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#108947 9-Sep-2012 21:59
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Just looking at the Freeview site & noticed The Shopping Channel logo in the list of channels
A quick google later http://www.shoppingchannel.co.nz/
The channel will start on October 1st on channel 18 on Freeview (UHF only) & Sky.



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  #683668 10-Sep-2012 08:09
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That's so sad.

I vote for the GEEKZONE channel.

C'mon Mauricio we're all behind you!




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  #683771 10-Sep-2012 12:07
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Still more use than whats coming to ch 26.




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  #683788 10-Sep-2012 12:38
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richms: Still more use than whats coming to ch 26.


Duno about that .  They're both trying to sell you something..




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  #683791 10-Sep-2012 12:40
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Sheesh. Does anyone have some good news?




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  #683794 10-Sep-2012 12:48
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I'd love to know who decided that this channel has "mass market appeal" (one of the requirements for the 1-19 channel block).

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  #683816 10-Sep-2012 13:14
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bugger.

 
 
 
 

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  #683834 10-Sep-2012 13:29
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O for awesome. NZ really needed a shopping channel with the loss of tvnz 7, 6 and tvnz sports, Stratos that really makes up for that loss.

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  #683843 10-Sep-2012 13:46
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old3eyes:
richms: Still more use than whats coming to ch 26.


Duno about that .  They're both trying to sell you something..


Except the shopping channel gives you something that exists




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  #683876 10-Sep-2012 14:52
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Freeview....... So much promise.....so much crap.




Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.


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  #683891 10-Sep-2012 15:04
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KiwiNZ: Freeview....... So much promise.....so much crap.


That should be there new tagline!

Lets see what we have lost since Freeview began:

Sport
TVNZ 6 / Kidzone
TVNZ 7
Stratos

plus

Gen
Nine
Go
SBS1
SBS2

Thats NINE channels less.  Count one for ChoiceTV, take away 100 points for TV ONE+1, and your left with a score of -108, which about reflects Freeview content right now.



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  #683912 10-Sep-2012 15:26
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You cant count SBS etc as they are not freeview




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  #683913 10-Sep-2012 15:27
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richms: You cant count SBS etc as they are not freeview


Yeah I know, but they really added value to NZ TV, so I counted them in.

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  #684124 10-Sep-2012 21:42

Whoa! Hold on... Are you really blaming Freeview for the temporary SBS and CH9 feeds disappearing? That's totally bogus.




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  #684125 10-Sep-2012 21:46

Add up the channels when Freeview launched and now and you will find there are more channels now. Sure, they are different channels, and you may not value them personally, but there are more channels. You can't argue it. More




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  #684151 10-Sep-2012 22:17

Ok. Let's go through them... The new channels
Prime
Choice
U
Four
Trackside
Tv1+1

Also a few regional channels

This all in the last few years. Obviously some channels have gone/changed due to lack of funding and some due to the current global financial crisis, but not too bad compared with life before Freeview.

4:3 Analog vhf = much worse




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