expected this week.

 

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ITV Play will launch onto 856 early in July

 

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This mornings changes on the epg:

Movies 24 added to 329
Disney Channel +1 added to 614
Playhouse Disney moved 614-625

And renamed:

Reality TV --> Zone Reality
Reality TV +1 --> Zone Reality +1
Reality Extra --> Zone Reality X

HorrorChannel --> Zone Horror

 

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Shopping channel Look4Less has appeared from nowhere onto epg 680

 

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Setanta have nabbed the rights to the PGA Golf Tour away from Sky Sports. They are expected to launch Setanta Golf Channel on January 1st 2007.

Details:

http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,,1807243,00.html?gusrc=rss

(free regestration required)

 

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A whole rash of changes the last couple of days. In no particular order:

Jacpot TV (848) are to morph into The Bingo Channel in the near future

 

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LiveXXX TV were been removed from 943 a couple of days ago

 

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Interactive service Smile TV appear to be testing. They are using "53250" on 11343H. This test label has been hanging around for ages and was formerly showing YouPlay TV

 

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EPG changes:

146 - You TV is now Sumo TV
917 - TV Xtra is now Television X 4
941 - 18PlusXXX is now SportXXXGirls
942 - SportXXXHousewives is now SportXXXWives

 

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Channel provider Telecoms TV are reported to be shutting up shop over the summer.

Channel affected if they do close will include low budget services such as
Vegas 24/7
Jackpot TV
Friendly TV
Hollywood TV

 

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Todays launches:

Zone Thriller - onto 322
PriceBusters - onto 681
Look4Love 2 - onto 918

 

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FilmFour will relaunch as a free service across Freeview, cable and satellite on Sunday, July 23.

The move - up until now the channel has been available on a subscription basis - will coincide with an overhaul of its on-screen graphics, logo and a subtle name change to 'Film4'. Advertising will also feature for the first time.

 

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Film Four are testing fta on 12480V 27500 2/3 tagged as "12010"

 

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Crime and Investigation Network are full trade testing on 12304H 27500 2/3 tagged as "1448". (In Videoguard)