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New Freeview Channels?!
MadeInHarry
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Does anyone if their are any new Channel's this year? I mean.. On Sky all theses free channels and we have 50? CBS, Zone Horror, Starz TV etc.. Why are they not apart of it? We have one Movie channel? 2 music Channel's.. I know this sounds like a bad idea.. But we pay to watch TV.. And if we are getting just 50 channel's? And SKY are getting 1000s, then maybe we should pay less?
Does anyone know if their are any new channel's coming to Freeview, waiting for the day off CBS!
Does anyone know if their are any new channel's coming to Freeview, waiting for the day off CBS!
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You are paying less. In fact, you're paying precisely £0.
Dave ja vu is due to be replaced with something unknown from UKTV. Local TV channels are due to (start) launching this year, along with two more (unknown) pseudo-national channels.
The reason there are less channels than on Sky is two-fold.
a) there is less bandwidth available so fewer channels can be physically launched.
b) carriage is more expensive, due in part to point a, so less channels can afford it.
Not all channels can afford the higher costs, and survive on advertising revenue alone.
I think he wants a refund.
Me to...;)
In an ideal world it would now have been broadcasting for almost 10 years. As it failed to materialise we got Ideal World instead.
If this is still the case we may see something on one of those slots
Non HD channels could be added, but they would only be available to the minority with Freeview HD TVs and STBs.
So I can't see that happening.
All of which you pay regardless of the platform you use for receiving it.
Then it needs to find a way of getting more HD channels into its platform.
Have a little patience! Try responding to http://consultations.external.bbc.co.uk/bbc/online-redbuttonreview while you wait ~(NB better respond before the 23 January 2013 closing date)
freesat is much better than freeview (with no glitches)
:rolleyes: so does Freesat, but it,ll never happen
If I were a Freesat user, I wouldn't be here in the Freeview subforum so often!
There's only enough space for 5 HD channels on the multiplex, you can't have both. There will probably be more HD channels in 2014, in some areas.
Although a little awkward when you want to watch one of your favourite programmes on Dave, Yesterday, Really or Quest.
Which BBC channel would you lose to make room for it?
I would much rather have those channels than the ones that you get on Freesat but not on Freeview. With another UKTV channel launching soon it will be even better. I do wish CBS would launch on Freeview. I have Free Sky but it's a pain because I can't record.
Me too. I have both as well and make full use of Freeview and Freesat. If you can have both, get both they are there to be enjoyed. It's not a competition.