Fox O&Os, Weigel Launch Movies! Digi-Net

[Mr Tony]

Interesting....

Fox Television Stations and Weigel Broadcasting are partnering on Movies!, a film-themed subchannel launching in 17 Fox-owned markets this spring. The network's aim is "to create a new destination for movie fans that is fan-friendly and available for free via over-the-air television, and in many cases via local cable carriage," said Fox in a statement.

Movies! will be available on Fox subchannels in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Houston, Detroit, Phoenix, Tampa, Minneapolis, Orlando, Austin, Memphis and Ocala.

The films will air 24 hours a day and will appear in a 16 by 9 format.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/491563-Fox_O_Os_Weigel_Launch_Movies_Digi_Net.php

 

[mike123abc]

I wonder how much movie vs commercials will appear per hour?

 

[Mr Tony]

I guess whats interesting is in some markets (Minneapolis being one) the -2 is either a SD counterpart or the co-owned My affiliate.
I guess these will be on a DT3?

 

[mike123abc]

I guess whats interesting is in some markets (Minneapolis being one) the -2 is either a SD counterpart or the co-owned My affiliate.
I guess these will be on a DT3?

And how low resolution will they be with 3 channels? Probably poor SD at best.

 

[Mr Tony]

interesting also that Weigel owns 50% of "ThisTV"

 

[The Fat Man]

My prediction: this will replace the Fox Movie Channel format (only with commercials) and FXM will go 24 hours. Just glad this will be available in my market.

 

[Art7220]

Will SelecTV, ONtv, or Z Channel return to OTA?

 

[Mr Tony]

And how low resolution will they be with 3 channels? Probably poor SD at best.

Its a unique situation in Minneapolis as when the DTV conversion went through Fox 9 went back to its analog channel (RF9) and the power was really low so folks had issues (they did turn the power up since then). Co-Owned My29 (RF29) has the SD version but remapped to 9-2. Conversely 29-2 is on RF9

So on RF9 its
9-1 Fox HD
29-2 My SD
9-3 Movies!

RF29
29-1 My HD
9-2 Fox SD
29-3 Bounce TV

Bounce is only at 2MB so its not the best. So assuming Fox will use about 2-2 1/2 MB for it.

I guess we'll find out when it launches

 

[Blindowl1234]

Interesting...Hope it eventually comes to Cincinnati and replaces Bounce Tv on our Fox sub. Our Tv market is in the top 30 still so there's hope

 

[Peter Parker]

Lots of changes here in DC. MeTV, this, and if thCool TV ever actually gets an affiliate that will make 3 new subchannels in town.

 

[Peter Parker]

Will SelecTV, ONtv, or Z Channel return to OTA?

SelecTV and Z channel have been out of business for years. I doubt we would see them come back as subchannels. ONTV I simply am not familiar with.

 

[Mr Tony]

I'm sure he was joking. Those 3 stations use to be pay stations back in the day (70's early 80's) that used UHF stations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontv

 

[kittyhas1000legs]

Darnit... Tribune owns FOX CT. At least we were able to get COZI here when it launched.

 

[CK SatGuy]

Interesting. My Fox station (Detroit) doesn't have any subchannels so I'm expecting the picture quality to be OK for the new subchannel.

 

[Mochuf]

Interesting. My Fox station (Detroit) doesn't have any subchannels so I'm expecting the picture quality to be OK for the new subchannel.

I think I saw that Fox O&O stations reserve and use a certain amount of bandwith for their primary 720p channel even if there are no sub-channels. So if sub-channels are added, the hd feed doesn't lose any bandwith and thus isn't affected.

 

[Mr Tony]

Interesting. My Fox station (Detroit) doesn't have any subchannels so I'm expecting the picture quality to be OK for the new subchannel.

it depends on the market and if the Fox also owns a My affiliate
There are markets like Minneapolis and Phoenix where they "cross" channels due to one (mainly Fox) being on VHF. As example Fox is on RF9 and My is on RF29
If you scan RF9 you get
9-1 Fox HD
29-2 My SD

If you scan RF29 you get
29-1 My HD
9-2 Fox SD
29-3 Bounce

But if there is only a Fox in the market owned by them or both Fox & My are on same band there is no subchannels on Fox

 

[eurosport]

Cool. I can (most of the time) pick up WOGX out of Ocala, so I'll check this out when it comes on.

 

[R0ss]

This is good news. Can't wait...interesting discussion about PQ on sub channels. Since we dropped dish the PQ on the sub channels is actually significantly better than when we used the OTA module on the 722.

Ross


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[Peter Parker]

Any idea ofa launch date?

 

[Mr Tony]

unknown as of right now. Says this spring so I guess before June??