Monday, May 18, 2009

Quest launches, kinda, sorta, not really…

Well, there was supposed to have been a big new channel launch on Freeview on Thursday May 14th, called Quest, and it was going to be on Channel 47.  Well, the day has come and gone, and the MHEG has been replaced by a video stream, but no programming, just a slide.  I never saw this happen, but there was a rolling promo.  It started at about 7am on the morning of the supposed launch, and ran for 3 hours, before switching back to the afforementioned slide.   Here’s the last moments…

So when will Quest properly launch?  Well not before Virgin 1 goes 24 hours on Freeview, which is set for Wednesday.  Discovery Networks Europe say it will launch in the near future, which probably means by the end of the year.  Whatever happens, we’ll keep you apprised.

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