3e moving to 105 on Sky?

G_R

Hey guys,

I heard on 2fm earlier on the Will Leaghy Show I think that 3e are moving up on the Sky EPG to position 105, just after TG4 and just before Sky1.

I had a look around the tinterwebs but cant find any info on it anywhere. any one know if its actually happening??

i hope it does move up cos its a pain in the arse having to go all the way down to 182

Mr E

Moving to Satellite forum. If anyone knows, they will.

greendom

dannym08 wrote: »

Hey guys,

I heard on 2fm earlier on the Will Leaghy Show I think that 3e are moving up on the Sky EPG to position 105, just after TG4 and just before Sky1.

I had a look around the tinterwebs but cant find any info on it anywhere. any one know if its actually happening??

i hope it does move up cos its a pain in the arse having to go all the way down to 182

Anything worth watching on this channel? I suppose I'll be in a better position to find out if it does move

crosstownk

It seems like the most appropriate location for it. I doubt I'll watch it often but the Mrs. might.

ScrubsfanChris

Dam, I was holding out for RTE Sport 1, or RTE HD

G_R

greendom wrote: »

Anything worth watching on this channel? I suppose I'll be in a better position to find out if it does move

Family Guy and Scrubs, i'ts the only Irish channel that shows them. They have the odd good series aswell tho

crosstownk

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Dam, I was holding out for RTE Sport 1, or RTE HD

You obviously dream a lot! You'll have to wait for RTÉ to build their fancy new complex!!!!

MACHEAD

dannym08 wrote: »

They have the odd good series aswell tho

'Odd' being the operative word, I suppose it'll be good to see the 105 slot used on the irish EPG, but 3e is possibly even worse than Channel 6, anybody remember it ?. Don't be holding out for any additional RTÉ channels on sky I really don't think thats going to happen any time soon.

slegs

MACHEAD wrote: »

'Odd' being the operative word, I suppose it'll be good to see the 105 slot used on the irish EPG, but 3e is possibly even worse than Channel 6, anybody remember it ?. Don't be holding out for any additional RTÉ channels on sky I really don't think thats going to happen any time soon.

3e is/was Channel 6

medoc

Hi

Is 3e in the same Mix as RTE, TV3, Ch4 etc or is it still in the Sky one Mix.
Do they now broadcast in widescreen the last time I had the channel they didnt. When Channel 6 became 3e at least TV3 moved up one notch in the ranks of irish tv to 4th place

Cheers

MACHEAD

slegs wrote: »

3e is/was Channel 6

Yeah, I actually used to watch the odd show on the old '6', whereas I deffo cant remember watching anything on 3e. And in reply to the next post, Channel 6 did broadcast 16:9 but 3e seems to be permanently in 4:3 and it's part of the 'Entertainment Mix'.

Mossy Monk

medoc wrote: »

Do they now broadcast in widescreen the last time I had the channel they didnt.

The picture quality is woeful and it seems to be 16:9 in a 4:3 frame. I will be amazed if it moves to 105. I remember Channel 6 didn't appear on satellite for ages due to wranglings over their EPG position.

JDxtra

Sounds like wishful thinking again from TV3. They dont deserve 105. They still have not fixed the widescreen issue after nearly a year. Those involved must not watch it themselves as the issue is so obvious!

frankymail

It looks like it's true. This can only be a good thing for Irish Telly.

TV3 ANNOUNCES NEW HOME ON SKY FOR 3e


TV3 GROUP RELEASE
IMMEDIATE: Tuesday 29th September 2009

TV3 ANNOUNCES NEW HOME ON SKY FOR 3e

TV3 today confirmed that SKY Ireland will move TV3’s second channel 3e to SKY 105 on the SKY digital box. The move will take place in October 2009.

TV3 CEO, David McRedmond said, “We are very pleased by SKY’s decision to move 3e to a prime position on their EPG. This reflects the change of the status of 3e to a public service channel. We are grateful to SKY for recognising the importance of Irish broadcasting to viewers in the Republic of Ireland”.

ENDS.

Source: TV3.ie

IrishHomer

Why are none of these irish sat channels ever FTA?

Is it cause us Irish are all suckers

Mossy Monk

IrishHomer wrote: »

Is it cause us Irish are all suckers

The cost of television rights.

Our man in Havana

TV3 CEO, David McRedmond said, “We are very pleased by SKY’s decision to move 3e to a prime position on their EPG. This reflects the change of the status of 3e to a public service channel.

Since when has 3e become a public service channel? They are delusional over in Ballymount.

Mossy Monk

Bond-007 wrote: »

Since when has 3e become a public service channel? They are delusional over in Ballymount.

They probably class TV3 as one too.

mikeym

TV3 CEO, David McRedmond said, “We are very pleased by SKY’s decision to move 3e to a prime position on their EPG. This reflects the change of the status of 3e to a public service channel.

Public service channel my a$$.

dmeehan

frankymail wrote: »

It looks like it's true. This can only be a good thing for Irish Telly.



Source: TV3.ie

thanks for that. I heard the news on the Will Leaghy show too, but hadnt seen any confirmation of it anywhere else. i knew i could rely on boards

Widescreen

frankymail wrote: »

It looks like it's true. This can only be a good thing for Irish Telly.



Source: TV3.ie

Its a pity about the grovelling tone of Tv3 being grateful to Sky etc...When are either RTE or TV3 going to realise Sky need TV3/RTE more than the other way round. At the end of the day we are still paying twice for our own domestic channels. When they are made FTV, now that wud be something to celebrate,not moving channel numbers!

frankymail

Can only be good for 3 though. Being up the top of the epg will only highlight the channel more can only increase viewership. If not then something has gone terribly wrong. I think they show a good shows.

What they could do is move their ITV "spin-ff shows" like the XTRA-Factor over to 3e now without loosing as much views if it were at 182? Maybe...

Jax Teller

do they not show europa league football on 3e????

Mossy Monk

keysersoze_88 wrote: »

do they not show europa league football on 3e????

Yes they do.

icdg

I laughed hard at the words "public service channel" in that press release. I can't think of any public service programming on 3e other than their (very short) news roundups in the evening. At least TV3 has a claim to public service, holding as it does a national analogue television programme contract that carries with it public service obligations. 3e is just another cable and satellite channel. Even as an Irish station, what gives it the right to 105 over either Setanta Ireland or City Channel (yes, I know the latter's not on Sky, but say it were...)

Mossy Monk

icdg wrote: »

what gives it the right to 105 over either Setanta Ireland or City Channel (yes, I know the latter's not on Sky, but say it were...)

Setanta Ireland could be refused on the grounds that they are not an entertainment channel. That's the section that 105 sits in. I have no idea what City Channel is about.

Reganovski

Was watching a repeat of The Apprentice last night on 3e, saw a few ads on there.

Hells Kitchen is gonna be shown there first before TV3 i imagine. Also the new series of Fringe is starting there on Sunday night at 9pm, a hour before it starts on Sky.

Kurn

There is a few shows I would watch...

Their list is like this

3e Shows

30 Rock
American Dad
Chuck
CSI
CSI Miami
Curb your Enthusiasm
Dexter
Europa League
Family Guy
Fringe
Hells Kitchen USA
House
Its always sunny in philadelphia
Movie of the Week
Raising the Bar
Sex and the City
Supernatural
The Closer
The Starter Wife
The US Office
True Beauty

Elmo

There expecting increased viewers because of this perhaps they need to do something different, surely it will just help Sky One since 3e is just a poor mans version, which is bad when you think that Sky One is only a rich mans Virgin 1 since you have to pay for it.

Elmo

Mossy Monk wrote: »

They probably class TV3 as one too.

This is the first time that TV3 have ever stated that they are a Public Service Broadcaster. I mentioned it to some one and they said that they weren't and then I rephrased it that they were a National channel and the said no actually they consider themselves a commercial operator.

I suppose now that they receive some funding from the licence fee.

JDxtra

If they do move, maybe one of their staff will actually watch the channel and suddenly realise they have been broadcasting in the wrong aspect ratio for nearly a year.

Widescreen

maybe someone should send a text to Ireland AM about it, Cagney seems to know everything about everything!!!

greendom

3e Shows

30 Rock
American Dad
Chuck
CSI
CSI Miami
Curb your Enthusiasm
Dexter
Europa League
Family Guy
Fringe
Hells Kitchen USA
House
Its always sunny in philadelphia
Movie of the Week
Raising the Bar
Sex and the City
Supernatural
The Closer
The Starter Wife
The US Office
True Beauty

They really should move a bit closer to New York

Dman001

3e has great programmes on. They got the rights to Season 5 of The Office while in the UK ITV hasn't even shown Season 4. Plus, they got the rights to House and In Treatment before Sky. It's great for US shows that aren't available on other channels.

Elmo

Dman001 wrote: »

3e has great programmes on. They got the rights to Season 5 of The Office while in the UK ITV hasn't even shown Season 4. Plus, they got the rights to House and In Treatment before Sky. It's great for US shows that aren't available on other channels.

Other than great American shows that are shown an hour later on other channels what use is 3e at least when the began as Channel 6 they had some Irish music programmes, a film review show and even their own expose.

All of the shows bought for 3e by TV3 could easily be shown on TV3.

I wouldn't mind if TV3 were planning new shows for 3e but they can't call them a Public Service Broadcaster. 3e is a commercial entertainment channel just as much as Sky One.

In Treatment wasn't pick up by Sky AFAIK and I don't think it has been on British TV, I would have though it would have worked well on More 4 or BBC 4. Well done to TV3 for picking it up but it seemed very out of place on 3e.

medoc

In Treatment is to be shown on Sky Arts ( not sure if its 1 or 2). I mailed TV3 and 3e on a few ocasions about the widescreen issue ages ago but I got no reply, I dont have the channel any more.

Elmo

medoc wrote: »

In Treatment is to be shown on Sky Arts ( not sure if its 1 or 2). I mailed TV3 and 3e on a few ocasions about the widescreen issue ages ago but I got no reply, I dont have the channel any more.

Sky and Arts don't go together really.

Mossy Monk

Elmo wrote: »

Sky and Arts don't go together really.

Sky Arts 1 and 2 are two of the better channels imo.

Elmo

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Sky Arts 1 and 2 are two of the better channels imo.

To explain myself: - I stated that In Treatment doesn't suit 3e and I was thinking that Sky Arts was a bit Ironic. I have never seen either Sky Arts 1 or 2 but I am sure they are 20times better than any other sky channel.

Mossy Monk

Elmo wrote: »

I have never seen either Sky Arts 1 or 2 but I am sure they are 20times better than any other sky channel.

Dont be stupid.

Elmo

Mossy Monk wrote: »

Dont be stupid.

Okay 100 times

redfacedbear

Dman001 wrote: »

3e has great programmes on. They got the rights to Season 5 of The Office while in the UK ITV hasn't even shown Season 4. Plus, they got the rights to House and In Treatment before Sky. It's great for US shows that aren't available on other channels.

Yeah they've had some good shows, but I've noticed that they've been seriously dicking around with the schedule lately. Heroes ended up dumped in a Sunday afternoon slot, The US Office danced around the schedule as well. Not to mention that now that they're owned by TV3 they've become a bit of a dumping ground for rubbish like the Xtra Factor and Corrie repeats that I'd have no truck with

medoc

JDxtra wrote: »

If they do move, maybe one of their staff will actually watch the channel and suddenly realise they have been broadcasting in the wrong aspect ratio for nearly a year.

Yea even they couldn't be bothered going that far up the EPG to watch it.:D They might make it as far as 105

I have only ever watched it for Seinfeld!

Dman001

redfacedbear wrote: »

Yeah they've had some good shows, but I've noticed that they've been seriously dicking around with the schedule lately. Heroes ended up dumped in a Sunday afternoon slot, The US Office danced around the schedule as well. Not to mention that now that they're owned by TV3 they've become a bit of a dumping ground for rubbish like the Xtra Factor and Corrie repeats that I'd have no truck with

Yeah there scheduling is terrible but the good aul Sky + box sorts that out.

Liam Byrne

icdg wrote: »

Even as an Irish station, what gives it the right to 105 over either Setanta Ireland or City Channel (yes, I know the latter's not on Sky, but say it were...)

Well, whatever about the merits or otherwise of 3e or Setanta being on Sky, why would you reckon that a local Dublin TV station should be on it ?

Why not Channel South ?

manutd

It's a piece of s**t, leave it there, for say if RTE Sport or RTE News 24 ever comes, they are badly needed now.

Dman001

manutd wrote: »

It's a piece of s**t, leave it there, for say if RTE Sport or RTE News 24 ever comes, they are badly needed now.

I really hope RTE don't create these channels over a HD channel.

Elmo

Dman001 wrote: »

I really hope RTE don't create these channels over a HD channel.

RTÉ LIVE HD is what is required, a Sports/News channel with live sports and News when there is no live sports.

manutd

Elmo wrote: »

RTÉ LIVE HD is what is required, a Sports/News channel with live sports and News when there is no live sports.

Fair point, there would be no live sport on it and the news would be the same as the live news on the rte player.

frankymail

I Read a piece from during the week about this whole move on the Sky EPG and as I think was already said here TV3 went to the BCI and got the license agreement for 3e changed to coinside with TV3 as a "public service broadcaster". With this being the main reason BskyB allowed the move, I was thinking, does this not mean that TV3 could or maybe should broadcast 3e on terrestrial as a public serivce channel?