ABC1

Does anybody have any idea when the fantastic ABC1 is going to be launched on Sky Digital?

It's not going to happen until Sky allow more channels. The problem stopping them is the one that nearly caused ITV3 to not launch on Sky.

There have been plenty of new channels recently on Sky.

But I believe they were agreed with Sky months before this thing started. I think it will stop around june time.

Hmm - are you saying Sky are currently refusing to allow new channels , that are looking after their own transmission , access to the EPG (which is an Ofcom - I think - regulated issue) - or are you saying that Sky aren't currently offering any spare uplink capacity on their transponders (remembering that they don't come close to owning all the transponders available at 28.2) ?

Wasn't the ITV3 issue tied up with ITVs encryption and regionalisation contract running out and ITV and BSkyB not agreeing terms? AIUI this is why ITV2 went from pay-TV to FTA on DSat (it was always FTA on DTT). ITV1 remains FTV (not FTA) on DSat, and ITV3 launched FTA.