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Italian ESPN ????????

  • 22-07-2002 7:17pm
    #1
    skorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 142 ✭✭


    Sky finally has a non-english european language channel.
    Sky finally has ESPN.

    But its "ESPN Classic Sport Italia" (@ 12344 H). :confused:

    What the f**k? An american sports channel dubbed in Italian?
    If Sky already had one or two Italian channels on I'd accept it but whats going on here???

    Come on Sky why not give us ESPN in English and an Italian channel like RAI Uno.
    While you at it what about RTPi (Portuguese), TVE (spanish), RTL (German) .............


Comments

  • #2
    carrolls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭carrolls


    Its actually been there for 6 months.


  • #3
    marclt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 850 ✭✭✭marclt


    Its probably not Sky who have the channel on - as its not in their EPG... more likely ESPN renting the space off ASTRA, just like ITV.


  • #4
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    remember when the French ESPN Classic Sport was there. i enjoyed that and now i can watch it in Italian :) 6 months and i never knew :(


  • #5
    CHRISTYG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 243 ✭✭CHRISTYG


    Gentlemen, I've entered in the frequency 12.344H under "Add Channels" and, although there are many channels that come up, none of them answer to the name "ESPN Classic Sport" or anything remotely like that name. Please explain!


  • #6
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    i haven't tried to tune it in yet but it could be under any label


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  • #7
    carrolls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭carrolls


    Its the label that doesn't have any text on frequency 12.344H .


  • #8
    lawhec
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭lawhec


    It's supposed to be that this is a video feed to Italy who then use it for a Digital Satellite package (Tele+Digital I think). The same frequency was used for Canal+ several months ago for the same service in the French Language. My guess is that they use the Astra 2 satellite as a tempoary feed until they can feed a permanent circuit and both channels originate from London. It's rumoured that ESPN Classic Sports will launch with an English soundtrack in the near future.

    As for the comment about Sky and foreign language channels, it's not really viable for Sky to chase after channels for their lineup unless they think it will bring them significant additional revenue (e.g. BBC1&2 in the Republic). Sky Digital is designed for serving the UK & Ireland and the only foreign programming is of Asian origin to serve the large ex-pat population. If you really want foreign channels like RTP, RTL etc. then simply get a FTA Digital reciever and point an 80cm dish to Hotbird or Astra 1. It's not terribly expensive nowadays.


  • #9
    CHRISTYG
    Closed Accounts Posts: 243 ✭✭CHRISTYG


    Thanks, gentlemen. All sorted!!!!


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