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<blockquote data-quote="Satdude" data-source="post: 88160" data-attributes="member: 175600"><p>Satellite news 21.01.05</p><p></p><p>News</p><p></p><p>Channel 5 planning new kids TV channel</p><p></p><p>Channel Five is planning to launch its own childrens TV channel. The new station is being masterminded by Channel Five's controller of children's programming, Nick Wilson, who plans to use the Channel Five's existing 'Milkshake' kids TV brand to create a daytime station. The proposed channel is one of several options being considered, although no final decision has been made. Five has the option of launching as many as two channels on Freeview but its slots on the platform are currently leased to shopping channels.</p><p></p><p>New gardening TV channel in March</p><p></p><p>A new channel for green-fingered viewers is to launch in March. Called UKTV Style Gardens, the channel will be the UK's first dedicated gardening channel and it's expected to include shows like Ground Force, Garden Invaders and Gardeners' World in its schedule.</p><p></p><p>ITV 'considering buying UKTV channels'</p><p></p><p>ITV is reported to be considering a bid for UKTV's portfolio of digital TV channels which include UKTV Gold, Drama, History, People, Style and Documentary. The channels are currently run through a joint venture deal between the BBC and Flextech, but such a buy-out would strengthen ITV's digital presence against fierce competition from BBC, Channel Four and Sky. Media watchers believe that such a takeover would be subject to approval by the competition commission. </p><p></p><p>Two new shopping channels join Sky line-up</p><p></p><p>A pair of new shopping channels - OneTV and Max TV - are set to launch on January 17 on Sky Digital. OneTV will launch on channel 670 and will be home to familiar presenters Paul Lavers and Debbie Flint. The channel will be different to others in that it will focus on just one product for a full 24 hours. The second newcomer is Max TV, dedicated to video game accessories and gadgets, which will be available on channel 669.</p><p></p><p></p><p>UKTV People starts time-shifted channel</p><p></p><p>UKTV has launched a time-shifted version of UKTV People. The channel is called UKTV People+1 and shows its programmes one hour after the main service. It's available on Sky Digital channel 591 between 10am and 4am.</p><p></p><p>New music TV channel to launch on Sky</p><p></p><p>A new music channel called Fizz TV is to be launched by the company that runs Channel U. The station will be available on Sky Digital and has already begun testing 11.264GHz/H, SR 22000 and FEC 2/3 using the ident '52103'. </p><p></p><p>Sky One buys up rights to US shows</p><p></p><p>Sky One has bought the UK rights to new US comedy series Weeds even before the 10-part series has aired in the US, where it is due to debut on Showtime later this year. Sky has also signed up for more episodes of the sci-fi drama Stargate Atlantis and SG-1 with MGM International along with Las Vegas, Dead Like Me and Revelations. </p><p></p><p>New Teachers' TV channel starts in February</p><p></p><p>Teachers' TV, a new channel for teachers, is to launch on February 8. Run by the Department for Education and Skills, the channel will provide advice, news and information to a range of teachers - including head teachers, newly qualified teachers, governors and support staff. Teachers' TV will be on air 24 hours a day on Sky Digital and cable. It will be available part-time on Freeview.</p><p></p><p>Zee TV to launch two new UK channels</p><p></p><p>Asian broadcaster Zee is to launch its own UK news channel on Sky Digital and a new regional station. The news channel will be called South Asia World and will broadcast live from India with programming focused on local coverage of the South Asian community within the US and the UK. It's expected to launch this Spring. The second new station, Alpha Gujarati, is expected to debut on March 28 and will be aimed at the Gujarati community around the UK. </p><p></p><p>Sky News to reconstruct Jackson's court trial</p><p></p><p>Sky is planning to reconstruct the upcoming trial of pop star Michael Jackson on a daily basis in an attempt to get around an order banning cameras from the US courtroom. Sky will link up with E! Entertainment Television and use official transcripts to reconstruct the previous day's courtroom events. The half-hour programme will be screened on both Sky News and Sky One every weekday. Jackson, 46, was charged on nine felony counts by US prosecutors in December 2003 and has pleaded not guilty to the charges. </p><p></p><p>C4 buys up snowboarding TV rights</p><p></p><p>Channel 4 has acquired exclusive terrestrial rights to the Snowboard World Championships being held in Whistler, British Colombia, between January 15 and 23. The channel will dedicate more than five hours of coverage to the championships, complemented by an agreement with the Extreme Sports Channel for extended highlights across UK, Europe and the Middle East. </p><p></p><p>Ofcom launches probe into ITV complaint</p><p></p><p>Government regulators at Ofcom have launched their first investigation into Sky after ITV complained about the charges to be part of its platform. Talks between the two over the amount ITV pays to have its channels encrypted and included on Sky Digital's EPG recently broke down and Ofcom has confirmed that it has launched a probe. ITV pays Sky £17m a year for Conditional Access and EPG services, which enable viewers in each region to receive the correct local news and other regional programmes. ITV is alleging this amounts to overcharging. </p><p></p><p>FX UK to launch on NTL in the Spring</p><p></p><p>Fox is celebrate the first anniversary of its UK entertainment channel FX by adding 1.4 million homes to its distribution through a carriage agreement with cable group NTL. It will roll out the new cable service in the spring. "The NTL deal seals a great first year for FX UK," said Fox International Channels UK VP broadcasting and marketing Jason Thorp. </p><p></p><p>More digital TV news in brief...</p><p></p><p>On Sky Digital channel 687 Authentic TV has replaced Open Access TV... A fire alarm at QVC's headquarters in London caused a break in live transmission on January 7... Mark Sharman, former Sky executive and once controller of sport at Channel 4, is to replace Brian Barwick, the Football Association's new chief executive, as ITV's controller of sport... Sky has spent £127m on a 22.8m share buy-back plan, representing one per cent of the stock. It comes after the company recently obtained shareholder approval to buy back up to five per cent of its shares... Pace, the manufacturer of set top boxes for Sky and Freeview, has announced that its sales have jumped 36 per cent to £150.5m in the six months ending 4th December... Model Rachel Hunter is to present a new show, searching for the UK's next supermodel for Channel Five.</p><p></p><p>Champ Car World Series on Eurosport</p><p></p><p>The Champ Car World Series has finalised its 2005 television schedule. Live coverage of every 2005 series event will be seen on Eurosport and the new Eurosport 2 channel. </p><p></p><p>X Factor was 2004's biggest interactive show</p><p></p><p>ITV's The X Factor was the most successful interactive TV show of 2004 with 22 million votes cast during the series. Some 8.5 million votes were cast during the two-hour live grand finale, with 157,000 calls being made during a single minute of the penultimate episode. Viewers were able to vote via premium rate phone lines, SMS and via the red button on digital satellite.</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: 88160, member: 175600"] Satellite news 21.01.05 News Channel 5 planning new kids TV channel Channel Five is planning to launch its own childrens TV channel. The new station is being masterminded by Channel Five's controller of children's programming, Nick Wilson, who plans to use the Channel Five's existing 'Milkshake' kids TV brand to create a daytime station. The proposed channel is one of several options being considered, although no final decision has been made. Five has the option of launching as many as two channels on Freeview but its slots on the platform are currently leased to shopping channels. New gardening TV channel in March A new channel for green-fingered viewers is to launch in March. Called UKTV Style Gardens, the channel will be the UK's first dedicated gardening channel and it's expected to include shows like Ground Force, Garden Invaders and Gardeners' World in its schedule. ITV 'considering buying UKTV channels' ITV is reported to be considering a bid for UKTV's portfolio of digital TV channels which include UKTV Gold, Drama, History, People, Style and Documentary. The channels are currently run through a joint venture deal between the BBC and Flextech, but such a buy-out would strengthen ITV's digital presence against fierce competition from BBC, Channel Four and Sky. Media watchers believe that such a takeover would be subject to approval by the competition commission. Two new shopping channels join Sky line-up A pair of new shopping channels - OneTV and Max TV - are set to launch on January 17 on Sky Digital. OneTV will launch on channel 670 and will be home to familiar presenters Paul Lavers and Debbie Flint. The channel will be different to others in that it will focus on just one product for a full 24 hours. The second newcomer is Max TV, dedicated to video game accessories and gadgets, which will be available on channel 669. UKTV People starts time-shifted channel UKTV has launched a time-shifted version of UKTV People. The channel is called UKTV People+1 and shows its programmes one hour after the main service. It's available on Sky Digital channel 591 between 10am and 4am. New music TV channel to launch on Sky A new music channel called Fizz TV is to be launched by the company that runs Channel U. The station will be available on Sky Digital and has already begun testing 11.264GHz/H, SR 22000 and FEC 2/3 using the ident '52103'. Sky One buys up rights to US shows Sky One has bought the UK rights to new US comedy series Weeds even before the 10-part series has aired in the US, where it is due to debut on Showtime later this year. Sky has also signed up for more episodes of the sci-fi drama Stargate Atlantis and SG-1 with MGM International along with Las Vegas, Dead Like Me and Revelations. New Teachers' TV channel starts in February Teachers' TV, a new channel for teachers, is to launch on February 8. Run by the Department for Education and Skills, the channel will provide advice, news and information to a range of teachers - including head teachers, newly qualified teachers, governors and support staff. Teachers' TV will be on air 24 hours a day on Sky Digital and cable. It will be available part-time on Freeview. Zee TV to launch two new UK channels Asian broadcaster Zee is to launch its own UK news channel on Sky Digital and a new regional station. The news channel will be called South Asia World and will broadcast live from India with programming focused on local coverage of the South Asian community within the US and the UK. It's expected to launch this Spring. The second new station, Alpha Gujarati, is expected to debut on March 28 and will be aimed at the Gujarati community around the UK. Sky News to reconstruct Jackson's court trial Sky is planning to reconstruct the upcoming trial of pop star Michael Jackson on a daily basis in an attempt to get around an order banning cameras from the US courtroom. Sky will link up with E! Entertainment Television and use official transcripts to reconstruct the previous day's courtroom events. The half-hour programme will be screened on both Sky News and Sky One every weekday. Jackson, 46, was charged on nine felony counts by US prosecutors in December 2003 and has pleaded not guilty to the charges. C4 buys up snowboarding TV rights Channel 4 has acquired exclusive terrestrial rights to the Snowboard World Championships being held in Whistler, British Colombia, between January 15 and 23. The channel will dedicate more than five hours of coverage to the championships, complemented by an agreement with the Extreme Sports Channel for extended highlights across UK, Europe and the Middle East. Ofcom launches probe into ITV complaint Government regulators at Ofcom have launched their first investigation into Sky after ITV complained about the charges to be part of its platform. Talks between the two over the amount ITV pays to have its channels encrypted and included on Sky Digital's EPG recently broke down and Ofcom has confirmed that it has launched a probe. ITV pays Sky £17m a year for Conditional Access and EPG services, which enable viewers in each region to receive the correct local news and other regional programmes. ITV is alleging this amounts to overcharging. FX UK to launch on NTL in the Spring Fox is celebrate the first anniversary of its UK entertainment channel FX by adding 1.4 million homes to its distribution through a carriage agreement with cable group NTL. It will roll out the new cable service in the spring. "The NTL deal seals a great first year for FX UK," said Fox International Channels UK VP broadcasting and marketing Jason Thorp. More digital TV news in brief... On Sky Digital channel 687 Authentic TV has replaced Open Access TV... A fire alarm at QVC's headquarters in London caused a break in live transmission on January 7... Mark Sharman, former Sky executive and once controller of sport at Channel 4, is to replace Brian Barwick, the Football Association's new chief executive, as ITV's controller of sport... Sky has spent £127m on a 22.8m share buy-back plan, representing one per cent of the stock. It comes after the company recently obtained shareholder approval to buy back up to five per cent of its shares... Pace, the manufacturer of set top boxes for Sky and Freeview, has announced that its sales have jumped 36 per cent to £150.5m in the six months ending 4th December... Model Rachel Hunter is to present a new show, searching for the UK's next supermodel for Channel Five. Champ Car World Series on Eurosport The Champ Car World Series has finalised its 2005 television schedule. Live coverage of every 2005 series event will be seen on Eurosport and the new Eurosport 2 channel. X Factor was 2004's biggest interactive show ITV's The X Factor was the most successful interactive TV show of 2004 with 22 million votes cast during the series. Some 8.5 million votes were cast during the two-hour live grand finale, with 157,000 calls being made during a single minute of the penultimate episode. Viewers were able to vote via premium rate phone lines, SMS and via the red button on digital satellite. Regards Satdude. :D [/QUOTE]
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