Latest news from 28E / Channels coming to Sky 2005

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BBC Local News is now active behind the red button on BBC West Midlands. (on 949 if you are outside the BBCWM area)

 

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Southampton FC radio station The Saint has quit 899 (Meridian South region only) due to the cost of the satellite carriage. It continues on DAB, 107.8 FM & on the internet.

 

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Propeller TV now full testing with audio & video 11307H 275002/3 tagged as "52250"

 

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Propeller TV launched onto 289.

 

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Vectone MH1 launched onto 832, (although it seems to be showing Veccy Punjab off 823 at the moment.)

 

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Turn on TV launched onto 290 today.

 

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five.2 and five.3 are expected to launch early in 2006.

Bridges TV is delayed until summer 2006

Performace Mainstream is expected summer 2006. It will be a rock/jazz service.

 

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Sound TV is reported to have financial problems & has dropped into receivership.

 

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Vectone Sinhala has encrypted.

 

['owmuchizzit']

eeZee TV on epg 659 will be pulled off air in the next few days. It only launched in March, but has been suffering from poor sales. Presenters & staff have been told to clear their belongings from the building. Its not currently known if JML will return to 659

Edit 27/11/2005:

Eezee TV are now denying the stories of closure:

http://www.media247.co.uk/skydigital/newsarchive/2005/11/eezee_tv_deny_c.php

We will see - theres rarely smoke without fire

It was a shame to see eeZee go!

Also Downtown superstore tv closed on sunday and as gone back to simply shopping!

Merry christmas to you all
Owmuchizzit

 

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ITV News Channel will close down at the end of January

 

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Venus TV have taken over the struggling ATN Global operation. VTV are expected to appear in the near future

 

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Venus TV have started on 827, with a massive DOG in the top right of the picture! The epg still says ATN Global.

 

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ITV News Channel to close this Friday - a month earlier than originally announced.

 

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Sky Movies 10 will be launching at the beginning of February

Source - http://www.skyprogrammeinformation.co.uk/download/FEBSM10.htm carries listings from Feb 1st

 

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ITV News Channel on epg 525 ceased operations at 6pm last night.

 

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All very quiet on the testing front at the moment (to be expected I guess).

Just about the only service on test is five.2 which continues to be on test on 12304H 27500 2/3 tagged as "9343"


This thread terminated as this was the last post in 2005

2006 news here:

http://www.satellites.co.uk/php-bin/forum/showthread.php?t=57088