Latest news from 28E / Channels coming to Sky 2005

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ITV 4 launched onto epg 120 a few minutes ago.

 

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Redemption TV will take over from Open Access 1 on 695 on November 12th, with a full launch on December 1st.

 

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NDTV 24-7 has started epg testing on 10921 H 22000 5/6 tagged as "5021"

Just a black screen with analogue style "sparklies" on there at the moment

 

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Rapture TV should get epg 288 when they launch on 14th November.

 

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Turner are to launch two new childrens channels.

Cartoon Network 2 and Boomerang +1

 

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Twentyfour-7 TV are planning to launch March 2006


http://www.twentyfour7.tv

 

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Its worth pointing out to anyone who hasnt found it, that I am keeping an upto date list of whats launching when on the Sky platform. The list has basic info on several dozen services believed to have reasonably advanced launch plans.

http://www.satellites.co.uk/php-bin/forum/showthread.php?t=45047

 

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Channel five want their digital spinoff service five.2 on air by the end of the year.

 

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Hallmark are expecting to get their second service provisionally called Hallmark 2 on air by April 2006.

 

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Channel five want their digital spinoff service five.2 on air by the end of the year.

Wonder whether it'll be FTA, FTV encrypted or $ly subs encrypted?

 

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Wonder whether it'll be FTA, FTV encrypted or $ly subs encrypted?

No idea. You will know as soon as I do! However, the test I believe will morph into five.2 is def not fta......

 

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Propeller TV have started epg testing. They are funded by the regional development agency Yorkshire Forward, and will showcase Yorkshire.

11307H 27500 2/3 tagged as 52250, although its only active for around 6 hours a day in the evening

 

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Playboy One launched onto epg 287

 

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Rapture TV launched onto 288 earlier this afternoon. This is its third incarnation, so lets hope it does a bit better this time around.

 

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Channel 4 are planning a new digital service to showcase their American series. No idea what the service name will be at the moment, so I will call it 4USA for the time being.

 

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A new Asian service is epg testing on 11222V 27500 2/3, tagged as "53156". Its probably Vectone Uni+ which is the latest offering from the Vectone stable.

Uni+ is a Lahore Pakistan based station.

edit to correct frequency

 

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Two Disney channels are likely to move into the basic pack, with Disney launching a new premium movies channel

From broadcastnow.co.uk

"BSkyB and Disney are close to striking a deal to move The Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney onto Sky's basic pack and launch a new premium channel, Disney Cinemagic. "

 

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Change of plan for Vectone The December 5th launch of Urdu service Uni+ has been delayed, with Punjabi service Vectone MH1 launching on Dec5th instead.

 

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Sports Nation has launched fta onto 435, with Action!241 renamed to Bonanza

 

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Turn On TV have appeared from nowhere and are epg testing on 11259V 27500 2/3 tagged as "52165".

Edit - info updated:
Launch date is Dec 5th according to the epg info, and the epg suggests its going to be a quiz channel.