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FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

SwannyD2 — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:59:39 GMT

Hi all,

For anyone interested, a new stream has popped up on EE TV’s multicast range this week - “FishTank TV HD”, provider is 'IPsky'.

There are actually two of them - both encrypted and previously carrying duplicates of Sky Cinema Family HD until a few days ago.

Guessing it might be a landscape-type channel? I can't find an existing channel with that exact name.

Also in the last week, duplicates for these channels have appeared on separate addresses;

BBC One East HD
BBC One South HD
Boomerrang SD
Cartoon Network SD
MTV SD

I haven’t drilled down into the stream data yet, but the ‘display name’ (not used on the guide), starts with ‘IPbbc/IPsky’ and ‘BT:IPbbc/BT:IPsky’.

Unless Sky are renaming Sky Cinema Family, it looks like we may be getting a new channel soon... and maybe a few other changes?

I'll dig down into the duplicate stream data later, see if they're actually carrying the same video streams.

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Midnight_Voice — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 16:34:46 GMT

@SwannyD2

Looks like this is the dawning of the age of aquariums 😛

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Weerab2024 — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:28:28 GMT

It's been a while since we had anything new to be honest

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Andy_65 — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:48:22 GMT

@Midnight_Voice wrote:
@SwannyD2
Looks like this is the dawning of the age of aquariums 😛

Very good @Midnight_Voice , it'll probably pass most people by though.

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Garethrprice — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:30:39 GMT

@Midnight_Voice @Andy_65

“Let the sunshine in” 🎵🎶🎵😛

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Midnight_Voice — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 08:10:25 GMT

@Andy_65

It isn’t funny if I have to explain it….. 😛

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Weerab2024 — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 09:06:05 GMT

@Midnight_Voice It's ok, it was 14 years before my time (as my BT forum id indicates) but I looked it up on YouTube and recognised the lyrics in the song lol

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Profile closed — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 09:27:16 GMT

This has to be a codename surely?

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Midnight_Voice — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 09:32:35 GMT

@Profile closed

Cod name?

But as TVs are jocularly called ‘the haunted fish tank’ (or were in my day, anyway), this may be a reference harking back to that.

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Profile closed — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 09:33:55 GMT

Yes, but you are 145 Roy! 🤣

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Midnight_Voice — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 09:38:49 GMT

@Profile closed

Yes, and things were certainly better when we only had the Difference Engine…. 😛

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Garethrprice — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 09:52:08 GMT

@Midnight_Voice

One could say your comment doesn’t add up 😛 C’est La Différence 🤪

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Midnight_Voice — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 10:01:30 GMT

@Garethrprice

I tell people I’m 42, but decline to reveal the number base 😛

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Weerab2024 — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 10:02:08 GMT

My gut tells me something is definitely about to happen.

It's like when a new car is about to be launched and they test drive it with all sorts of camouflage.

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Midnight_Voice — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 10:07:16 GMT

@Weerab2024

@DarrenDev hinted at EETV forging closer links with Sky. The question is how close?

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Garethrprice — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 10:15:57 GMT

@Midnight_Voice that would be a calculated risk 😉

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Weerab2024 — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 10:37:55 GMT

@Midnight_Voice I was thinking that too.

Time will tell I guess

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Profile closed — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 10:40:01 GMT

🤐

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Garethrprice — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 10:55:59 GMT

@Weerab2024 @SwannyD2 @Profile closed @Midnight_Voice @Andy_65

SKEETV?

(I’ll get me coat and leave….)

Re: FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

Garethrprice — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:56:55 GMT

(Offstage: I ain’t gorn yet!)

@Profile closed

The Sky Puck being offered as an option alongside the Pro Box and the Apple TV Box?