Latest news from 28E / Channels coming to Sky 2009

[Analoguesat]

Club Paradisio is epg testing on 11307V 27500 2/3.

Its going to be another slapper on a sofa channel.

Testing tagged as 53330

 

[Analoguesat]

Two unexpected epg launches today:

433 - MSK
437 - MSK Extra

Bpoth are probably holding channels as the epg suggests they are on for a couple of hours in the late evening

 

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Discoveries new channel Quest is expected to launch onto epg 167 on October 1st.

No news on if its going to be fta or scrambled, but Id guess scrambled.

 

[Zorba]

Two unexpected epg launches today:

433 - MSK
437 - MSK Extra

Bpoth are probably holding channels as the epg suggests they are on for a couple of hours in the late evening

Obviously a sports channel but do you know what MSK stands for ?

 

[Analoguesat]

No - havent worked it out yet, and cant find anything similar on the Ofcom channel list.

 

[davemurgtroyd]

No - havent worked it out yet, and cant find anything similar on the Ofcom channel list.

This site has appeared
_http://www.msk.ie/ - under construction.

 

[Analoguesat]

MSK seems to be something to do with the wreckage of the Setanta operation. Cant imagine why they would need 2 channels though - Setanta lost almost all their transmission rights when they went bust.......

 

[Analoguesat]

This is from a scrolling message on the Information TV website:

From Oct 1st, Info TV 2 (Sky Ch 167) will be broadcasting QUEST, a new TV Action/Entertainment channel. Info TV 2 will resume broadcasts at a new Sky Channel # (TBA) in November.

 

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Look s like Skincity on epg 935 closes down on Thursday 1st October at 5.30am. The ..programmes no longer available message appears in the listings from this time.

 

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Club Paradisio will launch onto epg 966 on October 1st.

 

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Sky Movies Indie HD launches onto epg 345 on October 1st

 

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The launch of Quest onto Sky seems to have been postponed

 

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Epg slot 826 has finally been renamed Iqra TV. They bought the slot off Channel S months ago. Iqra originally launched way back in April!

 

[Analoguesat]

News on the Zone / CBS tie up:

Zone Reality / +1 become CBS Reality / +1
Zone Romantica becomes CBS Drama
Zone Thriller becomes CBS Action

Zone Horror stays as it is for now.

The +1's may be used to launch further genre channels in the future

The changes take place on November 16th

 

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Despite the confusion Quest has launched this morning & has replaced Info TV 2 on epg 167

 

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Despite the confusion Quest has launched this morning & has replaced Info TV 2 on epg 167

Quest went encrypted about 1000 this morning

 

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Recently launched Quizchannel on epg 870 seems to have gone - its now carrying a short loop of Shopping TV

 

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Skincity has been removed from epg 935.

 

[Analoguesat]

Cupid TV (epg 879) closed down this morning. Apparently they have turned into an ineractive service.

 

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According to AGB Nielsen audience research Quest +1 starts on November 2nd