3e moving to 105 on Sky?

G_R · 29-09-2009 08:47PM #1

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 · 29-09-2009 08:51PM

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

greendom · 29-09-2009 08:54PM

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 · 29-09-2009 08:59PM

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

ScrubsfanChris · 29-09-2009 09:01PM

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

G_R · 29-09-2009 09:06PM

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 · 29-09-2009 09:13PM

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 · 29-09-2009 09:26PM

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 · 29-09-2009 09:36PM

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 · 29-09-2009 10:09PM

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 · 29-09-2009 10:19PM

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 · 29-09-2009 10:22PM

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 · 29-09-2009 10:26PM

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 · 29-09-2009 10:46PM

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 · 30-09-2009 12:20AM

Why are none of these irish sat channels ever FTA?

Is it cause us Irish are all suckers

Mossy Monk · 30-09-2009 07:45AM

IrishHomer wrote: »

Is it cause us Irish are all suckers

The cost of television rights.

Our man in Havana · 30-09-2009 12:29PM

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 · 30-09-2009 01:00PM

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 · 30-09-2009 04:06PM

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 · 30-09-2009 04:20PM

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 · 30-09-2009 04:21PM

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 · 30-09-2009 06:39PM

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 · 30-09-2009 06:43PM

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

Mossy Monk · 30-09-2009 07:13PM

keysersoze_88 wrote: »

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

Yes they do.

icdg · 30-09-2009 07:27PM

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 · 30-09-2009 08:40PM

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 · 30-09-2009 10:17PM

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 · 01-10-2009 01:06PM

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 · 01-10-2009 02:54PM

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 · 01-10-2009 02:59PM

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 · 01-10-2009 03:46PM

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.

3e moving to 105 on Sky?

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