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lgs 4

Has anyone found the test channel yet?.Starting on the 31st of August ( all platform's)

h7nlrp2v0g5u48

lgs 4 wrote: »

Has anyone found the test channel yet?.Starting on the 31st of August ( all platform's)

Here are the tuning details for Free sports. 11.426 V 27.5 FEC 5/6 DVB-S QPSK.It is currently showing a colour bars test card with a tone and a digital clock down the bottom. Also the epg info says Free sports. Hope that helps.

Johnboy1951

Alaric Hot Campfire wrote: »

Here are the tuning details for Free sports. 11.426 V 27.5 FEC 5/6 DVB-S QPSK.It is currently showing a colour bars test card with a tone and a digital clock down the bottom. Also the epg info says Free sports. Hope that helps.

Thanks. Any idea what the Service ID is for that?

h7nlrp2v0g5u48

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Thanks. Any idea what the Service ID is for that?

I think it's 02116

alan 1968

I'd is 52556 showing adverts for the channel now

Mint Sauce

Article mentions Ofcom licences covering satellite, cable and terrestrial platforms, then seems to focus on Freeview. Doesn't actually mention FTA or Freesat though.



Edit.

Used the above search. Advert shows will be on Freesat 252.

Johnboy1951

alan 1968 wrote: »

I'd is 52556 showing adverts for the channel now

Thanks!

That previously had Quest Red +1

Gerry Wicklow

Their site lists Freesat and Sky channel numbers.

Harry Palmr

Not a great start - it's in stretchyvision.

givecredit

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Not a great start - it's in stretchyvision.

It's Flagged as Widescreen. There were widescreen transmissions from here in last few weeks.
It has been epg testing for the last week. But apparently we cannot discuss the new channel here.
Only on the Eirsports forum in broadcasting section.

Johnboy1951

givecredit wrote: »

It's Flagged as Widescreen. There were widescreen transmissions from here in last few weeks.
It has been epg testing for the last week. But apparently we cannot discuss the new channel here.
Only on the Eirsports forum in broadcasting section.

I thought that referred to discussions about content rather than the technical stuff like this.

I could be wrong though ...

lgs 4

Thanks guys

Tigerandahalf

Gerry Wicklow wrote: »

Their site lists Freesat and Sky channel numbers.

Channel 252 on freesat but I am seeing QVC Extra.

lertsnim

givecredit wrote: »

But apparently we cannot discuss the new channel here.
Only on the Eirsports forum in broadcasting section.

That's lunacy. What have Eir Sport got to do with this channel? The channel is not owned or operated by them.

icdg

For those unaware of the relationship between Eir Sport and Premier Sports, the two used to be the one company, Setanta Sports. The Irish operations of Setanta Sports were sold to Eir in 2016. However Eir Sport and Premier Sports continue to cooperate in relation to acquiring rights, technical facilities, and management (in particular, the services of Premier Sports chief executive Michael O'Rourke continue to be available to Eir Sport for a period following the Eir takeover.)

How this manifests itself on air is that Premier Sports and Eir Sport 2 are operated as a single service,broadcasting a common schedule with largely the same programmes and events. Programmes limited to the Republic of Ireland, such as UEFA Champions League, are blocked in the U.K., and GAA Championship coverage is blocked in ROI. The channel is branded on air as "Premier Sports" save when programmes aired only in the Republic of Ireland or primarily of interest to Irish viewers are aired. Only then is "Eir Sport 2" branding used.

The upcoming channel FreeSport will, I understand, primarily operate as a free to air taster channel for Premier Sports. As a result all of its content will be rights for which Eir Sport or others holds the Irish rights. It will only be available in this jurisdiction on free to air satellite and Freeview overspill. It won't be available on any Irish owned platform.

That is my rationale for seeking to limit discussion to the Eir Sport thread. It's effectively part of the Eir Sport family. I'll allow this thread to continue as a "pre launch/tuning" thread for present. But unless it turns out to have a radically different programming line up from Eir Sport 2, I think we need to treat it as a variant of that channel.

Tigerandahalf

What version will be on freesat? The Premier Sports version I presume? But wouldn't that contain tv rights that are owned by others broadcasting in Ireland?

So will the freesat version be a lesser version of the UK Premier Sports? Basically wall to wall coverage of NRL, NHL and smaller football leagues in Europe (Belgium).

Would any AFL be covered?

On a sidenote I read online that Quest on freesat who it seems are owned by Eurosport will be showing the Giro d'Italia.
Edit: it is highlights only.

icdg

All or nearly all of its rights will be held by Eir Sport in RoI. (I say nearly all because I hold open the possibility that in the future some GAA championship action might be shown - however I expect one of the key differences between Premier Sports and FreeSports to be a lack of GAA).

There will be no AFL. That's with BT Sport.

Johnboy1951

The advert for Freesports, if that is any indication, does have a brief GAA - hurling & football - piece.

I hope they consider upping the resolution on launch .... presently SD ... 720x576

h7nlrp2v0g5u48

A bit confusing regarding launch date. On the promo it states It's launching August 31st and on their website it says September. Wouln'd you think whoever confirmed the launch date would have noticed this mistake. I would hate to miss the launch day.

givecredit

The Freesports promo vid is now in widescreen 16:9 ratio not the 4:3 stretched to widescreen

givecredit

First few hours of first
day of Freesports (31 Aug)

0600-0700: Xiamen Marathon 2017
0700-0730: Dream Team: The UK Challenge
0730-0930: Swedish Speedway
0930-1045: The Magic Of The FA Cup
1045-1245: Live NRL: Cowboys v Bronchos
1245-1315: The FA Classic Collection
1315-1415: F1 Stock Car Racing: Skegness
1415-1445: The World Of Free Sports
1445-1600: The Magic of the FA Cup
1600-1630: AC Milan Report
1630-1730: The Magic Of The FA Cup
1730-1830: The Magic Of The FA Cup
1830-1930: Xiamen Marathon 2017

Johnboy1951

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=104475483&postcount=3261

First day's schedule is now available...

0600 - Xiamen Marathon 2017
0700 - The UK Challenge
0730 - Swedish Speedway
0930 - The Magic of the FA Cup
1045 - Live - NRL Cowboys v Broncos
1245 - The FA Classic Collection
1315 - Skegness
1415 - World of Free Sports
1445 - The Magic of the FA Cup
1600 - AC Milan Report
1630 - The Story of the FA Cup
1730 - The Story of the FA Cup
1830 - Xiamen Marathon 2017
1930 - On the Limit Sports
2000 - NRL Cowboys v Broncos
2200 - BVB World
2300 - FIFA Football
2330 - Barca TV

kooga

from freeview

https://twitter.com/FreeSportsUK august 31st on twitter

kooga

Thursday 31st August

10:30am LIVE NRL - FreeSports

North Queensland v Brisbane - Kick Off 10:55am

FreeSports launches Free on Freeview Channel 95, Sky 424 & Virgin from this day.

Will feature selected NRL Coverage from Premier Sports in Standard Definition

This Match also airs as Normal on Premier Sports.

looks like SD

kooga

what transponder frequency for a FTA box please?

FRIENDO

It actually looks like a good sports station, I'm looking forward to it

Gerry Wicklow

kooga wrote: »

what transponder frequency for a FTA box please?

11426 V 27500 FEC 5/6 DVB-S QPSK SID 52556

Tigerandahalf

Gerry Wicklow wrote: »

11426 V 27500 FEC 5/6 DVB-S QPSK SID 52556

I tried to manually add that. It says transponder already exists.
The Food Channels are on that frequency.

cupthehand1

Live Football

Belgium 3 per Week
Portugal 2 per Week
La Liga2 1 per Week
SuperLiga Argentina 2 per Week

Also says Live Airtricity from Ireland

Weekly club shows from Barca TV, AC Milan TV, Dortmund TV & Bayern TV

Not bad at all for a free channel

Harry Palmr

I'll take that - nothing like Genk v Gent on a Friday night.

Tigerandahalf

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

I tried to manually add that. It says transponder already exists.
The Food Channels are on that frequency.

I think I might need to do a full rescan. A lot of these channels seem to change around frequency.

EDIT: I did a full rescan but no sign of it.

Btw what is the difference between a blind scan and a tp scan?

Gerry Wicklow

It may be showing up as 52556

Tigerandahalf

Gerry Wicklow wrote: »

It may be showing up as 52556

Found it. Cheers.
I used the 'Find' button and typed in that number and it is there.

citytillidie

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

The advert for Freesports, if that is any indication, does have a brief GAA - hurling & football - piece.

I hope they consider upping the resolution on launch .... presently SD ... 720x576

It is run by setanta/premier sports to get more subscribers so it will not be in HD for free

citytillidie

If you are looking for this on Freeview it will be had to find as it is only on the HD transmitters and that is only in Belfast here in the North

icdg

One thing that has struck me since seeing the trailer is that it could be used to show Eir Sport 1's slate of Allianz League games that Premier Sports have the rights to but don't show in Great Britain (on TV).

muffler

citytillidie wrote: »

If you are looking for this on Freeview it will be had to find as it is only on the HD transmitters and that is only in Belfast here in the North

Freeview light transmits from Strabane and has 5 channels in HD. Im sure Limavady is the same.

h7nlrp2v0g5u48

Freesport would be the perfect sports channel for Saorview but we all know that's not going to happen anytime soon.

lgs 4

Alaric Hot Campfire wrote: »

Freesport would be the perfect sports channel for Saorview but we all know that's not going to happen anytime soon.

Totally agree in HD

Harry Palmr

Alaric Hot Campfire wrote: »

Freesport would be the perfect sports channel for Saorview but we all know that's not going to happen anytime soon.

Indeed, in theory is there anything to stop it joining the platform?

kooga

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Indeed, in theory is there anything to stop it joining the platform?

Dublin city council or an Bord pleanala
https://www.google.ie/amp/amp.irishexaminer.com/ireland/setanta-threatens-to-leave-ireland-over-planning-row-457693.html

Thurston?

citytillidie wrote: »

If you are looking for this on Freeview it will be had to find as it is only on the HD transmitters and that is only in Belfast here in the North

All Freeview transmitters have BBC 1, 2, ITV, Ch. 4, & Ch. 5 HD channels. You're thinking of those with the extra COM 7 & 8 muxes (Freesports on COM 8), & indeed Divis is the only one of those giving regular reception on this island.

COM 8 is on UHF ch. 34, & won't be subject to interference like COM 7 on ch. 33, so should be more receivable further south.

fryup

Freesports TV?

what are we talking about here?? live Darts from Khakisthan and the like?

icdg

Mostly Australian Rugby League, ice hockey, and some continental and South American football.

fryup

nah i'll give it a miss

afatbollix

Rubbish that's what it's going to be.

Setanta 2.0 or should that be 3.0 now?

Go bankrupt start new channel the next day... Rinse and repeat.

Harry Palmr

Tennis, Aussie rugger, ice hockey, Portuguese, Belgian, Spanish, Argentinian and Irish football, monster trucks, NASCAR, Speedway.

Johnboy1951

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Tennis, Aussie rugger, ice hockey, Portuguese, Belgian, Spanish, Argentinian and Irish football, monster trucks, NASCAR, Speedway.

...... with the hope they might add some other sports in the future, like European handball, squash, table tennis and so on.
Those additions would make it even more attractive.

icdg

To be clear, the Australian rugby on the channel is rugby league (NRL), a different sport to the game of rugby union which Irish people will be familiar with. Sky have the rights to Australian rugby union.

lertsnim

Hopefully people might watch rugby league and see it's not a bad sport. Too many dismiss it without giving it a chance.

Johnboy1951

lertsnim wrote: »

Hopefully people might watch rugby league and see it's not a bad sport. Too many dismiss it without giving it a chance.

I prefer it ...... less brute force and just as much skill.