Film Four

derol4

I read that Film Four is free from next Sunday - will it be available 'free to air' in Ireland?

thewing

Tis on sky already, but you have to tune it in

Wonder whether NTL will give it to us(no chance)

derol4

I don't have sky.. I have one of those free lidl setups. Just saw the add saying Film Four would be free from 23rd of July - I am wondering if i'll be able to pick it up?

bigpaddy2004

thewing wrote:

Tis on sky already, but you have to tune it in

Wonder whether NTL will give it to us(no chance)

What's the Frequency?

pgdavy

12.480V 2/3 27.5 and its 12010

Mossy Monk

thewing wrote:

Tis on sky already, but you have to tune it in

whats on satellite atm is Film 4 Weekly FTA, not Film 4

djpaul

Sky EPG Channel 315 from sunday FTA, (Free To All):p ,yes a lidl reciever will pick it up.

NoEscape

Thats providing it is infact FTA on Sky. Bare in mind that Channel 4 is FTA on Sky, but requires a freesat card (i purchased one a while ago!), so nothings concrete yet to say FilmFour won't go the same way!

Obviously this only applies to Sky, not freeview etc.

Charles Slane

NoEscape wrote:

Bare in mind that Channel 4 is FTA on Sky, but requires a freesat card

That makes it FTV (Free To View), not FTA (Free To Air).

byte

djpaul wrote:

Sky EPG Channel 315 from sunday FTA, (Free To All):p ,yes a lidl reciever will pick it up.

Can you confirm that?

Channel Four's notion on the meaning of FTA can differ from everybody else.

Personally, I think it's most likely to be FTV, needing a viewing card.

Blaster99

Would the speculators think that if it's FTV that those of us with an FTV card will be able to pick it up? Fairly likely, right?

byte

If it's to be FTV, then yes, most likely.

I think there is a chance it still could end up under a subscription, a la More4! Though, I hope not.

kbell

An advertisment on ch 4 last night does indeed say that from sunday film 4 will be available free on cable, satellite and freeview.

Mossy Monk

the ads have been saying that for weeks. what isnt clear is if it will be FTA or FTV on satellite

djpaul

I contacted one of the guys i know at Filmfour his name is Myles Green, He told me that Filmfour will be available across all platforms and you should be able to pick it up on a FTA Reciever Like ITV,BBC Etc.

djpaul

NoEscape wrote:

Thats providing it is infact FTA on Sky. Bare in mind that Channel 4 is FTA on Sky, but requires a freesat card (i purchased one a while ago!), so nothings concrete yet to say FilmFour won't go the same way!

Obviously this only applies to Sky, not freeview etc.

Unlike E4, which is largely FTA but remains a pay TV channel on satellite, FilmFour will be available to all Sky and Freesat viewers.

byte

djpaul wrote:

I contacted one of the guys i know at Filmfour his name is Myles Green, He told me that Filmfour will be available across all platforms and you should be able to pick it up on a FTA Reciever Like ITV,BBC Etc.

"Should be" isn't a very definitive answer.

Anyway, not long to wait now.

Why do I get the feeling that after the waiting and speculation, people will wonder why they bothered thinking about the channel at all!

watty

No they mean FTV not FTA. "Freesat from Sky" means FTV card.

C4 is NOT FTA, but FTV. It is on "freesat" in sense that a Freesat from Sky card works.

The BBC has a different concept of "freesat" to that of Sky and C4

givecredit

Film4 was Free to Air (Not FTV)for about an hour today, 10.00am to 11.00. It has now reverted to a subscription channel.

Hopefully Sky dont do the same thing they did with More4 and make it free to only Sky Digital Subscribers!:mad:

DigiDec

Film 4 Weekly has not gone from the EPG and FilmFour is now Film 4, also with a +1 version.

Round Cable

They're running promos, that are FTA. Weren't these promos previously FTV or basic sub?

byte

Let's hope it remains fully FTA. Being fully FTA, it woudl gain advantage over TCM, since TCM recently went from FTA to encrypted.

The promo continues to say the channel will be "free to everyone" but that's still too vague!

djpaul

FF Test 1 In the clear on 10.729V 22.000 5/6

watty

byte wrote:

Let's hope it remains fully FTA. Being fully FTA, it woudl gain advantage over TCM, since TCM recently went from FTA to encrypted.

The promo continues to say the channel will be "free to everyone" but that's still too vague!

Free to everyone in the UK... Free to everyone with Freesat card?

TCM went recently encrypted? I think over a year or two years ago? Or more?

vsat

TCM, encrypted 2 years ago.
2 days to go, to see if F4 go FTA, FTV.
any bets,
F4 say FTA but in fact FTV like E4.


Just checked Film4 now FTA,(21.37)
Excellent news, next CH4?

JohnDigital

It will be FTV according to the FAQ on their website:

How will I receive Film4?
The channel will launch on Freeview for the first time and will continue to be available to all cable and satellite viewers at no additional cost. On digital satellite, the Film4 Channel will be available to freesat viewers as well as Sky digital subscribers.

http://www.channel4.com/film/ffchannel/holding-faq1.html

Sparky

Yeah, but its the way they say "freesat".
It's a wait and see job.

Blaster99

Ch 315 is viewable on my FTV EPG, if that's an indication of anything. Just promo rubbish now.

watty

It's FTA at the minute (no card) we'll see what it is on Monday when the regular staff are on.

If it is FTA really (I find it hard to beleive), C4 will be some day when contract expires..

Mossy Monk

vsat wrote:

F4 say FTA but in fact FTV like E4.

E4 isnt FTV. only Channel 4 is FTV. their other channels are subscription on satellite

djpaul

Can anyone remember when E4 or More 4 Previews were FTA or FTV when
they started up? The fact that FIlm4 Promos is FTA at the moment is a good
sign, However, Will the rug be pulled out from under us again??

Let's see.;)

mickd

Its broadcasting in the clear that means its FTA the same as BBC & ITV. I believe this signals a broader move to FTA by all Channel 4 channels in the next 12-18 months.

Galway

pgdavy wrote:

12.480V 2/3 27.5 and its 12010

its 10729V 5/6, 22000

JohnC.

Has Judi Dench fallen on hard times?

mjsmyth

More 4 previews were not FTA.

mj

L1011

They were FTV! However, at this stage of the game I think we can safely say its not encrypting.

Keedowah

Is it available on NTL or NTL digial? I have channel 323 up (Film Four) and it says i aint subscribed to it...

byte

From another thread I read elsewhere, somebody said that when they rang NTL, they were told that NTL had no plans to make the channel free.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054961105

gonker

watching lost in translation now

Fr0g

Coming through on my freesat FTV card is it FTA?

Round Cable

Yes it's FTA.

gonker

have a sky box but no sub (card upside down)

macronot

Film4
coming in on
FR 10729 SR 22000 Pol Vert
Video PID 2312 Audio PID 2313 PCR PID 2308

Film4 +1
coming in on
FR 10729 SR 22000 Pol Vert
Video PID 2332 Audio PID 2333 PCR PID 2309

byte

Good to see Film4 is fully FTA. A definite bonus to FTA boxes!

Tom Dunne

I really enjoyed Lost in Translation.

Somebody is on the ball updating Wikipedia - look at the last entry in the Trivia section. It references the fact that this was the first film shown on Film4 when it went FTA.

watty

Well I hope it is and not a mistake taht will be rectified!

Blaster99

byte wrote:

From another thread I read elsewhere, somebody said that when they rang NTL, they were told that NTL had no plans to make the channel free.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054961105

I'm sure this is covered elsewhere, but it's now "free" on NTL Digital as well.

Charles Slane

Yep, it seems to FTA!

Great news!

Zhane

Yeah just tuned it in. Great News, hope E4 and More4 follow suit!

vsat

Happy days,
F4, FTA

Good sign for ch4.

May many other channels follow, and knock $ky on the head.:)

watty

Blaster99 wrote:

I'm sure this is covered elsewhere, but it's now "free" on NTL Digital as well.

pedantic mode = on

i.e. in a basic package, nothing is free on cable as you MUST have a sub to connect at all.

pedantic mode = off

I have to admit I was wrong and I am surprised. I was convinced it would be FTV.

I won't complain, though as it means it will work for Sat PVR and PC.