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[edit] Archive
[edit] Freeview channel changes from 4 October
Just so everyone knows, for the launch of Five US and Five Life, the following changes are to be made on the DTT EPG to take effect as of 4 October 2006:
- 28: ITV4 (moved from 30)
- 29: Film4 (moved from 31)
- 30: E4+ 1 (moved from 32)
- 31: ITV Play (moved from 35)
- 32: Quiz Call (moved from 36)
- 33 and 34 as present
- 35: Five US
- 36: Five Life
- 37+ as present
This has been announced by Channel 4 here. Marbles333 20:31, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] NTL/Telewest channel numbers in infoboxes
I would like to share with you a conversation between myself and Dell9300 we had on his talkpage, and welcome your suggestions:
- ==NTL/Telewest channel numbers on TV channel pages==
- I noticed you changed the infobox on the Five (TV) page to read: NTL Telewest linking to seperate articles NTL and Telewest. On the Five Life and Five US page it is formatted as NTL Telewest linking to one article called NTL Telewest which redirects to NTL. Meanwhile the majority of pages have seperate entries for each platform (and some still have the old NTL channel numbers before last month's reshuffle as I only managed to get as far as ~200 when I went through the list and haven't completed the task).
Which do you think is better, to list NTL and Telwest channel numbers as though they are one platform, seperate platforms on the same line, or seperate platforms on seperate lines? - Lee Stanley 14:09, 10 October 2006 (UTC)- I think NTL and Telewest should be on the same line, as two platforms when the channel has the same EPG number, since there isn't an NTL Telewest article (as you said NTL Telewest redirects to NTL). However if NTL and Telewest have different EPG numbers for a channel I think they sould be on seperate lines.--Dell9300 14:26, 10 October 2006 (UTC) (copied)
- There shouldn't be any cases where the channel number is different on NTL and Telewest, as they have changed both NTL EPGs to match the Telewest one. I'm happy with your suggestion, and will copy this conversation to Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_British_TV_channels and see if they agree over there before we go and change every infobox. - Lee Stanley 14:56, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
- I think NTL and Telewest should be on the same line, as two platforms when the channel has the same EPG number, since there isn't an NTL Telewest article (as you said NTL Telewest redirects to NTL). However if NTL and Telewest have different EPG numbers for a channel I think they sould be on seperate lines.--Dell9300 14:26, 10 October 2006 (UTC) (copied)
- Lee Stanley 14:58, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
- No-one have an opinion on this? I'll give it another day and, if no-one objects, go ahead with it. - Lee Stanley 20:23, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
- Support As reported on Digital Spy [3], the NTL EPG numbers are being changed to match those on the Telewest platform, for an expected rebrand of the NTL and Telewest services to Virgin. --tgheretford (talk) 22:49, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
- In which case since no-one else has given an opinion, let's do it. - Lee Stanley 17:32, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
- Support As reported on Digital Spy [3], the NTL EPG numbers are being changed to match those on the Telewest platform, for an expected rebrand of the NTL and Telewest services to Virgin. --tgheretford (talk) 22:49, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] New Future TV channel template
Hello everyone. Just wanted to let you know that I have created Template:Future TV channel for use with TV channels that are to be launched but not necessarily to be available in the UK. This was after I saw that the Template:Future UK channel template was being used for BBC Entertainment despite the channel being only made available worldwide as the replacement to BBC Prime. Now we have a template that is not country specific and can be used anywhere. Wikiwoohoo talk 16:05, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Infobox Update
I've updated the TV Channel Infobox so that now you can state if a channel has been replaced by another by using this code... replaced by names=(channel name)| ...which makes it look like this... Replaced by<space>(channel name) ...when before you had to use... replaced names=by(channel name)| ...which made it look like this... Replaced<space>by (channel name).
examples... (look at the last line in the infoboxes to the right)
| Plus | |
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| Launched | 1 October 1996 |
| Closed | 1 November 2004 |
| Owned by | Granada Sky Broadcasting |
| Replaced | by ITV3 |
BEFORE
| Plus | |
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| Launched | 1 October 1996 |
| Closed | 1 November 2004 |
| Owned by | Granada Sky Broadcasting |
| Replaced by | ITV3 |
AFTER
[edit] Project Directory
Hello. The WikiProject Council is currently in the process of developing a master directory of the existing WikiProjects to replace and update the existing Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory. These WikiProjects are of vital importance in helping wikipedia achieve its goal of becoming truly encyclopedic. Please review the following pages:
- User:Badbilltucker/Culture Directory,
- User:Badbilltucker/Culture Directory 2,
- User:Badbilltucker/Philosophy and religion Directory,
- User:Badbilltucker/Sports Directory,
- User:Badbilltucker/Geographical Directory,
- User:Badbilltucker/Geographical Directory/United States, (note: This page will be retitled to more accurately reflect its contents)
- User:Badbilltucker/History and society directory, and
- User:Badbilltucker/Science directory
and make any changes to the entries for your project that you see fit. There is also a directory of portals, at User:B2T2/Portal, listing all the existing portals. Feel free to add any of them to the portals or comments section of your entries in the directory. The three columns regarding assessment, peer review, and collaboration are included in the directory for both the use of the projects themselves and for that of others. Having such departments will allow a project to more quickly and easily identify its most important articles and its articles in greatest need of improvement. If you have not already done so, please consider whether your project would benefit from having departments which deal in these matters. It is my hope to have the existing directory replaced by the updated and corrected version of the directory above by November 1. Please feel free to make any changes you see fit to the entries for your project before then. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you. B2T2 22:06, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
- Sorry if you tried to update it before, and the corrections were gone. I have now moved the new draft in the old directory pages, so the links should work better. My apologies for any confusion this may have caused you. B2T2 13:50, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] New British TV Wiki
http://preswiki.hymagumba.com It's still in it's early stages, so It needs some help. I didn't make it, but I'm in it. It also has Irish channels.Seamus215 18:20, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] ITV's placement of Regional Idents
Recently on ITV plc's ITV1, I've noticed they've changed the way they use regional idents. It seems they are now occasionally using regional idents prior to network programming, to "plug" the regional programme that follows afterwards (most notably regionally introducing Emmerdale on a Thursday before regional programmes at 7-30), and I have also seen a couple before news (I assume may also be to do with "plugging"). However, yesterday, there was no regional ident before the 7.30 regional programme, but there was before the 10.30 news, 11.00 (Granada Soccer Night) programme and the (Party People) Politics programme at 11.30. Can anyone figure out what their policy is? Marbles333 14:50, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Programme lists on channel articles - are they worthy for inclusion in Wikipedia?
I have noticed a number of deletions of lists of notable programmes for some channel articles. Personally categories work better for this thing, but does anyone know whether programme lists should be included in articles? They are for radio articles (usually in place of schedules which violate WP:NOT). --tgheretford (talk) 22:30, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Proposed addition to WP:NOT
I started a discussion to get consensus to have programme lists and schedules regarded as unencyclopedic here: Wikipedia talk:What Wikipedia is not#Proposed addition - Lists of TV programmes/schedules (in reference to TV network/channel articles). Please feel free to add to the discussion. --tgheretford (talk) 15:26, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Someone removing "Cellcast" from Cellcast-owned channels
The IP address 81.158.156.134 has been removing the owner name Cellcast from the SmileTV infobox, and also deleted the fact that it bought Game Network a while ago on the Cellcast Group page. I know it owns SmileTV as per the press release that Top Up TV put out about Top Up TV Active and SmileTV, and it's got to own Game Network because there is a webstream of Babestation on Cellcast's website, which legally is owned by Game Network (which therefore suggests to me that Cellcast owns Game Network). Can anyone shed any light why this user did this? Marbles333 21:03, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Stablepedia
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- See Wikipedia talk:Version 1.0 Editorial Team#Stablepedia. If you wish to comment, please comment there. ★MESSEDROCKER★ 23:23, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] New collaberation of the moment?
Hi everyone. I was wondering if we could perhaps focus our energies in bringing the BBC News 24 to good article status? It has been the focus of most of mine and others attention recently though I have withdrawn it from being a good article candidate due to suggestions made by The JPS at the article's talkpage. Would you be prepared to help out on this? Thanks. Wikiwoohoo 16:01, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] To-do list: Articles which need maintenance or cleaning up
The Wikipedia:WikiProject Computer and video games have a template for articles which need cleaning up, merging and expanding. I wonder, rather than create a full blown template, whether articles which need cleaning up or expanding could be added to the to-do box at the top of this talk page? I say this because I would love to nominate ITV Play for cleanup! --tgheretford (talk) 22:25, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
- That sounds like a good idea. We can still all cleanup ITV Play regardless! Believe me, it needs it! Wikiwoohoo 21:31, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
- Added it to the to do box --tgheretford (talk) 07:22, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- In regards to ITV Play, I've done a bit of work on it, but it really needs an expert to get it back to encyclopedic quality! --tgheretford (talk) 20:10, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
- Added it to the to do box --tgheretford (talk) 07:22, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] ITV, ITV1, Channel 3, etc...
Pit-yacker has started quite a potentially precedent setting discussion on what should go into the ITV, ITV Plc, etc. articles. If it is anything like the discussion at Talk:Freeview/Archive 1, then it will be very heated! Feel free to add to the discussion here: Talk:ITV#ITV: Time for a reorganisation? --tgheretford (talk) 19:49, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] How notable is a channel?
I find that a good number of articles for UK channels which are being created are for minor shopping/minority channels which don't assert notability. What is the mark for notability and inclusion for UK television channels? --tgheretford (talk) 19:30, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Wikipedia Day Awards
Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of Esperanza's proposal for an appreciation week to end on Wikipedia Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at User talk:Badbilltucker/Appreciation Week where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 16:29, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Channel 3 UK
I have started a query into the recommended naming of the ITV/Channel 3 article at WT:NC. TRKtvtce 22:13, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Channel 4 idents
Wikipedia has some good, if patchy, coverage of BBC idents. Does anyone feel like doing an article on Channel 4's? I can't be the only one who's been greatly impressed by them. 12:44, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Wikiproject ITV
Just a thought - soon as there's a Wikiproject BBC, should we have a Wikiproject ITV? There are some extremely loyal editors to ITV-related articles, and I feel perhaps something should be there in addition to this Wikiproject to keep the articles fully intergrated to a high quality standard. ITV is equally as big as the BBC, with its many franchises, programmes, digital channels, companies and so on, and because there's so many companies there's much more changes within the network. Let me know what people think - its just an idea and I can help anywhere within it if required. Thanks Marbles 12:02, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Virgin Media - a task anyone can do
Someone with knowledge of cable needs to go through List of British television channels and Category:Television channels in the United Kingdom and change the name of NTL:Telewest to Virgin Media (checking Digital Spy's cable line-ups (source), the EPG numbers for each local line-up hasn't changed, except for the name). While I am here, the relevant articles I just mentioned also need cleaning up. --tgheretford (talk) 12:03, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
- To be honest, Virgin Media Television is a complete mess, along with the attempt to create a template which is an copy of the article, which I nominated for deletion. --tgheretford (talk) 12:40, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
- I've done a few already. For ex-NTL and Telewest channels that are different from each other I've put 'Virgin Media (ex-Telewest)'. Hopefully that should be OK for now. --AntL 11:58, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
- As a side note to this topic, I've created Virgin Television channel line-up, for which I must credit User:Tghe-retford and his List of channels on Sky Digital in the UK and Ireland article for the inspiration to do. --Lee Stanley 21:31, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sky channels - 'until summer 2007' on Virgin Media
It seems 'until summer 2007' has been added to all Sky channels beside the Virgin Media channel numbers. I didn't think this was confirmed yet. For now I've removed the comments until Sky have confirmed this is definitely the case. --AntL talk 12:01, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
- Briantist added a source from Broadcast magazine, which is: Sky warns cable viewers they may lose its channels. However, I cannot read the article because it requires a subscription, but it still qualifies as a reliable source if it does state (and verified by someone who has a subscription) that Sky's channels will be taken off Virgin Media in Summer 2007, then it can be kept as a reliable source. If anyone can find a free reliable source to back up this information, please do so. --tgheretford (talk) 19:10, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Well - today it was announced that the basic Sky Channels will be removed from Virgin Media from March 1 (source), so all the articles for the basic Sky One channels (this deal does not include Sky Sports or Sky Movies) will need to be updated. --tgheretford (talk) 08:12, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
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- Someone did the same thing regarding Sky News being removed from Freeview today - Sky's plans for DTT are subject to OfCom approval and there is no evidence to suggest that Sky News would disappear completely from the platform as it could become subscription (let's hope it doesn't and that Sky dig themselves out of these two holes they're putting themselves in, eh?) --Lee Stanley 13:18, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Opinions on Channel 4 article split
What are people's opinions on the recent split of the Channel 4 article, creating the new Channel Four Television Corporation article? There was no consultation when it was made, and has yet to be any comments at talk:Channel 4. Fursday 05:20, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
