Nothing official, but very likely. I think ITV know that launching in SD would be a bad idea, they even launched ITV Encore in HD despite most of the content being upscaled
Thats interesting and UKTV wont launch a Gold HD, supposedly for the same reason, that there isnt enough HD content?
ITV are ahead of the game then, I know they are hiding their HD channels (except just bog standard ITV HD) behind a paywall, but at least they have HD versions of all their secondary channels!
I think other broadcasters need to look at that and consider HD even if the channel doesnt show up to 50% or more HD content, especially if their SD channel is a pay channel, like all UKTV channels are on Dsat!
Channel sounds like it too, isnt that what itv2 and 3 are anyway.
Is this another exclusive to sky like itv encore?
With the itv/sky friendship/shares ownership now ended, would not expect to see these channels exclusive anymore.
Brighton: Latest TV - Launching 28th August 2014 on Freeview channel 8 Details about other platform availability pending.
Bristol: Made in Bristol - Launching on or after 10th September on Freeview channel 8 and on Sky.
Cardiff: Made in Cardiff - Launching on or after 17th September on Freeview channel 23 and on Sky.
Belfast: NvTV - Launching on or after 29th September on Freeview channel 8.
Leeds: Made in Leeds - Launching on or after 1st October on Freeview channel 8 and on Sky.
Newcastle: Made in Tyne and Wear - Launching on or after 15th October on Freeview channel 8 and on Sky.
Birmingham: City 8 - Launching on or after 3rd November on Freeview channel 8. Details about other platform availability still not confirmed.
Planned:
Edinburgh: STV Edinburgh Planning to launch in January 2015 on Freeview channel 8 and on Sky, plus Virgin Media.
(Belfast, Leeds and Newcastle are the additions to the list)
Channel sounds like it too, isnt that what itv2 and 3 are anyway.
Is this another exclusive to sky like itv encore?
With the itv/sky friendship/shares ownership now ended, would not expect to see these channels exclusive anymore.
I thought only ITV Encore was exclusive to Sky and ITV Be will be on freeview and freesat in SD? Only the HD version of ITV Be would be a Sky exclusive with this one (unless they dont have a HD version which I doubt!).
Brighton: Latest TV - Launching 28th August 2014 on Freeview channel 8 Details about other platform availability pending.
Bristol: Made in Bristol - Launching on or after 10th September on Freeview channel 8 and on Sky.
Cardiff: Made in Cardiff - Launching on or after 17th September on Freeview channel 23 and on Sky.
Belfast: NvTV - Launching on or after 29th September on Freeview channel 8.
Leeds: Made in Leeds - Launching on or after 1st October on Freeview channel 8 and on Sky.
Newcastle: Made in Tyne and Wear - Launching on or after 15th October on Freeview channel 8 and on Sky.
Birmingham: City 8 - Launching on or after 3rd November on Freeview channel 8. Details about other platform availability still not confirmed.
Planned:
Edinburgh: STV Edinburgh Planning to launch in January 2015 on Freeview channel 8 and on Sky, plus Virgin Media.
(Belfast, Leeds and Newcastle are the additions to the list)
Where did you get the info regarding Made in Leeds?
ITV BE will be available in SD & HD.
The SD version will be FTA and also launching on Freesat.
The HD version will be a pay channel like ITV 2, 3 & 4 are, where the SD version is FTA, but you need a sub to watch it in HD.
ITV BE will have alot of new content (Mostly bought shows like that American Housewives shit) and TOWIE will move from ITV2 to ITV BE to clear ITV2 into a comedy/sitcom type channel with movies added into the mix.
ITV BE is aimed at women and will be full of reality shows and alike...
ITV BE will be available in SD & HD.
The SD version will be FTA and also launching on Freesat.
The HD version will be a pay channel like ITV 2, 3 & 4 are, where the SD version is FTA, but you need a sub to watch it in HD.
ITV BE will have alot of new content (Mostly bought shows like that American Housewives shit) and TOWIE will move from ITV2 to ITV BE to clear ITV2 into a comedy/sitcom type channel with movies added into the mix.
ITV BE is aimed at women and will be full of reality shows and alike...
If it has reality shows on I will not be watching it!
Also a new wholesale deal announced for Sky and Talk Talk. Offering them Sky sports 5 and extend the movies offering and sky box office here
One of the more ridiculous logic denying moves of recent time.
In an ideal world Sky Sports News HQ (another pointless change) would be at 400 leaving the other Sky Sports channels to match their numbers in the EPG.
Sometimes it seems they just indulge in change for change sake.
EDIT - Indeed it might make more sense to treat Sky Sports News HQ as a de facto Sky Sports 1 and renumber the main Sky Sports channels as Sky Sports 2 to 6. Sky Sports 5 would remain as the Euro footy channel.
One of the more ridiculous logic denying moves of recent time.
In an ideal world Sky Sports News HQ (another pointless change) would be at 400 leaving the other Sky Sports channels to match their numbers in the EPG.
Sometimes it seems they just indulge in change for change sake.
EDIT - Indeed it might make more sense to treat Sky Sports News HQ as a de facto Sky Sports 1 and renumber the main Sky Sports channels as Sky Sports 2 to 6. Sky Sports 5 would remain as the Euro footy channel.
Does seem strange they did it like that.
400 and 300 have never been used though have they? Always wondered if there was a reason for that. As 200, 700 and 800 are.
One of the more ridiculous logic denying moves of recent time.
In an ideal world Sky Sports News HQ (another pointless change) would be at 400 leaving the other Sky Sports channels to match their numbers in the EPG.
Sometimes it seems they just indulge in change for change sake.
EDIT - Indeed it might make more sense to treat Sky Sports News HQ as a de facto Sky Sports 1 and renumber the main Sky Sports channels as Sky Sports 2 to 6. Sky Sports 5 would remain as the Euro footy channel.
Completely agree, Sky should put Sky Sports News HQ on EPG 400 and sacrifice EPG 409.
A cunning ploy so that they can close sports channels without having to move SSN again
Or another step to specific sport branding of channels ie Sky Sports Golf.
Or maybe not..
There's no sports channels closing, Infact they are adding one!
However Sport specific channels are there it just they probably don't want to rename just incase they either lose the rights to that sport or it loses viewers for those sports that aren't that sport because people think it's just for that sport if you get me
You're wrong, Sky can't just add a extra EPG slot above the other broadcasters.
ah I see what your saying now so if they shuffled everyone up 1 number meaning Sky has 400-408 instead of 401-409 then no one looses the prominence of where they are.
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Thats interesting and UKTV wont launch a Gold HD, supposedly for the same reason, that there isnt enough HD content?
ITV are ahead of the game then, I know they are hiding their HD channels (except just bog standard ITV HD) behind a paywall, but at least they have HD versions of all their secondary channels!
I think other broadcasters need to look at that and consider HD even if the channel doesnt show up to 50% or more HD content, especially if their SD channel is a pay channel, like all UKTV channels are on Dsat!
Channel sounds like it too, isnt that what itv2 and 3 are anyway.
Is this another exclusive to sky like itv encore?
With the itv/sky friendship/shares ownership now ended, would not expect to see these channels exclusive anymore.
12.285 V, 27.500, 2/3.
"1304"....Showing a "channel upgrade" screen.
Bristol: Made in Bristol - Launching on or after 10th September on Freeview channel 8 and on Sky.
Cardiff: Made in Cardiff - Launching on or after 17th September on Freeview channel 23 and on Sky.
Belfast: NvTV - Launching on or after 29th September on Freeview channel 8.
Leeds: Made in Leeds - Launching on or after 1st October on Freeview channel 8 and on Sky.
Newcastle: Made in Tyne and Wear - Launching on or after 15th October on Freeview channel 8 and on Sky.
Birmingham: City 8 - Launching on or after 3rd November on Freeview channel 8. Details about other platform availability still not confirmed.
Planned:
Edinburgh: STV Edinburgh Planning to launch in January 2015 on Freeview channel 8 and on Sky, plus Virgin Media.
(Belfast, Leeds and Newcastle are the additions to the list)
I thought only ITV Encore was exclusive to Sky and ITV Be will be on freeview and freesat in SD? Only the HD version of ITV Be would be a Sky exclusive with this one (unless they dont have a HD version which I doubt!).
Where did you get the info regarding Made in Leeds?
11.259 V, 27.500, 2/3.
'EWTN' has been relabelled as 'EWTN Catholic'.
Sky EPG also updated.
Please note: Not sure when this changed.
Oh! Didn't know they hadn't already got a licence.
ITV BE will be available in SD & HD.
The SD version will be FTA and also launching on Freesat.
The HD version will be a pay channel like ITV 2, 3 & 4 are, where the SD version is FTA, but you need a sub to watch it in HD.
ITV BE will have alot of new content (Mostly bought shows like that American Housewives shit) and TOWIE will move from ITV2 to ITV BE to clear ITV2 into a comedy/sitcom type channel with movies added into the mix.
ITV BE is aimed at women and will be full of reality shows and alike...
Bingo
If it has reality shows on I will not be watching it!
Sky sports news will be renamed Sky Sports News HQ and be on 401 from Aug 12th. New schedule for sky sports news too.
Sky Sports News HQ - 401
Sky Sports 1 - 402
Sky Sports 2 - 403
Sky Sports 3 - 404
Sky Sports 4 - 405
Sky Sports 5 - 406
Sky Sports F1 - 407
Also a new wholesale deal announced for Sky and Talk Talk. Offering them Sky sports 5 and extend the movies offering and sky box office here
One of the more ridiculous logic denying moves of recent time.
In an ideal world Sky Sports News HQ (another pointless change) would be at 400 leaving the other Sky Sports channels to match their numbers in the EPG.
Sometimes it seems they just indulge in change for change sake.
EDIT - Indeed it might make more sense to treat Sky Sports News HQ as a de facto Sky Sports 1 and renumber the main Sky Sports channels as Sky Sports 2 to 6. Sky Sports 5 would remain as the Euro footy channel.
Does seem strange they did it like that.
400 and 300 have never been used though have they? Always wondered if there was a reason for that. As 200, 700 and 800 are.
Or another step to specific sport branding of channels ie Sky Sports Golf.
Or maybe not..
There's no sports channels closing, Infact they are adding one!
However Sport specific channels are there it just they probably don't want to rename just incase they either lose the rights to that sport or it loses viewers for those sports that aren't that sport because people think it's just for that sport if you get me
My thoughts on this are here: http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showpost.php?p=73861512&postcount=102
They wouldnt need to they have the same channels in SD and HD so all that would be needed is to sacrifice 451 like this:
400 SSNHQ
401 SS1
402 SS2
403 SS3
404 SS4
405 SS5
406 SSF1
407 SSNHQ HD
408 SS1 HD
409 SS2 HD
435 SS3 HD
436 SS4 HD
439 SS5 HD
440 SSF1 HD
I have written them down without the HD swap, but that will happen where required anyway.
ah I see what your saying now so if they shuffled everyone up 1 number meaning Sky has 400-408 instead of 401-409 then no one looses the prominence of where they are.
It's hardly adding a slot, it's just shunting it down 1 number which doesn't make any difference to the order of the channels.