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Freeview TV listings Magazine...
A few months back we kept on hearing news stories about how many
millions of people now have freeview boxes... Which set me wondering: Surely there is now a gap in the market for a TV listings magazine which lists all (and only) the Freeview channels. I currently buy "TV and Satellite Week" as it has all the main Freeview channels (i.e. BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, ITV1, ITV2, Channel 4 and Five) on a single double page per day. It used to be better when BBC4 was also on the same page. But this has some down sides - I get listings for Sky One, Sky One Mix and E4 on the same page (and I don't receive them) and the rest of the Freeview channels are hidden amongst loads of other channels that I don't get. Also, some channels, e.g. FTN, have their listings tucked away in a small space with no room for any details about the programmes (not a great loss in that instance, but I may have missed something vaguely interesting because the programme title didn't catch my eye...). And, as far as i am aware, no Radio or TV listings mag lists the programmes on 6Music or BBC7, etc. How about a TV listings mag which lists only the Freeview (and TUTV if you must) channels - including the digital radio channels like BBC7? What do you lot think? On a related topic, has anyone out there found one of the other TV listings mags to be better than TV & Sat week for Freeview listings? Cheers, Ric. |
On 4th May, Ricky wrote:
Surely there is now a gap in the market for a TV listings magazine which lists all (and only) the Freeview channels. /lurk http://www.radiotimes.com/ does it for me. Can configure the channels that I receive and the order that I want them to be listed. Also has a diary facility which will send a sms text reminder (mind you - 25p each) if you want. lurk -- Bryan Anderson www.anderson-it.com |
On Tue, 04 May 2004 17:21:03 +0100, Bryan Anderson
wrote: | On 4th May, Ricky wrote: | | Surely there is now a gap in the market for a TV listings | magazine which lists all (and only) the Freeview channels. | | /lurk | | http://www.radiotimes.com/ does it for me. Can configure the | channels that I receive and the order that I want them to be | listed. Also has a diary facility which will send a sms text | reminder (mind you - 25p each) if you want. | | lurk Digiguide for me www.gipsymedia.com Not free but well worth the money. -- Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk Sick and tired of Junk Snail Mail? Register your family surname and address with www.mpsonline.org.uk IME it works :-) |
Involves switching computer on though; not the same as having a well
structrured magazine "Andrew" [email protected] wrote in message ... On 4 May 2004 06:03:32 -0700, (Ricky) wrote: On a related topic, has anyone out there found one of the other TV listings mags to be better than TV & Sat week for Freeview listings? Digiguide has made paper based listings a quaint thing of the past for me. |
On Tue, 04 May 2004 17:21:03 +0100, Bryan Anderson wrote:
On 4th May, Ricky wrote: Surely there is now a gap in the market for a TV listings magazine which lists all (and only) the Freeview channels. /lurk http://www.radiotimes.com/ does it for me. Can configure the channels that I receive and the order that I want them to be listed. Also has a diary facility which will send a sms text reminder (mind you - 25p each) if you want. http://www.tvtv.co.uk for me, has similar features to the above. lurk |
"Andrew" [email protected] wrote in message
... On 4 May 2004 06:03:32 -0700, (Ricky) wrote: On a related topic, has anyone out there found one of the other TV listings mags to be better than TV & Sat week for Freeview listings? Digiguide has made paper based listings a quaint thing of the past for me. -- Ah yes but Someone else is using the computer The computer's not in the same room as the main TV It's nice to browse a paper magazine listing Regards Mike. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.677 / Virus Database: 439 - Release Date: 04-May-2004 |
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On Tue, 04 May 2004 17:21:03 +0100, Bryan Anderson wrote: On 4th May, Ricky wrote: Surely there is now a gap in the market for a TV listings magazine which lists all (and only) the Freeview channels. /lurk http://www.radiotimes.com/ does it for me. Can configure the channels that I receive and the order that I want them to be listed. Also has a diary facility which will send a sms text reminder (mind you - 25p each) if you want. Am I the only one that thinks that the beeb have made the radio times site unfriendly to freeview viewers? Surely it would be better to have a pre-selected "freeview" range of channels that would be easily selected, rather than having to make your own personal selection. Matt |
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On Tue, 04 May 2004 17:21:03 +0100, Bryan Anderson wrote: On 4th May, Ricky wrote: Surely there is now a gap in the market for a TV listings magazine which lists all (and only) the Freeview channels. http://www.radiotimes.com/ does it for me. Can configure the channels that I receive and the order that I want them to be listed. Also has a diary facility which will send a sms text reminder (mind you - 25p each) if you want. http://www.tvtv.co.uk for me, has similar features to the above. Yes, yes, but its not easy to flick through either of the above whilst lounging on the sofa... I like a TV listings *magazine*... Ric. |
On Wed, 5 May 2004 08:39:22 +0100, Mike GW8IJT wrote:
"Andrew" [email protected] wrote in message ... On 4 May 2004 06:03:32 -0700, (Ricky) wrote: On a related topic, has anyone out there found one of the other TV listings mags to be better than TV & Sat week for Freeview listings? Digiguide has made paper based listings a quaint thing of the past for me. -- Ah yes but Someone else is using the computer The computer's not in the same room as the main TV It's nice to browse a paper magazine listing Regards Mike. Digiguide + printer? |
"Mike GW8IJT" wrote in message
... "Andrew" [email protected] wrote in message ... On 4 May 2004 06:03:32 -0700, (Ricky) wrote: On a related topic, has anyone out there found one of the other TV listings mags to be better than TV & Sat week for Freeview listings? Digiguide has made paper based listings a quaint thing of the past for me. -- Ah yes but Someone else is using the computer The computer's not in the same room as the main TV It's nice to browse a paper magazine listing Regards Mike. I access digiguide via AvantGo on my wireless iPaq - I can access the page within seconds and it includes full descriptions of the programs. - Simon. |
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Steve wrote in message d... On Tue, 04 May 2004 17:21:03 +0100, Bryan Anderson wrote: On 4th May, Ricky wrote: Surely there is now a gap in the market for a TV listings magazine which lists all (and only) the Freeview channels. http://www.radiotimes.com/ does it for me. Can configure the channels that I receive and the order that I want them to be listed. Also has a diary facility which will send a sms text reminder (mind you - 25p each) if you want. http://www.tvtv.co.uk for me, has similar features to the above. Yes, yes, but its not easy to flick through either of the above whilst lounging on the sofa... I like a TV listings *magazine*... That's easy. Download DigiGuide and print your own TV guide, marked with your favourites and only listing channels that you are interested in. A surprising number of people do this. russ. |
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(Ricky) wrote in message om... Steve wrote in message d... On Tue, 04 May 2004 17:21:03 +0100, Bryan Anderson wrote: On 4th May, Ricky wrote: Surely there is now a gap in the market for a TV listings magazine which lists all (and only) the Freeview channels. http://www.radiotimes.com/ does it for me. Can configure the channels that I receive and the order that I want them to be listed. Also has a diary facility which will send a sms text reminder (mind you - 25p each) if you want. http://www.tvtv.co.uk for me, has similar features to the above. Yes, yes, but its not easy to flick through either of the above whilst lounging on the sofa... I like a TV listings *magazine*... That's easy. Download DigiGuide and print your own TV guide, marked with your favourites and only listing channels that you are interested in. A surprising number of people do this. Hmmm. It sounds a lot more bother than picking up an 80p magazine at the supermarket... R. |
Involves switching computer on though; not the same as having a well
structrured magazine COmputer in dining room - next to sitting room - I can see TV from the computer |
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(Russ Freeman) wrote in message . com... (Ricky) wrote in message om... Steve wrote in message d... On Tue, 04 May 2004 17:21:03 +0100, Bryan Anderson wrote: On 4th May, Ricky wrote: Surely there is now a gap in the market for a TV listings magazine which lists all (and only) the Freeview channels. http://www.radiotimes.com/ does it for me. Can configure the channels that I receive and the order that I want them to be listed. Also has a diary facility which will send a sms text reminder (mind you - 25p each) if you want. http://www.tvtv.co.uk for me, has similar features to the above. Yes, yes, but its not easy to flick through either of the above whilst lounging on the sofa... I like a TV listings *magazine*... That's easy. Download DigiGuide and print your own TV guide, marked with your favourites and only listing channels that you are interested in. A surprising number of people do this. Hmmm. It sounds a lot more bother than picking up an 80p magazine at the supermarket... Maybe so. But if that[s 80p per week then you're paying 4 times as much money to get less channels, less descriptions, less functionality, and adverts of course. If it's 80p per month then it's only a little more expensive than DigiGuide. Still, choice is good and mine was only a suggestion. russ. |
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On Wed, 5 May 2004 08:39:22 +0100, "Mike GW8IJT"
wrote: "Andrew" [email protected] wrote in message .. . On 4 May 2004 06:03:32 -0700, (Ricky) wrote: On a related topic, has anyone out there found one of the other TV listings mags to be better than TV & Sat week for Freeview listings? Digiguide has made paper based listings a quaint thing of the past for me. -- Ah yes but Someone else is using the computer The computer's not in the same room as the main TV It's nice to browse a paper magazine listing Regards Mike. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.677 / Virus Database: 439 - Release Date: 04-May-2004 just set it for audio reminders for the programmes worth watching, which is usually only about 1 or 2 a week. JK |
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(Ricky) wrote in message om... Surely there is now a gap in the market for a TV listings magazine which lists all (and only) the Freeview channels. Radio Times is alot better than T&SW for Freeview. It has all the Freeview channels in their own area. It also lists alot of digital radio channels including 6 music and BBC7. Oh. It didn't last time I looked - I'll have to look again, thanks. Ric. |
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(jolly green giant) wrote in message om... (Ricky) wrote in message om... Surely there is now a gap in the market for a TV listings magazine which lists all (and only) the Freeview channels. Radio Times is alot better than T&SW for Freeview. It has all the Freeview channels in their own area. It also lists alot of digital radio channels including 6 music and BBC7. Oh. It didn't last time I looked - I'll have to look again, thanks. Looked again. Yes it does have listings for BBC7, etc. Hurrah! Bought Radio times this week rather than TV&SW... Ric. |
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wrote: (Ricky) wrote in message m... (jolly green giant) wrote in message Radio Times is alot better than T&SW for Freeview. It has all the Freeview channels in their own area. It also lists alot of digital radio channels including 6 music and BBC7. Oh. It didn't last time I looked - I'll have to look again, thanks. Looked again. Yes it does have listings for BBC7, etc. Hurrah! Bought Radio times this week rather than TV&SW... I must admit that I find the RT listings for BBC R7 irritating to decypher. They put them on a totally different page to the FM radio stations, and then list them in tiny type, arranged in a different order, and with no real spacing or layout to aid reading. Despite liking many of the programmes I keep finding I miss programmes as I either can't be bothered to struggle with the listing, or have missed noticing something when I did. Slainte, Jim -- Electronics http://www.st-and.ac.uk/~www_pa/Scot...o/electron.htm Audio Misc http://www.st-and.demon.co.uk/AudioMisc/index.html Armstrong Audio http://www.st-and.demon.co.uk/Audio/armstrong.html Barbirolli Soc. http://www.st-and.demon.co.uk/JBSoc/JBSoc.html |
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m... (jolly green giant) wrote in message Radio Times ... also lists alot of digital radio channels including 6 music and BBC7. I must admit that I find the RT listings for BBC R7 irritating to decypher. They put them on a totally different page to the FM radio stations, and then list them in tiny type, arranged in a different order, and with no real spacing or layout to aid reading. Despite liking many of the programmes I keep finding I miss programmes as I either can't be bothered to struggle with the listing, or have missed noticing something when I did. Yes. I've discovered that. :o( However, at least they have the listings which is better than the rest of the TV guides. Ric. |
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