[mythtvnz] TVNZ imaginatively names new channels

[Steven Ellis]

On Wed, June 13, 2007 5:05 pm, Steven Ellis wrote:
>
> On Wed, June 13, 2007 3:31 pm, Nick Rout wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, June 13, 2007 3:12 pm, Steven Ellis wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, June 13, 2007 2:50 pm, David Zanetti wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 12:20 +1200, Nick Rout wrote:
>>>>> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=3D339&objectid=3D=
10445011
>>>>>
>>>>> TVNZ6 & TVNZ7
>>>>>
>>>>> Wow we are an imaginative bunch in NZ aren't we?
>>>>
>>>> I think it reflect that the market here hasn't matured enough to get
>>>> away from a single numbersapce (eg, like the UK with BBC1-4 and ITV1=
-3
>>>> etc), so they can't be seen to stomp on TV3 which all the Freeview
>>>> lovin' by calling them TVNZ3 and TVNZ4.
>>>>
>>>> Even tho it makes more sense.
>>>>
>>>> And didn't stop Sky for Sky1.
>>>>
>>>> But anyway :)
>>>
>>> Interesting that Freeview IDs 1-7 are now allocated. Where will Prime
>>> go
>>> when they launch on Terrestrial next year :)
>>>
>>> I'm sure Canwest will want one of 8 or 9.
>>
>> Weren't there going to originally be 18 channels reserved? I guess
>> someone
>> has to be No. 18 :-)
>
> There is current capability for upto 18 full time channels on DVB-S, bu=
t
> there can end up being lots of "virtual" channels like the UK. One
> multiplex slot might handle 2-3 channels, with different ones active at
> different times.
>
> Freeview have a document on channel allocations at
> http://freeviewnz.tv/images/freeview_service_provider_code_of_practice.=
pdf
>
> A) 1-19
>  i) Existing near-national analogue television services, and/or
>  ii) New digital-only services of mass market appeal Broadcasting at le=
ast
> in primetime and seven days per week.
> B) 20-29
>  i) Spill-over from A) above, and/or
>  ii) Niche market or genre specific television services
>  iii) Itinerant (Event based) services which are broadcast for a fixed
> period
> C) 30-49
>  i) Spill-over from B) above, and/or
>  ii) Region specific (local) television services
> D) 50-69
>  i) Mass market radio entertainment or factual services
> E) 70-79
>  i) Spill-over from D) above, and/or
>  ii) Niche market or genre specific radio services
> F) 80-99
>  i) Data Services (including interactive services) for which video and/=
or
> audio is secondary to the primary nature of the service.

Just realised that Canwest had grabbed 8 + 9 already

0. Freeview
1. TVOne
2. TV2
3. TV3
4. C4
5. Maori Television
6. TVNZ (new service 1) =96 reserved
7. TVNZ (new service 2) =96 reserved
8. CanWest (new service 1) =96 reserved
9. CanWest (new service 2) =96 reserved
50. Radio New Zealand National
51. Radio New Zealand Concert


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