TopupTV - nothing but repeats ?
 

My initial impression of Topup TV channels is they seem to be nothing but
repeats of old programs:

E4 - nothing but repeats of C4 (or is it the other way round ?).
Discovery - repeats of BBC and C4 "science"/archeology/war programs. I'm
sure half the programs I've seen have been on UK History as well!
UK Style - the "UK MakeOver Repeats" channel. (god help us!).
UK Gold - the entertainment repeats channel.
TCM - the movie repeats channel.
UK Food, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Discovery H&L - the daytime repeats
channels.
(oh, and Bloomberg - what's the point ?).

I'll probably give it another 2 or 3 months to see if these channels get any
use, then decide whether to cancel subscription or not. That's assuming it
hasn't gone bust in the mean time (depends on how much backing they got from
the banks to see them over the startup period). Sure, £7.99/month isn't
much, but it seems fairly borderline as to whether it's worth it or not.

Andy M.

"AndyM." wrote in message
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My initial impression of Topup TV channels is they seem to be nothing but
repeats of old programs:

E4 - nothing but repeats of C4 (or is it the other way round ?).
Discovery - repeats of BBC and C4 "science"/archeology/war programs. I'm
sure half the programs I've seen have been on UK History as well!
UK Style - the "UK MakeOver Repeats" channel. (god help us!).
UK Gold - the entertainment repeats channel.
TCM - the movie repeats channel.
UK Food, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Discovery H&L - the daytime repeats
channels.
(oh, and Bloomberg - what's the point ?).

I'll probably give it another 2 or 3 months to see if these channels get
any
use, then decide whether to cancel subscription or not. That's assuming it
hasn't gone bust in the mean time (depends on how much backing they got
from
the banks to see them over the startup period). Sure, £7.99/month isn't
much, but it seems fairly borderline as to whether it's worth it or not.

Andy M.



The channels on TUTV have been avialble on sat/cable for some time and many
of us did post about how poor these where for most people.

"AndyM." wrote in message
...
My initial impression of Topup TV channels is they seem to be nothing but
repeats of old programs:

E4 - nothing but repeats of C4 (or is it the other way round ?).
Discovery - repeats of BBC and C4 "science"/archeology/war programs. I'm
sure half the programs I've seen have been on UK History as well!
UK Style - the "UK MakeOver Repeats" channel. (god help us!).
UK Gold - the entertainment repeats channel.
TCM - the movie repeats channel.
UK Food, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Discovery H&L - the daytime repeats
channels.
(oh, and Bloomberg - what's the point ?).

I'll probably give it another 2 or 3 months to see if these channels get
any
use, then decide whether to cancel subscription or not. That's assuming it
hasn't gone bust in the mean time (depends on how much backing they got
from
the banks to see them over the startup period). Sure, £7.99/month isn't
much, but it seems fairly borderline as to whether it's worth it or not.

Andy M.



The channels on TUTV have been avialble on sat/cable for some time and many
of us did post about how poor these where for most people.

That is exactly what multi channel TV is all about.
The more channels you have the finner the 'cake' is cut. and the less there
is so spend on making programmes.
I would be happy with 4/5 channels but I suppose there is no going back.

It realy tickles me that people spend 20 quid a month to watch the same
programmes that the Beeb and ITV made 10 years ago, that they complained
about in the first place and decided to get satellite.....
Thats why it's marketed at the lower demographics in our society I suppose.

"AndyM." wrote in message
...
My initial impression of Topup TV channels is they seem to be nothing but
repeats of old programs:

E4 - nothing but repeats of C4 (or is it the other way round ?).
Discovery - repeats of BBC and C4 "science"/archeology/war programs. I'm
sure half the programs I've seen have been on UK History as well!
UK Style - the "UK MakeOver Repeats" channel. (god help us!).
UK Gold - the entertainment repeats channel.
TCM - the movie repeats channel.
UK Food, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Discovery H&L - the daytime repeats
channels.
(oh, and Bloomberg - what's the point ?).

I'll probably give it another 2 or 3 months to see if these channels get
any
use, then decide whether to cancel subscription or not. That's assuming it
hasn't gone bust in the mean time (depends on how much backing they got
from
the banks to see them over the startup period). Sure, £7.99/month isn't
much, but it seems fairly borderline as to whether it's worth it or not.

Andy M.

That is exactly what multi channel TV is all about.
The more channels you have the finner the 'cake' is cut. and the less there
is so spend on making programmes.
I would be happy with 4/5 channels but I suppose there is no going back.

It realy tickles me that people spend 20 quid a month to watch the same
programmes that the Beeb and ITV made 10 years ago, that they complained
about in the first place and decided to get satellite.....
Thats why it's marketed at the lower demographics in our society I suppose.

"AndyM." wrote in message
...
My initial impression of Topup TV channels is they seem to be nothing but
repeats of old programs:

E4 - nothing but repeats of C4 (or is it the other way round ?).
Discovery - repeats of BBC and C4 "science"/archeology/war programs. I'm
sure half the programs I've seen have been on UK History as well!
UK Style - the "UK MakeOver Repeats" channel. (god help us!).
UK Gold - the entertainment repeats channel.
TCM - the movie repeats channel.
UK Food, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Discovery H&L - the daytime repeats
channels.
(oh, and Bloomberg - what's the point ?).

I'll probably give it another 2 or 3 months to see if these channels get
any
use, then decide whether to cancel subscription or not. That's assuming it
hasn't gone bust in the mean time (depends on how much backing they got
from
the banks to see them over the startup period). Sure, £7.99/month isn't
much, but it seems fairly borderline as to whether it's worth it or not.

Andy M.

On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 19:26:58 +0100, "Zach" wrote:

That is exactly what multi channel TV is all about.
The more channels you have the finner the 'cake' is cut. and the less there
is so spend on making programmes.
I would be happy with 4/5 channels but I suppose there is no going back.

It realy tickles me that people spend 20 quid a month to watch the same
programmes that the Beeb and ITV made 10 years ago, that they complained
about in the first place and decided to get satellite.....
Thats why it's marketed at the lower demographics in our society I suppose.

Depends how you assess value for money. I'm 'trialling' TUTV at the
moment. I got it mainly for UKTV Gold. As you say, it's mostly old
BBC/ITV programmes. If I enjoy a couple of programmes a week, that's
£1 for each programme which strikes me as cost effective.

Scott

On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 19:26:58 +0100, "Zach" wrote:

That is exactly what multi channel TV is all about.
The more channels you have the finner the 'cake' is cut. and the less there
is so spend on making programmes.
I would be happy with 4/5 channels but I suppose there is no going back.

It realy tickles me that people spend 20 quid a month to watch the same
programmes that the Beeb and ITV made 10 years ago, that they complained
about in the first place and decided to get satellite.....
Thats why it's marketed at the lower demographics in our society I suppose.

Depends how you assess value for money. I'm 'trialling' TUTV at the
moment. I got it mainly for UKTV Gold. As you say, it's mostly old
BBC/ITV programmes. If I enjoy a couple of programmes a week, that's
£1 for each programme which strikes me as cost effective.

Scott

"AndyM." wrote in message
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" Sure, £7.99/month isn't much, but it seems fairly borderline as to
whether it's worth it or not. "


If it was £7.99 per month for Television X also included, then it would be
worth it. How much extra are they charging for it anyway? a tenner?

"AndyM." wrote in message
...

" Sure, £7.99/month isn't much, but it seems fairly borderline as to
whether it's worth it or not. "


If it was £7.99 per month for Television X also included, then it would be
worth it. How much extra are they charging for it anyway? a tenner?

In message [email protected], Zach
writes
That is exactly what multi channel TV is all about.
The more channels you have the finner the 'cake' is cut. and the less there
is so spend on making programmes.
I would be happy with 4/5 channels but I suppose there is no going back.

It realy tickles me that people spend 20 quid a month to watch the same
programmes that the Beeb and ITV made 10 years ago, that they complained
about in the first place and decided to get satellite.....
Thats why it's marketed at the lower demographics in our society I suppose.

I can still remember when we only had three channels to choose from!

Back then people complained there were too many repeats and too many
American programmes on television. If only they knew what was to come.
:)
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Martin Jay