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W to go free-to-air - JK1985 - 16-02-2022
If Neighbours does get a new home on W, you can be assured that BBC Studios would make sure the deal would be worth far less than what Channel 5 were paying.
Maybe a budget cut would be part of a deal for W to get Neighbours, and have it air free to air to UK viewers?
W to go free-to-air - zeebre12 - 16-02-2022
You'd wonder why they have never/are not doing anything with Eden? It really seems to be an outlier and is forgot about. It has no first-run shows and has just reruns on loop. It's ratings are a lot worse than all the other UKTV channels.
W to go free-to-air - Brekkie - 16-02-2022
Not too surprising - effectively replaces Really after the sale to Discovery, which I suspect came with conditions over how soon they could launch additional FTA channels. Hope they rebrand it though - W is a pretty weak brand.
Does that just leave Gold and Alibi then as their pay channels. I doubt Sky are willing to pay much now to keep such channels behind a paywall.
W to go free-to-air - Roger Darthwell - 16-02-2022
Brekkie post_id=68776 time= user_id=976 Wrote:Not too surprising - effectively replaces Really after the sale to Discovery, which I suspect came with conditions over how soon they could launch additional FTA channels. Hope they rebrand it though - W is a pretty weak brand.There's also Eden
Does that just leave Gold and Alibi then as their pay channels. I doubt Sky are willing to pay much now to keep such channels behind a paywall.
W to go free-to-air - This is UTV - 16-02-2022
Brekkie post_id=68776 time= user_id=976 Wrote:Hope they rebrand it though - W is a pretty weak brand.
Agreed, W is such a dull, nothing brand. UKTV have had no idea what to call/do with this channel going back to the Watch days. Watch was also a terrible name too, several Watch rebrands then all they could come up with was 'W' for the current channel name.
Tbh, UKTV would be smart now to rebrand all 7 channels under the 'UK......" prefix or 'UKTV.......' again.
UK Gold, UK Drama are two easy ones to rename but then again we're back to what on earth to call 'W' as UK W or UKTV W is terrible....(as bad as UKTV G2+1)!
Another easy one, Eden to UK Earth, based on BBC Earth branding, Yesterday could be UK Knowledge....oh here's a thought how about UKTV First based on BBC First for W?
But yes, a 'W' rebrand is urgently needed, and all 7 UKTV channels based on the BBC Studios International channel brands would be a interesting option for getting BBC Studios channels into the British Market without using the BBC brand.
W to go free-to-air - CameronYoung - 16-02-2022
This is UTV post_id=68783 time= user_id=1188 Wrote:UK Dave?Brekkie post_id=68776 time= user_id=976 Wrote:Hope they rebrand it though - W is a pretty weak brand.Tbh, UKTV would be smart now to rebrand all 7 channels under the 'UK......" prefix or 'UKTV.......' again.
UK Gold, UK Drama are two easy ones to rename but then again we're back to what on earth to call 'W' as UK W or UKTV W is terrible....(as bad as UKTV G2+1)!
Another easy one, Eden to UK Earth, based on BBC Earth branding, Yesterday could be UK Knowledge....oh here's a thought how about UKTV First based on BBC First for W?
Keith post_id=68718 time= user_id=1115 Wrote:I'm assuming channel 25 replacing Dave Ja Vu is the most likely.Why? If they're replacing a timeshift channel, they'd probably go for Yesterday+1, which airs for 2 hours a day... for Teleshopping.
Unless something's wrong on my end.
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W to go free-to-air - TVenthusiasm - 16-02-2022
Jexedback post_id=68714 time= user_id=1018 Wrote:UKTV’s W is to go free to air, and launch on Freeview, according to Broadcast
http:// https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/uktv/w-set-for-free-to-air-switch/5167769.article
Interesting to hear - though I'd expect UKTV to keep W HD behind a paywall if I'm honest
W to go free-to-air - Spencer - 16-02-2022
CameronYoung post_id=68784 time= user_id=1509 Wrote:Why? If they're replacing a timeshift channel, they'd probably go for Yesterday+1, which airs for 2 hours a day... for Teleshopping.
Unless something's wrong on my end.
They did miss a trick by not calling it Yesterday Once More.
W to go free-to-air - Ballyboy - 16-02-2022
A bit unrelated. What type of channel is really?. Another version of UKTV People?
W to go free-to-air - Lynetwork - 16-02-2022
This is UTV post_id=68783 time= user_id=1188 Wrote:Tbh, UKTV would be smart now to rebrand all 7 channels under the 'UK......" prefix or 'UKTV.......' again.I don't think it would happen to all seven of the channels (particularly Dave as it's a strong brand on its own) but this kind of naming practice could definitely benefit W. It doesn't have a great deal of identity as it is, and I'd argue all three of the Watch rebrands were stronger, so having it branded with UKTV could be beneficial if they can't think of a new, better name. Heck, even reverting it to Watch wouldn't be the worst idea.
W to go free-to-air - London Lite - 16-02-2022
W has had some half decent docs on, but it's never first on my radar. The most I've watched on there is Outnumbered repeats!
W to go free-to-air - dbl - 16-02-2022
Ballyboy post_id=68788 time= user_id=982 Wrote:A bit unrelated. What type of channel is really?. Another version of UKTV People?Paranormal, Lifestyle, Real Life documentaries, Medical content, occasional film. That's how it was before Discovery transferred the brand over.
W to go free-to-air - James2001 - 16-02-2022
JK1985 post_id=68755 time=1645035839 user_id=1347 Wrote:If Neighbours does get a new home on W, you can be assured that BBC Studios would make sure the deal would be worth far less than what Channel 5 were paying.
Maybe a budget cut would be part of a deal for W to get Neighbours, and have it air free to air to UK viewers?
Neighbours isn't moving to W, simple as.
W to go free-to-air - dbl - 16-02-2022
JK1985 post_id=68755 time= user_id=1347 Wrote:If Neighbours does get a new home on W, you can be assured that BBC Studios would make sure the deal would be worth far less than what Channel 5 were paying.I respect the optimism, but Neighbours isn't on the radar...
W to go free-to-air - Rick - 16-02-2022
Great to see another channel go FTA, but this would be a great time to rebrand it to maximise impact when it appears. W is such a strange and silly name for a TV channel. Yes, so is Dave but they made it work and it turned out to be very clever. What have they ever done similarly with W to match? Not a thing.