well usually, most people connected these boxes to the Telephone Line for internet services.
604 would most likely be reserved for an eventual return of Sky News Business.
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They’ve put one or two gaps between groups of channels across other genres too. It’s just to allow for future services to be placed near other similar services. Before the changes, there were hardly any gaps and no logical grouping.
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I just can’t see the market being large enough, though maybe they’ll see the competition from the web streaming startups trying to find a niche in that business television segment and try again?
Surprised they haven’t put Fox Business in as a channel though.
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You would have thought that if Sky thought there was a sufficient audience for a business channel, they would have re-introduced Sky Business once the ‘Your Money’ JV with Nine ended
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Especially with all the investment that went into it and the talent they had on the payroll. Could have easily switched back or even rebadged as Sky News Money or something.
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i like “Sky News Finance”
On the subject of news channels i’d like to see MSNBC added. its avalabe here on fetch but i’d like to see it on fox
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I’d love for Fox to add MSNBC, but I just cant see it happening anytime soon
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Rupert loves his business programming and I’m sure he would love to run a business channel in Australia!
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Roe, an ABC reporter, has clarified that the ABC only pays for some international games. So presumably the W-League games are provided free to the ABC.
I’m sure FOXTEL had MSNBC at some point, or am I thinking of the Optus vision days?
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I thought there was a trade of some description that came about when the ABC pixked up the a league Saturday gane
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Foxtel launches Voice control
Simply touch a button and speak to navigate the world’s best entertainment
Foxtel today announced it had commenced a major software update for 1.1 million iQ3 and iQ4 customers, which together with the new Foxtel Voice Remote provides the ability to search, browse and navigate the world’s best entertainment all with the touch of a button and the sound of their voice.*
Voice control is the latest innovation by Foxtel continuing its commitment to provide customers with a premium experience for the best of TV and on-demand, all in one place.
With its smart voice recognition technology, customers can simply push the microphone button and speak a command to the Foxtel Voice Remote, enabling them to:
Search for a specific show, sporting team, actor, director, character or even use a famous movie quote from a film.
For example, “Good Will Hunting” will return the movie, while saying a famous movie quote like “may the force be with you” will show Star Wars movies, with over 500 movie quotes currently available.
Combination search commands are also available such as “action movies” and “just the ones with Tom Cruise”.
Plus the Voice Remote understands the local lingo navigating with ease to sporting team nicknames like “Rabbitohs” or “Magpies” and recognising 10 major Australian accents.
Browse specific themes, genres and moods of content. For example, “show me Christmas movies”, “show me romantic comedy movies”, “show me air crash investigation shows” or “show me home renovation shows” will return a list of content.
Adjust volume, play, pause, rewind, skip ahead, channel change and schedule recordings.
Patrick Delany, Foxtel Group Chief Executive Officer, said: “Foxtel is known for its breadth and depth of content across movies, entertainment, lifestyle, documentaries and sport. We have more than 40,000 individual titles available including full season stacks, and we’ve had massive increases in titles available on demand.
“It means we have great shows for every family member however with so much choice, finding it for the big screen hasn’t always been simple - try typing in a search for the multi-award winning “Chernobyl”.
“With the launch of our new user interface last year and now the Voice control, we are continuing to invest in innovation to reimagine people’s experience of Foxtel and ensure we provide a premium experience of the best of TV and on-demand, all in one place.
The Foxtel Voice Remote is only active when the microphone button is pushed, rather than always being in listen mode waiting to be activated by a speech command, ensuring users can feel confident about the privacy within their home.
The update enabling the Voice control is already underway and will be completed during October and November. Over a quarter of a million Foxtel customers already have the Foxtel Voice Remote, while for customers wanting to purchase the new remote Foxtel has introduced a lower price of $29.
To learn more about Foxtel Voice click here: www.foxtel.com.au/voice-remote
* Requires internet connected iQ3 or iQ4
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No it hasn’t. It had never been available via pay TV until Fetch introduced it. Maybe you’re thinking of CNBC.
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Judging by the pic of the remote, looks like Foxtel has updated their logo
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Good observation, you’re right! Looks like they’re back to an uppercase FOXTEL albeit with a fresher typeface.
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Hmm…I wonder if it’s entirely coincidental that the new logo seems to have launched today, the 25th anniversary of Foxtel’s launch?
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