General International TV Channels Thread

[RegularMan]

Why do you have to sign in with a provider to watch US networks (as in networks and not channels) online when they're literally free-to-air?

 

[JulianRO]

Some providers do offer them as part of their packages.

 

[zakawer2]

TCM is one of the only channels still with it's original purpose. That's being a classic movie channel. A lot of the original channels have lost their true purpose and it's sad to see. MTV out of everything now airs sitcoms in many places.

It's not Its | Its not It's

The difference between it's and its, explained in clear language.

its-not-its.info

 

[RandomMe]

It's not Its | Its not It's

The difference between it's and its, explained in clear language.

its-not-its.info

I'd rather use this instead. I used this one time

Why do you have to sign in with a provider to watch US networks (as in networks and not channels) online when they're literally free-to-air?

And then there are affiliates ruining some things

 

[canyuksel97]

Turkey We Never Had Fine Living, Zone Club & Warner TV.

Also, We Formerly Had Warner TV, But Only On Tivibu As An On-Demand Service, Not The Linear Channel.
The Warner TV Content On Tivibu Contained Movies, Series And Select MGM Pre-86 Movies As Well.

 

[The Bloo Lagoon]

There is something I don't get - there were two versions of UPC Info's channel, one being non-stop and the other timeshared with an adult channel?

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Adult channels only air between 23:00 and 05:00 CET in Hungary.
The mosaic/PIP channel also timeshared with the big three (not listed).

TCM was still called TNT, and TV2 was referred to as SBS TV2, which was one of the then-current owners.

 

[Andu]

Anyway, Antena Group has introduced a prepared audio track for the upcoming World Cup 2026, labeled as the "English" track. This has been observed on their music channel ZU TV, along with the addition of the 5.1 surround audio on the channel.
As what i have checked the audio, recently they are airing a simulcast of A3 CNN (unsure) under the audio track, but at the first day of the introduction, it was a crowd cheering. I doubt they have started to use ZU as a "filler" testing just to make sure anything is prepared before the premiere.

The suggestion is no longer available on ZU TV, which the tests are now over & prepared to be in use.

The FIFA World Cup 2026 broadcasts on Antena 1, Antena 3 CNN & AntenaPlay are now prepared to be broadcasted with Dolby Surround.

 

[JulianRO]

Adult channels only air between 23:00 and 05:00 CET in Hungary.

Same here, between 01:00-05:00, but only in case of analogue cable.

 

[Francisque]

It's not Its | Its not It's

The difference between it's and its, explained in clear language.

its-not-its.info

People are not perfect, you know...

 

[JulianRO]

A few seconds of Reality TV Pan-Euro with Russian audio from 2003:

 

[RandomMe]

Adult channels only air between 23:00 and 05:00 CET in Hungary.
The mosaic/PIP channel also timeshared with the big three (not listed).

TCM was still called TNT, and TV2 was referred to as SBS TV2, which was one of the then-current owners.

MTM-SBS.

People are not perfect, you know...

A reminder that the "it's just ITS/then it's IT-apostrophe-S" song still lives rent free in my head since I first discovered it in 2007

 

[JulianRO]

Reality TV Pan-Euro screenshot from the first days of 2006 with Romanian subtitles:

 

[RandomMe]

Reality TV Pan-Euro screenshot from the first days of 2006 with Romanian subtitles:
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A few months after crash landing into the Portuguese market on TV Cabo's Funtastic Life package.

 

[JulianRO]

AXN Sci-Fi CEE continuity in Hungarian from August 2006:

 

[RandomMe]

There were rumors saying that AXN Sci-Fi could launch here, but these were just rumors

 

[JulianRO]

Somehow Sony had a pretty good TV presence out there with the AXN channels and Animax.

 

[themidnightlore]

Somehow Sony had a pretty good TV presence out there with the AXN channels and Animax.

Italy missed on Animax, but we somehow ended with AXN Sci-Fi, being also the only one that did make to the 2015 rebrand. The last to arrive and the last to die, huh.

(My theory is that AXN Sci-Fi happened because Universal never managed to get Sci-Fi/SYFY going there.)

 

[Francisque]

Italy missed on Animax, but we somehow ended with AXN Sci-Fi, being also the only one that did made to the 2015 rebrand. The last to arrive and the last to die, huh.

(My theory is that AXN Sci-Fi happened because Universal never managed to get SciFi/SYFY going there.)

That is correct. Sadly highly awaited Sci-Fi never made it to Italy, despite rumours circulating everywhere in 2005 and beyond!

Later, tension had arose between Sky and NBC Universal (ironic that Sky currently is Comcast's ),and the plans were scrapped

 

[themidnightlore]

That is correct. Sadly highly awaited Sci-Fi never made it to Italy, despite rumours circulating everywhere in 2005 and beyond!

Later, tension arose between Sky and NBC Universal (ironical that Sky currently is Comcast ),and the plans were scrapped

Yeah, Sky and Comcast had conflicts, that's how Diva Universal went down, as NBCU was also working with Mediaset. I wonder if said conflicts also caused Studio Universal's first disapperance...

 

[The Bloo Lagoon]

MTM-SBS.

It was in turn owned by two companies, with SBS being one of them, hence "SBS TV2", and my message.