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US Channels that you would like to see on UKTV
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Personally I would like to see the introduction of
ABC, NBC, FOX & CBS UK (Great OTA channels that shows popular tv shows, popular special event, award shows and sports)
THE CW UK (Youth Oriented channel with popular tv shows)
HBO UK (Game of Thrones + premium movies)
AMC UK (Award winning critically acclaimed shows + movies)
Showtime UK (Same as AMC)
Fox Sports UK (Lots of NCAA, MLB, NHL, MLS perhaps)
North American version of CNN, HLN)
Fuse (Music oriented tv shows, music videos, countdowns, etc)
ABC, NBC, FOX & CBS UK (Great OTA channels that shows popular tv shows, popular special event, award shows and sports)
THE CW UK (Youth Oriented channel with popular tv shows)
HBO UK (Game of Thrones + premium movies)
AMC UK (Award winning critically acclaimed shows + movies)
Showtime UK (Same as AMC)
Fox Sports UK (Lots of NCAA, MLB, NHL, MLS perhaps)
North American version of CNN, HLN)
Fuse (Music oriented tv shows, music videos, countdowns, etc)
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HLN
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NHL NETWORK
FOX BUSINESS NETWORK
ESPNEWS
Just like BT are trying to take on Sky with sport and good luck to them.
Most US shows as said are split between different UK broadcasters.
As posted above Fox Sports UK would be a no go. As some US sports are broadcast on ESPN over here.
Darren
Well put, the only American programme I watch is their Who Do You Think You Are series and I think it is re-edited for British audiences. I can't think of anything else I have thought worth watching.
CNN US
ESPNews
Showtime UK
MSNBC (Surely this one isn't hard?!)
Hallmark was last family channel we had , t Movies24 i suppose would be the closest we have to Hallmark now but minus the TV Shows.
We are not a state within that union of states.
Why not EU channels?
We are a state within that union of states.
Is there not enough American material already and virtually no European programming?
In the last few months there's been dramas from Spain, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Israel across various channels.
probably because culturally, the UK has more in common with America, along with Australia/Canada & New Zealand than it has with France/Spain/Germany/Italy etc....
there is a common language between the English speaking countries, and a common background in history, most of our historical relationships with European nations centres around war.... why would I have any interest in a German TV programme (subtitled) when I can watch an American sitcom in English that I can tune out to?
and aren't we (the UK) only interested in a "trading" union with the EU, not a political "country" like the union of states in the USA?
some of these are already catered for in the UK, just over Sky/Virgin/BT rather than FTA channels
Spike TV looks good and The CW.
It's like a combination of syfy channel and horror channel, but actually has a range of past and present sci-fi/fantasy and horror shows and they don't always repeat the same shitty z list horror films.
The US version of Syfy channel is much better than the UK one as well
TV land - which shows all the old american sitcoms you could think of, as well as having their own original shows like Hot in cleveland.
There are way too many shows on ABC/NBC/CBS/Fox to put them all in one channel. Its impossible, plus it could get very complicated giving rights to programs from Fox to ABC, ABC to CBS, FOX to NBC, NBC to CBS, etc.
CNN US hardly shows local news or any national news for that matter. For the last month or so they've been extensively covering the Ukraine/Russia/Crimea crisis and the missing Malaysian Airline plane.
As far as I know HBO shows aren't just limited to True Detective and Games of Thrones. There are shows on HBO like Banshee
Boardwalk Empire
Call Me Fitz
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Doll & Em
Eastbound & Down
Flight of the Conchords
Funny As Hell
and a lot more that you could be able to fit on those channels. Yes Sky Atlantic shows only the popular HBO shows doesn't mean they show ALL HBO shows, so I do think a proper HBO channel is required for it.
When I said we should have Fox Sports UK, I am talking about sports in the UK that has no rights and no promotional activities. ESPN America, and BT Sports hardly shows that many U.S games, and their coverage just isn't extensive enough. EPSN America does a good enough job though. There are college football, college basketball, and college hockey that are popular in the states which they could broadcast here.
Ahh nice, and from an American perspective I can tell you the full list of British Networks I'd like to see on US TV is:
I'm sure you'd be aware then that all of the shows you listed above are shown on Sky Atlantic except Doll and Em which is on Sky Living.
Banshee airs on Cinemax, a sister channel of HBO, which is often included in the bundle, Eastbound & Down and True Blood are on lifetime deals with FOX UK, so a channel with the entire HBO archive wouldn't ever happen...