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New Channels [NO DISCUSSION -NAME / FREQUENCY/ LCN / LAUNCH DATE ONLY]

mike65 · 2010-09-21 09:52:00

Movies4Men who have two exisiting "low grade" film channels are starting a third in October called Men and Movies its on Freesat only however. Also due in November is Electric Sofa which will be a suite of channels including film and general entertainment, this should be on all platforms.

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#212 05-02-2018 4:06pm
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givecredit wrote: »

Has that changed? It used to work with an Irish HD subscription. ITV 2HD, 3HD AND 4HD on other channels?

I do not have sky anymore so cannot check.

ITV2HD - 4 HD where always behind a paywall on Sky

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#213 05-02-2018 6:08pm
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Infoanon wrote: »

ITV2HD - 4 HD where always behind a paywall on Sky

But if you had an Irish HD sub you could tune them in until Oct 2015

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057426942&page=2

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#214 05-02-2018 6:37pm
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mackersdublin wrote: »

But if you had an Irish HD sub you could tune them in until Oct 2015

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057426942&page=2

ok - was not aware of that

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#215 05-02-2018 6:44pm
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FreeSports looks like it'll be going HD soon

http://www.a516digital.com/2018/01/freesports-teases-with-hd-tweet.html

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#216 06-02-2018 11:04am
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Not really a new channel but Sony has rebranded to Sony Crime on Sky 157! For me the highlight will be nightly showings of Person of Interest!

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#217 06-02-2018 6:25pm
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Sony Crime 2 (real life) is on Freesat 143, Sony Crime 1 (drama) is due next week, on Ch 163 presumably

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#218 06-02-2018 6:29pm
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Sony Crime
Sony Crime +1
Sony Crime 2

are all live FTA currently.

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#219 07-02-2018 9:38pm
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FreeSports is confirmed to go HD in the summer on Sky UK & via manually tuning on FTA Satellite.

https://twitter.com/FreeSportsUK/status/961277158583881728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftvforum.uk%2Ftvhome%2Fthe-sport-thread-41896%2Fpage-154

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#220 07-02-2018 9:47pm
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Looks like it's Sky only, and not Freesat or FTA.

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#221 07-02-2018 10:44pm
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JDxtra wrote: »

Looks like it's Sky only, and not Freesat or FTA.

Yes, I agree. looks like it'll be free-to-view to Sky subscribers, but not FTA. They wouldn't be the first channel to mean FTV when talking free.

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#222 08-02-2018 10:22am
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byte wrote: »

Yes, I agree. looks like it'll be free-to-view to Sky subscribers, but not FTA. They wouldn't be the first channel to mean FTV when talking free.

may be possible to tune in on other channels in HD

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#223 10-02-2018 7:25pm
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I have found some good news about FreeSports HD. HD version will be live on Freesat & SkyUK in May. Freesat & Sky here we come.

https://twitter.com/FreeSportsUK/status/962243403059814400

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#224 10-02-2018 7:28pm
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That's quite coup for Freesat, Sky will usually make an offer a channel dare not refuse to have HD exclusively.

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#225 10-02-2018 7:29pm
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Harry Palmr wrote: »

That's quite coup for Freesat, Sky will usually make an offer a channel dare not refuse to have HD exclusively.

In fairness there is very little sport on it worth watching.
It is also well down the epg.

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#226 10-02-2018 7:56pm
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Tigerandahalf wrote: »

In fairness there is very little sport on it worth watching.
It is also well down the epg.

It's where the 3 sport channels are - in the 200s. Maybe you don't get how freesat channels are grouped.

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#227 10-02-2018 8:22pm
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Harry Palmr wrote: »

It's where the 3 sport channels are - in the 200s. Maybe you don't get how freesat channels are grouped.

I do but I don't use the freesat remote. I use the saorview connect one to operate both boxes and it doesn't have a list button on it to show the different genres. I just page down 3 or 4 times and that is it.

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#228 10-02-2018 9:46pm
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Tigerandahalf wrote: »

I do but I don't use the freesat remote. I use the saorview connect one to operate both boxes and it doesn't have a list button on it to show the different genres. I just page down 3 or 4 times and that is it.

An obscure and irrelevant matter for 99.9℅ of freesats users!

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#229 11-02-2018 2:10pm
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Tigerandahalf wrote: »

In fairness there is very little sport on it worth watching.
It is also well down the epg.

Beg to differ, I don't have the luxury of being able to pay for sports channels and the content they show is quite good. Free NHL, soccer, basketball, rugby, etc. Going on HD can only help the channel and viewers like myself

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#230 11-02-2018 2:16pm
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12 years after viewing HD for the first time I think Sky milking the extra 15 euro or so off subscribers for their HD channels is now an absolute disgrace and needs to be standardized with the emergence of 4K.

Fair play to Freesports, Sky won't like a sports channel in HD on 28e for free that's for sure.

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#231 11-02-2018 2:36pm
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Schwanz wrote: »

12 years after viewing HD for the first time I think Sky milking the extra 15 euro or so off subscribers for their HD channels is now an absolute disgrace and needs to be standardized with the emergence of 4K.

Fair play to Freesports, Sky won't like a sports channel in HD on 28e for free that's for sure.

If you're waiting for Sky to drop the €15 for HD I think you'll be waiting. As you know Sky is a business and as a business they have to come up with ways to keep revenue coming in so dropping the €15 for HD doesn't make commercial sense. Sky subscribers in Ireland have been ripped off for years and as long as they are willing to pay above the odds for movies and sports they will continue to be.

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#232 11-02-2018 2:48pm
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Tigerandahalf wrote:

In fairness there is very little sport on it worth watching.
It is also well down the epg.

Father Hernandez wrote: »

Beg to differ, I don't have the luxury of being able to pay for sports channels and the content they show is quite good. Free NHL, soccer, basketball, rugby, etc. Going on HD can only help the channel and viewers like myself

+1

In addition it is high up in my guide ... but I have not bought into any proprietary EPG listing so can arrange channels to suit my viewing needs.

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#233 11-02-2018 2:56pm
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natashaob6 wrote: »

If you're waiting for Sky to drop the €15 for HD I think you'll be waiting. As you know Sky is a business and as a business they have to come up with ways to keep revenue coming in so dropping the €15 for HD doesn't make commercial sense. Sky subscribers in Ireland have been ripped off for years and as long as they are willing to pay above the odds for movies and sports they will continue to be.

I know Sky is a business.

It will be interesting to see what happens if Sky lose Premier League games for the 19-22 seasons. They won't be in any position to milk anymore

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#234 11-02-2018 9:56pm
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Schwanz wrote: »

I know Sky is a business.

It will be interesting to see what happens if Sky lose Premier League games for the 19-22 seasons. They won't be in any position to milk anymore

Sky will continue to pay way over the odds for the premier League games as the premier league is the model they build their sports channels around and as per usual they will pass the bill on to their subscribers. Unless BT Sport or even Amazon step in and out bid Sky for the main packages which could be a possibility Sky subscribers will continue to pay over the odds to see their favourite teams.

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#235 11-02-2018 10:26pm
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natashaob6 wrote: »

Sky will continue to pay way over the odds for the premier League games as the premier league is the model they build their sports channels around and as per usual they will pass the bill on to their subscribers. Unless BT Sport or even Amazon step in and out bid Sky for the main packages which could be a possibility Sky subscribers will continue to pay over the odds to see their favourite teams.

Aren't Youtube in the mix now? And the potential for Bein to expand? Sky will pay well over the odds next time if they are to keep this product

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#236 13-09-2018 1:00pm
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Old channel is back - Vintage TV which went from all platforms is on Sky/FTA.

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It's not showing on my EPGs FTA list as a result there are no recording parameters

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#237 13-09-2018 6:03pm
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Harry Palmr wrote: »

Old channel is back - Vintage TV which went from all platforms is on Sky/FTA.

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Is it on Freeview EPG?

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#238 13-09-2018 6:07pm
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Freesat, not freeview and no.

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#239 13-09-2018 6:07pm
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corm500 wrote: »

Is it on Freeview EPG?

No. It will re-launch soon on Sky

https://vintage.tv/how-to-watch/

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#240 13-09-2018 6:46pm
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It'll be terrible (like all Sony Channels) but Sony Movies is FTA as of now

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#241 13-09-2018 7:27pm
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UKTV Play is launching on freesat. It seems to be an on demand service with various boxsets, without subscription.

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