studio 66 sky channel 923 to closedown

Epg says programmes no longer available, yet it’s still showing s66 right now. Presume shows stop on 923 at 5:30 am

(31-05-2020 23:16 )Rammyrascal Wrote:  Epg says programmes no longer available, yet it’s still showing s66 right now. Presume shows stop on 923 at 5:30 am

The 2 music channels also carry on after midnight tell about 00.20 then the screen went black with a tone also challenges plus-1 closes at 5.30am going by the EPG.

What music channels have gone?

923 is still broadcasting

(01-06-2020 05:44 )dibs2k9 Wrote:  What music channels have gone?

Trace Latina (366) and Starz (369).

In addition to those 2 and the Studio 66 channel (923), Geo Kahani (741) and Challenge + 1 (260) are also closing. So 5 channels closing in total.

(31-05-2020 07:28 )themysteryman Wrote:  one channel is closing that apparently got an ofcom strike

It was Sky channel 912 that got the 'ofcom strike'.

The closure of 923 would not be anything to do with that.

would the same closures applied to freeview channels as well as SKY?

Obviously it's a rationalisation plan. One channel to advertise the products (ie. the girls). The S66 studio's have been out of bounds during the last three months. You would assume they are still paying either rent or mortgage on the property. Add this and all the other overheads together and it no doubt adds up to a tidy sum. Throw in reduced number of callers, due to the lockdown and the alarm bells start ringing. Expect Babestation to follow suit in due course. They did last time S66 reduced channels.

(31-05-2020 23:16 )Rammyrascal Wrote:  Epg says programmes no longer available, yet it’s still showing s66 right now. Presume shows stop on 923 at 5:30 am

No, it should be midnight tonight (or shortly thereafter).

(01-06-2020 12:24 )mickster Wrote:  The S66 studio's have been out of bounds during the last three months. You would assume they are still paying either rent or mortgage on the property. Add this and all the other overheads together and it no doubt adds up to a tidy sum. Throw in reduced number of callers, due to the lockdown and the alarm bells start ringing.

I seriously doubt that any alarm bells have been ringing. Studio 66 have been running down the TV side of the business for some time. It's their policy of trying to get viewers online and away from the TV that is the cause of them needing less TV channels, not any issues caused by the virus pandemic.