Latest news from 28E / Channels coming to Sky 2007

[Gitfinger]

Luxe TV UK are epg testing on 12642H 27500 2/3 tagged as 54205. A HD TV version is also expected to launch in the near future.

HD version is up. Same TP details as the SD version, and tagged as 54206 - the first full-time HD channel on Eurobird 1.

HD version is currently (18:07 GMT 20/11) running with video but with audio on Dolby Digital stream only.

 

[sakiblateef]

Aapna Channel has been removed from 817

Still broadcasting at the moment.

 

[Analoguesat]

Still broadcasting at the moment.

They came back this morning - they had been having technical problems with their uplink according to reports.

 

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Discovery will launch DMax in January

 

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NME TV has replaced Minx on 377

 

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Setanta Sports News is testing ftv on 12560H 27500 2/3 tagged as 54005. Epg launch is November 29th.

 

[Analoguesat]

Luxe TV SD is testing fta on 12642H 275002/33 tagged as 54205. No idea what the HD version is doing.

 

[Gitfinger]

Luxe TV SD is testing fta on 12642H 275002/33 tagged as 54205. No idea what the HD version is doing.

HD version has been showing scheduled programming for a while. Picture quality is reasonable. Linowsat is showing a data rate for the HD version averaging at 5,752kb/s, with a very narrow variance, compared to BBC HD's 16,376kb/s

Since my post on the 21st, audio is now being presented on both the DD and stereo streams rather than just the DD stream.

 

[Analoguesat]

Ident fans should have a look at the Southern Africa Direct test (11343V - "55213"). They are currently just looping their idents and promos round in preparation to their epg launch tomorrow

 

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FX +1 are full trade testing.

11505H
2750 2/3

tagged as "9358"

Scrambled in NDS

 

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SA Direct have launched onto epg 283

 

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Setanta Sports News has launched onto epg 435

 

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OBE +1 has launched onto 204

 

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It looks like Channel 4 HD will launch on December 10th.

 

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Luxe TV has launched onto 284 with Luxe TV HD on 286

 

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Zee Cinema is fta until December 16th.

 

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MKTV (Milton Keynes TV) returned to epg 192 yesterday after a 2 month gap.. I assume is just so the epg slot can be flogged off to another company desperate to get on air now the epg list has been closed

 

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Voom Hd are gearing up for the launch of 2 HDTV channels in the UK. The channels are likely to be

Rush HD (action sports)
Ultra HD (fashion beauty & style)

 

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Channel 4 HD are reported to be testing:

11796H
29500
3/4

tagged as "3875"
They are expected to launch on the epg on Dec 10th.

Not having any HD capable kit I cant check this one.

 

[Analoguesat]

Red Hot reenamed all its channels again this morning:

919 red hot amateur (was red hot gold)
920 red hot 40+ (was red hot reality)
921 red hot just girls - later renamed again to red hot just 18 (was red hot r)
922 red hot dd (was red hot 40+)
923 red hot fetish (was red hot amateur)
924 red hot girl girl (was red hot wives)
925 red hot raw (was red hot raw)
926 red hot viewers (was red hot all girl)