15-05-2009, 10:53
Received the following info in an email today which may be of interest.
Quest TV fails to launch on Freeview
Today, 14th of May 2009, was meant to herald the launch of Quest TV, a new free-to-view documentary channel from Discovery.
All was looking good for the launch - magazine listings were in the Radio Times, electronic programme guides had details of upcoming shows, and the channel was running promotions on Freeview Channel 47 right up to the planned 10am launch time. At launch, eager viewers were met with "Coming soon".
An announcement on the Quest TV website this morning, timed at 10am, stated the following:
"Regrettably we have made the decision to postpone the launch of Quest. Due to a number of commercial factors we have had to make this difficult decision. We did not make this decision lightly and we are working towards launching Quest in the near future. We would like to apologise wholeheartedly to any of you that have been looking forward to this launch."
It seems Quest TV now won't launch until later this year, with some commentators wondering whether we'll ever see the channel launch.
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Other Freeview changes
A small reshuffle in the 30 channel number range has just taken place. Here are the new channel numbers:
30 Fiver
31 Five USA
32 Smile TV
33 Smile TV2 (back after a two month absence)
You may need to perform a rescan to pick up the new numbering.
Quest TV fails to launch on Freeview
Today, 14th of May 2009, was meant to herald the launch of Quest TV, a new free-to-view documentary channel from Discovery.
All was looking good for the launch - magazine listings were in the Radio Times, electronic programme guides had details of upcoming shows, and the channel was running promotions on Freeview Channel 47 right up to the planned 10am launch time. At launch, eager viewers were met with "Coming soon".
An announcement on the Quest TV website this morning, timed at 10am, stated the following:
"Regrettably we have made the decision to postpone the launch of Quest. Due to a number of commercial factors we have had to make this difficult decision. We did not make this decision lightly and we are working towards launching Quest in the near future. We would like to apologise wholeheartedly to any of you that have been looking forward to this launch."
It seems Quest TV now won't launch until later this year, with some commentators wondering whether we'll ever see the channel launch.
----------
Other Freeview changes
A small reshuffle in the 30 channel number range has just taken place. Here are the new channel numbers:
30 Fiver
31 Five USA
32 Smile TV
33 Smile TV2 (back after a two month absence)
You may need to perform a rescan to pick up the new numbering.