E4

I recently emailed Channel Four, regarding the possibilty/rumours of E4 coming to Freeview as freeview. I subsiquently received this reply, please note the date, As ive had to seek further permission to publish this on a public message board. The reply quite surprised me, so see what you think. Any reply is warmly welcomed
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There are no definite plans to make E4 Freeview at the moment. That does not mean to say it will not happen. It is being looked into and if a way can be found for the channel to support itself through commercial revenue then it may well become a reality. Keep your eye on the press for developments.

Kind regards
Gerald Splint
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-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Waddingham [mailto:****_**********.]
Sent: 12 January 2005 13:10
To: Viewer Enquiries
Subject: E4 coming to freeview.


To Whom It May Concern,
I am the Media Correspondent with a local newspaper, the Shropshire Advertiser. I write to you with enquires as the current/future of E4. Many internet forums have been very busy with rumours that the channel will arrive on Freeview in Autumn, please could someone confirm or deny these as I plan writing an article on it.
Many Thanks with hopes of a swift reply
Yours Joel Waddingham


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Channel 4 is planning to take its digital entertainment channel E4 free-to-air by the end of 2005, the broadcaster confirmed yesterday.

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Source: Digital Spy, Wednesday, February 2 2005, 03:58 GMT

Great, clearly I have to read this through more detailed before going to press but this looks brill!
Thanks BBC LDN for bringing this to my and indeed the boards attentions. I have personally found channel four like getting blood out of a stone.

But in relation to this paragraph im a bit miffed: "Meanwhile, the broadcaster is still on course to launch another digital station, More4, later this spring."
I understood that More4 wouldn't be available until Autumn. Anyone any ideas?
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