Yes stars 3

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The correct title of this article is yes stars 3. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
yes stars 3
To Fall in Love, To Get Devoted, To Get Addicted
Launched March 4, 2007
Owned by yes (Israel's satellite television provider)
Country Israel
Website yes stars 3 Official Website
(Hebrew)
Availability
Satellite
yes Channel 14

Carried by the Israeli satellite television provider - yes, yes stars 3 is an Israeli television channel which broadcasts American and British TV shows. The channel aired on March 4, 2007 and broadcasts the shows' new episodes on weeknights (Sundays - Thursdays), and its re-runs on weekdays and weekends (Fridays - Saturdays).

The channel is a part of re-brand the foreign TV shows channels broadcasted on yes. yesSTARS - aired only on March 5, 2006 - expanded to 3 channels: yes stars 1, yes stars 2 and yes stars 3. The 3 channels aired on March 4, 2007. yes+, which was another channel that broadcasted American and British TV shows, has been cancelled on March 3, 2007.

Opposed to yes stars 1 and yes stars 2, this channel is actually what was channel 3 - aired on channel 30 on yes. The channel moved to channel 14, changed its name to yes stars 3 and on primetime it airs exclusive shows of yes. At the rest of the day, it broadcasts syndications of shows broadcasted exclusively on yes, re-runs of the shows, and common shows which are broadcasted both on yes and HOT, like it was before the re-brand.


Contents

[edit] Primetime schedule of yes stars 3

[edit] Sundays

Hour Series Season Broadcast Type Network
22:00
Two and a Half Men
4
Widescreen
22:30
Dog Bites Man
1
Letterbox

[edit] Mondays

Hour Series Season Broadcast Type Network
22:00
The War at Home
2
Widescreen
22:30
'Til Death
1
Letterbox

[edit] Tuesdays

Hour Series Season Broadcast Type Network
22:00
Extras
2
Widescreen
22:30
Little Britain
TBA
Letterbox

[edit] Wednesdays

Hour Series Season Broadcast Type Network
22:00
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2
Widescreen
22:30
30 Rock
1
Widescreen

[edit] Thursdays

Hour Series Season Broadcast Type Network
22:30
The Daily Show
-
Letterbox
22:24
Saturday Night Live
2006/7
Letterbox


[edit] Broadcasting Formats

yes stars 3 airs shows in two formats:

  • Letterbox (4:3)
  • Widescreen (16:9)

In order to watch widescreen (16:9) shows on a letterbox TV, there are 3 options to see the picture:

  • 4:3 Letterbox (Widescreen with black bars - Original Aspect Ratio)
  • 16:9 (Anamorphic Widescreen)
  • 4:3 (Pan & scan)

Choosing the format of the picture is in the digital decoder setup. The setup does not effect shows that are not broadcasted in Widescreen.