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  • 23-08-2010 11:44pm
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    Rick_
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    Sky have closed down Sky Real Lives and have shifted some channels off a transponder on Astra 2D. Making way for something perhaps?

    Possibly the FIVE family of channels (Channel 5, FIVER, FIVE USA and their +1's) moving from 12.422 to go FTA? Let's hope so.

    Also, BBC 1 HD is launching in the next month or two, so it shouldn't be long before we see some action on the BBC HD transponder. With the space they create to launch BBC HD and BBC 1 HD together, we might even have Channel 4 HD joining them before Christmas. Let's really hope so!

    Keep watching the skies! :D


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    STB
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    Yes the fight for space is getting interesting. I dont think Sky will relinquish what they have for a fta competitor. CH4HD may not become FTA til 2012.

    But we dont know who will utilise the repositioned Astra 1N to 28.2 in Q2 2011 to solve the problem with narrow beam space problems at 2D (until the new birds go up between 2012 and 14).

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=67591232&postcount=20


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    gtg60
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    Maybe they just realised nobody watches those useless channels! :D


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    Rick_
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    Think about it though, the transponders on 2D don't have as much bandwidth as those on 2A and 2B, so if Sky want to launch more channels, especially HD ones, they would be better off with transponders on those beams. As some are occupied by the BBC, ITV, C4 and C5, why wouldn't they let them swap to a transponder on 2D where they can be FTA, it will only help Sky by letting them do it, and the broadcasters are moaning there is no space to go FTA so surely they would welcome the chance to move?


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    JDxtra
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    gtg60 wrote: »
    Maybe they just realised nobody watches those useless channels! :D

    Exactly. And they now own Living, so they had even less reason to keep these channels going.


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    Cantona's Collars
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    Living HD has launched today on Sky ch 224, Hallmark is to be re-branded as Universal TV. Sky hd has reached 3 million subscribers which is a lot of growth considering the recession and people watching the pennies.


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    gtg60
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    zerks wrote: »
    Sky hd has reached 3 million subscribers which is a lot of growth considering the recession and people watching the pennies.

    And that it is overpriced and doesn't have great content :rolleyes:


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    Cantona's Collars
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    Agree on the overpriced bit but 50 HD channels is hardly "not great content"-compare it to UPC's offering of HD. I hope when HBO and AMC launch on Sky they'll be HD.


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    gtg60
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    zerks wrote: »
    Agree on the overpriced bit but 50 HD channels is hardly "not great content"-compare it to UPC's offering of HD. I hope when HBO and AMC launch on Sky they'll be HD.

    Just my opinion, I had Sky HD for over a year, I only had the standard HD pack, once my favourite programs ended (Lost, BSG, 24) I saw no reason to continue paying €15 a month.
    Different story if I'd have had movies or sport then it's better value for money IMHO!


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    Rick_
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    Well, the final two channels on that transponder are currently in the process of moving elsewhere, leaving an entire transponder on 2D free. What will it be used for? We will find out very soon I'm sure, I'm just hoping it's for all the Channel 5 regions and FIVE USA, FIVER and their +1's.


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    SteM
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    zerks wrote: »
    I hope when HBO and AMC launch on Sky they'll be HD.

    Is this happening for sure? I hadn't read about it, cool.


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    greendom
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    SteM wrote: »
    Is this happening for sure? I hadn't read about it, cool.

    I read somewhere that Sky had bought a lot of HBO programming and they were planning to show it on Sky 1.


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    SteM
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    greendom wrote: »
    I read somewhere that Sky had bought a lot of HBO programming and they were planning to show it on Sky 1.

    Yeah, had read that too. Hadn't read anything about them adding amc and hbo though.


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    Minstrel27
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    Channel 4 HD would be nice for Sunday Night Football.
    zerks wrote: »
    I hope when HBO and AMC launch on Sky they'll be HD.

    Are you sure that the actual channels are launching? Sky recently bought the rights to most of their shows.


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    mike65
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    HBO and AMC are tied up to provide content not channels.


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    denis1501
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    Paddy C wrote: »
    Well, the final two channels on that transponder are currently in the process of moving elsewhere, leaving an entire transponder on 2D free. What will it be used for? We will find out very soon I'm sure, I'm just hoping it's for all the Channel 5 regions and FIVE USA, FIVER and their +1's.

    Just curious, how do you know the other channels on that transponder are moving??? Have they begun testing elsewhere????


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    DigiDec
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭DigiDec


    Which transponder has been freed up (or wil be freed up)?


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    Rick_
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    Tests for FX+1 and At The Races are currently on other transponders, which only happens when they are actually moving, they should be moved by the start of next week, leaving the transponder empty. It will either switch to DVB-S2 and house some HD channels or it will swop with another transponder to free up space elsewhere to allow more channels to launch. The general idea we seem to be getting is that Channel 5 and it's spinoffs and timeshifts will go onto this 2D transponder and go FTA allowing Sky space to launch some channels which are supposed to be launching in a few weeks, namely ITV 2 HD amongst others which there is currently no room for at the moment.

    The transponder that will be freed up is 10.876 V on Astra 2D.


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    denis1501
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    Can you please let us know which transponders Attheraces and FX+1 are testing on?? Especially Attheraces!
    regards
    D.


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    Rick_
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    12.148 H - 5402 (Test for FX+)
    12.304 H - 9360 (Test for At The Races)


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    DigiDec
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭DigiDec


    Thanks Paddy.


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    STB
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    Paddy C wrote: »
    12.148 H - 5402 (Test for FX+)
    12.304 H - 9360 (Test for At The Races)

    Are these FTA at the moment or FTV ?


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    Rick_
    Registered Users Posts: 2,607 ✭✭✭Rick_


    The 2D transponder has been emptied and this morning filled up with 9 test channels.

    Going by reports, the test videos are Nickelodeon and Sky Sports Active, so it looks like a 2A transponder is moving on to 2D to allow more HD channels to launch on 2A.

    No FIVE USA or FIVER yet folks... we'll just have to wait longer.


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    gtg60
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    Paddy C wrote: »
    No FIVE USA or FIVER yet folks... we'll just have to wait longer.

    It is EXTREMELY unlikely that Sky will put FTA channels on one of it's transponders or even give up their lease on it so Freesat can put those channels up, that's not how Sky operates...


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    Rick_
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    Oh, I know, but I was thinking that Channel 5 may have requested this as a stipulation of them entering a contract with Sky to set up and run Channel 5 HD, they would only do it if they could let their other channels go FTA on satellite as they are looking to get them on to Freesat at some point when space is found on 2D. Same with Channel 4 HD too.


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    gtg60
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    UPDATE:
    There are now 19 channels on this transponder
    11 are encrypted and appear to be Sky sports active programming
    4 are encrypted and are the Nick set of kids channels
    4 are in the clear but blank at the moment so still interesting to see what these will be.


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    #27
    mullingar
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    subscribed.

    Hopefully will be something decent and fta in those 4 slots


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    snaps
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    mullingar wrote: »
    subscribed.

    Hopefully will be something decent and fta in those 4 slots

    The bit rate will be very low though!


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    #29
    Cantona's Collars
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    See ads on Sky now for ITV2hd, wonder what transponder they'l use for that,we don't actually need this channel in HD.


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    #30
    mullingar
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    zerks wrote: »
    See ads on Sky now for ITV2hd, wonder what transponder they'l use for that,we don't actually need this channel in HD.

    From~:
    http://corporate.sky.com/media/press_releases/2010/ITV_to_launch_high_definition_digital_channels_on_Sky.htm
    ITV to launch high definition digital channels on Sky

    ITV has agreed a pay-television deal with Sky to launch high definition versions of its successful digital channels as a subscription service on the Sky platform.

    ITV2 HD, ITV3 HD, and ITV4 HD will launch as part of Sky+HD’s subscription package of channels in autumn 2010. The channels will be available to all homes subscribing to a Sky+HD subscription, of which there are more than 2.9 million.
    ITV2 HD will launch in October for the start of The Xtra Factor, with ITV3 HD and ITV4 HD launching shortly after. ............................................................

    So subscription only....... (Not ftv)


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    greendom
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    mullingar wrote: »
    From~:
    http://corporate.sky.com/media/press_releases/2010/ITV_to_launch_high_definition_digital_channels_on_Sky.htm



    So subscription only....... (Not ftv)

    No word on whether the non HD ITV channels will move to the EPG


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