ACE - Professor

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Saturday, July 15th, 2017 1:26 AM

Universal HD (1105) is off-air permanently

As of July 14, 2017, the Universal HD channel is no longer available.

NBCUniversal, a parent company to Universal HD, has decided to permanently cancel this channel.


(It should be eventually replaced on U-Verse systems by The Olympic Channel.)
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ACE - Professor

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8.2K Messages

8 years ago

Everything that I've found indicates 1666/667 will be permanent.

As far as who will complain? It will be someone who meets any or all of these:
Just switched from another provider
---That provider will be named
Has U-450 (with or without HD Prem)
Has the fastest internet
Is a long-term AT&T mobile customer
Has U-Verse phone
A U-Verse salesman indicated "all the channels" would be available.

Mentor

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61 Messages

8 years ago

So is there any word (other then what was reported a few months ago) if the new channel will be showing up on 1105 any time soon or do you think it may be placed in the 1600's with the other sports channels??  Or not at all, lol.  Thanks!

ACE - Professor

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911 Messages

8 years ago

Who will be the first to blame U-verse?

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Expert

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3.6K Messages

8 years ago

Good point, maybe here we go again Man Frustrated

 

  • bring back 1105, I was watching that channel
  • why did they get rid of 1105?
  • 1105 was my favorite channel
  • I'm cancelling my service because I can't view 1105 any more
  • they've deleted a channel I was paying for, do I get my bill reduced?
  • >

Scholar

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68 Messages

8 years ago

The Olympic Channel begins broadcasting tomorrow at 6 A.M. Eastern Time.  The first program will be a 30 minute preview show.  In searching for more info I found a channel finder by Zap2It, but it doesn't work.  Another article said that it would be on DirecTV and some cable systems.  The programming will also be streamed on olympicchannel.com.

Scholar

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68 Messages

8 years ago

I did so more searching and on TitanTV I found a listing for The Olympic Channel on 667/1667.  Those channels are not yet operational.

ACE - Expert

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28.3K Messages

8 years ago

Will 667/1667 be a permanent channel and not a special event channel? 

Scholar

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68 Messages

8 years ago

I think the intent is to make it permanent.  Having it available at least to the next summer Olympics is most likely.  If nobody watches the channel then it like any other channel won't be around forever.

Mentor

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32 Messages

8 years ago

The Olympic channel is live now.


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