Latest news from 28E / Channels coming to Sky 2006

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Nick Junior 2 are full trade testing and must be very close to a full launch.

11343H 27500 2/3 tagged as "53285"

 

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This mornings launches:

Cartoon Network Too - onto 622
Nick Junior 2 - onto 623

 

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CITV was reported as full testing this afternoon on 10.758 V 22000 5/6 tagged as "1034"

 

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UKTV Drama +1 will launch onto epg 134 on May 2nd.

 

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Smile TV has been seen testing on DTT. It is expected to join Sky in the near future, although theres a good chance a new test on 11681V 27500 2/3 tagged as "51147" is this channel. It will be run by Square1communications and appears to be yet another quiz channel, as well as carrying Psychic crap.....

:-flame :-laz :-boom :-snipe

 

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CITV will be on epg 624 when it launches on may 8th.

 

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BBC HDTV test reported on Astra 2D 10874V using H.264

I cant check this one as I dont have any HDTV kit......

 

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Thailand based Strum TV are gearing up for a launch. They will be taregtting Bagladeshi youth culture and music. The first part of their launch coverage takes in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand and the USA. Then they plan to expand into India, Sri Lanka, UAE and the UK.

 

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Boomerang played a bit of history tonight.

At the start of Dangermouse, they played out the old Thames programme intro!!

Cor - I havent seen the Thames intro on the telly for years! More of the old classic intros at the beginning of old series please. (ATV, Thames, Central, Yorkshire TV, etc)

 

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This mornings launches:

UKTV Drama +1 - onto 134
TCM2 - onto 320
ARY The Musik - onto 823

 

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DM Digital (817) are carrying a scrolling message saying they will be launching DM Islam TV in July

 

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The America Channel will soon be transmitting fta off Eurobird 1. It is a new channel dedicated to exploring America, its communities and people

 

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A placemarker for Voice of Africa Radio has appeared on 12402V 27500 2/3 tagged as 9562

 

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Channel Punjab to launch September 4th 2006.

 

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ARY's new channel is confirmed to be ARY Zoom. Launch is planned for end of September / beginning of October 2006.

 

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DM Digital are looking to launch a 4th channel. DM Music will be looking to launch around December 2006

 

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Voice of Africa Radio will launch onto epg 0192 on May 15th

epg 0191 still to be announced.

 

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Radio Apni Awaz reported launching on May 22nd.

 

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Jazz FM has been removed from epg 0167, but is still broadcasting on 12363V 27500 2/3

 

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The end of September will see a fifth Islamic channel launching. Noor TV are planning to launch around the beginning of the Ramadam festival (23/24th September this year)