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Old 05-09-2017, 21:50   #2521
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There's been rumours floating around that it was going fta and on freeview.
Yep, pretty much since Freeview started.
 
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Old 05-09-2017, 21:59   #2522
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That's true.

People tend to argue that it does well as a subscription channel, so there's no incentive for UKTV to make it FTA.

On the other hand, people have also said that it's a shadow of its former self and that a lot of its content is now duplicated on other FTA UKTV channels eg it's comedy programmes on Yesterday!

If this advert did appear, I wonder if it was shown early in error. This would give us an indication that it will come to Freeview at some point (unless it's already on Freeview, I can't check as my aerial is out of action).
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That's true.

People tend to argue that it does well as a subscription channel, so there's no incentive for UKTV to make it FTA.

On the other hand, people have also said that it's a shadow of its former self and that a lot of its content is now duplicated on other FTA UKTV channels eg it's comedy programmes on Yesterday!

If this advert did appear, I wonder if it was shown early in error. This would give us an indication that it will come to Freeview at some point (unless it's already on Freeview, I can't check as my aerial is out of action).
As of yesterday GOLD was NOT on MB HQ's Freeview HD Box.

We have look around at our web sources on Freeview and seen at GOLD has not launched today on Freeview.

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Rishtey Cineplex is testing on EPG slot 828, flagged as "Entertainment", presumably that will be changed to "International" before launch, in line with other channels in that section of the 800s. It has pack flags for Mix, M+, L/Fun & XL/Full House. Scan data indicated that video and audio streams have been rolled out across the national network.
That an good channel number - right beside Rishtey Europe.
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Old 05-09-2017, 23:04   #2524
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That's true.

People tend to argue that it does well as a subscription channel, so there's no incentive for UKTV to make it FTA.

On the other hand, people have also said that it's a shadow of its former self and that a lot of its content is now duplicated on other FTA UKTV channels eg it's comedy programmes on Yesterday!

If this advert did appear, I wonder if it was shown early in error. This would give us an indication that it will come to Freeview at some point (unless it's already on Freeview, I can't check as my aerial is out of action).
It sounds like it was the Freeview ad rather than Gold advertising its presence on Freeeview. But why would the Freeview ad addressing Freeview customers appear on Gold? Possibly just an error.

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That an good channel number - right beside Rishtey Europe.
Indeed, it fits in quite nicely.

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Old 05-09-2017, 23:32   #2525
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Did anything happen last night - we got an reboot.
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Old 06-09-2017, 04:22   #2526
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Sky Cinema are also going to launch a pop up Sci Fi movie channel from 9/9/17.
It's great isn't it? Sky replaces a Sky branded sci-fi movie channel "Sky Cinema Sci-Fi and Horror" with a, erm, Sky branded sci-fi movie channel "Sky Cinema Sky-Fi". These temporary re-brands are becoming ridiculous.

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Did anything happen last night - we got an reboot.
Possibly a change in the NIT linkage section on your regional VM network, these things happen fairly often but as they relate to maintenance, updates etc for VM equipment rather than changes to the broadcast infrastructure, it isn't something routinely tracked in the scan data.

The service list and frequency lists didn't change and there were no changes to the relative sizes of the NIT and SDT tables, so nothing major.
 
Old 06-09-2017, 11:51   #2527
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Price going up 3.99!!! What on earth???! Has anyone worked out the price rises over the last 18 months? Must be near 20 quid?!

Really makes things difficult for me as to what to do. Need to have a think. If they put prices up by a quid a year it would be okay. But this is getting out of hand. Email complaint coming up i think
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Give VM a call, I did yesterday, no problem, price increase credit put on account for the next six months.
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Possibly a change in the NIT linkage section on your regional VM network, these things happen fairly often but as they relate to maintenance, updates etc for VM equipment rather than changes to the broadcast infrastructure, it isn't something routinely tracked in the scan data.

The service list and frequency lists didn't change and there were no changes to the relative sizes of the NIT and SDT tables, so nothing major.
We only know about the reboot due to it doing it half way into taping something on Monday Night.
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Old 06-09-2017, 15:09   #2530
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We only know about the reboot due to it doing it half way into taping something on Monday Night.
Yes, it's annoying when that happens. It happened a few times when I was recording a series aired overnight, on the second Tivo, there were a few gaps where the box had rebooted.

Are you comparing this situation with that of the V+, which needed a forced reboot when the service list changed? Tivo's generally handle that sort of thing without a forced reboot.
 
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Give VM a call, I did yesterday, no problem, price increase credit put on account for the next six months.
That's right, and if the cost remains too high, remember there are other ways to access the TV channels you want. Sky channels through Now TV; Freeview channels either with a Freeview Recorder, Freesat or you can access through TV Player; lifestyle and reality through Hayu; Amazon Channels with Amazon Prime; and of course Netflix.

It does not take long to work out how to access the material you actually want and maybe more for a rather lower price than you are paying now.
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Yes, it's annoying when that happens. It happened a few times when I was recording a series aired overnight, on the second Tivo, there were a few gaps where the box had rebooted.

Are you comparing this situation with that of the V+, which needed a forced reboot when the service list changed? Tivo's generally handle that sort of thing without a forced reboot.
It was an V+ Box someone I know told me about it.
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Got to admit these prices are starting to look ridiculous. One months payment to Virgin is a years subscription to Netflix.
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Have to agree, it seems to me that Malone is being very greedy compared to previous owners.
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It was an V+ Box someone I know told me about it.
Hmm, that's not what you said originally but ok, it's useful to know the actual circumstances.

In any event, there were no changes recorded on the SDT at that point since the "Mickey & Pals" name change.
 
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