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<blockquote data-quote="Satdude" data-source="post: 96221" data-attributes="member: 175600"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Satellite news 02.03.05</span></strong></p><p></p><p>News</p><p></p><p>Get FilmFour for free during March!</p><p></p><p>Sky Digital viewers can receive pay channel FilmFour totally free for the whole of March if they sign up to a promotional offer in the Sky customer magazine. To take advantage of the offer, viewers should telephone 0800 441234 and quote the promotional code FC29 X001. The offer ends on March 31, 2005 and viewers who do not want to subscribe to the channel after March must cancel their subscription or be billed for the FilmFour subscription at £7/month. </p><p></p><p>EastEnders goes interactive this week</p><p></p><p>The BBC is adding interactivity to EastEnders for the first time on Monday February 28th, while ITV is preparing the launch of its own Coronation Street service this summer. EastEnders Xtra will be available to digital viewers immediately after the show goes out on Monday nights and will provide 15-minute behind-the-scenes shows with more in-depth insight into the show's characters, cast, storylines and gossip. Meanwhile, Corrie is reportedly planning to offer behind-the-scenes clips, programme out-takes and supplementary storylines. </p><p></p><p>RTL to launch German pay channel in UK?</p><p></p><p>Germany's RTL Group could be set to launch a pay TV service in the UK over the next 18 months after the broadcaster announced plans to move into the European pay TV sector for the first time. RTL Group CEO Gerhard Zeiler said: "Not all of our (31) television channels can be financed solely through advertising. So we will set up channels that will require viewers to pay a subscription fee." He did not give details of the new strategy, except to say that RTL would be targeting Europe's major TV markets for its pay expansion. He added that RTL does not have any immediate plans to launch a pay TV channel in Germany, saying: "At the moment, we do not see any strategic necessity in getting into German pay TV." </p><p></p><p>Set top box maker Pace moves into healthcare </p><p></p><p>Pace, one of the largest makers of digital set top TV boxes in Europe, is reported to be considering a move into healthcare in an attempt to reduce its reliance on the low-margin set-top box market. John Dyson, chief executive, told The Guardian that Pace would invest some of its research and development budget in healthcare products this year - but he stressed that Pace was not planning to leave the set-top box business altogether. </p><p></p><p>Channel 4 reveals launch date for new channel</p><p></p><p>Channel 4 has announced that its planned free-to-air factual channel More4 will launch in October. It will be targeted at ABC1 viewers over 35 and will have a huge £30m annual programme budget. It will focus mainly on documentaries with daily news programmes and current affairs shows which, according to Channel 4's director of TV Kevin Lygo, will be "more down-to-earth and accessible than BBC4." He added: "More4 will have clear public service ambitions and will commission original programmes across a number of genres. It will have a strong international and multi-cultural flavour." </p><p></p><p>Sky News to completely revamp its schedule</p><p></p><p>Sky News is planning to revamp its schedule later this year with a brand new line-up of 'appointment-to-view' news bulletins based around its presenters. Sky News boss Nick Pollard is reportedly keen to move away from continuous rolling news and instead introduce a format similar to that of its sister channel Fox News. The new programmes will be built around specific presenters, both from the existing team, and new recruits. Breaking news will, however, continue to be added into the bulletins at short notice and shall take precedence over scheduled programmes. </p><p></p><p>Hallmark Channel sold for £126m to Elstein</p><p></p><p>The Hallmark Channel's UK and international networks have been bought for £126m by a consortium led by former Channel Five boss David Elstein. The sale includes all of the Hallmark Channel distributed outside the US to 152 countries, with 60 million subscribers, plus the international rights to over 580 titles, and a broadcast facility in Colorado. The announcement came as Hallmark UK's chief executive, Jeff Henry, announced he was to quit the channel. Two senior Hallmark Europe execs were made redundant. </p><p></p><p>Sky confirms launch of second slot SkyCard</p><p></p><p>Sky has announced plans to launch its own credit card which will be able to be inserted into Digiboxes to reward subscribers for remaining with the servivce. Viewers will be able to earn reward points on purchases made using their remote controls. Sky has signed a deal with Barclaycard to launch 'SkyCard', which subscribers will be able to insert into the second slot of their set-top boxes. Jon Florsheim, Sky's chief of sales, said: "SkyCard will build on the value delivered to customers, enabling them to save money through the loyalty scheme and to get more out of their Sky digital subscription." </p><p></p><p>New shopping channel starts this week</p><p></p><p>New shopping channel EeZee TV is to launch on Sky Digital channel 659 on Tuesday March 1. The channel claims it will be different to other channels by being 'entertaining' and also promising next day delivery for products ordered by 5pm. </p><p></p><p>Sky News unveils election coverage plans</p><p></p><p>Sky News boss Nick Pollard has admitted for the first time that the channel "bored viewers" with its non-stop coverage of the 2001 general election and that it will be taking a "more imaginative" approach to this year's general election. He told an audience at the Broadcasting Press Guild: "In 2001 I don't think we got it right. We did it absolutely wall-to-wall - everything that moved and spoke, we covered. We were very indiscriminate. It was wrong." This year, the channel will adopt a strategy of "taking it to real people" by broadcasting what politicians have promised and what they have delivered. </p><p></p><p>This week's digital TV news in brief...</p><p></p><p>Sky News has won 'News channel of the year' for the 4th year running at The Royal Television Society Awards... Entertainment channel Sound TV has replaced Information TV on Sky Digital channel 588... Media regulator Ofcom has given the go-ahead for ITV to cut its output of children's and religious programming... Cartoon Network is to launch a Russian language service in April... ITV and Channel 4 are reported to be the strongest contenders in the battle for the vacant Freeview channel... Horse racing channel Racing UK has launched on NTL's digital cable service... Sky has relaunched its interactive service, Sky Active, with a new look interface that's been created by its in-house design team.</p><p></p><p>UKTV Style Gardens launches on Sky</p><p></p><p>The UK's first TV channel aimed at green-fingered viewers has launched on Sky Digital. UKTV Style Gardens is now available on Sky Digital channel 144. Its programmes include Gardeners’ World, Gardening With The Experts and How To Be A Gardener. </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: 96221, member: 175600"] [b][size=3]Satellite news 02.03.05[/size][/b] News Get FilmFour for free during March! Sky Digital viewers can receive pay channel FilmFour totally free for the whole of March if they sign up to a promotional offer in the Sky customer magazine. To take advantage of the offer, viewers should telephone 0800 441234 and quote the promotional code FC29 X001. The offer ends on March 31, 2005 and viewers who do not want to subscribe to the channel after March must cancel their subscription or be billed for the FilmFour subscription at £7/month. EastEnders goes interactive this week The BBC is adding interactivity to EastEnders for the first time on Monday February 28th, while ITV is preparing the launch of its own Coronation Street service this summer. EastEnders Xtra will be available to digital viewers immediately after the show goes out on Monday nights and will provide 15-minute behind-the-scenes shows with more in-depth insight into the show's characters, cast, storylines and gossip. Meanwhile, Corrie is reportedly planning to offer behind-the-scenes clips, programme out-takes and supplementary storylines. RTL to launch German pay channel in UK? Germany's RTL Group could be set to launch a pay TV service in the UK over the next 18 months after the broadcaster announced plans to move into the European pay TV sector for the first time. RTL Group CEO Gerhard Zeiler said: "Not all of our (31) television channels can be financed solely through advertising. So we will set up channels that will require viewers to pay a subscription fee." He did not give details of the new strategy, except to say that RTL would be targeting Europe's major TV markets for its pay expansion. He added that RTL does not have any immediate plans to launch a pay TV channel in Germany, saying: "At the moment, we do not see any strategic necessity in getting into German pay TV." Set top box maker Pace moves into healthcare Pace, one of the largest makers of digital set top TV boxes in Europe, is reported to be considering a move into healthcare in an attempt to reduce its reliance on the low-margin set-top box market. John Dyson, chief executive, told The Guardian that Pace would invest some of its research and development budget in healthcare products this year - but he stressed that Pace was not planning to leave the set-top box business altogether. Channel 4 reveals launch date for new channel Channel 4 has announced that its planned free-to-air factual channel More4 will launch in October. It will be targeted at ABC1 viewers over 35 and will have a huge £30m annual programme budget. It will focus mainly on documentaries with daily news programmes and current affairs shows which, according to Channel 4's director of TV Kevin Lygo, will be "more down-to-earth and accessible than BBC4." He added: "More4 will have clear public service ambitions and will commission original programmes across a number of genres. It will have a strong international and multi-cultural flavour." Sky News to completely revamp its schedule Sky News is planning to revamp its schedule later this year with a brand new line-up of 'appointment-to-view' news bulletins based around its presenters. Sky News boss Nick Pollard is reportedly keen to move away from continuous rolling news and instead introduce a format similar to that of its sister channel Fox News. The new programmes will be built around specific presenters, both from the existing team, and new recruits. Breaking news will, however, continue to be added into the bulletins at short notice and shall take precedence over scheduled programmes. Hallmark Channel sold for £126m to Elstein The Hallmark Channel's UK and international networks have been bought for £126m by a consortium led by former Channel Five boss David Elstein. The sale includes all of the Hallmark Channel distributed outside the US to 152 countries, with 60 million subscribers, plus the international rights to over 580 titles, and a broadcast facility in Colorado. The announcement came as Hallmark UK's chief executive, Jeff Henry, announced he was to quit the channel. Two senior Hallmark Europe execs were made redundant. Sky confirms launch of second slot SkyCard Sky has announced plans to launch its own credit card which will be able to be inserted into Digiboxes to reward subscribers for remaining with the servivce. Viewers will be able to earn reward points on purchases made using their remote controls. Sky has signed a deal with Barclaycard to launch 'SkyCard', which subscribers will be able to insert into the second slot of their set-top boxes. Jon Florsheim, Sky's chief of sales, said: "SkyCard will build on the value delivered to customers, enabling them to save money through the loyalty scheme and to get more out of their Sky digital subscription." New shopping channel starts this week New shopping channel EeZee TV is to launch on Sky Digital channel 659 on Tuesday March 1. The channel claims it will be different to other channels by being 'entertaining' and also promising next day delivery for products ordered by 5pm. Sky News unveils election coverage plans Sky News boss Nick Pollard has admitted for the first time that the channel "bored viewers" with its non-stop coverage of the 2001 general election and that it will be taking a "more imaginative" approach to this year's general election. He told an audience at the Broadcasting Press Guild: "In 2001 I don't think we got it right. We did it absolutely wall-to-wall - everything that moved and spoke, we covered. We were very indiscriminate. It was wrong." This year, the channel will adopt a strategy of "taking it to real people" by broadcasting what politicians have promised and what they have delivered. This week's digital TV news in brief... Sky News has won 'News channel of the year' for the 4th year running at The Royal Television Society Awards... Entertainment channel Sound TV has replaced Information TV on Sky Digital channel 588... Media regulator Ofcom has given the go-ahead for ITV to cut its output of children's and religious programming... Cartoon Network is to launch a Russian language service in April... ITV and Channel 4 are reported to be the strongest contenders in the battle for the vacant Freeview channel... Horse racing channel Racing UK has launched on NTL's digital cable service... Sky has relaunched its interactive service, Sky Active, with a new look interface that's been created by its in-house design team. UKTV Style Gardens launches on Sky The UK's first TV channel aimed at green-fingered viewers has launched on Sky Digital. UKTV Style Gardens is now available on Sky Digital channel 144. Its programmes include Gardeners’ World, Gardening With The Experts and How To Be A Gardener. Regards Satdude. :D [/QUOTE]
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