Film Four FTA?

Mayo Exile

Seemingly, according to Lyngsat.com, Film Four is now FTA on Astra 2A at 12480V, 27500, 2/3.

See here: http://www.lyngsat.com/astra2a.html

Is this true?

inigo

In www.kingofsat.net it says it's a Promo...

http://en.kingofsat.net/find.php?question=film+four&standard=All

Mayo Exile

Yip! Probably just a promo if its FTA. Film Four is meant to be going on Freeview channel 31 from the 23rd of July. Unlikely it will go FTA from then........?

L1011

Its actually Film Four Weekly, and oddly enough its on Astra 2A North and not 2D.

Before we get too excited, More4 tested as FTV until a few days before launch (as premium), this one could still go FTv.

givecredit

Its actually FilmFour Weekly. Its been testing Free to Air, Not Free to view for the past few days. Which all looks good for July the 23rd, The launch date for Channel 4s new Film Channels Film 4 and Film 4+1. Hopefully they will be Free to Air!!

FilmFOUR, Filmfour +1 and Filmfour weekly all closedown on July the 19th.

dohouch

FilmFour will relaunch as a free service across Freeview, cable and satellite on Sunday, July 23.

The move - up until now the channel has been available on a subscription basis - will coincide with an overhaul of its on-screen graphics, logo and a subtle name change to 'Film4'. Advertising will also feature for the first time.

Launch night will begin with the FTA premiere of Oscar-winner Lost In Translation at 9pm, followed by homegrown gangster film Sexy Beast.

The new channel will air between 3pm and 3am, screening six films a day. Daytime and early evening movies will include classics such as Cleopatra, Oliver Twist and Chariots of Fire, while "big, broad appeal films" such as The Italian Job and Four Weddings and a Funeral will go out in the prime 9pm slot.

"Cooler Hollywood films" and independent cinema have been earmarked for 11pm, with titles including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Trainspotting and The Football Factory. Late night will be home to international and arthouse films such as Internal Affairs and 8 Women.

At launch Film4 will be available via Sky (channel 315), Freeview (channel 31), NTL (channel 701/50) and Telewest (channel 444). A one hour timeshift channel will air on Sky and cable.

The existing FilmFour channel - and spinoff service FilmFour Weekly - will close on Wednesday, July 19.