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'''Showcase TV''' is a television channel in the [[United Kingdom]] currently run by Information TV<ref name="Showcase TV website">{{cite web |title=Showcase TV Website|url=http://www.information.tv/ |website=information TV}}</ref> and is used to offer smaller specialist channels a place to showcase their programmes, sometimes leading to a full channel launch. It is also used as a placeholder channel and has been used to hold on to lucrative EPG slots from defunct channels which are then sold on at a later date. It has ceased and restarted many times over the years.<ref name="Official Showcase TV facebook page">{{cite web |title=Official Showcase TV facebook page |url=https://www.facebook.com/showcasetv01/ |website=Official Showcase TV facebook page}}</ref> |
'''Showcase TV''' is a television channel in the [[United Kingdom]] currently run by Information TV<ref name="Showcase TV website">{{cite web |title=Showcase TV Website|url=http://www.information.tv/ |website=information TV}}</ref> and is used to offer smaller specialist channels a place to showcase their programmes, sometimes leading to a full channel launch. It is also used as a placeholder channel and has been used to hold on to lucrative EPG slots from defunct channels which are then sold on at a later date. It has ceased and restarted many times over the years.<ref name="Official Showcase TV facebook page">{{cite web |title=Official Showcase TV facebook page |url=https://www.facebook.com/showcasetv01/ |website=Official Showcase TV facebook page}}</ref> |
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Not to be confused with a similarly named channel which ceased on |
Not to be confused with a similarly named channel which ceased on 20 August 2007 [[Life Showcase TV]] or Showcase TV run by Classic Media Group in March 2017 which was just a programme slot on Sky channel 181<ref name="Showcase TV (Classic media Group)">{{cite web |title=Showcase TV (Classic media Group) |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216023441/http://www.showcase-tv.co.uk/ |website=Showcase TV (Classic media Group)}}</ref> |
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==Showcase TV 2008 lineup== |
==Showcase TV 2008 lineup== |
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It showed a mixture of different content from other [[CSC Media Group]] channels such as [[Pop Girl]], [[Chart Show TV]], [[True Movies 2]] and had retained some [[AnimeCentral]] programming, in its own block between 04:00 and 06:00 with repeats of ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' and ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]''. Its licence first appeared on the Ofcom website in January 2007 (initially named Toon TV, this was changed to [[AnimeCentral]] in June 2007, to True Entertainment in June 2008 and to Showcase TV on August 26, 2008). |
It showed a mixture of different content from other [[CSC Media Group]] channels such as [[Pop Girl]], [[Chart Show TV]], [[True Movies 2]] and had retained some [[AnimeCentral]] programming, in its own block between 04:00 and 06:00 with repeats of ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' and ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]''. Its licence first appeared on the Ofcom website in January 2007 (initially named Toon TV, this was changed to [[AnimeCentral]] in June 2007, to True Entertainment in June 2008 and to Showcase TV on August 26, 2008). |
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The original launch lineup for Showcase TV was a [[Pop Girl]] simulcast from 6am to 4pm, a [[Chart Show TV]] simulcast from 4pm to 8pm, a [[True Movies]] 2 simulcast from 8pm to 12am (two movies) and an [[AnimeCentral]] block from 12am to 3am, with the airtime from 3am to 6am sold for teleshopping. |
The original launch lineup for Showcase TV was a [[Pop Girl]] simulcast from 6am to 4pm, a [[Chart Show TV]] simulcast from 4pm to 8pm, a [[True Movies]] 2 simulcast from 8pm to 12am (two movies) and an [[AnimeCentral]] block from 12am to 3am, with the airtime from 3am to 6am sold for teleshopping. |
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This later changed; the teleshopping block was dropped, and the [[anime]] block was shortened and moved to 4am, such that the True Movies 2 section could extend to carry four movies between 8pm and 4am. At this point the simulcast of Pop Girl was replaced with a simulcast of [[Kix (UK and Ireland TV channel)|Kix!]]. This new lineup then remained in place until the [[True Entertainment]] relaunch. |
This later changed; the teleshopping block was dropped, and the [[anime]] block was shortened and moved to 4am, such that the True Movies 2 section could extend to carry four movies between 8pm and 4am. At this point the simulcast of Pop Girl was replaced with a simulcast of [[Kix (UK and Ireland TV channel)|Kix!]]. This new lineup then remained in place until the [[True Entertainment]] relaunch. |
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Information TV then relaunched the channel by renaming the Quest service from Discovery Communications Europe Limited in October 2009 <ref name="Ofcom Television Broadcast Licensing Update">{{cite web |title=Ofcom Television Broadcast Licensing Update |url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100913111136/http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/tv-broadcast-licences/updates/200910 |website=Ofcom Television Broadcast Licensing Update}}</ref> |
Information TV then relaunched the channel by renaming the Quest service from Discovery Communications Europe Limited in October 2009 <ref name="Ofcom Television Broadcast Licensing Update">{{cite web |title=Ofcom Television Broadcast Licensing Update |url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100913111136/http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/tv-broadcast-licences/updates/200910 |website=Ofcom Television Broadcast Licensing Update}}</ref> |
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By 2010 it had expanded with a sister channel "Showcase 2" <ref name="Showcase TV Schedule from July 2010">{{cite web |title=Showcase TV Schedule from July 2010 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717125655/http://www.information.tv/WhatIsOnShowcaseTv/TheSchedule/ |website=Showcase TV Schedule from July 2010}}</ref> |
By 2010 it had expanded with a sister channel "Showcase 2" <ref name="Showcase TV Schedule from July 2010">{{cite web |title=Showcase TV Schedule from July 2010 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717125655/http://www.information.tv/WhatIsOnShowcaseTv/TheSchedule/ |website=Showcase TV Schedule from July 2010}}</ref> |
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==A Summary Timeline of EPG Changes== |
==A Summary Timeline of EPG Changes== |
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[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2008]] |
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[[Category:Television channels in the United Kingdom]] |
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Revision as of 20:08, 27 September 2020
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Programming | |
| Picture format | 4:3, 576i (SDTV) |
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| Owner | Information TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 2008 |
Showcase TV is a television channel in the United Kingdom currently run by Information TV[1] and is used to offer smaller specialist channels a place to showcase their programmes, sometimes leading to a full channel launch. It is also used as a placeholder channel and has been used to hold on to lucrative EPG slots from defunct channels which are then sold on at a later date. It has ceased and restarted many times over the years.[2]
Not to be confused with a similarly named channel which ceased on 20 August 2007 Life Showcase TV or Showcase TV run by Classic Media Group in March 2017 which was just a programme slot on Sky channel 181[3]
Showcase TV 2008 lineup
The 2008 incarnation of Showcase TV started at 06:00 on 27 August 2008. It did not receive an official launch but instead, went from AnimeCentral to Pop Girl program block straight away. It showed a mixture of different content from other CSC Media Group channels such as Pop Girl, Chart Show TV, True Movies 2 and had retained some AnimeCentral programming, in its own block between 04:00 and 06:00 with repeats of Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Its licence first appeared on the Ofcom website in January 2007 (initially named Toon TV, this was changed to AnimeCentral in June 2007, to True Entertainment in June 2008 and to Showcase TV on August 26, 2008).
The original launch lineup for Showcase TV was a Pop Girl simulcast from 6am to 4pm, a Chart Show TV simulcast from 4pm to 8pm, a True Movies 2 simulcast from 8pm to 12am (two movies) and an AnimeCentral block from 12am to 3am, with the airtime from 3am to 6am sold for teleshopping.
This later changed; the teleshopping block was dropped, and the anime block was shortened and moved to 4am, such that the True Movies 2 section could extend to carry four movies between 8pm and 4am. At this point the simulcast of Pop Girl was replaced with a simulcast of Kix!. This new lineup then remained in place until the True Entertainment relaunch.
| Start | End | Channel name |
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| 06:00 | 16:00 | Kix! |
| 16:00 | 20:00 | Chart Show TV |
| 20:00 | 04:00 | True Movies 2 |
| 04:00 | 06:00 | AnimeCentral |
2009 Re-branded as True Entertainment
Showcase TV was replaced with True Entertainment. The rebranding was scheduled for 1 July 2009, but was later put "on hold until further notice".[4][5] The change eventually took place a month later, on 3 August 2009. From that date, simulcasting of content from other CSC channels ceased, and True Entertainment launched its own schedule.
Showcase TV reappears under new ownership
Information TV then relaunched the channel by renaming the Quest service from Discovery Communications Europe Limited in October 2009 [6] By 2010 it had expanded with a sister channel "Showcase 2" [7]
A Summary Timeline of EPG Changes
Because of its nature as a placeholder channel it has come and gone many times from various TV platforms. The following is a partial history of the changes constructed from a change log on the digital spy discussion forum.[8]
| Date | Change made |
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| 2010-07-05 | Moved to 403 on Sky |
| 2012-09-19 | Moved from 402 to 401 on Sky |
| 2013-03-19 | Showcase 2 launches on Sky 402 |
| 2014-10-06 | Showcase becomes Irish TV |
| 2015-08-29 | Appears on Freeview on ch254 as iptv stream |
| 2016-01-21 | Removed from Freesat |
| 2016-01-21 | Removed from 402 on sky (to become "keep it country" the following week). |
| 2016-01-29 | showcase+1 launched on sky 279 |
| 2016-03-21 | Showcase moved to Sky channel 212 |
| 2016-06-20 | Showcase returns to Freesat on channel 161 |
| 2018-08-02 | Moved to Channel 455 on Sky |
| 2018-08-10 | Removed from Freesat again |
| 2019-01-07 | Moved to Sky 192 and Freesat 161 |
| 2019-02-04 | Returned to Freesat 161 |
| 2020-01-31 | Removed from Freesat again |
References
- ^ "Showcase TV Website". information TV.
- ^ "Official Showcase TV facebook page". Official Showcase TV facebook page.
- ^ "Showcase TV (Classic media Group)". Showcase TV (Classic media Group).
- ^ "Anime Central - Rebranding" (MS Word). AGB Nielsen Media. 2009-06-12.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Anime Central - Rebranding on hold" (MS Word). AGB Nielsen Media. 2009-06-30.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Ofcom Television Broadcast Licensing Update". Ofcom Television Broadcast Licensing Update.
- ^ "Showcase TV Schedule from July 2010". Showcase TV Schedule from July 2010.
- ^ "Digital Spy Discussion Forums change log". Digital Spy Discussion Forums.