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Originally Posted by Masque
I was referring to the older programmes in your post not any new stuff as that is the reason many will want it, but really why not just have new content on a new channel.
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Well, you did say "Mainly repeats so just a replacement for Channel One but with a premium price"... yet none of the ones in the post you quoted were on Channel 1, plus Atlantic doesn't have a premium price, plus it's hardly "just a replacement for Channel 1" given that it's going to show far more than just X Files repeats, Trek repeats, & new episodes of Chuck. Atlantic has a lot more new content than Channel 1...and a lot more quality content (new & old).
Just new content on a new channel? I guess there simply isn't enough content. Just check the listings. New (& old) quality content during primetime, with Channel 1 style stuff (Trek, TXF, etc.) padding out the daytime. Sky could have just had it on in the evenings only, with just the quality stuff, but presumably decided it was a better use of the slot to have it during the day too so the old Channel 1 stuff can still be shown. I suppose in a way it's kind of Channel 1 during the day & Sky Atlantic in the evening/night, as the *real* Sky Atlantic shows are the stuff from HBO etc., which would never be on in the daytime.