Latest news from 28E / Channels coming to Sky 2006

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Disney Cinemagic on 611
DC +1 on 612
Disney moved to 613

Disney & Playhouse Disney moved into family pack.

 

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Launched this morning:

True Movies 2 - onto 324
Vectone 2U - onto 821

 

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From epg info, what may be Greece Cyprus Direct TV has appeared on 11642V 27500 2/3 tagged as "50905".

This has now been identified as CyprusDirect TV.They plan to launch at the end of March, and are full trade testing.

Update - they will be on epg 679 from 27th march


edited to correct channel name.

 

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R-Music testing on 12523H 27500 2/3 tagged as "55010"

Now full testing, although without audio when I checked a few minutes ago!

 

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TTV2 are epg testing on 12129V 27500 2/3 tagged as "7370"

 

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Deal TV will launch onto 677 tomorrow.

 

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New shopping channel Deal TV have launched onto epg 677

 

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Sky Vegas Live 2 are testing on 12304H 27500 2/3 tagged as "1430"

The presenter was heard to say "here on Sky 846"

 

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DM Digital Gold are epg testing on 11343H 27500 2/3 tagged as "53290"

 

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The forthcoming BBC HD trial is to get its own epg number.

"The World Cup HD matches will be simulcast with BBC ONE. Some of the other BBC HD content will also be simulcasts with BBC ONE; however, some will be simulcast with BBC TWO and at other times the trial stream will be timeshifted or offer another chance to see programming that has been shown on another BBC channel already."

 

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This mornings epg changes:


Yes on 654 renamed to Price Crash

New:

Price Crash 2 on 678
Cyprus Direct on 679

 

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The Channel M test has changed labels. Its now "50900" on 11642V 27500 2/3

 

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The Channel M test has changed labels. Its now "50900" on 11642V 27500 2/3

Now full trade testing with proper programming.

 

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Hallmark have denied plans to launch Hallmark 2 in April or "anytime soon". This flies in the face of news last year saying they would be launching a second channel this year.....

 

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Something interesting on 11426H 22000 5/6.

AXN Satellite is now transmitting in English. (As its flagged encrypted you cannot see this one on a sky digibox....

Also on that tp is a new testcard flagged as "Quick Start TV"

 

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Quick Start TV has been renamed New Start TVon 11426H 22000 5/6

Ary Tv have confirmed The Musik should be launching in May. They will also be launching a new channel in the late Autumn (possibly October). This channel hasnt been identified yet, but will be an existeing Indian service.

 

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Ive been away on holiday, so its going to take me a few days to catch up. First item of news is that the Vectone operation appears to have gone bust. All services were removed from the epg on the 13th:

Vectone Urdu (786).
Vectone One (794).
Vectone Tamil (796).
Vectone Bangla (800).
Vectone Punjab (803).
Vectone Sinhala (811).
Vectone Two (812).
Vectone 2U (821).

 

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Star Bazaar seems to have been axed off 671. Reports suggest it went on the 12th.

 

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It is reported the South African channel NSAT will not be returning. They went into liquidation last June.

 

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Information TV 2 was added to 182 on the 4th April.