AMC launching channel with BT

peteeeed

the home of the walking dead and breaking bad in the US
the walking dead spin off show 'Fear the Walking Dead' will launch on the channel

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/134291-fear-the-walking-dead-confirmed-for-uk-thanks-to-bt

channelsurfer2

according to posters on Digitalspy there is the possibility the AMC will be available as part of the BT sport pack on sky for 19.95. I wonder will a similar arrangement happen here and it become available on the Setanta pack? It definetly wont be on Sky for now.

ftakeith

so far its not coming to Ireland

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Date: Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 7:31 PM
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Thanks for your email Keith. AMCtv is not part of the Setanta offering here. I understand that to be a UK only deal that applies to the BT TV service.

Rgds,

Brian

NUTZZ

AMC is now showing up on ASTRA 2G as 50315 on 11081.00 H 22000 5/6

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NUTZZ wrote: »

AMC is now showing up on ASTRA 2G as 50315 on 11081.00 H 22000 5/6

It's showing the dreaded this programme is not available message so not looking good for the Setenta pack customers.

irishfeen

Not available in Ireland as far as I know .. I would imagine there are rights issues with RTÉ and TG4.

marvsins

Looks like its launching August 31 in the UK. Premier of Fear the walking dead. Only available on BT youview.

lertsnim

I hope this doesn't launch here. That would be another excuse for a price rise. Any programmes on it will be picked up by an Irish channel.

marvsins wrote: »

Looks like its launching August 31 in the UK. Premier of Fear the walking dead. Only available on BT youview.

Considering that it is testing on satellite atm I doubt it will be BT Youview only.

icdg

It doesn't look like it is launching here - this will make it one of the few UK TV channels not available here in any way shape or form.

irishfeen

icdg wrote: »

It doesn't look like it is launching here - this will make it one of the few UK TV channels not available here in any way shape or form.

Yep, this along with Premier Sports (well just the GAA bit) would be among the only channels not available here.

channelsurfer2

Strange one. I wonder does AMC hold Irish rights to any of the programmes?

marvsins

From the bt website

http://tv.bt.com/tv/tv-from-bt/amc-to-launch-for-the-first-time-in-the-uk-exclusively-to-bt-customers-on-august-28-11363996151191

irishfeen

channelsurfer2 wrote: »

Strange one. I wonder does AMC hold Irish rights to any of the programmes?

RTÉ have walking dead rights (that might include argue new spin off) and of course TG4 had Breaking Bad... This could very well why we won't be getting it.

kooga

forgive my ignorance but if it is only going to be available to bt tv customers why would it be testing on astra?

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kooga wrote: »

forgive my ignorance but if it is only going to be available to bt tv customers why would it be testing on astra?

It's like the local uk tv channels that are broadcast on Satellite that are blocked outside their intended region so I suppose they will do the same with amc and limit it to bt customers in the uk.

kooga

natashaob6 wrote: »

It's like the local uk tv channels that are broadcast on Satellite that are blocked outside their intended region so I suppose they will do the same with amc and limit it to bt customers in the uk.

? bt tv in the uk is either cable/internet not satellite

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kooga wrote: »

? bt tv in the uk is either cable/internet not satellite

Apologies it will be free to customers in the uk who subscribe to the bt tv platform and to customers who pay for the bt sport back on the sky tv platform.

ftakeith

bt ireland sold the broadband spectrum to sky ireland

maybe sky ire could get the channel here

dulpit

What does this mean for Fox TV that broadcasts (or broadcasted) Walking Dead the day after it premiered on AMC in the states?

NUTZZ

dulpit wrote: »

What does this mean for Fox TV that broadcasts (or broadcasted) Walking Dead the day after it premiered on AMC in the states?

It will have no impact, that will continue as normal. It's just Fear The Walking Dead that FOX do not have the rights for.

h7nlrp2v0g5u48

AMC has been added to epg no 192 for BT sport customers in the uk but has not been added to the irish epg as was predicted. I have it tuned in through other channels and I can now view it as I have the Setanta pack. Apoligies I can't remember tne frequency for tuning it in.

NUTZZ

natashaob6 wrote: »

AMC has been added to epg no 192 for BT sport customers in the uk but has not been added to the irish epg as was predicted. I have it tuned in through other channels and I can now view it as I have the Setanta pack. Apoligies I can't remember tne frequency for tuning it in.

It can be tuned in on 11081.00 H 22000 5/6, currently displaying this;

kooga

11081.00 H 22000 5/6
dvb s qpsk

according to kingofsat its in the clear

lertsnim

It's encrypted so kingofsat is wrong

kooga

lertsnim wrote: »

It's encrypted so kingofsat is wrong

ok so am i correct in saying if you have a setanta sports pack and go into other channels you should be able to view the channel.

ftakeith

kooga wrote: »

ok so am i correct in saying if you have a setanta sports pack and go into other channels you should be able to view the channel.

no it will be blocked for non BT Sport pack subscribers

this channel will be blocked here

setanta pack customers will not get this channel

alan.p22

its available through the other channels options at the moment.Will it not be when the channel launches next week

kooga

alan.p22 wrote: »

its available through the other channels options at the moment.Will it not be when the channel launches next week

tks guys scanned it in.

kooga

This channel is not encrypted at the moment

lertsnim

It most certainly is encrypted. I am unable to see it.

NUTZZ

kooga wrote: »

This channel is not encrypted at the moment

lertsnim wrote: »

It most certainly is encrypted. I am unable to see it.

It is encrypted, it can be tuned in via other channels on Sky. It is currently displaying the image I posted above.

snaps

Is there an HD Channel. According to BT there is? EPG channel 381 (Uk)

Now that may be BT TV EPG and not sky?

NUTZZ

snaps wrote: »

Is there an HD Channel. According to BT there is? EPG channel 381 (Uk)

Now that may be BT TV EPG and not sky?

It's is only available in HD on BT TV, just SD on Sky.

NUTZZ

Some FAQ; (For the UK mostly as no ROI details have been announced yet.)

When does it launch?
AMC from BT launches 28th August 2015. Programmes start at 7pm.


How do I get AMC?
Sky UK: Channel 192 (SD)
You need to be a subscriber to the BT Sport Pack on Sky. AMC is currently offered to subscribers "at no extra cost."

BT TV: Channel 381 (HD), 332 (SD). As of 18/08/2015, not all BT TV customers can see the channel yet.
You need to have BT phone, broadband and BT TV (e.g. a BT YouView box). AMC will be one of the channels that you receive streamed through your internet connection (the same way BT Sport is provided to your box). AMC is currently offered to subscribers "at no extra cost."


What's on?
Opening night schedule - 28th August
7:00pm Dan in Real Life
A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend in a breakthrough film for Steve Carell.

9:00pm Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris, in which he purports to have been a CIA hitman.

11:15pm The Killer Inside Me
Everyone figures Lou Ford, a small-town deputy sheriff, to be a normal, good-old-boy kind of regular Joe. But no one knows about 'the sickness' that drives him to kill.
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Fear the Walking Dead will premiere on 31st August at 9pm
Rectify will follow on 1st September at 9pm.


When will the channel be on air?
At launch, the channel is scheduled to broadcast from 7pm and through the night.


Will AMC launch in HD?
Sky: No.
BT TV: Yes, on channel 381.


Is there a +1 channel?
No.


Is AMC on Freeview?
No. It will not be on Freeview.

But you'll be able to watch the series premiere of AMC's Fear the Walking Dead on BT Showcase, Freeview channel 59 on 31st August 2015, as part of a promotional campaign by BT to raise awareness of the new AMC channel.

BT Showcase has its own FAQ - more information here.


Is AMC on Virgin Media?
No.


Is there going to be an on-demand service?
Yes, but for BT TV viewers only.

lertsnim

That opening night schedule looks awful. We won't be missing anything here

kooga

can we expect to get this channel in other channels with a bt/setanta sub in the ROI?

ftakeith

kooga wrote: »

can we expect to get this channel in other channels with a bt/setanta sub in the ROI?

no its not part of the setanta pack on satellite

the channel will be blocked on 'other channels' from 7pm on monday

BT Ireland is Sky's wholesale broadband provider
That is the only chance of seeing it on a Irish EPG

Gonzo

we seem to be entering an era of american channels launching to a UK only audience. First it was Spike TV and now AMC TV.

kooga

Gonzo wrote: »

we seem to be entering an era of american channels launching to a UK only audience. First it was Spike TV and now AMC TV.

at least with spike you can watch on other channels and if you have a freesat box it is on the epg.

lertsnim

Gonzo wrote: »

we seem to be entering an era of american channels launching to a UK only audience. First it was Spike TV and now AMC TV.

We should never be grouped with the UK to begin with when it comes to tv rights for that reason alone.