Comments on: Where Are Our Extra FTA Digital Channels?

By: bretto

bretto — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:03:11 +0000

It may take a while but I cant wait. I heard the gov may sell off the analogue service and offer fox a part in the digital service which is why the 3 main channels are holding off. If the 3 main channels cant make their own new channels why cant they hire out their digital channels to other networks. maybe we could see channels like – ESPN on 7, 7Disney, MTV9, etc.

By: luke250

luke250 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:33:52 +0000

One HD is currently running in Sydney.
Also ive been informed that Channel 7 has invested alot of money in Tivo which is why you see alot of adds for Tivo on channel 7.

By: Catharz

Catharz — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:34:00 +0000

@macboy: Had foxtel once, will never, ever get it again.
Plus they won't even put cable into my area (outer eastern melb).

As for the lack of extra channels? Our retarded liberals put in a block from any of the FTA channels showing any content on digital channels that was not available on FTA analog. That block ended on the 1st.

By: Dean

Dean — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:50:13 +0000

Yep, here in Toowoomba we get squat as well. SC10 HD is nothing but High Def demonstrations. On the Eastern side of the city though some people can get Brisbane stations. I can’t :’(

By: riley

riley — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:50:19 +0000

You would think with all the heavy promotion of freeview the networks would have at least put up repeated looped promo's where the new channels will be, so everyone can scan set them in there TV or Digital Boxes. Channel 7 did this months before 7HD was launched.

There are a lot of people who don't know how to scan set new channels on there HD TV or Digital Boxes they just bought for Christmas thinking Freeview was starting on January 1st.

At least the networks should advise the public when the channels
will come on, rather than remaining totally silent like they did when launching the HD channels.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:16:24 +0000

Just wondering if anyone knows whether the Community TV stations (Channel 31 in Melbourne) will be getting on digital any time soon. Along with the ABC and SBS they actually put on some pretty good programming.

By: hugh

hugh — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:28:15 +0000

@blah mate don't get your hopes up I read on the southern cross web site forum they don't have the technology in the tamworth and lismore areas and probably more to put on local ads on during hd broadcast. So if they can't do that they don't have a hope of giving us country kids he yanky sport.

By: Blah

Blah — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:39:48 +0000

Anyone know if the ten sports channel will be available in Canberra, under Southern Cross 10 HD? Because on the Freeview website under Canberra, ONE HD isn’t listed. :(

By: bigmoe

bigmoe — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:20:52 +0000

try living anywhere non-metro. at the moment we have the abc’s and sbs and thats it! thats been ‘it’ for the past 3 years or so, with date for full transmission being pushed back every 6 months or so….. DTV is becoming the biggest wank in aussie history…

By: CallFire

CallFire — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:15:16 +0000

Wasn’t really expecting much, don’t forget that the FTA networks have been able to multichannel on their HD channels for a while now and the most they can do is provide a few hours of separate programming. I don’t see how they are going to fill a third channel if they can’t even figure out their second.