Fox News on Chorus

yankinlk

I know I hate it too, but someone was wondering if it was possible to get Fox News on Chorus - is it?

steveon

Not at the moment but I wouldnt be a bad news channel to add, maybe in their digital max 2 package yet to be announced..

Tony

wrong forum guys

watty

IMO It's a poor, biased channel, Also only Pay TV everywhere, so FTA folk don't compare it with other Free news channels.

yankinlk

hey watty , long time no see.

I agree about Fox news - hate it. but you cant teach an old dog new tricks (dad) it his lifeline to the outside world.

Caught O'Reilly on the Late Show last night - gotta go out and buy a new telly - theres a brick thrown through mine now.

The singer that came on after bill was funny though - she added a few lines to her song, some thing like "they made me watch that fox news show.....but im all right now" very clever.

So back on topic - digital max 2 - when is that coming out?

snaps

why is this the wrong forum tony? thought chorus was a cable provider and this is the cable forum?

Tony

The thread was started in the satellite forum:)

snaps

oh!! Thats why then!

Solair

There was a British Ofcom (the equivilant of Comreg, but with some of the features of the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland) ruling against Fox News for bias.

They made the ruling, but there was no legal means of enforcement as it's not broadcast from within the UK.

I don't know if relaying it on cable would potentially leave it open to being legally challenged via Comreg/BCI here as the cable cos here are licenced.
I doubt it somehow, but really, I would rather see some other channels getting slots way ahead of Fox News.

Rosser

France24 might be a better choice for a new news channel for Chorus/NTL. Al Jezeera would be more balanced than Fox

DJ Hafez

Al Jazeera English is a fantastic channel. Was watching it alot while away, they seem to have scouted all the good reporters from CNN, BBC and Sky. Hope they get a bit bigger amongst Europeans

byte

BBC World would be a good one to carry, though I presume it's expensive, as I don't know of any cableco's here relaying it.

Al Jazeera English is quite good alright. Though I only tend to watch it in small doses.

L1011

NTL carry BBC World already, channel 206 apparently.

watty

BBC World free to carry, I think. BBC Prime is the pay TV.

Mossy Monk

Rosser wrote:

Al Jezeera would be more balanced than Fox

Have you seen the Al Jazeera in English. My guess is no.

Rosser

Mossy Monk wrote:

Have you seen the Al Jazeera in English. My guess is no.

Really? Well you'd better guess again and anyway the point you're making is?

steveon

BBC world is now carried by chorus on the cable network...agree with DJ regarding Al Jazeera English..I quite like it myself

Solair

Al Jazera English edition is vastly more balanced than Fox! There were more balanced broadcasts produced by WWII propeganda factories than some of the stuff on Fox News. The channel's an absolute disgrace.

It's The Sun for television, just without the sense of journalistic scruples the Sun has !

The only other "news channel" I would have issues with is CCTV (Chinese Central TV). "Everything's absolutely fine! The Government is absolutely great. Now let's look at a list of this years extremely good productivity statistics." That being said, even they're still balanced when they do stories, it's just a case that they avoid all controvertial issues. It's a bit like watching a corporate video with a bit of international news.

L1011

Or, as a mate of mine who lived in China said, top story on CCTV9 every day "Tiny African Country X has signed up to the One-China Policy"...