Axe falls on Sky Travel (+1), Sky Travel Extra, Sky Travel Shop and Sky Three?! - Sky

Tumble weed · 07-06-2007, 17:01

Sky Travel, Sky Travel Extra, Sky Travel Shop and Sky Three are all to be axed and possibly merged into one new channel.

More info --> http://media247.co.uk/skydigital/new...travel_set.php

Good riddance I say! I never forgiven Sky for saving Sky Travel instead of [ .tv ] when it was literally a toss up of which one to axe and which one to expand! Maybe now they'll bring back [ .tv ] as they've brought back Sky Premiere and Sky Arts...

jayko · 07-06-2007, 17:19

Dont care about any of them personally.

Analoguesat · 07-06-2007, 17:29

Neither the SDO article, or the Broadcastnow article from which it is taken mentions Sky 3 at all.

Digi Man · 07-06-2007, 17:31

If true, sounds like more cost cutting to me

Wasn't the Movies changes bad enough?

Rob793 · 08-06-2007, 09:41

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Originally Posted by Tumble weed

Good riddance I say! I never forgiven Sky for saving Sky Travel instead of [ .tv ] when it was literally a toss up of which one to axe and which one to expand! Maybe now they'll bring back [ .tv ] as they've brought back Sky Premiere and Sky Arts...

There was never any correlation between Sky Travel and [.tv]. Have to agree it was a great shame when [.tv] was pulled. It expanded on digital from 6-8pm to 12noon to midnight back in 1998. Sky Travel remained 11am to 4pm on digital till at least 2000 before transmission hours were expanded.

Sky Travel went downhill about 2 years ago when they seemed to drop all travel related programming and stick on programmes about vets, zoos, theme parks and airlines. In the early days it had some great documentaries about skiing, golf, holidays and travel. I used to love a programme called Globetrotter which visited 2 or 3 locations in every episode. Most programmes were American, apart from Anna Walkers programmes and Around the World in 30 minutes with Sky Travel, which were rehashes of the BBC's holiday programme and Wish You Were Here! There was a truly cringeworthy travel program for kids that was shown in the holidays called Boomerang. It was filmed in Australia in the 1970's. It really was such fun to watch for entertainment value. Sam Chisolm must have brought it over with him!

littlebird22 · 08-06-2007, 09:43

To get rid of Sky 3 would mean Sky assuming Ofcom have approved their changes on Freeview, as otherwise Sky would still need Ofcoms permission to change Sky 3 on Freeview, as they did when it changed from Sky Travel to Sky 3.

ujpest doza · 08-06-2007, 11:19

I like watching Club reps on Sky Travel but not much else.

Find Discovery Travel and Leisure better, but even that has too many A place in the sun repeats.

GrahamBCFC · 08-06-2007, 18:03

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Originally Posted by Tumble weed

Sky Travel, Sky Travel Extra, Sky Travel Shop and Sky Three are all to be axed and possibly merged into one new channel.

More info --> http://media247.co.uk/skydigital/new...travel_set.php

I can't see anything in that article that says "Sky Travel, Sky Travel Extra, Sky Travel Shop and Sky Three are all to be axed".

Tumble weed · 08-06-2007, 20:50

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Originally Posted by GrahamBCFC

I can't see anything in that article that says "Sky Travel, Sky Travel Extra, Sky Travel Shop and Sky Three are all to be axed".

You obviously a failed to see the question mark in my title and b failed to read between the lines.

GrahamBCFC · 08-06-2007, 22:17

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Originally Posted by Tumble weed

You obviously a failed to see the question mark in my title and b failed to read between the lines.

I didn't fail to see the question mark in your title. But I saw no question mark in your statement in the post "Sky Travel, Sky Travel Extra, Sky Travel Shop and Sky Three are all to be axed and possibly merged into one new channel."

Perhaps in future you should make it clear that you are making a wild guess rather than wording it as a fact.

Radio Ruderham · 08-06-2007, 22:20

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Originally Posted by Tumble weed

b failed to read between the lines.

Funny, the only thing I see between the lines is blank

But still SKY are looking to removing SKY Thrcc from Freeview so if they "merge" all these channels into one it will also free up space on the Satellite Txp's for something else (Can't think what though)
But it could give them/us a stronger SKY Thrcc anyhoo!

Tumble weed · 17-09-2007, 10:53

*cough*

ThugInc007 · 17-09-2007, 12:44

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Originally Posted by GrahamBCFC

I didn't fail to see the question mark in your title. But I saw no question mark in your statement in the post "Sky Travel, Sky Travel Extra, Sky Travel Shop and Sky Three are all to be axed and possibly merged into one new channel."

Perhaps in future you should make it clear that you are making a wild guess rather than wording it as a fact.

I agree with you. Theres nothing about an axe of all 3 channels.

"Sky Travel is to relaunch giving it a new name and a retail element according to Broadcast magazine.
Full details have not yet been announced but speaking at a conference, Sky managing director of entertainment Sophie Turner Laing said it seems that the channel would be given a "whole new makeover" that would make it more entertainment oriented."

Only refers to Sky Travel and its a ''makeover'' not axe!

London Eye · 17-09-2007, 13:57

I daresay the +1 channel will remain but the Sky Travel Extra channel will close. All will be revealed!

Analoguesat · 17-09-2007, 17:27

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Originally Posted by London Eye

I daresay the +1 channel will remain but the Sky Travel Extra channel will close. All will be revealed!

Its was all revealed earlier - do try and keep up:

Sky Travel --> Sky Real Lives
Sky Travel +1 --> Sky Real Lives +1
Sky Travel Extra --> Sky Real Lives 2
Sky Travel Shop --> Sky Travel

London Eye · 17-09-2007, 17:29

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Originally Posted by Analoguesat

Its was all revealed earlier - do try and keep up:

Sky Travel --> Sky Real Lives
Sky Travel +1 --> Sky Real Lives +1
Sky Travel Extra --> Sky Real Lives 2
Sky Travel Shop --> Sky Travel

I have read so many topics and threads about this spouting off different info...I have given up. I don't watch Sky Travel anyway, so the changes make no difference to me whatsoever.

Radio Ruderham · 18-09-2007, 06:50

Sky are to launch a channel aimed at women

Sky Femme a possibility? instead of Travel

But no,

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Originally Posted by Analoguesat

Sky Travel to become Sky Real Lives on Nov 7th

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Blake Connolly · 18-09-2007, 09:21

If you have a look at recent schedules you'll see it's been going this way for some time. The "Travel" name was starting to get less and less appropriate.

So now Sky Travel will be Sky Real Lives and Sky Travel Shop will be called Sky Travel. Sky Three remains as it currently is.

07-06-2007, 17:01	#1
Tumble weed Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Gender: Male Location: England ~ UK (Ex NTL Area) Services: Sky World Pack, Sky+HD, Sky+160, Virgin TV XL, Virgin BB 20MB, PS3 60GB Posts: 6,880	Axe falls on Sky Travel (+1), Sky Travel Extra, Sky Travel Shop and Sky Three?! Sky Travel, Sky Travel Extra, Sky Travel Shop and Sky Three are all to be axed and possibly merged into one new channel. More info --> http://media247.co.uk/skydigital/new...travel_set.php Good riddance I say! I never forgiven Sky for saving Sky Travel instead of [ .tv ] when it was literally a toss up of which one to axe and which one to expand! Maybe now they'll bring back [ .tv ] as they've brought back Sky Premiere and Sky Arts...

07-06-2007, 17:19	#2
jayko Banned User Join Date: Aug 2005 Services: C,Spk,Surf & 50inch HDTV. 80cm motorised dish. Posts: 636	Dont care about any of them personally.

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Analoguesat Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Scottish Borders Services: Sky Digital, and fta from /5E/7E/9E/10E/13E/ 16E/19E/23E/28E Posts: 17,547	Neither the SDO article, or the Broadcastnow article from which it is taken mentions Sky 3 at all.

07-06-2007, 17:31	#4
Digi Man Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: East Midlands Services: Sky Digital TV, Broadband & Talk, Freeview, Analogue (for Ceefax) Posts: 9,082	If true, sounds like more cost cutting to me Wasn't the Movies changes bad enough?

08-06-2007, 09:43	#6
littlebird22 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 647	To get rid of Sky 3 would mean Sky assuming Ofcom have approved their changes on Freeview, as otherwise Sky would still need Ofcoms permission to change Sky 3 on Freeview, as they did when it changed from Sky Travel to Sky 3.

08-06-2007, 11:19	#7
ujpest doza Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5	I like watching Club reps on Sky Travel but not much else. Find Discovery Travel and Leisure better, but even that has too many A place in the sun repeats.

17-09-2007, 10:53	#12
Tumble weed Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Gender: Male Location: England ~ UK (Ex NTL Area) Services: Sky World Pack, Sky+HD, Sky+160, Virgin TV XL, Virgin BB 20MB, PS3 60GB Posts: 6,880	cough

17-09-2007, 13:57	#14
London Eye Banned User Join Date: May 2007 Location: London Services: Sky World, Sky HD and Sky Broadband Posts: 2,550	I daresay the +1 channel will remain but the Sky Travel Extra channel will close. All will be revealed!

18-09-2007, 09:21	#18
Blake Connolly Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North London Services: Sky HD, Sky BB, PS3 Posts: 8,968	If you have a look at recent schedules you'll see it's been going this way for some time. The "Travel" name was starting to get less and less appropriate. So now Sky Travel will be Sky Real Lives and Sky Travel Shop will be called Sky Travel. Sky Three remains as it currently is.