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Hmm there are still free slots on the FREEview platform and more channels due like Disneys Daytime.
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Disney's Daytime was supposed to have launched ages ago on Freeview, but it hasn't yet. And I very much doubt that it will given the previous promised additions to Freeview which have failed to materialise
a) CBM - there was a slot allocated for it on the EPG and a static caption was broadcast for some time with the infamous ntl phrase "coming soon". However it was eventually pulled because IIRC the people behind it could their arse in gear and sort out what the channel was meant to broadcast.
b) Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and Boomerang timeshare - this was rumoured for a long time and the deal eventually fell through because IIRC the boss of AOL TW didn't want their 'premium' channels being put onto a free platform. Also it could be because disagreements about the carriage cost on the platform.
c) Sentana Sports - this was also rumoured as well, but unsurprisingly has failed to materialised. Whether it was ever going to be on the platform in the first place is another question.
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Also I heard some of those shopping channels are just placeholders.
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I think so. IIRC Bidup or Price Drop are placeholders for a channel owned by Channel 4, dubbed "G2" because it is going to show documentaries. There is an article on Media Guardian about it, but I don't think it will be launching for sometime yet.