Latest news from 28E / Channels coming to Sky 2010

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STV HD is testing on 10936V 221000 5/6 mpeg 4 DVB-S tagged as 3855. EPG launch will be June 11th.

 

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A channel 5 placegolder channel launched onto epg 219 on May 27th. The channel is currently known as Channel TBC, although is probably just a holder for C5HD.

 

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Rural TV (epg 279) dropped off air around May 25th. Flooding at the channel HQ in the USA has been blamed, and they are due back mid June. At the moment they are transmitting a holding card..

 

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BBC 1 HD will launch in Autumn 2010.

BBC HD will continue as a second channel and will increase its transmission hours over the next few months

 

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Shopping TV (epg 683) have been on black level for a few days. Technical fault or channel closed??

 

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STV HD is testing on 10936V 221000 5/6 mpeg 4 DVB-S tagged as 3855. EPG launch will be June 11th.

June 11 has come and gone but no STV HD on EPG

 

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June 11 has come and gone but no STV HD on EPG

Ah well its only Weegie TV. No real loss.

Apparently they launched onto the local cable networks & DTT correctly. They will turn up sooner or later.

 

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BBC 1 HD will launch in Autumn 2010.

Great ... horizontal TP please BBC !

 

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The Music Choice channels will close at the end of June - they couldnt agree commercial terms with Sky.

 

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Akash Radio (0168) will be rebranded as Amar Radio

 

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Blue Kiss TV returned to epg 951 on June 2nd

 

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The sale of the Virgin Media channels (Virgin 1 / Living etc) to Sky was finally agreed at the beginning of June. The sale doesn't include the Virgin 1 brand so they will be renamed at some point

 

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Rural TV was removed from 279 on June 2nd

Shopping TV was removed from 683 on June 4th

 

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Fobo Movies on 344 ceased transmissions around June 2nd and was removed on June 7th

 

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On June 9th Tease Me 2 was renamed ChatGirl TV2 on epg 948

 

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Radio channel Absolute 90's launched onto epg 0203 on June 11th. They are using the WRN Ignition service

 

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My Channel and Channel TBC swapped epg numbers on June 14th:

My Channel is now on 219
Channel TBC is now on 171

 

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NME Radio is to close off most digital platforms. It will continue as an online service.

 

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The Sky Real Lives channels will be axed later in the year.

This affects RL, RL+1, RL2 & RLHD

 

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Hallmark HD will launch on June 28th