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<blockquote data-quote="Satdude" data-source="post: 72643" data-attributes="member: 175600"><p>Satellite news 22.11.04</p><p></p><p>News</p><p></p><p>Auctionworld goes off air after £450k fine</p><p></p><p>TV regulator Ofcom has levied a huge fine of £450,000 on TV shopping channel Auctionworld after receiving hundreds of complaints about the service. The regulator slammed the company for having a "severely inadequate" standard of customer service after it continuously refused to deal with customers' goods not arriving on time. It is also accused the channel of vastly overestimating the High Street value of its goods. The only way Auctionworld can escape the revocation of its licence is by adhering to an eight-point list of requirements, including reading out a statement three times a day for 21 days saying that it has been found guilty of "extremely serious" breaches. If Auctionworld fails to meet all eight points within six months it will lose its licence immediately. Meanwhile, both Auctionworld and sister station Chase-It.tv are off air and it is not currently known when they will return. </p><p></p><p>Fashion TV leaves S*y Digital line-up</p><p></p><p>Fashion TV has been removed from S*y Digital channel 220 after its programmes went off air during the afternoon of Friday (November 19). Industry pundits believe the channel will return to S*y Digital at a later date although this has not been confirmed by the channel. </p><p></p><p>New network of regional TV channels planned</p><p></p><p>Phil Redmond, the chief of TV production company Mersey TV, has announced plans for several new regional digital TV channels. His first step will be the launch of a digital channel on his door step in Liverpool, with funding from public stakeholders, and if this is a success, he hopes the service will grow across the north west and then the whole country. Redmond said: "Instead of a team of commissioning editors deciding what’s a good idea and seeing if the public think so, the public will create the issue and if it registers, it will spark further debate, interest and programming. It allows anyone unfiltered access." </p><p></p><p>Great British TV calls off Christmas launch</p><p></p><p>The debut of The Great British Television Channel, a forthcoming celebrity-backed entertainment channel on S*y Digital, has been postponed until the end of January. The new channel had earlier announced that it would go live on Christmas Eve but has delayed this until January 29. It will be available on the same channel as Information TV daily between 4pm and midnight, increasing to 24 hours by June. Backed by Chris Tarrant and musician Richard Digance, the channel will show a regular nightly concert at 11pm plus films and some imported comedy from the US. </p><p></p><p>S*y and ITV continue conditional access talks</p><p></p><p>Talks between ITV and S*y regarding conditional access arrangements have been extended by an extra two months. The two broadcaster have failed to come to an agreement on new carriage terms for ITV's digital channels and, as the existing conditional access contract has just expired, the extension was necessary to avoid ITV's channels going off air. A S*y spokesman said: "ITV and S*y have reached a temporary extension over conditional access arrangements relating to digital satellite distribution of ITV1 and ITV2. As a result ITV1 and ITV2 will remain encrypted for the time being. Further discussion will take place in due course." ITV wants to follow the BBC's lead and beam its channels across the UK free-to-air and thereby not use S*y's conditional access system and save itself millions of pounds. </p><p></p><p>Two new channels launch on S*y Digital</p><p></p><p>A pair of brand new channels have made their debuts in the S*y line-up. Unlimited TV is available on channel 259 and provides a schedule of alternative 'niche' films and programmes, while Open Access 2 on channel 262 provides air time to new talents looking for exposure. Both channels are available on a free-to-air basis. </p><p></p><p>S*y Active gets user-friendly new look</p><p></p><p>S*y has redesigned its interactive services portal, S*y Active, to make it easier to use and more 'sticky' and attractive to viewers. The new format makes greater use of video and editorial content to create a magazine-style channel offering on-demand entertainment and information. S*y says content will be updated daily and changed during the course of the day to appeal to the differing audiences for daytime and evening television. </p><p></p><p>Digital rock radio station returns to S*y</p><p></p><p>Rock radio station TotalRock is planning to return to S*y Digital next week - more than a year after it shut down. TotalRock will re-launch on December 1 using WRN's On Air radio service on S*y Digital channel number 938 for approximately three months and then move to its own dedicated channel in 2005. </p><p></p><p>Racing UK signs up 20,000th subscriber</p><p></p><p>The subscription-funded horse racing channel Racing UK has registered its 20,000th subscriber just two months after becoming a pay service. It has therefore passed its break-even target a year early. The channel introduced its pay service on October 1 and signed up 10,000 subscribers in its first week. A steady number of subscribers has joined in the weeks since. </p><p></p><p>Freeview 'to overtake S*y by Christmas 2005'</p><p></p><p>Freeview is expected to break through the five million homes barrier by the end of this year - and some media experts believe it could even overtake S*y Digital after Christmas 2005. Current Freeview sales are reportedly running at an estimated 50,000 a week, with sales estimates from manufacturers and retailers suggesting they will have shifted three million Freeview boxes by the end of 2004. </p><p></p><p>Channel 4 and Five call off merger talks</p><p></p><p>Channel 4 and Five have called off their merger talks and thereby ended a lengthy period of speculation. According to a statement from the two broadcasters, while the benefits of a merger would have been large, the complexity of the deal, which would require a change in the UK's media laws, was what the reason it failed. </p><p></p><p>Shopping channels to be reshuffled on S*y</p><p></p><p>Shopping channels on S*y Digital are expected to be given new positions in the EPG line-up from the start of December. The moves are needed in order to allow additional capacity for new shopping services to launch in coming months.</p><p></p><p>New TV shopping portal is launched</p><p></p><p>Simply Media TV, the company that runs four shopping channels on S*y, has launched TV-iStreet at www***com, an online TV shopping portal. Users can watch eight category-specific video channels, see relevant infomercials alongside product information and buy them. </p><p></p><p>Rapture TV unveils brand new TV channel</p><p></p><p>Rapture TV has announced its new music channel, R:Muzik, will launch on S*y Digital on November 29. The new channel will be available on channel 475, sharing time with The Musicians Channel. Like its existing channel, the new station will target youth viewers. </p><p></p><p>More of this week's digital TV news in brief...</p><p></p><p>The TV licence fee is to rise by £5.50 to £126.50 from April, media secretary Tessa Jowell announced... Outkast was the big winner at the 2004 MTV European Video Awards, walking away with the best video, best group and best song awards. The other big winner at the awards, held in Rome, was Usher, who won best male artist and best album... Author Patrick Hamilton’s classic trilogy Twenty Thousand Streets Under the S*y is to be adapted by BBC4 to mark his centenary.</p><p></p><p>New Bengali channel launches in December</p><p></p><p>A new Bengali entertainment channel called Channel S will launch on S*y Digital on December 16. The new station will initially share S*y channel 827 with ATN ahead of a full independent launch in February next year. </p><p></p><p>Regards Satdude. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Satdude, post: 72643, member: 175600"] Satellite news 22.11.04 News Auctionworld goes off air after £450k fine TV regulator Ofcom has levied a huge fine of £450,000 on TV shopping channel Auctionworld after receiving hundreds of complaints about the service. The regulator slammed the company for having a "severely inadequate" standard of customer service after it continuously refused to deal with customers' goods not arriving on time. It is also accused the channel of vastly overestimating the High Street value of its goods. The only way Auctionworld can escape the revocation of its licence is by adhering to an eight-point list of requirements, including reading out a statement three times a day for 21 days saying that it has been found guilty of "extremely serious" breaches. If Auctionworld fails to meet all eight points within six months it will lose its licence immediately. Meanwhile, both Auctionworld and sister station Chase-It.tv are off air and it is not currently known when they will return. Fashion TV leaves S*y Digital line-up Fashion TV has been removed from S*y Digital channel 220 after its programmes went off air during the afternoon of Friday (November 19). Industry pundits believe the channel will return to S*y Digital at a later date although this has not been confirmed by the channel. New network of regional TV channels planned Phil Redmond, the chief of TV production company Mersey TV, has announced plans for several new regional digital TV channels. His first step will be the launch of a digital channel on his door step in Liverpool, with funding from public stakeholders, and if this is a success, he hopes the service will grow across the north west and then the whole country. Redmond said: "Instead of a team of commissioning editors deciding what’s a good idea and seeing if the public think so, the public will create the issue and if it registers, it will spark further debate, interest and programming. It allows anyone unfiltered access." Great British TV calls off Christmas launch The debut of The Great British Television Channel, a forthcoming celebrity-backed entertainment channel on S*y Digital, has been postponed until the end of January. The new channel had earlier announced that it would go live on Christmas Eve but has delayed this until January 29. It will be available on the same channel as Information TV daily between 4pm and midnight, increasing to 24 hours by June. Backed by Chris Tarrant and musician Richard Digance, the channel will show a regular nightly concert at 11pm plus films and some imported comedy from the US. S*y and ITV continue conditional access talks Talks between ITV and S*y regarding conditional access arrangements have been extended by an extra two months. The two broadcaster have failed to come to an agreement on new carriage terms for ITV's digital channels and, as the existing conditional access contract has just expired, the extension was necessary to avoid ITV's channels going off air. A S*y spokesman said: "ITV and S*y have reached a temporary extension over conditional access arrangements relating to digital satellite distribution of ITV1 and ITV2. As a result ITV1 and ITV2 will remain encrypted for the time being. Further discussion will take place in due course." ITV wants to follow the BBC's lead and beam its channels across the UK free-to-air and thereby not use S*y's conditional access system and save itself millions of pounds. Two new channels launch on S*y Digital A pair of brand new channels have made their debuts in the S*y line-up. Unlimited TV is available on channel 259 and provides a schedule of alternative 'niche' films and programmes, while Open Access 2 on channel 262 provides air time to new talents looking for exposure. Both channels are available on a free-to-air basis. S*y Active gets user-friendly new look S*y has redesigned its interactive services portal, S*y Active, to make it easier to use and more 'sticky' and attractive to viewers. The new format makes greater use of video and editorial content to create a magazine-style channel offering on-demand entertainment and information. S*y says content will be updated daily and changed during the course of the day to appeal to the differing audiences for daytime and evening television. Digital rock radio station returns to S*y Rock radio station TotalRock is planning to return to S*y Digital next week - more than a year after it shut down. TotalRock will re-launch on December 1 using WRN's On Air radio service on S*y Digital channel number 938 for approximately three months and then move to its own dedicated channel in 2005. Racing UK signs up 20,000th subscriber The subscription-funded horse racing channel Racing UK has registered its 20,000th subscriber just two months after becoming a pay service. It has therefore passed its break-even target a year early. The channel introduced its pay service on October 1 and signed up 10,000 subscribers in its first week. A steady number of subscribers has joined in the weeks since. Freeview 'to overtake S*y by Christmas 2005' Freeview is expected to break through the five million homes barrier by the end of this year - and some media experts believe it could even overtake S*y Digital after Christmas 2005. Current Freeview sales are reportedly running at an estimated 50,000 a week, with sales estimates from manufacturers and retailers suggesting they will have shifted three million Freeview boxes by the end of 2004. Channel 4 and Five call off merger talks Channel 4 and Five have called off their merger talks and thereby ended a lengthy period of speculation. According to a statement from the two broadcasters, while the benefits of a merger would have been large, the complexity of the deal, which would require a change in the UK's media laws, was what the reason it failed. Shopping channels to be reshuffled on S*y Shopping channels on S*y Digital are expected to be given new positions in the EPG line-up from the start of December. The moves are needed in order to allow additional capacity for new shopping services to launch in coming months. New TV shopping portal is launched Simply Media TV, the company that runs four shopping channels on S*y, has launched TV-iStreet at www***com, an online TV shopping portal. Users can watch eight category-specific video channels, see relevant infomercials alongside product information and buy them. Rapture TV unveils brand new TV channel Rapture TV has announced its new music channel, R:Muzik, will launch on S*y Digital on November 29. The new channel will be available on channel 475, sharing time with The Musicians Channel. Like its existing channel, the new station will target youth viewers. More of this week's digital TV news in brief... The TV licence fee is to rise by £5.50 to £126.50 from April, media secretary Tessa Jowell announced... Outkast was the big winner at the 2004 MTV European Video Awards, walking away with the best video, best group and best song awards. The other big winner at the awards, held in Rome, was Usher, who won best male artist and best album... Author Patrick Hamilton’s classic trilogy Twenty Thousand Streets Under the S*y is to be adapted by BBC4 to mark his centenary. New Bengali channel launches in December A new Bengali entertainment channel called Channel S will launch on S*y Digital on December 16. The new station will initially share S*y channel 827 with ATN ahead of a full independent launch in February next year. Regards Satdude. :D [/QUOTE]
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