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<blockquote data-quote="Satdude" data-source="post: 94970" data-attributes="member: 175600"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Satellite news 23.02.05</span></strong></p><p></p><p>News</p><p></p><p>TV programme pirating poses threat to Sky</p><p></p><p>Popular US programmes like 24 are being pirated in vast numbers online where whole shows can be downloaded free of charge within minutes of first screening. The UK is leading the way, accounting for almost 20% of global TV piracy. It comes as the amount of TV show piracy increased 150% over the past year - in part due to increased use of fast broadband Internet connections. David Price, research consultant at Envisional, said: "With popular shows such as 24 we're talking about 100,000 copies of the latest episode being pirated – with around 20,000 of those shows being downloaded in the UK. That is inevitably going to start hitting the likes of Sky, especially as the people typically doing this are the young, affluent demographic their advertisers want to reach."</p><p></p><p>Reuters launches Web-based TV channel</p><p></p><p>Reuters has launched an interactive TV channel that will deliver video news stories online. The service, which is available via Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005, gives access to business news, unedited footage of world news events, and stories of human interest, entertainment and fashion. Chris Ahearn, president of Reuters, said: "This is the first in a series of consumer services we will be launching this year that invite audiences to directly experience our news and information. "Our philosophy is to offer viewers the ability to choose the news that matters most to them, wherever and whenever it is breaking, and to see for themselves what’s really happening on the ground."</p><p></p><p>UKTV Style Gardens launches this week</p><p></p><p>The UK's first TV channel aimed at green-fingered viewers will launch on Sky Digital this week. The soft launch of UKTV Style Gardens had been planned for Monday (February 21) but it's understood this has been pushed back to Wednesday (February 23) when the channel will go on air at 1pm on Sky Digital channel 144. </p><p></p><p>New poker TV channel to launch in March</p><p></p><p>A new TV channel dedicated to the game of poker is to launch on Sky in March. The Poker Channel will show live coverage of big tournaments, and also broadcast programmes featuring tips and advice when it debuts on March 23. The channel is already performing tests under the label '50315' at 11.527GHz/V (SR 27500, FEC 2/3). </p><p></p><p>UKTV channels reshuffled in Sky line-up</p><p></p><p>Three UKTV channels have moved within Sky's onscreen programme guide. UKTV Food is on channel 145 (previously 144), while UKTV Food +1 is now on channel 146 (previously 145), and UKTV Drama has switched to channel 147 (previously 146). The changes will allow UKTV Style Gardens to launch on channel 144, as reported in our separate story. </p><p></p><p>Sit Up TV to launch new shopping channel</p><p></p><p>Sit Up TV, the company that runs shopping channels Bid TV and Price-Drop.TV, is to launch another retail channel. The broadcaster has already begun advertising job positions for the new channel, which is reportedly ' a dynamic pricing retail channel'. </p><p></p><p>Ofcom kills off two shopping channels</p><p></p><p>Media regulator Ofcom has revoked the broadcast licences of two Sky Digital shopping channels following complaints from consumers and the advertising standards watchdog. The action is against Shop Smart Television and Chase-it. Both channels stopped broadcasting in November at the same time as Ofcom issued its largest ever fine, £450,000, against Chase-it owner Auctionworld.</p><p></p><p>Joey proves a big hit for Channel Five</p><p></p><p>The debut of Friends spin-off Joey, starring Matt Le Blanc, gave Channel Five its highest-ever audience outside of movies and sports. The sitcom attracted 4.1 million viewers - a 16% share - which exceeds the previous best-ever audience of 4 million for an episode of CSI last April. </p><p></p><p>Nickelodeon channels return to Telewest</p><p></p><p>Cable TV service Telewest has signed a new contract to carry the four Nickelodeon kids channels, returning the channels to Telewest's line-up after they were pulled before Christmas during a contract dispute. </p><p></p><p>Channel Five launches interactive betting</p><p></p><p>Channel Five has extended its interactive TV agreement with Sky by launching a betting service so that viewers can gamble on the station's UEFA football coverage. It has signed a deal with Sky Bet to offer an additional strand to its 'red button' service. </p><p></p><p>Satellite channels float on stock exchange</p><p></p><p>TV Commerce Holdings, the operator of digital satellite TV channels The Advert Channel and Your Destiny TV, is to float on the London Stock Exchange's AIM index this week. The offer puts 49% of the company on the market, valuing it at around £5m. The company is expected to launch new betting and gaming channels on Sky Digital once the float has been completed.</p><p></p><p>More of this week's digital TV news in brief...</p><p></p><p>Teachers TV is to move to Sky Digital channel 592 from 686 this week... Set top box maker Amstrad’s just-released financial results for the six months ended December 31 2004 show record first-half pre-tax profits of £14.2m against £7.1m last time... Hindi music channel Vectone Bolly is to become a general entertainment channel... Pace has won an order to deliver digital satellite set-top boxes to British military bases and ships at sea to let military audiences overseas receive the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) digital TV service... The BBC is overhauling its comedy and entertainment department, creating a new head of comedy commissioning role, as well as a £9m budget for developing shows outside London... Canal Plus is to launch a premium TV package in France called Canal Plus Le Bouquet comprising four channels in addition to the present Canal Plus premium service... The production company Target Entertainment has been commissioned by ITV2 to produce several films for ITV2's Celebrities Exposed strand - Hollywood Rumours! and Bad Boys and Hell Raisers!... BBC1 has announced that it plans to spend an additional £3 million on primetime current affairs and investigative programs in 2005-06, resulting in a total annual airtime of 48.5 hours.</p><p></p><p>New mobile phone TV channel launches on Sky</p><p></p><p>The company that runs Snatch It and Gems.tv has launched a new mobile phone shopping channel called MyPhone.tv on Sky Channel 658. Viewers can compare a range of tariffs across different phone networks.</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: 94970, member: 175600"] [b][size=3]Satellite news 23.02.05[/size][/b] News TV programme pirating poses threat to Sky Popular US programmes like 24 are being pirated in vast numbers online where whole shows can be downloaded free of charge within minutes of first screening. The UK is leading the way, accounting for almost 20% of global TV piracy. It comes as the amount of TV show piracy increased 150% over the past year - in part due to increased use of fast broadband Internet connections. David Price, research consultant at Envisional, said: "With popular shows such as 24 we're talking about 100,000 copies of the latest episode being pirated – with around 20,000 of those shows being downloaded in the UK. That is inevitably going to start hitting the likes of Sky, especially as the people typically doing this are the young, affluent demographic their advertisers want to reach." Reuters launches Web-based TV channel Reuters has launched an interactive TV channel that will deliver video news stories online. The service, which is available via Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005, gives access to business news, unedited footage of world news events, and stories of human interest, entertainment and fashion. Chris Ahearn, president of Reuters, said: "This is the first in a series of consumer services we will be launching this year that invite audiences to directly experience our news and information. "Our philosophy is to offer viewers the ability to choose the news that matters most to them, wherever and whenever it is breaking, and to see for themselves what’s really happening on the ground." UKTV Style Gardens launches this week The UK's first TV channel aimed at green-fingered viewers will launch on Sky Digital this week. The soft launch of UKTV Style Gardens had been planned for Monday (February 21) but it's understood this has been pushed back to Wednesday (February 23) when the channel will go on air at 1pm on Sky Digital channel 144. New poker TV channel to launch in March A new TV channel dedicated to the game of poker is to launch on Sky in March. The Poker Channel will show live coverage of big tournaments, and also broadcast programmes featuring tips and advice when it debuts on March 23. The channel is already performing tests under the label '50315' at 11.527GHz/V (SR 27500, FEC 2/3). UKTV channels reshuffled in Sky line-up Three UKTV channels have moved within Sky's onscreen programme guide. UKTV Food is on channel 145 (previously 144), while UKTV Food +1 is now on channel 146 (previously 145), and UKTV Drama has switched to channel 147 (previously 146). The changes will allow UKTV Style Gardens to launch on channel 144, as reported in our separate story. Sit Up TV to launch new shopping channel Sit Up TV, the company that runs shopping channels Bid TV and Price-Drop.TV, is to launch another retail channel. The broadcaster has already begun advertising job positions for the new channel, which is reportedly ' a dynamic pricing retail channel'. Ofcom kills off two shopping channels Media regulator Ofcom has revoked the broadcast licences of two Sky Digital shopping channels following complaints from consumers and the advertising standards watchdog. The action is against Shop Smart Television and Chase-it. Both channels stopped broadcasting in November at the same time as Ofcom issued its largest ever fine, £450,000, against Chase-it owner Auctionworld. Joey proves a big hit for Channel Five The debut of Friends spin-off Joey, starring Matt Le Blanc, gave Channel Five its highest-ever audience outside of movies and sports. The sitcom attracted 4.1 million viewers - a 16% share - which exceeds the previous best-ever audience of 4 million for an episode of CSI last April. Nickelodeon channels return to Telewest Cable TV service Telewest has signed a new contract to carry the four Nickelodeon kids channels, returning the channels to Telewest's line-up after they were pulled before Christmas during a contract dispute. Channel Five launches interactive betting Channel Five has extended its interactive TV agreement with Sky by launching a betting service so that viewers can gamble on the station's UEFA football coverage. It has signed a deal with Sky Bet to offer an additional strand to its 'red button' service. Satellite channels float on stock exchange TV Commerce Holdings, the operator of digital satellite TV channels The Advert Channel and Your Destiny TV, is to float on the London Stock Exchange's AIM index this week. The offer puts 49% of the company on the market, valuing it at around £5m. The company is expected to launch new betting and gaming channels on Sky Digital once the float has been completed. More of this week's digital TV news in brief... Teachers TV is to move to Sky Digital channel 592 from 686 this week... Set top box maker Amstrad’s just-released financial results for the six months ended December 31 2004 show record first-half pre-tax profits of £14.2m against £7.1m last time... Hindi music channel Vectone Bolly is to become a general entertainment channel... Pace has won an order to deliver digital satellite set-top boxes to British military bases and ships at sea to let military audiences overseas receive the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) digital TV service... The BBC is overhauling its comedy and entertainment department, creating a new head of comedy commissioning role, as well as a £9m budget for developing shows outside London... Canal Plus is to launch a premium TV package in France called Canal Plus Le Bouquet comprising four channels in addition to the present Canal Plus premium service... The production company Target Entertainment has been commissioned by ITV2 to produce several films for ITV2's Celebrities Exposed strand - Hollywood Rumours! and Bad Boys and Hell Raisers!... BBC1 has announced that it plans to spend an additional £3 million on primetime current affairs and investigative programs in 2005-06, resulting in a total annual airtime of 48.5 hours. New mobile phone TV channel launches on Sky The company that runs Snatch It and Gems.tv has launched a new mobile phone shopping channel called MyPhone.tv on Sky Channel 658. Viewers can compare a range of tariffs across different phone networks. Regards Satdude. :D [/QUOTE]
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