Latest news from 28E / Channels coming to Sky 2008

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Brit Hits replaced RED at 0900. Initially launched onto 180 they will be moved to the music section later on today.

 

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EPG changes:

180 - RED/Brit Music left
180 - ITV4 +1 launched
515 - Press TV launched
631 - Disney Cinemagic HD launched
749 - Sky Box Office closed (sacrificed for the Disney Cinemagic HD Channel)
0182 - Mojo Radio closed

 

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Two new HD channels are reported to be testing

MTVHD

SciFi HD

 

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Just4us.tv are testing on 112222H 27500 2/3 tagged as 52015. Currently using the video feed from Celebrity Shop

 

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OBE reappeared yesterday - its now on epg 206.

Investigation Discovery will launch onto epg 551 in mid January. Presumably Disco Knowledge +1 is being sacrificed to get the new channel on air.

 

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MTVN HD & SciFi HD launch on December 15th

 

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Aap TV is expected to relaunch onto 803 tomorrow

 

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Todays epg changes:

385 - Brit Hits launched
803 - Aap TV relaunched

 

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Zee Radio will launch onto Sky in January

 

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SES have powered up 11067V 22000 5/6 on Astra 2C with some test signals. This gives folks with Sky boxes a rare chance to see a couple of channels from Luxembourg!!

The label AstraVision carries RTL Luxembourg in the evening and an AstraVision testcard during the day. Chamber TV is the Luxy Parliamentary channel

Neither of these will launch on the epg - they are just there for test purposes.

 

[Zorba]

And what a bloody strong signal we are getting here !
What a waste.

 

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NHK World has launched onto epg 516

Just4Us TV has been added to epg 961

 

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MTV HD launched onto 384 this morning. Thats probably the last addition for 2008 as the annual sky epg freeze is now in force

 

[BLUEPLATINUM]

MTV HD launched onto 384 this morning. Thats probably the last addition for 2008 as the annual sky epg freeze is now in force

I am watching it now and the picture quality is AWESOME!

 

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SportsXchange on epg 456 have closed - a victim of the finacial downturn. they are currently running an information page and all programming has ceased

 

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Zee Radio is epg testing on 11390V 27500 2/3. Audio tests are expected in the near future with an epg launch on Jan 12th

 

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Overseas Property on epg 274 has either closed or is having severe technical problems. They have spent over 24 hours transmitting a black screen

 

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SportsXchange on epg 456 have closed - a victim of the finacial downturn. they are currently running an information page and all programming has ceased

This is now transmitting a colour bar testcard

Overseas Property on epg 274 has either closed or is having severe technical problems. They have spent over 24 hours transmitting a black screen

Still on black level. Presumably they have also closed

And it looks like The Business Channel on epg 547 is the third closure since the epg freeze - they have dropped to black level as well.

 

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UKTV Documentaries / +1 will be rebranded as Eden / +1 on Jan 26th.

 

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2008 news thread closed. 2009 news can be found here

http://www.satellites.co.uk/satelli...test-news-28e-channels-coming-sky-2009-a.html