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<blockquote data-quote="Satdude" data-source="post: 105746" data-attributes="member: 175600"><p><strong><em><span style="font-size: 12px">Satellite news 24.04.05</span></em></strong></p><p></p><p>News</p><p></p><p>Sci Fi UK commissions new Star Trek show</p><p></p><p>Sci Fi UK has commissioned its first original series in two years, celebrating the unsung heroes behind Star Wars movies. The series, called Star Wars: Unsung Heroes Edition, will tell the personal tales of 10 people involved in one of the most famous film franchises. The show has also been sold to the 13th Street TV channel in France and Spain, Studio Universal in Italy and Sci Fi in Germany. Patrick Vien, president of NBC Universal Global Networks, said: "The success of the Star Wars: Unsung Heroes Edition programming and its resulting European licensing deals reflects the uniqueness and quirkiness of the interviews, the universal appeal of the subject matter, and intelligent cross channel collaboration."</p><p></p><p>New Scandinavian sports channel to launch</p><p></p><p>Viasat is set to launch a new 24-hour sports channel in Scandinavia that will show live coverage plus daily acquired and self-produced programmes. Viasat Sport 24 will be available to subscribers of Viasat's satellite DTH Gold package in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Viasat said the channel will broadcast up to 3,000 hours of live sport a year. The new channel will also broadcast up to four events simultaneously, using several windows on one screen and will also carry on-screen tickers with the latest sports news, results, scores and betting odds. Viasat's sports rights include the Ice Hockey World Championship, the UEFA champions league, the European and US PGA golf tours and the FA Cup. Its other sports channels include premium channel Viasat Sport 1, soccer-targeted Viasat Sport 2 and Viasat Sport 3, which focuses on boxing, martial arts and motor sports. </p><p></p><p>New film channels launch this week</p><p></p><p>Sit-up TV's two new film channel will launch on Sky Digital this week. Matinee Movies will be on channel 336 and Bad Movies will be on channel 339. Matinee movies will broadcast classic movies between 9am - 9pm each day, while Bad Movies will be on air from 9pm to 9am and will be the world’s first movie channel dedicated to the very worst in film entertainment. </p><p></p><p>BBC Three starts multi-screen TV schedule</p><p></p><p>From Sunday (May 1), Sky Digital viewers will have greater choice over the way they watch BBC Three programmes. From 9pm, viewers will be prompted to press the red button to be offered the choice of three additional streams of programming complementary to BBC Three and categorised under Dramatic, Funny and Real. On a sample Sunday evening content available could range from Nighty Night and Bodies to Little Angels. Stuart Murphy, Controller of BBC Three, said: "The 'Best of Three' multi-screen trial is a bold and ground-breaking new application which offers viewers more control and greater access to the wide range of programmes on BBC Three. In the future we believe viewers will want to watch their favourite show when they want it and not wait until a scheduler decides to transmit it." Viewers will be encouraged to try out the service and the trial will last six months. </p><p></p><p>Fashion TV returns to Sky Digital line-up</p><p></p><p>Fashion TV has rejoined Sky Digital's line-up. The 24-hour channel that features the latest fashions and models from around the world accompanied by music can be found on channel 220. The channel is now part of the Sky Family Package and is no longer broadcast on a free-to-air basis. Sky Media has been appointed to handle all UK and Ireland advertising sales. </p><p></p><p>Men & Motors teaser starts on Freeview</p><p></p><p>A temporary teaser channel advertising the upcoming launch of ITV's Men & Motors channel on Freeview has appeared on channel number 38. The relaunched channel will contain entertainment based programmes and feature lifestyle shows that will appeal to young male viewers. The channel fully launches next Monday, May 2. </p><p></p><p>Life TV launches new time-shifted channel</p><p></p><p>Life TV has launched a new time-shifted channel on Sky Digital. Called Life TV +2, it broadcasts the programmes on Life TV two hours later. It is available 24 hours a day and can be found on Sky Digital number 161. </p><p></p><p>Radio Times to launch new TV based service</p><p></p><p>Eighty years after its launch in print, the BBC's TV listings magazine is poised to offer an electronic programme guide (EPG) in the UK. The Radio Times will provide listings content, previews and reviews to the subscription-free, seven-day EPG. Under the agreement the BBC Worldwide-owned Radio Times will sell all advertising on GUIDE Plus+ and will promote the service through its magazine and other media platforms. </p><p></p><p>Sky One goes wild with new animal docs</p><p></p><p>Sky One is to show a range of leading wildlife documentaries for the first time. It has bought a series from a New Zealand natural history production house about sharks, titled When the Shark Bites. Mixing shark footage with stories from survivors, it looks at the 'big three' in the shark world: the Bull, the Tiger and the Great White. The documentary will be aired on May 23 on Sky One. The station is also showing Last Chance to Save later this year, a 10-part series where celebrities will present the case for conserving various endangered species. </p><p></p><p>Challenge to start new late night casino slot</p><p></p><p>Flextech's games channel Challenge is launching a new late night casino entertainment programme slot called The Player, which includes a raft of new commissions and gambling movies. It comes amid an explosion in the number of interactive games services available to Sky Digital viewers. A dedicated poker channel launched earlier this year and several interactive gambling channels now exist. </p><p></p><p>BBC launches viewers' short films channel</p><p></p><p>The BBC is giving viewers an opportunity to broadcast their own short films via interactive TV. It is launching a new 24-hour red button service on Sky Digital called Your Stories which draws on content produced out of two other BBC projects, Video Nation and Digital Stories, designed to arm people with the necessary skills to make their own films. Rahul Chakkara, controller of BBCi, said: "The BBCi audience is maturing. They are looking for content that is social and highly involving, and available to them whenever they want. Your Stories is the beginning of our efforts to meet this need. We go beyond involvement through interaction and we involve our audiences by encouraging them to produce their own content." </p><p></p><p>Reports suggest ex-BBC boss could bid for ITV</p><p></p><p>ITV's shares on the London exchange have climbed in recent days as rumours in the press continued to ciculate that former BBC Director General Greg Dyke is planning to team up with private equity firm Apax to launch a takeover. City analysts suggested that a bid would have to come in at about £7 billion but would be difficult to justify, given concerns about advertising at the UK's biggest commercial broadcaster. Meanwhile, there is also speculation that former Five chief executive David Elstein's company Sparrowhawk could also be lining up a bid for the company. </p><p></p><p>Digital TV news in brief</p><p></p><p>Travel Channel 3 is expected to launch on Sky Digital this week... On Sky Digital, FX has moved from channel 289 to 270, while Sky Vegas Live has moved from 295 to 272... EuroNews has signed a carriage deal in Estonia, adding some 70,000 digital terrestrial homes to its list... Former BBC boss Greg Dyke has hit out at the corporation's plans to axe 3,780 jobs, claiming the move was unnecessary and has created a 'climate of fear'... Peter Salmon has resigned as the BBC's director of sport to become chief executive of independent production company the TV Corporation... </p><p></p><p>Regards Satdude.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Satdude, post: 105746, member: 175600"] [b][i][size=3]Satellite news 24.04.05[/size][/i][/b] News Sci Fi UK commissions new Star Trek show Sci Fi UK has commissioned its first original series in two years, celebrating the unsung heroes behind Star Wars movies. The series, called Star Wars: Unsung Heroes Edition, will tell the personal tales of 10 people involved in one of the most famous film franchises. The show has also been sold to the 13th Street TV channel in France and Spain, Studio Universal in Italy and Sci Fi in Germany. Patrick Vien, president of NBC Universal Global Networks, said: "The success of the Star Wars: Unsung Heroes Edition programming and its resulting European licensing deals reflects the uniqueness and quirkiness of the interviews, the universal appeal of the subject matter, and intelligent cross channel collaboration." New Scandinavian sports channel to launch Viasat is set to launch a new 24-hour sports channel in Scandinavia that will show live coverage plus daily acquired and self-produced programmes. Viasat Sport 24 will be available to subscribers of Viasat's satellite DTH Gold package in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Viasat said the channel will broadcast up to 3,000 hours of live sport a year. The new channel will also broadcast up to four events simultaneously, using several windows on one screen and will also carry on-screen tickers with the latest sports news, results, scores and betting odds. Viasat's sports rights include the Ice Hockey World Championship, the UEFA champions league, the European and US PGA golf tours and the FA Cup. Its other sports channels include premium channel Viasat Sport 1, soccer-targeted Viasat Sport 2 and Viasat Sport 3, which focuses on boxing, martial arts and motor sports. New film channels launch this week Sit-up TV's two new film channel will launch on Sky Digital this week. Matinee Movies will be on channel 336 and Bad Movies will be on channel 339. Matinee movies will broadcast classic movies between 9am - 9pm each day, while Bad Movies will be on air from 9pm to 9am and will be the world’s first movie channel dedicated to the very worst in film entertainment. BBC Three starts multi-screen TV schedule From Sunday (May 1), Sky Digital viewers will have greater choice over the way they watch BBC Three programmes. From 9pm, viewers will be prompted to press the red button to be offered the choice of three additional streams of programming complementary to BBC Three and categorised under Dramatic, Funny and Real. On a sample Sunday evening content available could range from Nighty Night and Bodies to Little Angels. Stuart Murphy, Controller of BBC Three, said: "The 'Best of Three' multi-screen trial is a bold and ground-breaking new application which offers viewers more control and greater access to the wide range of programmes on BBC Three. In the future we believe viewers will want to watch their favourite show when they want it and not wait until a scheduler decides to transmit it." Viewers will be encouraged to try out the service and the trial will last six months. Fashion TV returns to Sky Digital line-up Fashion TV has rejoined Sky Digital's line-up. The 24-hour channel that features the latest fashions and models from around the world accompanied by music can be found on channel 220. The channel is now part of the Sky Family Package and is no longer broadcast on a free-to-air basis. Sky Media has been appointed to handle all UK and Ireland advertising sales. Men & Motors teaser starts on Freeview A temporary teaser channel advertising the upcoming launch of ITV's Men & Motors channel on Freeview has appeared on channel number 38. The relaunched channel will contain entertainment based programmes and feature lifestyle shows that will appeal to young male viewers. The channel fully launches next Monday, May 2. Life TV launches new time-shifted channel Life TV has launched a new time-shifted channel on Sky Digital. Called Life TV +2, it broadcasts the programmes on Life TV two hours later. It is available 24 hours a day and can be found on Sky Digital number 161. Radio Times to launch new TV based service Eighty years after its launch in print, the BBC's TV listings magazine is poised to offer an electronic programme guide (EPG) in the UK. The Radio Times will provide listings content, previews and reviews to the subscription-free, seven-day EPG. Under the agreement the BBC Worldwide-owned Radio Times will sell all advertising on GUIDE Plus+ and will promote the service through its magazine and other media platforms. Sky One goes wild with new animal docs Sky One is to show a range of leading wildlife documentaries for the first time. It has bought a series from a New Zealand natural history production house about sharks, titled When the Shark Bites. Mixing shark footage with stories from survivors, it looks at the 'big three' in the shark world: the Bull, the Tiger and the Great White. The documentary will be aired on May 23 on Sky One. The station is also showing Last Chance to Save later this year, a 10-part series where celebrities will present the case for conserving various endangered species. Challenge to start new late night casino slot Flextech's games channel Challenge is launching a new late night casino entertainment programme slot called The Player, which includes a raft of new commissions and gambling movies. It comes amid an explosion in the number of interactive games services available to Sky Digital viewers. A dedicated poker channel launched earlier this year and several interactive gambling channels now exist. BBC launches viewers' short films channel The BBC is giving viewers an opportunity to broadcast their own short films via interactive TV. It is launching a new 24-hour red button service on Sky Digital called Your Stories which draws on content produced out of two other BBC projects, Video Nation and Digital Stories, designed to arm people with the necessary skills to make their own films. Rahul Chakkara, controller of BBCi, said: "The BBCi audience is maturing. They are looking for content that is social and highly involving, and available to them whenever they want. Your Stories is the beginning of our efforts to meet this need. We go beyond involvement through interaction and we involve our audiences by encouraging them to produce their own content." Reports suggest ex-BBC boss could bid for ITV ITV's shares on the London exchange have climbed in recent days as rumours in the press continued to ciculate that former BBC Director General Greg Dyke is planning to team up with private equity firm Apax to launch a takeover. City analysts suggested that a bid would have to come in at about £7 billion but would be difficult to justify, given concerns about advertising at the UK's biggest commercial broadcaster. Meanwhile, there is also speculation that former Five chief executive David Elstein's company Sparrowhawk could also be lining up a bid for the company. Digital TV news in brief Travel Channel 3 is expected to launch on Sky Digital this week... On Sky Digital, FX has moved from channel 289 to 270, while Sky Vegas Live has moved from 295 to 272... EuroNews has signed a carriage deal in Estonia, adding some 70,000 digital terrestrial homes to its list... Former BBC boss Greg Dyke has hit out at the corporation's plans to axe 3,780 jobs, claiming the move was unnecessary and has created a 'climate of fear'... Peter Salmon has resigned as the BBC's director of sport to become chief executive of independent production company the TV Corporation... Regards Satdude. [/QUOTE]
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