AMC launching channel with BT

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.