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BF
Bewitched_Fan_2k
One thing ive never understood about freeview is why!!! do put channels on seperate channel no's?? why just do what they did in the days of analouge sky and put them on the same number?

I actully used to love seeing one channel change into another one, aaah great days. Thinks of Nickeledon stop and TV Japan start or Cartoon Network turn into TNT great memories

CBBC/BBC Three
CBebbies/BBC Four
UKTV History/Smile TV

How much more tidy that whould be
VM
VMPhil
On my Set Top Box you can just delete those channels. Just a push of a button and, lo and behold, they're gone. Wink
BF
Bewitched_Fan_2k
Dito, Ive gotten rid of many of the radio stations, ITV Play, Quizcall and all the sport related ones total white elephant channels to me.
MI
Michael
It's so that parents can stop children having access to channels they shouldnt - i.e. watching CBBC one minute then Trauma On Three the next - and similarly Cbeebies Bedtime Hour one minute and then the horrific sight of a Prom next on BBC4.

Lots of kids have been given STBs for their bedrooms now - my friend's sons have access to channels 18, 21, 30-33 and 74 and 75 only.
LL
Larry the Loafer
Bewitched_Fan_2k posted:
One thing ive never understood about freeview is why!!! do put channels on seperate channel no's?? why just do what they did in the days of analouge sky and put them on the same number?

I actully used to love seeing one channel change into another one, aaah great days. Thinks of Nickeledon stop and TV Japan start or Cartoon Network turn into TNT great memories

CBBC/BBC Three
CBebbies/BBC Four
UKTV History/Smile TV

How much more tidy that whould be


Then again, the EPG guide would be confusing, channel-name wise.
JO
Johnny83
I'm getting really fed up with Freeview at the Mo. FTN is a complete pile of crap, Men & Motors has gone & there are too many of these phone in channels. Why 3 of them, why 4 shopping channels.

Come on Channel 4, hurry up & put Film Four on Freeview, we need at least 1 film channel.

The only channels I bother watching are BBC3, ITV3, More 4, E4, ABC1 & Sky Sports News.

Glad I don't pay for Freeview, otherwise the boxes would have been removed six months ago
:-(
A former member
Great competition on SmileTV at the moment ...

http://www.andrewjwood.com/misc/qw.jpg

I just wonder if they've been watching Quizcall for the past hour or so ...

http://www.andrewjwood.com/misc/qc.jpg
PT
Put The Telly On
Freeview has deteriorated rapidly since its launch in 2002. Such a shame. FTN was one of my favourite channels but its just rubbish now. If its not Quiz Night Live its some repeat of Future Fighting Machines...which may as well be Present Fighting Machines now.
MI
Michael
It's been a rollercoaster hasn't it?

Razz High: Freeview Launch. New channels UK Sh!te Ideas and FTN debut.
Evil or Very Mad Low: More shopping channels appear - Bid Up.TV and Price-Drop TV
Razz High: CBM announce imminent launch of general entertaiment channel. BBC launches News Multiscreen.
Evil or Very Mad Low: CBM falls through and Ideal World takes channel 22.
Razz High: TV Travel Shop disappears.
Evil or Very Mad Low: Remaining channel spaces on Muxes A and 2 taken over by Pay-TV TopUpTV.
Razz High: First decent new channels ABC1 and ITV3 launch.
Evil or Very Mad Low (Taffy Version): ABC1 not available on Welsh transmitters.
Evil or Very Mad Low (UK-wide Version): 9 streams on Mux A make picture nearly unwatchable.
Razz High: E4 moves to Freeview from TUTV and E4+1 launches.
Evil or Very Mad Low: Quiz Call launches - first of the dreaded quiz channels.
Razz High: 2005 is a great year for channel launches: More4 and More4+1, promised for so long, launch.
Razz High: ITV4 launches
Razz High: Sky Travel becomes Sky Three, a general entertainment channel.
Evil or Very Mad Low: ITV News Channel leaves Freeview.
Razz High (Kiddie's Version): CITV launches.
Evil or Very Mad Low: Men And Motors leaves Freeview.
Evil or Very Mad Low: ITV Play launches.
Razz High: New FTA FilmFour launches in June.
Evil or Very Mad Low: All Freeview boxes sold in last two years contained a high-velocity explosive charge planted by the Sky Liberation Front. Boxes explode killing all people who dared to not subscribe to Sky. Sky subscriptions soar. Rupert Murdoch becomes King of Britain.
Razz High: People overthrow Murdoch, killing him and hanging him by the balls from rusty barbed wire over the gates of the Tower of London. Britain becomes a people's Republic. All Sky channels become FTA. Britain rejoices.
BF
Bewitched_Fan_2k
nok32uk posted:
Freeview has deteriorated rapidly since its launch in 2002. Such a shame. FTN was one of my favourite channels but its just rubbish now. If its not Quiz Night Live its some repeat of Future Fighting Machines...which may as well be Present Fighting Machines now.


FTN reran Bob & Margret about a year ago... why o why did I not record them when I had the chance... arggh look at the crap they show instead now.

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