Freeview After Analogue Switch Off

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tvtwintrees Founding member 12 February 2005 4:00pm

Once all the analogue signals have been switched off, will Freeview have the capacity to launch more channels?

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Pure Digital 12 February 2005 5:01pm

Yes.

PL

plymouthbloke1974 12 February 2005 8:24pm

NEXT!

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tvtwintrees Founding member 12 February 2005 10:04pm

Sorry if the question was stupid. OK, what channels would you like to see added when the extra capacity is available?

My choices:

Entretainment: UKTV Gold, Challenge
Lifestyle: UKTV Food, UKTV Style
Movies: Film Four, Film Four Weekly
Sport: British Eurosport, Eurosport 2

MS

Mr-Stabby 12 February 2005 11:08pm

I may be wrong but because UKTV Gold is such a flagship channel on Sky, i doubt we'll see it on Freeview for a long time. Even the Topup TV only has it for a few hours if I recall. It would be like putting Sky One on Freeview.

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Adam 12 February 2005 11:16pm

FilmFour seems a bit unlikely as well - currently �5 standalone on Sky, very much doubt that would appear on DTT - even on TopUp TV.

AJ

AJ 12 February 2005 11:26pm

Mr-Stabby posted:

I may be wrong but because UKTV Gold is such a flagship channel on Sky, i doubt we'll see it on Freeview for a long time. Even the Topup TV only has it for a few hours if I recall. It would be like putting Sky One on Freeview.

UKTV Gold has just extended its hours on TopUpTV - it's now on from Midday until 5.00am

PL

plymouthbloke1974 12 February 2005 11:42pm

AJ posted:

Mr-Stabby posted:

I may be wrong but because UKTV Gold is such a flagship channel on Sky, i doubt we'll see it on Freeview for a long time. Even the Topup TV only has it for a few hours if I recall. It would be like putting Sky One on Freeview.

UKTV Gold has just extended its hours on TopUpTV - it's now on from Midday until 5.00am

Still not quite the same as 24 hr on Sky as well as a +1 version, as well as UKTV G2?

I rest me case

Simon

AJ

AJ 13 February 2005 12:06am

simax posted:

AJ posted:

Mr-Stabby posted:

I may be wrong but because UKTV Gold is such a flagship channel on Sky, i doubt we'll see it on Freeview for a long time. Even the Topup TV only has it for a few hours if I recall. It would be like putting Sky One on Freeview.

UKTV Gold has just extended its hours on TopUpTV - it's now on from Midday until 5.00am

Still not quite the same as 24 hr on Sky as well as a +1 version, as well as UKTV G2?

I rest me case

Simon

You rest your case? What case would that be?

You said that UKTV GOLD was only on air on TopUpTV for a few hours, and I merely pointed out the fact that they have recently extended their hours.

There was no mention of +1 or G2 initially - so why have you brought those into the ring all of a sudden?

If you ask me, then 17 hours of UKTV Gold a day is pretty good for a DTT service, considering the bandwidth limitations.

ME

me 13 February 2005 12:07am

Here's an interesting question: how long will the Freeview brand last for, given that after the analog switch-off Freeview will just be "normal" TV..?

PL

plymouthbloke1974 13 February 2005 12:22am

AJ posted:

simax posted:

AJ posted:

Mr-Stabby posted:

I may be wrong but because UKTV Gold is such a flagship channel on Sky, i doubt we'll see it on Freeview for a long time. Even the Topup TV only has it for a few hours if I recall. It would be like putting Sky One on Freeview.

UKTV Gold has just extended its hours on TopUpTV - it's now on from Midday until 5.00am

Still not quite the same as 24 hr on Sky as well as a +1 version, as well as UKTV G2?

I rest me case

Simon

You rest your case? What case would that be?

You said that UKTV GOLD was only on air on TopUpTV for a few hours, and I merely pointed out the fact that they have recently extended their hours.

There was no mention of +1 or G2 initially - so why have you brought those into the ring all of a sudden?

If you ask me, then 17 hours of UKTV Gold a day is pretty good for a DTT service, considering the bandwidth limitations.

Whooaahhh!

I merely stated that UKTV Gold is on 24/7 on Sky, as well as it's +1 and G2 variants.

If you want these channels all the time, stop complaining and get a dish, cheapskate!

DV

dvboy 13 February 2005 12:27am

simax posted:

AJ posted:

simax posted:

AJ posted:

Mr-Stabby posted:

I may be wrong but because UKTV Gold is such a flagship channel on Sky, i doubt we'll see it on Freeview for a long time. Even the Topup TV only has it for a few hours if I recall. It would be like putting Sky One on Freeview.

UKTV Gold has just extended its hours on TopUpTV - it's now on from Midday until 5.00am

Still not quite the same as 24 hr on Sky as well as a +1 version, as well as UKTV G2?

I rest me case

Simon

You rest your case? What case would that be?

You said that UKTV GOLD was only on air on TopUpTV for a few hours, and I merely pointed out the fact that they have recently extended their hours.

There was no mention of +1 or G2 initially - so why have you brought those into the ring all of a sudden?

If you ask me, then 17 hours of UKTV Gold a day is pretty good for a DTT service, considering the bandwidth limitations.

Whooaahhh!

I merely stated that UKTV Gold is on 24/7 on Sky, as well as it's +1 and G2 variants.

If you want these channels all the time, stop complaining and get a dish, cheapskate!

I'm sure he would, but he hasn't said that.

Freeview After Analogue Switch Off

(February 2005)