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FishTank TV and new duplicate channels

SwannyD2
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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.

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Midnight_Voice
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@SwannyD2 

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

*Longtime YouView box owner & broadband customer (was BT now EE), but only recently a full EETV subscriber*

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

EE Apple TV box, EE mini box, Full Fibre 900, Sky Stream

@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.

Garethrprice
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 @Midnight_Voice @Andy_65 

“Let the sunshine in” 🎵🎶🎵😛

@Andy_65 

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

*Longtime YouView box owner & broadband customer (was BT now EE), but only recently a full EETV subscriber*
Weerab2024
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@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

EE Apple TV box, EE mini box, Full Fibre 900, Sky Stream
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This has to be a codename surely?

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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.

*Longtime YouView box owner & broadband customer (was BT now EE), but only recently a full EETV subscriber*
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Yes, but you are 145 Roy! 🤣